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Real Companhia
de Navegacao a Vapor Anglo-Luso-Brasileira /
(Anglo-Luso-Brazilian Royal Mail Steam Navigation
Company) 1859-1861
In September 1859 J.O. Lever( founder of the Galway Line ) had bought
the remains of the former fleet of the General
Screw Steam Shipping Company,
which had passed into the hands of the European & American Steam
Shipping Company in 1857.
A new line of Royal Mail steamships was started to undertake a monthly
service between Milford Haven, Lisbon, St. Vincent, Pernambuco, Bahia
and Rio de Janeiro under the title of Real Companhia de Navegacao a Vapor
Anglo-Luso-Brasileira (Anglo-Luso-Brazilian Royal Mail Steam Navigation
Company), and the ships were to fly the Portuguese flag.
The THE MILFORD HAVEN (ex-Queen of the South) sailed from the port of
that name on 1 October 1859.
The PORTUGUAL (ex-Calcutta) sailed on 1 November and the BRAZIL (ex-Lady
Jocelyn) on 24 December. The BRAZIL was unavailable for her second sailing
arranged for 24 March, and a consort, the JASON, was chartered to take
her place.
Milford Haven had been found inconvenient and in May 1860 the ships
would in future sail from Liverpool on the 24th of each month. Unfortunately,
this produced but little more success, and after a handful of further
sailings the service closed down. The three ships regained their original
names and their British nationality under the ownership of Lever. Together
with their four consorts of the European & American Steam Shipping Company
they were sold in 1861 to the East India & London Shipping Company Limited,
which ran them for a time from London direct to Madras and Calcutta.
Many thanks to Henk Jungerius and Ted Finch for their 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.
- Routes:
- Milford Haven, Lisbon, St. Vincent, Pernambuco, Bahia and
Rio de Janeiro
- Liverpool, Lisbon, St. Vincent, Pernambuco, Bahia and Rio
de Janeiro
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Brazil |
1852 |
built by C.J. Mare & Co., Blackwall, London | ex-
Lady Jocelyn, built for General
Screw Steam Shipping Co. 1857 to European & American
Steam Shipping Co., 1859 purchased renamed Brazil, 1860 chartered
to Galway Line, 1861 sold
to East India & London Shipping Co., London renamed Lady Jocelyn,
1868 sold to Park Bros and converted into a sailing ship, 1868 chartered
to Shaw Savill & Albion not
renamed, 1883 purchased, 1899 sold to Shipping Federation, London
and hulked, 1922 or 1926 scrapped in Holland. |
1,850 |
| Portugal |
1852 |
built by C.J. Mare & Co., Blackwall, London | ex-
Calcutta, built for General
Screw Steam Shipping Co., 1857 to European & American
Steam Shipping Co., 1859 purchased renamed Portugal, 1861 sold
to East India & London Shipping Co., London renamed Calcutta, 1868
sold to Taylor, Sons & Co. London and converted into a sailing ship
renamed Darling Downs, 1887 sunk in collision. |
2,260 |
| The Milford Haven |
1852 |
built by C.J. Mare & Co., Blackwall, London | ex-
Queen of the South built for General
Screw Steam Shipping Co. 1857 to European & American
Steam Shipping Co., 1859 purchased renamed The Milford Haven,
1861 sold to East India & London Shipping Co., London renamed Queen
of the South, 1872 sold and converted into a sailing ship renamed
Malta, 24 November 1885 wrecked near Sandy Hook. |
1,850 |
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