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The Fleets
Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam
Packet Co.
The Hull & Leith Shipping Co., formed about 1800 and the
Leith & Hamburgh Shipping Co. founded 1816 combined in 1836 to form the
Hull & Leith Steam Packet Co. and started trading between these two ports.
In 1847 they merged with Edinburgh & Dundee Steam Packet Co. to become
the Forth & Clyde Shipping Co. In 1852 regular sailings commenced between
Leith and Hamburg and the company name changed to Leith, Hull & Hamburgh
(later Hamburg) S. P. Co. In 1862 James Currie, brother of Donald Currie
who owned the Castle Line, joined the company and this gives some explanation
why the company's ships were frequently chartered to supplement the Castle
Line's Mail steamers to South Africa. By 1865 passenger and cargo routes
had been opened to Copenhagen and Stettin,as well as cargo services to
North German ports, Russia and other Baltic ports. In 1919 the Hull & Hamburg
Line fleet, previously managed by Donald Currie was taken over and in
1933 M. Isaacs & Son, London was acquired to gain access to Portuguese
and Mediterranean routes. In 1940 the company changed it's name to Currie
Line Ltd, the name Hamburg being deemed inappropriate at the time. After
the war when the Baltic was mainly under Soviet control, the company
disposed of all the Baltic cargo ships but in 1946 a new passenger service
was commenced between Grangemouth, Middlesbrough and Finland in conjunction
with Finland Line. North Sea passenger services were discontinued in
1958 and the company subsequently contained it's activities to cargo
services.
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:
Black with white band.
Fleet: |
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| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Alster |
1909 |
1918 torpedoed and sunk off Shetlands. |
964 |
| Ancona |
1888 |
1911 sold to J. Hall & Co., London. |
1,207 |
| Anglia |
1863 |
1865 sold to French
Line, renamed Sonora. |
372 |
| Beechland |
1943 |
ex- Reuben Snow, 1949 purchased from U.S. War Shipping
Administration renamed Beechland, 1951 sold to Cosulich, Trieste
renamed Teresa Cosulich. |
1,813 |
| Berlin |
1863 |
1925 scrapped. |
n/a |
| Bernicia (1) |
1892 |
1911 sold to Spain renamed Mahon. |
795 |
| Bernicia (2) |
1912 |
1916 sunk by U.Boat off Beachy Head. |
957 |
| Best Bower |
1852 |
1866 stranded in River Elbe, total loss. |
512 |
| Birkhall |
1900 |
1917 purchased from West
Hartlepool S.N. Co., 1918
torpedoed and sunk in Aegean Sea. |
4,218 |
| Borderland |
1912 |
1919 taken over from Liverpool & Hamburg Line, 1939
sold to Stanhope SS Co., London renamed Stanland. |
1,753 |
| Brandenburg |
1910 |
1941 sunk by U.Boat in Atlantic. |
1,473 |
| Breslau |
1882 |
1932 scrapped. |
1,366 |
| Brilliant |
1848 |
wrecked in Firth of Forth. |
350 |
| Britannia (1) |
1845 |
1847 taken over with Edinburgh & Dundee S. P. Co.,
1863 sold to Germany. |
327 |
| Britannia (2) |
1862 |
1863 sold to Leach, Harrison & Forward, Liverpool
for use as American Civil War blockade runner. |
371 |
| Britannia (3) |
1866 |
1873 wrecked on Holy Island. |
420 |
| Britannia (4) |
1885 |
1891 sunk in collision with s/s BEAR off St. Abbs
Head. Later salvaged, 1915 wrecked on Farne Islands. |
726 |
| Britannia (5) |
1889 |
ex- Earl of Aberdeen, 1915 purchased from Aberdeen
S.N. Co. renamed Britannia, 1917 went missing on passage Middlesbrough
to St. Malo. |
765 |
| Britannia (6) |
1918 |
ex- Thropton, 1924 purchased from Joplin & Hill,
Newcastle renamed Britannia, 1945 sold to Primrose Hill SS Co.,
London. |
623 |
| Buda |
1865 |
1913 sold to Greece renamed Apostolos. |
523 |
| Coblenz |
1883 |
1932 scrapped. |
1,338 |
| Coburg |
1898 |
1929 scrapped. |
928 |
| Corsica |
1895 |
1938 sold to the Admiralty as ammunition hulk at
Simonstown, South Africa. 1942 became training centre HMS Assegai
at Durban. |
1,100 |
| Corunna |
1891 |
1907 sold to Canadian Lakes & Ocean Transport Co.,
Toronto. |
1,291 |
| Courier |
1850 |
1851 sold to T & D. Wilson, Hull. |
373 |
| Courland (1) |
1872 |
transferred to Donald
Currie, Liverpool. |
1,241 |
| Courland (2) |
1932 |
1941 sunk by U-Boat off North Africa. |
1,325 |
| Courland (3) |
1956 |
1972 sold to Lebanon renamed Amira. |
877 |
| Cremona |
1883 |
1909 sold to Euxine SS Co., Newcastle. |
1,173 |
| Cumberland |
1866 |
1911 sunk in collision with HEDWIG HEIDMANN in River
Elbe. |
694 |
| Dalwhinnie |
1919 |
ex- Begonia, 1922 purchased from Sweden renamed
Dalwhinnie, 1938 sold to Boork Shipping Co., London renamed Whintown. |
734 |
| Danzig |
1864 |
1877 scrapped after grounding damage in Kattegat. |
686 |
| Dresden |
1865 |
1916 sunk by U.Boat off Nab Light Vessel. |
807 |
| Dunedin |
1854 |
1859 sunk in collision with LADY ALICE LAMBTON in
North Sea. |
340 |
| Dwina |
1861 |
1923 scrapped. |
667 |
| Edina (1) |
1854 |
1862 sold to Callender & Walker, Melbourne. |
380 |
| Edina (2) |
1865 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Faroes. |
338 |
| Edina (3) |
1918 |
ex- Alwinton, 1924 purchased
from Joplin & Hill, Newcastle renamed Edina, 1939 renamed Edina
II, 1940 sold to Woodtown Shipping Co., London renamed Wyetown. |
623 |
| Edina (4) |
1939 |
1945 sold to Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co.,
Dundee renamed Gowrie. |
489 |
| Edina II |
|
see Edina (3) |
|
| Elba |
1899 |
1918 sunk by U.Boat off Milford Haven. |
1,081 |
| England |
1947 |
1967 sold to Greece renamed Nikolaos Katsoulis. |
2,271 |
| Ferrara |
1880 |
1912 sold to Anglo-Persian Oil Co., London. |
1,162 |
| Finland (1) |
1920 |
ex- Malmoudieh, 1923 purchased from Khedivial
Mail Line, London renamed Finland, 1951 sold to Italy renamed Ruta. |
1,333 |
| Finland (2) |
1956 |
1972 sold to Lebanon Maria Paola |
877 |
| Florence |
1865 |
transferred to Donald
Currie, Liverpool for South African service. |
616 |
| Foreland |
1919 |
ex- Montazah, 1923 purchased from Khedivial
Mail Line, London renamed Foreland, 1952 sold to Pandelis
Shipping Co., London. |
1,331 |
| Geneva |
1878 |
1918 sank after striking wreckage in Yarmouth Roads. |
711 |
| Gertrude |
1855 |
1857 purchased from T. S. Begbie, London, 1865 lost
off Lister Light, Norway. |
435 |
| Glenalbyn |
1834 |
1841 purchased from General Shipping Co, Berwick,
1854 sold to W. & C. L. Ringrose, Hull. |
131 |
| Gnome |
1856 |
1864 purchased from Glasgow & North Europe S.N.
Co., Glasgow, 1876 sunk in collision with barque SAN LUIS off Cuxhaven. |
373 |
| Gothland (1) |
1871 |
1877 transferred to Donald
Currie, Liverpool for Castle Line's Hamburg service. |
1,482 |
| Gothland (2) |
1932 |
1958 sold to Claymore Shipping Co., London renamed
Asrar. |
1,286 |
| Gothland (3) |
1961 |
1977 sold to Greece renamed Dapo Sky. |
16,664 |
| Greenland (1) |
1914 |
ex- Desdemona, 1921 ceded from A. Kirsten, Hamburg
renamed Greenland, 1941 mined and sunk off Southwold. |
1,281 |
| Greenland (2) |
1945 |
ex- Empire Crusoe, 1946 purchased from MOWT renamed
Greenland, 1954 sold to Constants Ltd, London renamed Heminge. |
2,926 |
| Haarlem |
1917 |
ex- Stad Kampen, 1922 purchased from NV Stoomboot
Ystad, Rotterdam renamed Haarlem, 1943 sold to Culliford & Clark,
London. |
970 |
| Hague |
1919 |
ex- Stad Utrecht, 1922 purchased from Halcyon Line,
Rotterdam renamed Hague, 1943 sold to Fairplay Towage & Shipping
Co. renamed Ronja Borchard. |
974 |
| Helder |
1920 |
ex- Stad Schiedam, 1922 purchased from Halcyon Line,
Rotterdam renamed Helder, 1945 sold to Williamstown Shipping Co,
London renamed Sussexbrook. |
979 |
| Helmond |
1922 |
ex- Stad Vlaardingen, 1922 purchased from Halcyon
Line, Rotterdam renamed Helmond, 1948 sold to Panama renamed Parita
J. |
983 |
| Hengist |
1928 |
1942 sunk by U-Boat off Cape Wrath. |
984 |
| Highland (1) |
1944 |
ex- Empire Galbraith, 1946 purchased from MOWT renamed
Highland, 1959 sold to Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co., Dundee
renamed Gowrie (2), 1963 sold to Greece renamed Hermanos. |
1,876 |
| Highland (2) |
1962 |
1968 sold to Anchor Line renamed Elysia. |
7,689 |
| Holyrood |
1852 |
1852 sold to London & Limerick SS Co. |
532 |
| Horsa |
1928 |
1953 sold to W. Sloan & Co., Glasgow renamed Endrick. |
979 |
| Iceland (1) |
1871 |
1876 wrecked on Texel Island. |
1,474 |
| Iceland (2) |
1914 |
ex- Delia, 1920 ceded from German Government renamed
Iceland, 1941 sunk by German ADMIRAL HIPPER off Azores. |
1,236 |
| Iceland (3) |
1943 |
1956 sold to Shamrock Shipping Co., Larne renamed
Moyle. |
2,896 |
| Inverawe |
1914 |
1935 sold to Estonia renamed Kurassaar. |
2,196 |
| Ireland |
1951 |
ex- I. W. Winck, 1954 purchased from Sweden renamed
Ireland, 1967 sold to Greece renamed Lissavo. |
2,428 |
| Kirkland |
1934 |
1942 sunk by U-Boat in Gulf of Sollum. |
1,361 |
| Lakeland |
1925 |
ex- Otterburn, 1937 purchased from Smith, Hogg & Co.,
West Hartlepool renamed Lakeland, 1949 sold to Williamstown Shipping
Co, L.ondon renamed Surreybrook. |
1,543 |
| Lapland (1) |
1872 |
1875 transferred to Donald
Currie, Liverpool. |
1,269 |
| Lapland (2) |
1936 |
ex- Honnor, 1937 purchased from Norway renamed Lapland,
1941 sunk by U-Boat off Cape St. Vincent. |
1,330 |
| Lapland (3) |
1942 |
1959 sold to Lebanon renamed Pavlos. |
2,881 |
| Larchland |
1943 |
ex- Bailey Foster, 1949 purchased from U.S. War
Shipping Administration renamed Larchland, 1951 sold to Norway
renamed Almora. |
1,791 |
| Lowland |
1944 |
ex- Empire Eden, 1947 purchased from MOWT renamed
Lowland, 1959 sold to Poseidon Shipping Co., Bermuda renamed Mary
Enid. |
1,876 |
| Luxemburg |
1910 |
1917 mined and sunk in Bristol Channel. |
1,417 |
| Magdeburg |
1910 |
1929 sold to Sweden renamed Lucy. |
1,451 |
| Majorca (1) |
1892 |
1924 sold to F. Alexander, Antwerp renamed Leopold
de Wael. |
1,108 |
| Majorca (2) |
1921 |
ex- Aigburth, 1925 purchased from A. Rowland & Co.,
Liverpool renamed Majorca, 1949 sold to Malta. |
1,126 |
| Martello |
1842 |
1853 sold to North of Scotland S. P. Co., Inverness. |
483 |
| Mecklenburg |
1904 |
ex- Anna Tiede, 1909 purchased from C. Tiede, Weimar
renamed Mecklenburg, 1928 sold to Italy renamed Albachiara. |
1,219 |
| Melrose Abbey |
1936 |
1942 purchased from Melrose Abbey Shipping Co.,
Cardiff, 1942 sunk by U-Boat off the Azores. |
2,473 |
| Mercator |
1848 |
1856 sold to Wyborg S.N. Co., Russia. |
299 |
| Merkland |
1934 |
1957 sold to Leighton Shipping Co., London renamed
Guernsey. |
1,363 |
| Minorca (1) |
1892 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk in Mediterranean. |
1,145 |
| Minorca (2) |
1921 |
ex- Aughton, 1925 purchased from A. Rowland & Co.,
Liverpool renamed Minorca, 1941 sunk by German E-Boat off Cromer. |
1,123 |
| Modena |
1881 |
1886 stranded near Gothenburg, total loss. |
1,211 |
| Morena |
1890 |
1907 sold to Canadian Lakes & Ocean Transport Co.,
Toronto. |
1,292 |
| Navarre |
1866 |
1879 transferred from Liverpool & Hamburg Line,
1883 sank in bad weather in North Sea; loss of 70 lives. |
855 |
| Nevada |
1890 |
1907 sold to Canadian Lakes & Ocean Transport Co.,
Toronto. |
1,285 |
| North Star |
1866 |
1871 purchased from H. L. Seligmann, Glasgow, 1909
scrapped. |
647 |
| Nubia |
1895 |
1915 sunk in collision with s/s ABBAS off Foulness. |
1,196 |
| Oder |
1909 |
1938 sold to Stanhope SS Co. renamed Stancourt. |
965 |
| Oldenburg |
1910 |
1919 sold to T. C. Steven & Co., Leith. |
1,454 |
| Orient |
1859 |
1923 scrapped. |
613 |
| Pegasus |
1835 |
1843 wrecked off Holy Island. |
130 |
| Pentland |
1958 |
1972 sold to Lebanon renamed Naeim. |
876 |
| Pineland |
1949 |
1956 sold to Norway renamed Cetus. |
2,759 |
| Prague |
1872 |
1916 sold to Greece renamed Lefkosia. |
1,077 |
| Ravenna |
1888 |
1911 sold to London & Edinburgh Shipping Co., Leith. |
1,203 |
| Rhineland (1) |
1922 |
ex- Altengamme, 1927 purchased from Schulter & Maark,
Hamburg renamed Rhineland, 1941 sunk by U-Boat off Ireland. |
1,381 |
| Rhineland (2) |
1938 |
ex- Weltonwold, 1949 purchased from Atkinson & Prickett,
Hull renamed Rhineland, 1956 sold to Hendry & Sons, Glasgow renamed
Herriesbrook. |
1,223 |
| Roland |
1957 |
1964 sold to Greece |
9,060 |
| Rona |
1884 |
1916 sunk by U.Boat off Sardinia. |
1,294 |
| Roslin |
1856 |
1856 went missing on maiden voyage. |
606 |
| Rutland (1) |
1893 |
1919 taken over from Liverpool & Hamburg Line, 1932
scrapped. |
1,424 |
| Rutland (2) |
1935 |
1940 torpedoed and sunk off Rockall. |
1,437 |
| Rutland (3) |
1946 |
1959 sold to India renamed Mahaganga. |
1,907 |
| Sardinia |
1895 |
1916 sunk by U.Boat off Gorgona Island. |
1,119 |
| Savona |
1881 |
1915 mined and sunk off Shipwash Light Vessel. |
1,157 |
| Scalfa |
1902 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Fastnet. |
1,010 |
| Scotland |
1946 |
1967 sold to greece renamed Eleftheria. |
2,271 |
| Shetland (1) |
1921 |
ex- Kara, 1927 purchased from Petrograd Steamers
Ltd, Leith renamed Shetland, 1943 sunk in air attack off Cape St.
Vincent. |
1,846 |
| Shetland (2) |
|
see Zealand (3) |
|
| Snowdoun |
1855 |
1882 sunk in collision with FINGAL in River Humber. |
557 |
| Spruceland |
1942 |
ex- Kimbal Harlow, 1949 purchased from U.S. War
Shipping Administration renamed Spruceland, 1952 sold to Norway
renamed Rondane. |
1,793 |
| Staffa |
1902 |
1915 sold to London & Edinburgh Shipping Co., Leith. |
1,010 |
| Stettin |
1864 |
1933 scrapped. |
876 |
| Sutherland |
1920 |
ex- Matema, 1922 purchased from Khedivial
Mail Line,
London renamed Sutherland (2), 1952 sold to Syria renamed Sourya. |
1,330 |
| Switzerland (1) |
1920 |
ex- Monassir, 1921 purchased from Khedivial
Mail Line, London renamed Switzerland, 1928 Sold to Spain renamed Duero. |
1,332 |
| Switzerland (2) |
1922 |
ex- Marie Ferdinand, 1929 purchased from H. Ferdinand,
Hamburg renamed Switzerland, 1947 sold to Norway renamed Henrick. |
1,291 |
| Tantallon |
1856 |
1858 sold to Jose Yglesias, London. |
715 |
| Thorsa |
1884 |
1918 torpedoed and sunk in Bristol Channel. |
1,293 |
| Toledo |
1880 |
1917 wrecked Dago Island, Baltic Sea. |
1,159 |
| Tortona |
1883 |
1908 sold to Greece renamed Aghios Spyridon. |
1,173 |
| Ulva |
1878 |
1907 sold to Turkey renamed Rhodes. |
485 |
| Verona |
1865 |
1883 aground in River Weser, total loss. |
862 |
| Vienna (1) |
1863 |
1867 sank in North Sea with all crew and passengers. |
547 |
| Vienna (2) |
1903 |
1914 seized by Germany at Hamburg, converted to
minesweeper, 1915 scuttled to avoid capture by Royal Navy. |
1,912 |
| Vistula |
1860 |
1923 scrapped. |
633 |
| Warsaw |
1864 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Start Point. |
470 |
| Weimar |
1890 |
1933 scrapped. |
1,590 |
| Westphalia |
1913 |
1918 torpedoed and sunk in Irish Sea. |
1,030 |
| Woodland |
1949 |
1954 sold to Union
SS Co. of New Zealand renamed Kaponga. |
2,759 |
| Zamora |
1889 |
1898 sank in English Channel after running ashore
on Dutch coast. |
1,245 |
| Zealand (1) |
1906 |
1919 taken over from Liverpool & Hamburg Line, 1935
sold to Ulster SS Co. renamed
Fair Head. |
1,718 |
| Zealand (2) |
1936 |
1942 sunk by U-Boat near Haifa. |
1,433 |
| Zealand (3) |
1943 |
1954 renamed Shetland (2),
1959 sold to Brazil renamed Curitiba. |
1,905 |
| Zealand (4) |
1955 |
1971 sold to Maldives renamed Maldive Envoy. |
2,038 |
| Zouave |
1854 |
1857 purchased from Hugh Taylor, London, 1857 sunk
in collision with ELF in North Sea. |
471 |
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