Atlantic Transport Line

Formed in 1881 by Bernard Baker of the Baltimore Storage & Lighterage Co, he found it economical to operate his ships under the British flag. Initial voyages were between Barrow and New York and the following year, between Amsterdam and New York under charter to the Royal Netherlands SS Co. In 1883 regular London - Baltimore voyages commenced and a London - New York service started in 1890. Occasional voyages were also made to New York from Swansea and Belfast. In 1896 ATL took over the fleet and assets of National Line.
The Atlantic Transport Line was an American company, but was effectively British operated. The solution to this in America was to form the Atlantic Transport Company of West Virginia in 1898 to acquire the assets and ships of ATL and to build and own their own American flagged ships. For economical reasons, the current fleet continued under the British flag, but was American controlled. In 1904 the company, together with many others came under the control of the newly formed International Mercantile Marine Company. The depression of 1931 caused IMMC to commence selling ATL's passenger fleet and by 1936 their last ship, COLUMBIA was scrapped and both companies (American and British) ceased to exist.

see also The Atlantic Transport Line, 1881 -1936 - ships' histories & pictures, Jonathan Kinghorn

Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data. The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would like to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship Descriptions (onsite) or Immigrant Ship web site.

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