Anchor Brocklebank line
Fact file
This fact file is a snapshot of the company between 1930
and 1945. Owners
Anchor-Brocklebank Ltd (owned by Cunard, UK) Company flag  | Brocklebank flag: white
and blue halved vertically. Brocklebank vessels were the only ships
at this time that flew their company flag at the fore of their
ships, instead of at the stern.
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Major routes (1930-45)
Glasgow - Liverpool - India
UK ports - Suez - Madras - Calcutta Southampton agent
Cunard Steamship Company (later Cunard White Star) Ship colours
Brocklebank ship: Black hull with a horizontal white stripe. Black
funnels with blue and white bands. Timeline | 1801 | Founded by Thomas Brocklebank in Cumbria for trading coal by
sea | | 1819 | Company moved their operations to Liverpool and started trading
with India | | 1907 | Brocklebanks bought by Cunard company. Cunard also bought
Anchor Line at the same time and formed Anchor-Brocklebank Ltd | | 1960s | The closure of the Suez Canal led to end of the line`s trade
with India | | 1968 | Cunard-Brocklebank company formed, and the ships of the two
companies were shared | | 1983 | The last two Brocklebank ships, Manaar
and Matra were sold off and the Brocklebank name
disappeared |
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