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The Fleets
King Line /
Philipps & Company
/ Philipps, Philipps & Company Ltd
1899-1959
The company was founded in 1899 by Owen Cosby Philipps
(later, Lord Kylsant). The first steamship was the named ship of the
company. Francis Vernon Thompson from Philipps, Philipps & Co. (later,
Sir Vernon Thompson and chairman of the Union
Castle Line) formed a company
which
merged in 1923 with George Dodd & Company Ltd. to form Dodd, Thompson & Company
Ltd, and the management of the King Line and its associated Scottish
Steam Ship Co., formed in 1896 to manage KING EDGAR was transferred
from Philipps, Philipps & Co. to the new concern.
In 1948 the Union Castle
Line gained a controlling interest in the King Line, completing the purchase
in 1949. Scottish Steam Ship Co. ceased in 1950 when its last vessel
KING JAMES was sold to Liberian buyers.
In the late 1950’s six vessels were constructed but all of them were in 1959
transferred to Clan Line Steamers. The King Line was eventually absorbed in the
British & Commonwealth Shipping Co. although several ships from the Clan Line
Steamers and Union Castle Line were transferred later to the King Line for short
periods and several bulkcarriers with the name of Kings were built or purchased
in the name of the King Line.
The KING HENRY delivered in 1958 was the last real
genuine vessel built for the King Line.
Many thanks to Henk Jungerius and 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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Fleet:
|
 |
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| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Barnstable |
1894 |
built by R. Craggs & Sons, Middlesbrough | Built for
R. Craggs & Sons, Middlesbrough, 1895 to Northern Transport Ltd,
1900 managed by Philipps, Philipps & Co., 1902 purchased not renamed,
1913 scrapped at Briton Ferry. |
1,356 |
| Brookline |
1894 |
built by R. Craggs & Sons, Middlesbrough | Built for
R. Craggs & Sons, Middlesbrough, 1895 to Northern Transport Ltd,
1900 managed by Philipps, Philipps & Co., 1902 purchased not renamed,
1913 scrapped at Morecambe. |
1,356 |
| King Alexander |
1952 |
built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | 1959 transferred
to the Clan Line Steamers Ltd,
1963 transferred to Hector Whaling Ltd, 1972 sold to Ilyssia Compania
Naviera S.A., Cyprus renamed Elli 2, 1980 sold to Bangkok Maritime
renamed Bangkok 2, 1982 scrapped at Gadani Beach. |
5,883 |
| King Alfred (1) |
1889 |
built by Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Blyth | Built
for King Alfred S.S.Co. Ltd (Philipps), Glasgow, 4th April 1894 wrecked
on South Uist. |
1,137 |
| King Alfred (2) |
1919 |
built by Wm. Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ex-
War Azalea built for The Shipping Controller, 1919 purchased renamed
King Alfred, 4th August 1940 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine
U.52 in Atlantic. |
5,275 |
| King Alfred (3) |
1941 |
built by Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd, Greenock | ex-
Empire Ray built for Ministry of War Transport, 1945 purchased renamed
King Alfred, 1962 laid up, 1963 scrapped at Hamburg. |
6,919 |
| King Arthur (1) |
1891 |
built by Irvine's Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd.,
West Hartlepool | ex- Silvia, 1894 purchased from J. Sutcliffe, Grimsby
and renamed King Arthur, 1899 sold to P. Darcourt, France renamed
Gyptis, 1903 sold to Charles Scholl, France same name, 1923 sold
to M. Goossens, Belgium same name, 28th November 1924 wrecked at
Point Coubre. |
1,229 |
| King Arthur (2) |
1905 |
built by R. Stephenson & Co. Ltd, Newcastle | Built
for Scottish Steam Ship Co., 1906 transferred to King Line, 1912
sold to Cia. Commercio e Nav., Brazil renamed Merity, 1915 sold to
A/S D/S Hassel (A/S Rederiet Odfjell), Norway renamed Maize, 1934
scrapped. |
3,968 |
| King Arthur (3) |
1905 |
built by Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Sunderland
| ex- Kingsland built for Kingsland Steamship Co., 1909 managed by
Philipps, Philipps & Co., 1912 purchased by Scottish Steam Ship Co.
renamed King Arthur, 1913 sold to J. Mowinckel, Norway renamed Heina,
1920 transferred to J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi, Norway, 1921 sold
to Reiersen & Matland, Norway renamed Strudsholm, 1921 sold to M.
Sato Japan, 1922 renamed Atsuta Maru No.1, 27th August 1926 wrecked
at Tsuchizaki. |
2,848 |
| King Arthur (4) |
1928 |
built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | 15th November
1942 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U.67. |
5,228 |
| King Arthur (5) |
1953 |
built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | 1959 transferred
to the Clan Line Steamers Ltd,
1963 reverted to King Line, 1972 sold to Kition Compania Naviera
S.A., Cyprus renamed Toulla, 1979 renamed Despo, 1980 sold to Basco
Enterprises renamed Pearl Rainbow, 1981 sold to Greenleaf Nav. renamed
Greenleaf, 1983 scrapped at Chittagong. |
5,883 |
| King Bleddyn (1) |
1894 |
built by R. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland | 1902 sold
to J. Th. Sifneo, Russia renamed Eleni Jean Sifneo, 1905 sold to
E. Vlassopoulo, Greece renamed Anargyros Simopoulos, 5th March 1909
sunk off Imbros. |
2,551 |
| King Bleddyn (2) |
1905 |
built by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co. Ltd., Newcastle
| 1st December 1916 captured and sunk by German submarine UC.21 near
Ushant. |
4,387 |
| King Bleddyn (3) |
1918 |
built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | ex- War Music
built for The Shipping Controller, ex- Glenspey 1919, 1920 purchased
from Glen Line Ltd, London renamed
King Bleddyn, 1937 sold to 1937 Halcyon Lijn N.V., Rotterdam renamed
Stad Maassluis, 1950 sold to Francescu Pittaluga fu Giacomo, Genoa
renamed Francescu. On 6th April 1954 grounded in the River Schelde
at the end of a voyage from Bona to Antwerp with a cargo of iron,
broke in two and was subsequently scrapped. |
6,498 |
| King Cadwallon (1) |
1892 |
built by Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Blyth | ex-
Auriga, 1894 purchased from Oriental Steamship Co., London renamed
King Cadwallon, 1898 sold to Sota y Aznar, Spain renamed Bakio, 26th
January 1912 stranded on the North Pier Hook of Holland and lost. |
2,380 |
| King Cadwallon (2) |
1900 |
built by A. Rodger & Co. Port Glasgow | ex- Edderton,
1904 purchased from Mclaren and McLaren, Glasgow renamed King Cadwallon,
22nd July 1906 grounded on Lewis Rocks, St. Martin’s Island and lost. |
3,275 |
| King Cadwallon (3) |
1920 |
built by Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co.Ltd, Hong Kong
| ex- War Piper built for The Shipping Controller, ex- Stathis for
N.E. Ambatielos, Greece, 1923 purchased from Government renamed King
Cadwallon, 7th July 1929 caught fire and ship later abandoned, wreck
salvaged but later grounded during storm and lost. |
5,063 |
| King Charles |
1957 |
built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | 1959 transferred
to the Clan Line Steamers Ltd,
1970 transferred to Houston Line Ltd, 1973 sold to Aegis Shipping
Co., Limassol renamed Aegis Might, 1979 scrapped. |
5,737 |
| King David (1) |
1895 |
built by Short Brothers Ltd., Sunderland | 1905 sold
to Cia Avilesina de Nav., Spain renamed Acuario, 1911 sold to Fabregas
y Garcias, Spain renamed Teresa Pamies, 1924 to P. Garcias not renamed,
1932 sold to Soc. Anon. Cros, Spain renamed Sac 9, 1950 renamed Sac
Santander, 1963 scrapped at Barcelona. |
2,555 |
| King David (2) |
1906 |
Craig, Taylor & Co., Stockton on Tees | 10th July
1917 captured and sunk by German submarine U.49 near Fastnet. |
3,680 |
| King David (3) |
1912 |
built by A.G. Weser Werk Seebeck, Bremerhaven | ex-
Gundomar built for Hamburg Bremer Afrika Linie A.G., Hamburg, 1919
allocated to Great Britain as a war reparation, 1921 to Philipps
Philipps renamed King David, 1939 sold O.E. Bertin renamed Hortensia
Bertin, 1941 sold to Wallem & Co. renamed Nicaragua, 1946 transferred
to Shanghai Dev Co. renamed Greater Shanghai, 1949 transferred to
Wallem & Co. renamed Miramar, 1951 sold to China renamed Ho Ping
2, 1962 deleted from Register. |
3,721 |
| King David (4) |
1941 |
built by Wm. Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ex-
Empire Mist built for Ministry of War Transport, 1945 purchased renamed
King David, 1962 sold to Pan Norse Steamship Co. S.A., Liberia renamed
Hong Kong Venture, 1966 sold to Unity Carriers Inc., Liberia same
name, 1969 scrapped at Hong Kong. |
7,251 |
| King Edgar (1) |
1896 |
built by Short Brothers Ltd., Sunderland | Built for
Scottish Steam Ship Co., 1901 sold to Cia Estrella, Spain renamed
Elorrio, 1917 sold to Cia de Navier Begona, Spain renamed Begona
No.1, 1919 sold to L. Ibran, Spain renamed Santofirme, 1927 sold
same name, 1931 renamed Vicente Figaredo, 1934 scrapped. |
2,552 |
| King Edgar (2) |
1927 |
built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | 2nd March
1945 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U.1302. |
4,536 |
| King Edgar (3) |
1945 |
built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | ex- Empire
Gambia built for Ministry of War Transport, 1945 purchased renamed
King Edgar, 1959 scrapped at Osaka. |
7,084 |
| King Edward (1) |
1906 |
built by R. Stephenson & Co. Ltd, Newcastle | 1924
sold to Redcroft Steam Nav. Co., Cardiff renamed Marchioness of Bute,
1932 scrapped. |
4,357 |
| King Edward (2) |
1919 |
built by Workman Clark & Co. Ltd, Belfast | ex- War
Terrier built for The Shipping Controller, ex- Gorala 1919, 1924
purchased from British Steam Nav. Co. Ltd, London renamed King Edward,
27th December 1942 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U.356. |
5,217 |
| King Edwin |
1927 |
built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | 16th April
1943 caught fire while unloading in Grand Harbour, Malta and scuttled,
declared total loss, 1945 wreck raised and towed out to sea and sunk. |
4,536 |
| King Egbert |
1928 |
built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | 12th November
1939 mined and sunk and sunk near Haisbro’ Lightvessel, Norfolk. |
4,535 |
| King Frederick (1) |
1897 |
built by Short Brothers Ltd., Sunderland | 1906 sold
to Cia Avilesina de Nav., Honduras renamed Leo, 26th April 1907 sank
after collision off Finisterre. |
2,577 |
| King Frederick (2) |
1906 |
built by Short Brothers Ltd., Sunderland | 1915 sold
to G.C. Dracoulis, Greece renamed Niritos, 12th April 1917 captured
and sunk by Austrian submarine U.27 near Augusta, Sicily. |
3,756 |
| King Frederick (3) |
1919 |
built by Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co.Ltd, Hong Kong
| ex- War Sceptre built for The Shipping Controller, ex- Trialos
for N.E. Ambatielos, Greece, 1923 purchased from Government renamed
King Frederick, 19th July 1944 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine
U.181. |
5,106 |
| King George |
1957 |
built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | 1959 transferred
to the Clan Line Steamers Ltd,
1970 transferred to Houston Line
Ltd, 1972 sold to Alassia SS Co., Limassol renamed Eleni 2, 1980
sold renamed Taichung 2, 1982 scrapped. |
5,732 |
| King Gruffydd (1) |
1898 |
built by Russell & Co., Port Glasgow | 1906 sold to
Bank of Athens, Greece renamed Michael, 7th June 1908 sank after
collision off Lisbon. |
2,994 |
| King Gruffydd (2) |
1919 |
built by Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co.Ltd, Hong Kong
| ex- War Trooper built for The Shipping Controller, ex- Ambatielos
for N.E. Ambatielos, Greece, 1923 purchased from Government renamed
King Gruffydd, 17th March 1943 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine
U.338. |
5,063 |
| King Henry |
1958 |
built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | 1959 transferred
to the Clan Line Steamers Ltd,
1970 transferred to Houston Line
Ltd, 1972 sold to A. Marcopoulos, Greece renamed African Lady,
1974 renamed African Lion, 1983 scrapped. |
5,829 |
| King Howel (1) |
1906 |
built by R. Stephenson & Co. Ltd, Newcastle | 1916
sold to Bay Steam Ship Co., London renamed Bayhowel, 1921 sold to
Soc. Anon. de Nav. Les Armateurs Francaise, France renamed Hohneck,
1922 sold to G. Macris, Greece renamed Artemissia, 1935 sold to M.A.
Tachmindjii, Greece renamed Alexandros, 15th September 1940 torpedoed
and sunk by German submarine U.48. |
4,343 |
| King Howel (2) |
1919 |
built by Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co. of Hong
Kong Ltd, Hong Kong | ex- War Miner built for The Shipping Controller,
ex- Stathis for N.E. Ambatielos, Greece, 1920 renamed Cephalonia,
1923 purchased from Government renamed King Howel, 1937 sold to Bank
Line (A. Weir & Co.) renamed Rowan bank, 31st January 1941 sunk
by air attack 300 miles NW of Ireland. |
5,102 |
| King Idwal (1) |
1906 |
J. Readhead & Sons Ltd., South Shields | 22nd November
1917 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U. near Buchan News with
the loss of 1 life. |
3,631 |
| King Idwal (2) |
1920 |
built by Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co. of Hong
Kong Ltd, Hong Kong | ex- War Coronet built for The Shipping Controller,
ex- Keramies for N.E. Ambatielos, Greece, 1923 purchased from Government
renamed King Idwal, 23rd November 1940 torpedoed and sunk by German
submarine U.123. |
5,115 |
| King James (1) |
1925 |
built by D. & W. Henderson & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | Ordered
by Petersen & Co. London to be named River St. Lawrence, sold on
the stocks to British Motorship Co. Ltd and completed as King James,
1935 transferred to Scottish Steam Ship Co., 1949 laid up, 1950 sold
to Constantin Atychides, Liberia renamed Sophoclyve, 8th August 1960
sank after springing a leak, abandoned. |
5,066 |
| King James (2) |
1943 |
built by Short Brothers Ltd., Sunderland | ex- Empire
Duchess built for Ministry of War Transport, ex- Braemar Castle 1949,
1950 purchased from Union Castle
Mail Steamship Co. Ltd renamed King James, 1958 sold to Cambay
Prince S.S. Co., Hong Kong and renamed Tyne Breeze (John Manners & Co.
as managers), 1963 sold to Cathay Trader Steam Ship Co., Hong Kong
renamed Cathay Trader, 1964 sold to Pacific Pearl Navigation Co.,
Hong Kong and renamed Pearl Light, 1966 sold to Marikar Navigation & Agencies
Ltd of Hong Kong renamed Habib Marikar, 3rd November 1967 suffered
an engine failure while on a voyage from Hong Kong to Chittagong
and went ashore on Lincoln Island in position 16.30N 112.50E becoming
a total loss. |
7,067 |
| King John (1) |
1906 |
built by J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland | 1920 sold
to James McKelvie, London renamed Carlo Viictoria, 1920 sold to A. & C.
Aboaf Ltd, London same name, 1923 sold to Soc. Paulista de Nav Matarazzo
Ltda, Brazil renamed Lydia M, 1952 sold to Luciano Castro Y Cika
Ltda, Brazil renamed Antonio Castro, 1956 sold to Nav. Santista Ltda,
Brazil same name, 1962 sold same name, 16th February 1970 damaged
by fire and declared total loss and scrapped. |
3,644 |
| King John (2) |
1928 |
built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | 13th July
1940 sunk by gunfire from German raider Widder. |
5,228 |
| King Lud (1) |
1906 |
built by J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland | 25th September
1914 captured and sunk by German cruiser Emden near Point de Galle. |
3,650 |
| King Lud (2) |
1928 |
built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | 8th June 1942
torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I.10. |
5,224 |
| King Malcolm (1) |
1906 |
built by R. Stephenson & Co. Ltd, Newcastle | Built
for Scottish Steam Ship Co., 28th November 1916 torpedoed and sunk
by German submarine U.39 near Alexandria. |
4,351 |
| King Malcolm (2) |
1925 |
built by D. & W. Henderson & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | Ordered
by Petersen & Co. London to be named River St. Lawrence, sold on
the stocks to British Motorship Co. Ltd and completed as King Malcolm,
1935 transferred to Scottish Steam Ship Co., 31st October 1941 torpedoed
and sunk by German submarine U.374. |
5,064 |
| King Malcolm (3) |
1952 |
built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | 1959 transferred
to the Clan Line Steamers Ltd,
1963 transferred to Hector Whaling Ltd, 1972 sold to Soloi Compania
Naviera S.A., Cyprus renamed Kanaris, 1980 sold Dimitra Shipping
Co., Greece renamed Dimitra K, 1981 scrapped at Chittagong. |
5,883 |
| King Neptune |
1924 |
built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | 1957 sold
to Chip Hwa Sdhipping & Trading Co., Singapore renamed Wing On, 1962
sold to Hwa Aun (Hong Kong) not renamed, 1963 sold to Transportes
Dorados S.A., Panama same name 1968 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
5,224 |
| King Robert (1) |
1920 |
built by Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Haverton Hill
on Tees | ex- Citta di Messina, 1926 purchased from Sicula America,
Italy by Scottish Steam Ship Co., London renamed King Robert, 29th
January 1941 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U.93. |
5,886 |
| King Robert (2) |
1943 |
built by |
6,981 |
| King Stephen |
1928 |
built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | 1957 sold
to Vanguard Shipping Co. Ltd, Hong Kong renamed Golden Delta, 1962
to Corinthian Shipping Co. Ltd same name, 1965 scrapped at Hong Kong. |
5,274 |
| King William |
1928 |
built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | 1959 scrapped. |
5,274 |
| Mexicano |
1893 |
built by J. Laing, Sunderland | Built for R. Craggs & Sons,
Middlesbrough, 1895 to Northern Transport Ltd, 1900 managed by Philipps,
Philipps & Co., 1902 purchased not renamed, 16th September 1903 foundered
in the Atlantic during a hurricane. |
1,973 |
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