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The Fleets
Manchester Liners Ltd.
Formed in 1897 after the opening of the Manchester Ship
Canal in 1894 and as a partner to Furness Withy & Co. Sailings were mainly
to Canada particularly for the cattle trade, but Galveston and New Orleans
sailings were also made for the cotton trade to the Lancashire mills.
In 1901 a joint service with R. W. Leyland & Co to Philadelphia was inaugurated
and in 1906 a service to the River Plate commenced, but these were not
a success and regular sailings ceased. Services to the Great Lakes started
in 1952 and in 1970 Manchester Lines became a subsidiary of Furness
Withy & Co. The parent company was taken over by C. Y. Tung, Hong Kong in 1980
and Manchester Liners ceased trading as a seperate entity in 1988. Although
mainly a cargo company, many ships had accommodation for a limited number
of passengers.
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:
Red with black band and black top.
Fleet:
|
 |
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Belwoods Park |
1943 |
managed for Ministry of War Transport,
1946 returned to Canadian Gov't. |
7,149 |
| Frontier |
1972 |
1972 chartered from Condron's, Manchester,
1975 purchased by Manchester.Liners, 1979 sold to Greece renamed
Box Trader. |
3,621 |
| Manchester Brigade |
1918 |
1940 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic;
loss of 58 lives. |
6,021 |
| Manchester Challenge (1) |
1968 |
1979 sold to Panama renamed Ocean Container. |
11,898 |
| Manchester Challenge (2) |
1970 |
ex- Dart America, 1981 renamed Manchester
Challenge, 1988 Manchester Liners ceased trading, transferred
to Orient Overseas
Container Line renamed Oocl Challenge. |
31,030 |
| Manchester Citizen (1) |
1912 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic;
loss of 1 life. |
4,251 |
| Manchester Citizen (2) |
1925 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk off West Africa;
loss of 15 lives. |
5,328 |
| Manchester City (1) |
1898 |
from 1908 chartered to Houston
Line, 1929 scrapped. |
7,698 |
| Manchester City (2) |
1937 |
1939-1945 requisitioned as minelayer,
1964 scrapped Faslane. |
5,600 |
| Manchester City (3) |
1964 |
1971 sold to South Korea renamed Korean
Winner. |
8,734 |
| Manchester City (4) |
1978 |
ex- City of Lisbon, 1985 chartered from
J. Luhrs, Hamburg renamed Manchester City, 1986 off charter, renamed
Polaris. |
3,984 |
| Manchester Civilian |
1913 |
1933 sold to S. G. Razis, Argostoli
renamed Tasis. |
4,706 |
| Manchester Clipper |
1980 |
ex- Clipper, 1980 chartered from H.
Winter, Hamburg renamed Manchester Clipper, 1991 reverted to
Clipper. |
1,595 |
| Manchester Commerce (1) |
1899 |
1914 mined and sunk off Ireland; loss
of 14 lives. |
5,363 |
| Manchester Commerce (2) |
1906 |
ex- King, 1916 purchased from State
S.S.Co., Liverpool renamed Manchester Commerce, 1917 torpedoed
and sunk
by U-Boat in
Straits of Gibraltar. |
4,144 |
| Manchester Commerce (3) |
1925 |
1952 sold to Camel Lines, London renamed
Corbita. |
5,328 |
| Manchester Commerce (4) |
1963 |
1971 sold to Hong Kong owners renamed
Ber Sea. |
8,724 |
| Manchester Concept |
|
see Manchester Progress (2) |
|
| Manchester Concorde |
1969 |
1982 sold to Panama renamed Char Lian. |
11,898 |
| Manchester Corporation |
1899 |
1929 scrapped Barrow. |
5,400 |
| Manchester Courage |
1968 |
1979 sold to Liberia renamed Pacific
Container. |
11,898 |
| Manchester Crown |
1979 |
ex- Crown Prince, 1983 transferred from
Prince Line renamed Manchester Crown, 1985 sold to Liberia renamed
Thai
Amber. |
1,599 |
| Manchester Crusade |
1971 |
1982 sold to Panama renamed Char Che. |
11,898 |
| Manchester Division |
1918 |
1953 scrapped Briton Ferry. |
6,024 |
| Manchester Eagle |
1972 |
ex- Atlantic Eagle, 1981 chartered from
Senator, Singapore renamed Manchester Eagle, 1982 off charter
renamed Eagle. |
2,732 |
| Manchester Engineer (1) |
1902 |
1916 torpedoed and sunk in St.George's
Channel. |
4,302 |
| Manchester Engineer (2) |
1905 |
ex- Nation, 1917 purchased from Treasury
S.S.Co., Liverpool, renamed Manchester Engineer, 1917 torpedoed
and sunk off
Flamborough Head. |
4,415 |
| Manchester Engineer (3) |
1952 |
ex- Cairngowan, 1965 chartered from
Cairn Line renamed Manchester Engineer, 1966 reverted to Cairngowan. |
8,275 |
| Manchester Enterprise |
1889 |
ex- Queensmore 1898 purchased from Elder
Dempster & Co renamed Manchester Enterprise, 1899 sank
in North Atlantic. |
3,878 |
| Manchester Exchange |
1901 |
1925 sold to Finland-America Line renamed
Equator. |
4,091 |
| Manchester Explorer |
1952 |
Great Lakes service, 1963 sold to Crosbie
Shipping Co., St.John's, NF renamed C. A. Crosbie. |
1,805 |
| Manchester Exporter (1) |
1918 |
ex- Rexmore, 1929 transferred from Johnston
Line renamed Manchester Exporter, 1947 sold to Wallem & Co, Hong
Kong renamed Nicaragua. |
5,277 |
| Manchester Exporter (2) |
1952 |
ex- Cairndhu, 1965 transferred from
Cairn Line renamed Manchester Exporter, 1970 sold to Greece renamed
Gemini Exporter. |
8,275 |
| Manchester Faith (1) |
1959 |
Great Lakes service, 1965 chartered
to Cairn Line renamed Cairnesk, 1966 reverted to Manchester Faith,
1969 sold to
Panama renamed Ilkon Tak. |
4,459 |
| Manchester Faith (2) |
1974 |
ex- Francop, 1976 chartered from Bartels,
Hamburg renamed Manchester Faith, 1977 reverted to Francop, 1978
renamed
Manchester Faith, 1983 reverted to Francop. |
1,421 |
| Manchester Faith (3) |
1971 |
ex- Nahost Kurier, 1985 chartered from
H. Bastian, Panama renamed Manchester Faith, 1985 off charter
renamed Pinguin. |
1,599 |
| Manchester Falcon |
1975 |
ex- Lappland, 1975 chartered from C.
Speck, Rendsberg renamed Manchester Falcon, 1976 reverted to owner
and original name. |
998 |
| Manchester Fame |
1959 |
Great Lakes service, 1965 chartered
to Cairn Line renamed Cairnglen, 1966 reverted to Manchester Fame,
1970 sold to
Liberia renamed Ilkon Niki. |
4,459 |
| Manchester Freighter |
1958 |
ex- Cairnforth, 1965 chartered from
Cairn Line renamed Manchester Freighter, 1969 chartered to Royal
Mail
Lines renamed Lombardy. |
8,105 |
| Manchester Fulmar (1) |
1974 |
ex- Fulmar, 1975 chartered from Maritima
Astur, Gijon renamed Manchester Fulmar, 1977 reverted to Fulmar. |
2,524 |
| Manchester Fulmar (2) |
1979 |
ex- City of Ipswich, 1981 chartered
from Ellerman Lines renamed Manchester Fulmar, 1983 reverted to
original
name. |
1,559 |
| Manchester Hero |
1916 |
1937 sold to South American Saint Line
renamed St. Winifred. |
5,779 |
| Manchester Importer |
1899 |
1927 sold to N. Negroponte, Syra renamed
Alexandra. |
4,028 |
| Manchester Inventor (1) |
1902 |
1917 captured and sunk by U-Boat off
Fastnet. |
4,247 |
| Manchester Inventor (2) |
1907 |
ex- Celtic King, 1917 purchased from
Celtic Shipping Co., Liverpool renamed Manchester Inventor, 1917
captured and sunk
by U-Boat. |
4,102 |
| Manchester Mariner (1) |
1904 |
1925 sold to Finland-America Line renamed
Mercator. |
4,106 |
| Manchester Mariner (2) |
1955 |
1968 sold to Greece renamed Ira. |
7,850 |
| Manchester Market |
1901 |
1903 wrecked near Tuskar Rock. |
4,091 |
| Manchester Merchant (1) |
1900 |
1903 cotton cargo caught fire, burnt
out in Dingle Bay, Ireland, scrapped. |
5,657 |
| Manchester Merchant (2) |
1904 |
1934 scrapped Italy. |
4,152 |
| Manchester Merchant (3) |
1940 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic;
loss of 36 lives. |
7,264 |
| Manchester Merchant (4) |
1951 |
1967 sold to Liberia renamed Clio. |
7,651 |
| Manchester Mercurio |
1971 |
chartered from Naviera Santa Catalina,
Gijon. 1980 returned to Spain renamed Folita. |
1,997 |
| Manchester Merit |
1970 |
Mediterranean service, 1972 renamed
Fortuna, 1975 sold to Liberia renamed Kathleen. |
3,414 |
| Manchester Miller (1) |
1903 |
1905 chartered to Watts, Watts & Co.,
renamed Fulham, 1907 returned and reverted to Manchester Miller,
1917 torpedoed and
sunk off Fastnet; loss of 8 lives. |
4,234 |
| Manchester Miller (2) |
1959 |
1968 caught fire and sank at New York.
1970 rebuilt as Manchester Quest, 1976 scrapped Taiwan. |
9,297 |
| Manchester Pioneer |
1952 |
Great Lakes service, 1963 sold to Greece
renamed Cyprian Med. |
1,805 |
| Manchester Port (1) |
1899 |
1908 chartered to Houston Line, 1911
sold to
Houston Line renamed Hydaspes. |
5,658 |
| Manchester Port (2) |
1904 |
1925 sold to H. Vogemann, Hamburg renamed
Vogesen. |
4,093 |
| Manchester Port (3) |
1935 |
1965 scrapped Bilbao. |
5,469 |
| Manchester Port (4) |
1966 |
1971 sold to Yugoslavia renamed Biokovo. |
8,168 |
| Manchester Prince |
1981 |
ex- Njord, 1985 chartered from F. Beutelrock,
Limassol renamed Manchester Prince, 1989 reverted to Njord. |
1,599 |
| Manchester Producer |
1916 |
ex- Start Point, 1921 transferred from
Furness Withy & Co., renamed Manchester Producer, 1939 purchased
by Board of Trade renamed Botwey. |
5,106 |
| Manchester Progress (1) |
1938 |
1966 scrapped Split. |
5,620 |
| Manchester Progress (2) |
1967 |
1972 converted to container ship renamed
Manchester Concept, 1980 sold to Hong Kong renamed Cherry Bunga. |
8,176 |
| Manchester Prospector |
1948 |
ex-Vigor, 1953 purchased from S. Ugelstad,
Oslo, renamed Manchester Prospector, Great Lakes service. 1960
sold to Greece
renamed Georgios. |
1,400 |
| Manchester Quest |
|
see Manchester Miller (2) |
|
| Manchester Rapido |
1971 |
chartered from Equimar Maritima, Bilbao.
1977 returned to Spain renamed Esther Del Mar. |
1,997 |
| Manchester Regiment (1) |
1922 |
1939 sank after colliding with Oropesa
in convoy off Cape Race. |
7,930 |
| Manchester Regiment (2) |
1946 |
1969 sold to Panama renamed Azure Coast
II. |
7,638 |
| Manchester Renown (1) |
1964 |
1971 sold to South Korea renamed Korean
Challenger. |
8,742 |
| Manchester Renown (2) |
1974 |
1974 chartered to Australian Asian Express
Line renamed Asian Renown, 1978 reverted to Manchester Renown,
1982 sold
to Indonesia renamed Ratih. |
12,577 |
| Manchester Reward |
1974 |
1974 chartered to Australian Asian Express
Line renamed Asian Reward, 1978 reverted to Manchester Reward,
1979 chartered
to Seatrain Lines renamed Seatrain Norfolk, then TFL Reward, 1980
reverted to Manchester Reward. 1982 sold to Indonesia renamed R.R.Ratna. |
12,577 |
| Manchester Shipper (1) |
1900 |
1930 scrapped Briton Ferry. |
4,038 |
| Manchester Shipper (2) |
1943 |
1969 scrapped Trieste. |
7,636 |
| Manchester Shipper (3) |
1973 |
ex- Peter Theilgaard, 1974 chartered
from Petersen, Copenhagen renamed Manchester Shipper, 1975 returned
to owners and
original name. |
500 |
| Manchester Spinner (1) |
1903 |
1918 torpedoed and sunk near Malta. |
4,227 |
| Manchester Spinner (2) |
1918 |
ex- Grampian Range, 1924 transferred
from Furness Withy & Co. (Neptune) renamed Manchester Spinner,
1944 scuttled off Normandy as Mulberry Harbour blockship. |
4,767 |
| Manchester Spinner (3) |
1952 |
1968 sold to Greece renamed Estia. |
7,815 |
| Manchester Trader (1) |
1890 |
ex- Parkmore 1898 purchased
from Elder
Dempster, renamed Manchester Trader, 1913 sold to Norway renamed
Ferdinand Melsom. |
3,318 |
| Manchester Trader (2) |
1902 |
ex- Auchenblae, 1916 purchased from
Auchen S.S.Co., Glasgow renamed Manchester Trader, 1917 captured
by U-Boat
in Mediterranean. |
3,938 |
| Manchester Trader (3) |
1941 |
1963 scrapped Split. |
5,671 |
| Manchester Trader (4) |
1955 |
ex- Western Prince, 1963 chartered from
Prince Line renamed Manchester Trader, 1969 reverted to original
name. |
7,917 |
| Manchester Trader (5) |
1952 |
ex- Werratal, 1968 chartered from J.
A. Reinecke, Hamburg renamed Manchester Trader, 1973 to Panama
renamed Union Kings. |
2,479 |
| Manchester Trader (6) |
1972 |
ex- Jeanette Helleskov, 1973 chartered
from Petersen, Copenhagen renamed Manchester Trader, 1975 returned
to owners and
original name. |
500 |
| Manchester Trader (7) |
1976 |
ex- Kaethe Johanna, 1978 chartered from
Hamburg owners renamed Manchester Trader, 1978 reverted to original
name. |
1,596 |
| Manchester Trader (8) |
1977 |
ex- Lamara, 1984 chartered from Meteor,
Singapore renamed Manchester Trader, 1984 off charter renamed
Lamara. |
1,999 |
| Manchester Trader (9) |
1980 |
ex- Karyatein, 1989 chartered from Karyatein,
Hamburg, renamed Manchester Trader, 1991 renamed Altona. |
3,348 |
| Manchester Trader (10) |
1980 |
ex- Kormoran, 1985 chartered from Hamburg
owners renamed Manchester Trader, 1989 off charter renamed Fair
Cosmos. |
4,146 |
| Manchester Vanguard (1) |
1956 |
Great Lakes service, 1963 sold to General
Steam Navigation Co., London renamed Sheldrake. |
1,662 |
| Manchester Vanguard (2) |
1977 |
1977 chartered to Seatrain Lines renamed
Seatrain Trenton, 1979 reverted to Manchester Vanguard, 1979 chartered
to Taiwan
renamed Keelung, 1980 reverted to Manchester Vanguard, 1980 renamed
Oriental Vanguard, 1981 reverted to Manchester Vanguard, 1982 transferred
to Golden Cross Line renamed Ibn Majid. |
16,544 |
| Manchester Venture (1) |
1956 |
Great Lakes service, 1961 sold to General
Steam Navigation Co., London renamed Philomel. |
1,662 |
| Manchester Venture (2) |
1977 |
1977 chartered to Seatrain Lines renamed
Seatrain Bennington, 1978 reverted to Manchester Venture, 1979
chartered to
Golden Star Line renamed Marseille, 1980 reverted to Manchester
Venture, 1980 transferred to Kalten Shipping Co., Hong Kong renamed
Oriental
Venture. |
16,544 |
| Manchester Vigour |
1973 |
1975 chartered to Cargo Lines, renamed
Cargo Vigour, 1976 reverted to Manchester Vigour, 1980 sold to
France renamed
Ville d'Orient. |
5,310 |
| Manchester Zeal |
1973 |
1975 chartered to Cargo Lines renamed
Cargo Zeal, 1976 reverted to Manchester Zeal, 1981 sold to Singapore
renamed Sea
Hawk. |
5,310 |
| Riverdale Park |
1943 |
managed for Ministry of War Transport,
1946 returned to Canadian Gov't . |
7,149 |
| Westmount Park |
1943 |
managed for Ministry of War Transport,
1946 returned to Canadian Gov't. |
7,149 |
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