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British Shipowners Co. Ltd.
British Shipowners Co. Ltd was unusual in that it was formed
exclusively to charter it's ships to other companies, including Anchor
Line, American Line,
New Zealand Shipping Co., Shaw, Savill & Albion, Cunard, etc.
Founded in Liverpool
in 1864 by James Beazley, up to the late 1870s they owned one of the largest
British sailing ship fleets. By 1896 the sailing fleet had been replaced by steamships.
The company ceased trading in 1906.
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.
Funnel:
as charterers
Fleet:
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Sailing Ships
(all iron hulled, ship
rigged unless stated) |
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| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| British Admiral (1) |
1867 |
1872 abandoned in China Sea. |
1,269 |
| British Admiral (2) |
1874 |
1874 wrecked Tasmania ; loss of 79 lives |
1,808 |
| British Ambassador |
1873 |
1894 sold Germany renamed Emilie, 1910 sold Portugal,
1920 converted to motor schooner renamed Dabeja, 1928 scrapped. |
1,864 |
| British Army |
1869 |
ex- Cynric, 1872 purchased from Henderson & Woods
renamed British Army, 1882 sold to Gillison & Chadwick, Liverpool,
1896 hulked at Rio de Janeiro after being dismasted in gale in South
Atlantic. |
1,338 |
| British Commerce |
1874 |
1883 sold to W. Thomas, Liverpool, 1883 sank in English
Channel after collision with iron ship County of Aberdeen ; loss
of 24 lives. |
1,463 |
| British Commodore |
1868 |
ex- Knight Commander, 1870 purchased from Carlyle & Co.,
London renamed British Commodore, 1882 sold to Parry & Jones, Liverpool,
1898 sold to Chile and later hulked. |
1,453 |
| British Consul |
1866 |
1881 sold to Trinder, Anderson & Co., London, 1883
renamed Morialta, 1898 sold Norway renamed Tercia, 1908 wrecked near
Vergennes. |
1,267 |
| British Duke |
1875 |
1888 wrecked Cape of Good Hope. |
1,464 |
| British Enterprise |
1876 |
1883 sank in River Tyne, salvaged, sold to W. Sproule & Co.,
Liverpool renamed Annesley, 1897 sold to C. Smith, Cardiff, 1900
sold to Walter Savill, London, 1910 wrecked on Irish coast. |
1,696 |
| British Envoy |
1866 |
1881 sold to J. Coupland & Co., Liverpool, re-rigged
as barque, 1891 sold Sweden, 1891 sold Norway renamed Arabia, 1909
wrecked Cape Chatte, Canada. |
1,265 |
| British Flag |
1866 |
1872 lost at sea. |
1,285 |
| British General |
1874 |
1896 sold to T. Roberts, Llanelly, 1902 sold Portugal
renamed Europa, 1908 hulked. |
1,810 |
| British India |
1864 |
ex- Sorabjee Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, 1867 purchased
from Union Shipping Co., Bombay renamed British India, 1881 sold
to R. W. Leyland, Liverpool,
1894 abandoned on fire near Madeira. |
1,199 |
| British Isles |
1884 |
steel ship, 1899 sold to T. Shute & Co., Liverpool,
1914 sold to H. Hill & Co., Cardiff, 1914 sold to Navigazione
Generale Italiana, Genoa for use as a coal hulk in South America. |
2,461 |
| British King (1) |
1869 |
ex- Glen Sannox, 1872 purchased from S. Johnson & Co.,
Liverpool renamed British King, 1876 went missing on voyage Sunderland
to San Francisco. |
1,656 |
| British Merchant |
1880 |
1895 sold Germany renamed Arthur Fitger, 1908 sold
to W. Griffiths, Newport renamed Quatsino, 1909 wrecked Alaska. |
1,743 |
| British Monarch |
1865 |
1874 sold to H. Fernie & Sons, Liverpool, 1880 re-rigged
as barque, 1889 abandoned on fire off South Africa. |
1,262 |
| British Nation |
1865 |
1880 sold to Sandbach, Tinne & Co., Liverpool, 1888
sold Germany renamed H. Hackfeld, 1902 sold Norway renamed Australia,
1909 deleted from registers. |
1,302 |
| British Navy |
1869 |
1881 sold to J. Boumphry & Co., Liverpool, 1881 dragged
anchors and sank after colliding with ship Larnaca. |
1,263 |
| British Peer |
1865 |
1878 rebuilt to 1,478 tons, 1883 sold to Nourse
Line, London, 1896 wrecked in Saldanha Bay. |
1,230 |
| British Prince (1) |
1864 |
1872 wrecked near Bass Rock. |
1,210 |
| British Princess (1) |
1865 |
1875 rebuilt to 1,543 tons, 1883 sold to Gracie,
Beazley & Co., Liverpool, re-rigged as barque, 1900 sold Germany
renamed Louise, 1907 scrapped. |
1,283 |
| British Sceptre |
1868 |
1891 sold France renamed Iquique, 1891 wrecked near
Brouwershaven. |
1,484 |
| British Sovereign |
1864 |
1880 sold to Gillison & Chadwick, Liverpool, 1881
went missing on voyage Dundee to San Francisco. |
1,345 |
| British Statesman |
1867 |
1880 sold to Sandbach, Tinne & Co., Liverpool, 1885
sank in Bay of Bengal. |
1,262 |
| British Viceroy |
1865 |
ex- Glenburnie, 1865 purchased from Wilson & Co.,
Liverpool renamed British Viceroy, 1875 wrecked in Hooghly River. |
1,173 |
| British Yeoman |
1880 |
1896 sold to J. Taylor, Liverpool, 1898 sold Italy
renamed Stefano Razeto, 1907 sold to W. Watershaw, Invercargill,
NZ renamed British Yeoman,1908 seized by US authorities for debt,
1909 sold Canada, 1917 captured and sunk by German raider Seeadler
in South Atlantic. |
1,953 |
| Glenna |
1864 |
1864 sailed from Sunderland for China and went missing. |
1,282 |
| Lady Cairns |
1869 |
1873 purchased from Harland & Wolff, Belfast, 1881
sold to R. Martin & Co., Dublin, 1890 sold to L. Tulloch, Swansea,
1904 sunk in collision with barque Mona in Irish Sea. |
1,311 |
| Nelson |
1862 |
1864 purchased from Potter, Birrell & Orr, Glasgow,
1880 sold to R. W. Leyland & Co.,
Liverpool, 1882 sank near North Hinder lightship. |
1,248 |
| The Bruce |
1866 |
1874 purchased from W & R. Wright, Liverpool, 1880
sold to Nourse Line, London,
1889 re-rigged as barque, 1891 capsized in New York harbour and hulked.
1898 repaired as West Point for Luckenbach,
NY, 1921 sold to Neptune Line, NY, 1934 scrapped. |
1,200 |
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Steamships |
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| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| British Crown (1) |
1879 |
1887 sold to Holland
America Line renamed Amsterdam, 1905 renamed Amsterda for voyage to
breakers. |
3,487 |
| British Crown (2) |
1891 |
1899 sold to Atlantic
Transport Co., Liverpool renamed Mackinaw, 1923 scrapped. |
3,219 |
| British Empire (1) |
1878 |
1886 sold to Holland
America Line renamed Rotterdam, 1895 renamed Edam, 1899 scrapped. |
3,361 |
| British Empire (2) |
1889 |
1900 sold to Khedivial
Mail SS Co., London renamed Assiout, 1901 Ellerman
Lines Ltd, 1914 seized in port by Turkey, 1915 scuttled as
blockship at Izmir. |
3,020 |
| British Empire (3) |
1902 |
1906 sold to Navigazione
Generale Italiana, Genoa, renamed Campania, 1910 sold to H. Harding,
London renamed Campanello, 1915 Canadian
Northern Steamships Ltd, London, 1916 sold to Cunard renamed
Flavia, 1918 torpedoed and sunk off Ireland by U.107. |
7,347 |
| British King (2) |
1881 |
1890 sold to Holland
America Line renamed Werkendam, 1900 sold to Chinese Eastern Railway
Co., Russia renamed Harbin, 1904 sunk as blockship at Port Arthur. |
3,573 |
| British King (3) |
1891 |
1906 sank off US east coast on voyage NY to Antwerp. |
4,717 |
| British Prince (2) |
1882 |
1895 sold to Soc. Generale de Transports Maritimes
a Vapeur (SGTM) renamed Les Andes,
1909 scrapped. |
4,150 |
| British Prince (3) |
1899 |
1905 sold to Navigazione
Generale Italiana, Genoa, rebuilt to 9,210 tons, renamed Sannio,
1913 sold to Italia
Soc.di Nav a Vapeur, Genoa renamed Napoli, 1918 sunk in collision
with s/s Lamington off Porto Maurizio. |
7,325 |
| British Princess (2) |
1882 |
1895 sold to Soc. Generale de Transports Maritimes
a Vapeur (SGTM) renamed Les Alpes,
1910 scrapped. |
4,164 |
| British Princess (3) |
1899 |
1905 sold to Navigazione
Generale Italiana, Genoa, rebuilt to 9,196 tons, renamed Lazio,
1913 renamed Palermo, 1916 torpedoed and sunk in Gulf of Lyon by U.72. |
7,460 |
| British Queen (1) |
1880 |
1889 sold to Holland
America Line renamed Obdam, 1898 sold to US Army renamed McPherson,
1901 wrecked near Matanzas, salvaged and 1905 renamed Brooklyn
for Luckenbach Transportation,
NY, 1908 renamed S. V. Luckenbach, 1915 sold to Barber & Co., NY renamed
Onega, 1918 torpedoed and sunk off Newquay by UB.125. |
3,699 |
| British Queen (2) |
1890 |
1902 burned and beached in New York harbour, salvaged,
repaired and converted to tanker, 1904 renamed Lansing for Michigan SS
Co., NY, 1941 sold W. R. Carpenter, Port Moresby, Australia and reconverted
to cargo ship, 1946 sold to China Trading Corp, Shanghai renamed China
Navigator, 1948 scrapped. |
4,388 |
| British Trader |
1896 |
1906 sold to Russia renamed Sotrudnik, 1908 sold to Russian
East Asiatic Co., St. Petersburg renamed Rubonia, 1915 sunk by
German submarine U.36 on voyage Cardiff to Archangel. |
3,424 |
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