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The FleetsWilson Line / Beckinton,
Wilson & Company / Wilson, Hudson & Company
/ Thomas Wilson, Sons & Company
Founded in 1822 in Hull as Beckinton, Wilson & Co to import iron ore from
Sweden with a fleet of sailing ships. In 1835 irregular sailing ship passenger
services were introduced between Hull, Hamburg and Rotterdam, and a steamship
service between Hull and Dunkirk was started the same year.
After the death
of Beckinton, the company
became Wilson, Hudson & Co in 1831 and in May 1840 a regular steamship service
was instituted between Hull, Christiania (Oslo) and Gothenburg. John and Thomas
Hudson withdrew from the partnership in 1841 and the company then became Thos.Wilson,
Sons & Co. They rapidly expanded services to Scandinavian, Baltic and European
ports and to other UK ports and in 1870 commenced trading to the Adriatic, Black
Sea and Mediterranean. (see transmigration on-site)
A short lived service to India was attempted in 1871 but was soon abandoned
and didn't resume until the
1880s.
Sailings
to
New
York
started
in 1875. 
In 1878 the firm of Brownlow,
Marsdin & Co, Hull was purchased together with their fleet of seven ships and
in 1903 the fleet of 23 vessels and the business of Bailey & Leetham of
Hull was taken over. In the same year, agreement was reached with DFDS,
Copenhagen to run a joint London - Baltic service. By the early 1900s, the
Wilson Line was
the largest private shipowning company in the world.
The Wilsons
and North Eastern
Railway Shipping Co was formed in 1906 to operate services from Humber
ports to Hamburg, Antwerp, Ghent and Dunkirk. In 1916 Wilson Line was bought
by Ellerman
and became Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd in 1917. In 1973 all Wilson Line
services except North Sea services were submerged into Ellerman
City Liners and by 1978
competition and decreased trade
caused Wilson Line to sell their remaining ships.
See also ships managed, but not owned by Wilson Line
For more information on Wilson Line vessels to Norway see the SS&A
100 Years of Emigrant Ships from Norway web site. You might also find
Chris Tolley's Great
Central Railway site of interest.
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 (on-site) ot the Immigrant
Ship web site.
Funnel:
Red, with black top
Fleet: |
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Sailing Ships |
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| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Crest |
1839 |
1847 lost at sea. |
345 |
| Dwina |
1841 |
1850 struck rocks off Swedish coast and abandoned, later
condemned. |
121 |
| Ivanhoe |
1837 |
1854 sold to Dennis & Co, Stockton. |
148 |
| Oscar |
1847 |
1848 lost. |
77 |
| Oswy |
1819 |
1831 purchased from Whitburn & Co,
Whitby, 1839 sold to Pacqualin & Co, London. |
124 |
| Patriot |
1840 |
1854 sold to W. Dyson, Hull. |
93 |
| Peter and Jane |
1825 |
1831 purchased from A. Turnbull,
Newcastle, 1869 sold to J.N. Wear, Whitby. |
86 |
| Susan |
1850 |
1854 sold to Mitchell & Co, Montrose. |
220 |
| Swift |
1829 |
1831 purchased from Gray & Co,
Newcastle, 1839 sold to Williamson & Co, Scarborough. |
100 |
| Thomas Rickinson |
1839 |
1847 lost at sea. |
239 |
| Wave |
1848 |
1849 sold. |
36 |
| Woodville |
1841 |
1845 owner became G & C Cammell. |
123 |
| |
|
Steamships |
|
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Aaro (1) |
1909 |
1916 torpedoed and sunk in North Sea; loss of 3 lives. |
2,603 |
| Aaro (2) |
1960 |
1972 sold to Maldive Islands, renamed Maldive Trust. |
2,468 |
| Albano (1) |
|
see Albion. |
|
| Albano (2) |
1913 |
1940 mined and sunk off Northumberland; loss of 9 lives. |
1,176 |
| Albano (3) |
1947 |
1962 sold to Cayman Islands, renamed Magister. |
2,239 |
| Albion |
1861 |
1880 renamed Albano (1), 1896 sold to Marine
Association, Port Talbot. |
900 |
| Alecto |
1893 |
1910 sold to Pangalos, Syra, renamed Pangalos. |
3,607 |
| Aleppo |
1900 |
1929 sold to Italy, renamed Apollo. |
3,870 |
| Angelo (1) |
1874 |
1906 scrapped. |
1,536 |
| Angelo (2) |
1940 |
1962 sold to Panama, renamed Nevada II. |
2,199 |
| Angelo (3) |
|
see Byland Abbey. |
|
| Apollo (1) |
1865 |
1882 sank SW of Ushant after collision with SS
Precurseur (French); loss of 6 lives. |
1,336 |
| Apollo (2) |
1887 |
1894 went missing in Atlantic. |
3,163 |
| Arctic |
1859 |
1860 wrecked off Jutland; loss of 8 lives. |
674 |
| Argo (1) |
1860 |
1896 sold to Sitges, Algiers, renamed Nuevo Correo de
Alicante. |
778 |
| Argo (2) |
1898 |
1932 scrapped. |
1,102 |
| Argyle |
1872 |
1903 taken over with Bailey & Leetham fleet, 1914 sold
to British Admiralty and sunk as blockship at Scapa Flow. |
1,185 |
| Ariosto (1) |
1890 |
1910 sold to Spain, renamed Luis Vives. |
2,376 |
| Ariosto (2) |
1910 |
1932 scrapped. |
4,313 |
| Ariosto (3) |
1940 |
1941 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. |
2,176 |
| Ariosto (4) |
1946 |
1967 scrapped. |
2,195 |
| Ariosto (5) |
|
see Kirkham Abbey. |
|
| Atlantic |
1857 |
1874 sold to J. Moss & Co, Liverpool. |
1,320 |
| Austria |
1890 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1912 sold to Belgium, renamed Aduatiek. |
2,221 |
| Baltic (1) |
1854 |
1856 sold to Calcutta & Burma SN Co. |
536 |
| Baltic (2) |
1858 |
1861 wrecked Dago Island, Gulf of Finland. |
631 |
| Baron Hambro |
1861 |
1866 purchased from Harrington &
Co., London, 1871 sold to G. Todd, London. |
498 |
| Bassano (1) |
1872 |
ex- Altona, Hamburg, 1879 purchased after
stranding, renamed Bassano, 1899 sold and scrapped. |
1,819 |
| Bassano
(2) |
1909 |
1932 scrapped. |
4,296 |
| Bassano (3) |
1937 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. |
4,843 |
| Bassano (4) |
1946 |
1967 sold to Greece, renamed Athanasia. |
4,986 |
| Bayardo |
1911 |
1912 ran aground and wrecked in River Humber. |
3,470 |
| Bona |
1883 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1905 sold to Kunstmann, Stettin, renamed
Teutonia. |
1,516 |
| Borodino (1) |
1880 |
1909 scrapped. |
1,264 |
| Borodino
(2) |
1911 |
1939 requisitioned and sunk as blockship at Zeebrugge. |
1,970 |
| Borodino (3) |
1950 |
1967 scrapped. |
3,206 |
| Bothnia |
1861 |
1861 went missing at sea; loss of 22 lives. |
723 |
| Bravo (1) |
1866 |
1904 sold to Bell's Asia Minor SS Co, Alexandria. |
795 |
| Bravo (2) |
1947 |
1966 sold to Fairtide Ltd, Rochester renamed
Constantine. |
1,798 |
| Bruno |
1892 |
1906 sold to Wilsons & North Eastern Railway Shipping
Co, 1909 sold to R. Newman, Victoria BC, renamed Prince
Albert. |
841 |
| Buffalo (1) |
1885 |
New York service, 1903 scrapped. |
4,427 |
| Buffalo (2) |
1907 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Cape Wrath. |
4,106 |
| Byland Abbey |
1956 |
1965 purchased from British
Railways, 1968 renamed Angelo (3), 1970 sold to Maldive Islands renamed Maldive
Exporter. |
1,372 |
| Cairo |
1883 |
1903 sold to O. Wingren, Oskarshamn. |
1,671 |
| Calypso (1) |
1865 |
1902 scrapped. |
1,337 |
| Calypso
(2) |
1904 |
1916 torpedoed and sunk in Skaggerak; loss of 30 lives. |
2,876 |
Calypso (3)
|
1897 |
ex- Alexandra
Woermann, Woermann Line, Hamburg, 1920
war reparations and renamed Calypso, 1936 scrapped. |
3,820 |
| Cameo |
1876 |
1908 scrapped. |
1,272 |
| Cannizaro |
1914 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Fastnet. |
6,133 |
| Carlo (1) |
1913 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Coningbeg Lightship. |
1,937 |
| Carlo (2) |
1911 |
ex- Las Palmas, Oldenburg-Portuguese
Line, 1920 war reparations and renamed Carlo, 1939 sold to British Admiralty. |
1,740 |
| Carlo (3) |
1947 |
1966 sold to Greece, renamed Pelasgos. |
1,799 |
| Castello |
1896 |
1913 sold to Anghelatos, Constantinople, renamed
Grigorios Anghelatos. |
3,635 |
| Castro (1) |
1899 |
1901 sold to Rigaer, Riga,
renamed Sergei, 1921 repurchased, 1923 sunk in collision with
SS Juno in River Humber; no loss of life. |
1,305 |
| Castro (2) |
1911 |
1914 seized by Germany, renamed Libau and scuttled in
1916. |
1,228 |
| Castro (3) |
|
see Sappho (2) |
|
| Castro (4) |
1910 |
ex- Darlington, 1937 transferred from
Wilsons &
North Eastern Railway Shipping Co. and renamed Castro, 1937 sold to
Stanhope SS Co., renamed Stanrock. |
1,076 |
| Cato (1) |
1867 |
1907 sold to Aden, renamed Jaffari. |
924 |
| Cato (2) |
1913 |
ex- Fink, Gribel, Stettin fleet, 1920 war
reparations and renamed Cato, 1938 sold to Italy, renamed Andrea
Contarini. |
1,436 |
| Cattaro (1) |
1912 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. |
1,901 |
| Cattaro (2) |
1945 |
1967 sold to Panama, renamed Vrachos. |
2,883 |
| Cavallo (1) |
1913 |
1918 torpedoed and sunk off Trevose Head; loss of 3 lives. |
2,086 |
| Cavallo (2) |
1922 |
1941 bombed and sunk at Greece. |
2,268 |
| Cavallo (3) |
1951 |
1971 sold to Maldive Islands, renamed Maldive Venture. |
2,340 |
| Chemnitz |
1901 |
ex- North German Lloyd, 1921
war reparations, 1923 scrapped. |
7,681 |
| Chicago (1) |
1884 |
ex- Lincoln City, 1885 purchased from Furness
Line
and renamed Chicago, 1898 renamed Salerno (2), 1890 sold to
Macbeth & Moorehead, Glasgow. |
2,729 |
| Chicago
(2) |
1898 |
1898 sold to Wilsons & Furness-Leyland
Line renamed
Etonian. |
6,408 |
| Chicago (3) |
1917 |
1918 torpedoed and sunk off Flamborough Head. |
7,709 |
| Cicero (1) |
1895 |
1918 scuttled in Baltic to avoid capture by German
forces. |
1,834 |
| Cicero (2) |
1954 |
1970 sold to Maldive Islands, renamed Maldive Builder. |
2,499 |
| Cito (1) |
1899 |
1906 sold to Wilsons & North Eastern
Railway Shipping Co, 1917 shelled and sunk by German destroyers in North
Sea; loss of
10 lives. |
819 |
| Cito (2) |
1922 |
1937 sold to United Africa Co., renamed Akassian. |
692 |
| City of
Hongkong |
1924 |
1925 transferred to Ellerman
Line. |
9,678 |
| City of Ripon |
|
see Lepanto (2) |
|
| Claro |
1900 |
1926 sold to Transteve SS Co, Riga, renamed Transteve. |
2,187 |
| Cleopatra |
1898 |
1898 sold to Atlantic Transport Line, renamed Mohegan. |
6,889 |
| Clio (1) |
1864 |
1866 stranded Jutland, salvaged and sold to Bailey &
Leetham, Hull. |
1,107 |
| Clio (2) |
1889 |
1914 sold to British Admiralty, sunk as blockship at
Scapa Flow. |
2,697 |
| Colenso |
1900 |
1915 shelled and sunk by U-Boat off Malta; loss of 1 life. |
3,861 |
| Colombo |
1872 |
New York service, 1877 went missing at sea; loss of 44
lives. |
2,624 |
| Colorado (1) |
1887 |
New York service, 1907 scrapped. |
4,220 |
| Colorado
(2) |
1914 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Start Point; loss of 4 lives. |
5,652 |
| Colorado (3) |
1923 |
1925 transferred to Ellerman
Line, renamed City of
Osaka. |
6,614 |
| Como (1) |
1871 |
1905 scrapped. |
1,492 |
| Como (2) |
1910 |
1926 sold to Ellerman
Line, 1930 resold
to
Wilson Line, 1945 sold to H. Lenaghan, Belfast. |
1,246 |
| Congo |
1890 |
1909 sold to J. Roussos, Syra, renamed Nicolaos
Roussos. |
2,906 |
| Consuelo (1) |
1900 |
1908 sold to Cairn Line, renamed Cairnrona. |
6,025 |
| Consuelo
(2) |
1937 |
1963 sold to Grosvenor Shipping Co., London, renamed
Grosvenor Discoverer. |
4,847 |
| Corso |
1894 |
1898 sank in River Elbe after collision with SS German. |
895 |
| Courier |
1850 |
1854 sold to North of Europe Steam Nav.Co. |
323 |
| Dago (1) |
1902 |
1942 bombed and sunk off Portugal; no loss of life. |
1,654 |
| Dago (2) |
1947 |
1962 sold to South Africa, renamed Verge. |
2,302 |
| Darino |
1917 |
1921 sold to Ellerman
Lines. |
1,433 |
| Delta |
1900 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1904 sold to Hough, Liverpool, renamed Annie
Hough. |
1,109 |
| Destro (1) |
1914 |
1918 torpedoed and sunk off Galloway. |
859 |
| Destro (2) |
1920 |
1925 sold to Ellerman
Lines. |
3,553 |
| Destro (3) |
1970 |
1973 transferred to Ellerman Line, 1978 sold to Italy,
renamed Jolly Azzuro. |
1,571 |
| Dido (1) |
1862 |
1894 sold to Earles Shipbuilding Co, Hull. |
1,062 |
| Dido (2) |
1896 |
1916 mined and sunk near Spurn Lightship; loss of 28 lives. |
4,769 |
| Dido (3) |
1920 |
1940 abandoned at Brest on surrender of France, became
German Dorpat. |
3,554 |
| Domino (1) |
1877 |
1900 sold to Spartan Chief SS Co, Liverpool. |
810 |
| Domino
(2) |
1917 |
1923 wrecked near Kristiansand. |
1,193 |
| Domino (3) |
1925 |
1941 bombed and sunk in Liverpool Docks. |
1,396 |
| Domino (4) |
1947 |
1962 sold to South Africa, renamed Ridge. |
2,302 |
| Douro |
1889 |
1929 sold to Greece, renamed Kimolos. |
2,383 |
| Draco (1) |
1882 |
1905 sold to J. Palmer & Co, London. |
1,730 |
| Draco (2) |
1922 |
1941 bombed and sunk at Tobruk. |
2,017 |
| Dynamo (1) |
1884 |
1906 sold to Wilsons & North Eastern Railway Shipping
Co., 1912 sold to Italy, renamed Unione. |
529 |
| Dynamo
(2) |
1920 |
1943 mined and sunk in Thames Estuary. |
809 |
| Dynamo (3) |
|
see Kylebrook. |
|
| Ebro |
1889 |
1912 sold to Greece, renamed Olympia. |
2,414 |
| Echo |
1863 |
ex- Ellen Sinclair, 1866 purchased from J. Fenwick &
Son, London, and renamed Echo, 1869 lost at sea. |
787 |
| Egyptian
Monarch |
1880 |
1887 purchased from Monarch Line,
1893 renamed Ohio, 1904 sold to W. Mitchell, London. |
3,967 |
| Eldorado (1) |
1873 |
1878 sold to Gray & Dawes, London. |
3,332 |
| Eldorado
(2) |
1885 |
1886 sold to Greek Government, renamed Sfaktirea. |
935 |
| Eldorado (3) |
1886 |
1913 scrapped. |
1,383 |
| Electro (1) |
1884 |
1893 sank off Helgoland. |
545 |
| Electro (2) |
1937 |
ex- Williamstown, 1946 purchased from W. Wilson,
Southampton and renamed Electro, 1967 sold to Greece, renamed
Georgios. |
793 |
| Envoy |
1872 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1911 sank NE of Ymuiden. |
1,353 |
| Erato (1) |
1870 |
1903 sold to Gebruder Seeberg, Riga, renamed Graf
Tolstoi. |
1,482 |
| Erato (2) |
1911 |
1917 mined and sunk off Lizard Point. |
2,041 |
| Erato (3) |
1923 |
1941 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. |
1,335 |
| Eskimo |
1910 |
1921 captured by German cruiser
Vineta, 1919 returned to Wilson Line, 1921 sold to Cie de Nav.
Paquet, Marseilles. |
3,326 |
| Esperanza |
1871 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1903 sold to Bell's Asia Minor SS Co, Hull. |
729 |
| Essex |
1869 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1909 scrapped. |
1,219 |
| Fairy |
1868 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1910 scrapped. |
659 |
| Falcon |
1854 |
1878 purchased with Brownlow,
Marsdin & Co fleet, 1894 scrapped. |
441 |
| Fido (1) |
1867 |
1901 scrapped. |
935 |
| Fido (2) |
1906 |
1922 sold to H. Poole, London, renamed Poolmina. |
602 |
| Finland |
1884 |
1893 purchased from Sanderson &
Co, Hull, 1917 sank off Orkney after collision with SS Pole Star. |
1,954 |
| Flamingo |
|
see Leopard. |
|
| Francisco (1) |
1891 |
1899 sold to French Line renamed
Bordeaux. |
4,582 |
| Francisco
(2) |
1910 |
1935 scrapped. |
4,760 |
| Galileo (1) |
1881 |
New York service, 1901 scrapped. |
2,990 |
| Galileo (2) |
1908 |
1926 flooded and capsized in New York harbour after
fire, scrapped. |
4,768 |
| Genoa |
1890 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1912 went missing at sea; loss of 22 lives. |
1,942 |
| Gitano (1) |
1880 |
1909 scrapped. |
1,243 |
| Gitano (2) |
1913 |
1918 went missing at sea - probably mined. |
1,179 |
| Gitano (3) |
1921 |
1955 scrapped. |
2,787 |
| Gourko |
1912 |
1914 purchased by British
Admiralty, 1919 resold to Wilson Line, 1940 requisitioned,
mined and sunk off Dunkirk. |
1,975 |
| Gozo |
1868 |
1900 scrapped. |
987 |
| Grodno (1) |
1882 |
1911 scrapped. |
1,695 |
| Grodno (2) |
1912 |
1915 torpedoed and sunk off Lofoten Islands. |
1,955 |
| Grodno (3) |
1919 |
1946 sold to Lange, Oslo, renamed Ma Goo. |
2,458 |
| Guido (1) |
1913 |
1915 torpedoed and sunk off Rattray Head. |
2,093 |
| Guido (2) |
1920 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. |
3,922 |
| Hebe |
1861 |
1861 wrecked off Gotland. |
968 |
| Hero (1) |
1861 |
1862 sold to Colonel Whitworth and used for
Confederate States of America. |
899 |
| Hero (2) |
1866 |
1895 scrapped. |
1,028 |
| Hero (3) |
1895 |
1906 sold to Wilsons & North Eastern Railway Shipping
Co, 1924 sold to Ellerman Line, London. |
775 |
| Hetty |
1875 |
1889 purchased from A. Bell, Hull,
1894 sank off Whitby after collision with SS John Johnasson. |
532 |
| Hidalgo (1) |
1872 |
1907 scrapped. |
1,639 |
| Hidalgo
(2) |
1908 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off North Cape; loss of 15 lives. |
4,271 |
| Hindoo (1) |
1872 |
New York service, 1880 sank in heavy weather in
Atlantic; loss of 6 lives. |
3,257 |
| Hindoo (2) |
1889 |
1904 sold and scrapped. |
3,592 |
| Hindoo (3) |
1906 |
1924 sold to Greece, renamed Anastasia. |
4,915 |
| Horatio (1) |
1892 |
ex- Horsley Tower, 1893 purchased from Tower Line
and renamed Horatio, 1895 sold to Booth
Line,
Liverpool. |
3,212 |
| Horatio (2) |
1896 |
1904 wrecked Cape Villano. |
3,197 |
| Humber |
1854 |
1896 sold to Italy, renamed Maria Rosa. |
536 |
| Hydro (1) |
1899 |
1901 sold to Rigaer, Riga,
renamed Welikij Knjas Alexander Michailowitsch, 1920 repurchased, renamed
Hydro,
1922 sold to Russian Government renamed Roshal. |
1,304 |
| Hydro (2) |
1911 |
1915 capsized and sank in heavy weather off Rathlin
Island; loss of 14 lives. |
1,228 |
| Hydro (3) |
|
see Hydro (1) |
|
| Iago (1) |
1889 |
1908 scrapped. |
2,354 |
| Iago (2) |
1901 |
ex- Santa Fe, Hamburg South America Line,
1921 war reparations and renamed Iago, 1922 sold to Hamburg
South America Line, renamed Santa Fe. |
5,342 |
| Idaho (1) |
1896 |
1896 sold to Wilson & Furness-Leyland
Line, renamed
Londonian. |
5,532 |
| Idaho (2) |
1898 |
1901 sold to Chilean Government, renamed Rancagua. |
6,210 |
| Idaho (3) |
1903 |
1929 stranded near Aberdeen, refloated and scrapped. |
4,887 |
| Ino |
1868 |
1871 wrecked on Swedish coast. |
1,016 |
| Irwell |
1854 |
1872 purchased from J. Ringrose,
Hull, 1881 sold to W. Reincke, Keitum, renamed Nordsee. |
599 |
| Jaffa |
1897 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1918 torpedoed and sunk near Owers Lightship; loss of
10 lives. |
1,594 |
| Juno (1) |
1861 |
1863 sold to Colonel Whitworth and used for
Confederate States of America. |
782 |
| Juno (2) |
1864 |
1867 stranded and abandoned on Prussian coast. |
1,104 |
| Juno (3) |
1869 |
1871 went missing at sea. |
1,055 |
| Juno (4) |
1882 |
1888 sold to Tyne-Tees Shipping Co. |
1,292 |
| Juno (5) |
1889 |
1899 sold to Bergen Line, renamed Hera. |
1,080 |
| Juno (6) |
1900 |
1906 sold to Wilsons & North Eastern Railway Shipping
Co, 1926 scrapped. |
905 |
| Katie |
1899 |
1920 purchased from the Shipping Controller,
1922 sold to Russian-Baltic SS Co., Riga. |
2,352 |
| Kelso (1) |
1869 |
1900 caught fire at sea, towed to Gothenburg and
scrapped. |
1,053 |
| Kelso (2) |
1909 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Bishops Rock. |
1,292 |
| Kelso (3) |
1924 |
1942 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. |
3,949 |
| Kingston |
1856 |
1861 lost off Norfolk; loss of 18 lives. |
372 |
| Kirkham Abbey |
1956 |
1965 purchased from British
Railways, 1968 renamed Ariosto (5), 1970 sold to Maldive Islands renamed Maldive
Importer. |
1,372 |
| Kolpino (1) |
1889 |
1905 sold to Glen & Walker, London. |
2,307 |
| Kolpino
(2) |
1906 |
1929 sold to Polish British SS Co., Gdynia, renamed
Rewa. |
1,819 |
| Kotka |
1884 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1922 sold to Osterlund, Norrkoping, renamed
Ester. |
1,695 |
| Kovno (1) |
1882 |
1903 sold to Sweden, renamed Svea. |
1,700 |
| Kovno (2) |
1907 |
1929 sold to Polish British SS Co., Gdynia, renamed
Lodz. |
1,985 |
| Kylebrook |
1926 |
1944 purchased from Northwest
Shipping Co, Workington, 1946 renamed Dynamo (3), 1956 sold to Holderness SS
Co,
Hull renamed Holdernook. |
870 |
| Kyno (1) |
1913 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Algeria; loss of 5 lives. |
2,202 |
| Kyno (2) |
1924 |
1940 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. |
3,950 |
| Leo (1) |
1869 |
1910 scrapped. |
1,052 |
| Leo (2) |
1908 |
ex- Spes, Gribel, Stettin, 1920 war
reparations and renamed Leo, 1940 bombed and sunk off Dover. |
1,127 |
| Leo (3) |
1947 |
1967 sold to Malta, renamed Malcolm Pace. |
1,792 |
| Leopard |
1858 |
1878 purchased with Brownlow, Marsdin & Co
fleet, 1879 renamed Flamingo, 1900 sold to Cory Bros, London. |
735 |
| Lepanto (1) |
1877 |
New York service, 1898 sank in English Channel
after collision with SS Knight of St. George; no loss of life. |
2,310 |
| Lepanto
(2) |
1915 |
1934 renamed City of Ripon, 1942 torpedoed
and sunk off British Guiana; loss of 56 lives. |
6,389 |
| Lido |
1881 |
1901 purchased from Forsberg,
Gothenburg, 1906 sold to Focas, Constantinople, renamed
Helen. |
977 |
| Livorno (1) |
|
see Marsdin. |
|
| Livorno
(2) |
1910 |
1935 sold to Hellenic Line, Piraeus, renamed Turkia. |
1,911 |
| Livorno (3) |
1946 |
1967 sold to Greece, renamed Antonis. |
2,957 |
| Lorenzo |
1890 |
ex- Lansdowne Tower, 1893 purchased from Tower Line and
renamed Lorenzo, 1910 sold to Mango & Co, Syria, renamed Marie J.
Mango. |
3,191 |
| Lorne |
1873 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1914 sold to British Admiralty and sunk as
blockship at Scapa Flow. |
1,186 |
| Lumsden |
1869 |
1878 purchased with Brownlow,
Marsdin & Co. fleet, 1878 wrecked off Jutland. |
1,481 |
| Lydian Monarch |
1881 |
1887 purchased from Monarch Line,
1893 renamed Ontario, 1902 scrapped. |
3,986 |
| Malmo (1) |
|
see Pacific. |
|
| Malmo (2) |
1946 |
1965 sold to Greece, renamed Akti. |
1,779 |
| Manchurian |
1905 |
ex- Tilly Russ, E. Russ, Hamburg, 1920 war
reparations and renamed Manchurian, 1925 transferred to Ellerman
Line. |
2,819 |
| Marengo (1) |
1880 |
New York service, 1901 scrapped. |
2,351 |
| Marengo
(2) |
1910 |
1935 scrapped. |
4,832 |
| Marengo (3) |
1947 |
1967 sold to Greece, renamed Nea Moni. |
4,981 |
| Marsdin |
1870 |
1878 purchased with Brownlow,
Marsdin & Co fleet, 1889 renamed Livorno (1). |
1,424 |
| Martello |
1884 |
New York service, 1910 scrapped. |
3,709 |
| Mikado |
1894 |
1911 sold to Liakakis, Chios, renamed Kios. |
3,557 |
| Milo |
1865 |
1904 sold to Bell's Asia Minor SS Co., Alexandria. |
794 |
| Montebello
(1) |
1890 |
1910 sold to Spain, renamed Barcelo. |
1,735 |
| Montebello
(2) |
1911 |
1918 torpedoed and sunk off Ushant; loss of 41 lives. |
4,324 |
| Morocco |
1900 |
1930 sold to Portugal, renamed Pungue. |
3,783 |
| Mourino (1) |
1877 |
1896 sold to P. McGuffie, Liverpool. |
1,583 |
| Mourino
(2) |
1906 |
1939 sold to British Admiralty as ammunition hulk. |
1,819 |
| Murillo |
1893 |
1914 sold to Mango & Co, Piraeus, renamed Eptalofos. |
2,419 |
| Narva |
1883 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1924 sold to Ellerman Lines. |
1,889 |
| Navarino |
1874 |
1878 sold to Gray & Dawes, London. (1885 to British
India Steam Nav. Co.) |
3,356 |
| Nero (1) |
1869 |
1905 sold, became Stadion, Constantinople. |
1,056 |
| Nero (2) |
1909 |
1920 abandoned in heavy weather and wrecked in Bay of
Biscay. |
1,257 |
| Nero (3) |
1907 |
ex- Claddah, 1924 purchased from City of Cork
Steam Packet Co. and renamed Nero, 1928 sold to Italy, renamed
Cristina. |
640 |
| Neva |
1856 |
1856 sank off Jutland. |
558 |
| North Eastern |
1862 |
1864 sank in Baltic; loss of 20 lives. |
583 |
| North Sea |
1855 |
1859 wrecked Jutland. |
662 |
| Novo |
1902 |
1928 scrapped. |
1,655 |
| Oder |
1861 |
1875 sank in North Sea. |
694 |
| Ohio |
|
see Egyptian Monarch. |
|
| Ontario |
|
see Lydian Monarch. |
|
| Oria |
1890 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1906 sold to Johanson, Lysaker, renamed
Thorsdal. |
2,167 |
| Orlando (1) |
1870 |
1909 sold to Castanie, Oran, renamed Algerie. (ILN
article 1870) |
1,473 |
| Orlando (2) |
1904 |
ex- Inanda, 1920 purchased from T & J. Harrison,
Liverpool, and renamed Orlando, 1932 scrapped. |
4,233 |
| Oslo |
1906 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Shetlands; loss of 3 lives. |
2,296 |
| Oswego |
1916 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Bishop Rock. |
5,793 |
| Othello (1) |
1872 |
New York service, 1895 scrapped. |
2,520 |
| Othello (2) |
1897 |
1926 sold to Belgium, renamed Scheldepas. |
5,059 |
| Otranto |
1877 |
1896 stranded on Fire Island, USA, refloated and
scrapped. |
2,353 |
| Otto (1) |
1867 |
1892 sank after collision with SS Thorsa near
Copenhagen. |
983 |
| Otto (2) |
1898 |
1906 sold to Wilsons & North Eastern Railway Shipping
Co, 1935 scrapped. |
836 |
| Ouse |
1862 |
1867 wrecked Jutland; no loss of life. |
725 |
| Oxford |
1870 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1909 scrapped after collision with SS Edith. |
1,254 |
| Pacific |
1860 |
1888 renamed Malmo (1), 1900 sold to Spartan
Chief SS Co, Liverpool. |
709 |
| Palermo (1) |
1871 |
1900 sold to Gerbaz & Co, Fiume. |
1,635 |
| Palermo
(2) |
1938 |
1965 sold to Greece renamed Kyma. |
2,838 |
| Panther |
1861 |
1878 purchased with Brownlow,
Marsdin & Co fleet, 1896 sold to J. Esplen, Liverpool. |
912 |
| Pera |
1899 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1904 sold to Salveson, Leith. |
1,150 |
| Persian Monarch |
1880 |
1887 purchased from Monarch Line,
1894 sold to J. Merrett, New York, became barque May Flint. |
3,923 |
| Plato (1) |
1868 |
1870 lost in Bay of Biscay. |
1,013 |
| Plato (2) |
|
see Tiger. |
|
| Polo (1) |
1889 |
1910 sold to J. Leite, Para, renamed Veneza. |
485 |
| Polo (2) |
1913 |
1918 torpedoed and sunk in English Channel; loss of 3 lives. |
1,906 |
| Polo (3) |
1919 |
1943 lost by cargo fire and explosion at Bougie. |
1,950 |
| Presto |
|
see Triumph. |
|
| Quito |
1870 |
1891 wrecked near Gothenberg. |
1,497 |
| Rapallo |
1960 |
1972 transferred to Ellerman
Line, 1975 renamed City of
Limassol. |
3,402 |
| Rialto (1) |
1878 |
New York service, 1897 abandoned on fire in
Atlantic; no loss of life. |
2,229 |
| Rialto (2) |
1949 |
1970 sold to Cyprus, renamed Sandra. |
5,005 |
| Rinaldo (1) |
1872 |
1908 stranded on island of Moen, refloated and scrapped. |
1,721 |
| Rinaldo (2) |
1908 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Algeria. |
4,321 |
| Rinaldo (3) |
1946 |
1967 sold to Greece, renamed Emerald. |
2,957 |
| Rollo (1) |
1870 |
1909 scrapped. (ILN
article 1870) |
1,437 |
| Rollo (2) |
1899 |
ex- Italian, 1920 transferred from Ellerman
Line and renamed Rollo, 1932 scrapped. |
3,469 |
| Rollo (3) |
1954 |
1970 sold to Hong Kong, renamed Ocean Empress. |
2,499 |
| Romano |
1881 |
New York service, 1884 sank in Atlantic after collision
with SS Nevada; no loss of life. |
2,845 |
| Romeo |
1881 |
1918 torpedoed and sunk off Galloway; loss of 29 lives. |
1,840 |
| Ronda |
1889 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1915 sold to British Admiralty and sunk as
blockship at Scapa Flow. |
1,941 |
| Rosario |
1883 |
1905 sold to Nathan, Mess & Co, Shanghai. |
1,862 |
| Runo (1) |
1902 |
1914 mined and sunk off River Tyne; loss of 29 lives. |
1,620 |
| Runo (2) |
1920 |
1943 torpedoed and sunk off Benghazi. |
1,858 |
| Sacramento |
1945 |
1964 transferred to Ellerman
Line renamed City of
Bristol. |
7,096 |
| Salerno (1) |
1879 |
New York service, 1895 scrapped. |
2,059 |
| Salerno (2) |
|
see Chicago (1) |
|
| Salerno (3) |
1912 |
1915 mined and sunk near Longsand Lightship. |
2,071 |
| Salerno (4) |
1924 |
1940 captured by German Navy
at Norway, 1945 war prize renamed Empire Salerno, 1946
returned to Wilson Line renamed Salerno, 1956 sold to Greece,
renamed Taxiarchis. |
870 |
| Salerno (5) |
1965 |
1973 transferred to Ellerman
Line, 1975 renamed City of
Corinth. |
1,559 |
| Salmo (1) |
1900 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk NW of Fastnet; loss of 2 lives. |
1,721 |
| Salmo (2) |
1924 |
1940 seized by Vichy French at Morocco, renamed
St.Emile. |
1,269 |
| Salmo (3) |
1867 |
1972 transferred to Ellerman
Line, 1974 renamed City of
Athens. |
1,523 |
| Salvo |
1891 |
passenger tender, 1901 sold to British Admiralty,
became tug C.61. |
267 |
| Sambo |
|
see Zero (1) |
|
| Sangro |
1968 |
1972 transferred to Ellerman
Line, 1974 renamed City of
Ankara. |
1,523 |
| Santiago |
1886 |
New York service, 1889 abandoned on fire in Atlantic; no
loss of life. |
4,188 |
| Sappho (1) |
1864 |
1898 sold to Riga, renamed General Todleben. |
1,102 |
| Sappho (2) |
1898 |
1901 sold to Rigaer, Riga
renamed Michail, 1919 repurchased, renamed Castro (3), 1922 sold to Russian
Government
renamed Gersen. |
1,244 |
| Sappho (3) |
1903 |
1915 trapped in ice and abandoned near Archangel, 1916
sank in tow. |
1,694 |
| Scandinavian |
1852 |
1854 sold to North of Europe Steam Nav.Co,
1858 repurchased by Wilson, 1870 renamed Tasso (1), 1886 wrecked near
Bergen. |
423 |
| Scipio |
1895 |
1927 sold to Faulbaum & Janson, Riga, renamed Lidums. |
1,735 |
| Serbino |
1913 |
1915 torpedoed and sunk in Baltic Sea. |
2,205 |
| Silvio (1) |
1880 |
1912 scrapped. |
1,193 |
| Silvio (2) |
1913 |
1940 bombed, sunk and scrapped in Liverpool Docks. |
1,284 |
| Silvio (3) |
1947 |
1966 sold to Malta, renamed Kristine Pace. |
1,798 |
| Silvio (4) |
1968 |
1973 transferred to Ellerman
Line, 1974 renamed City of
Patras. |
1,523 |
| Smolensk |
1916 |
1929 sold to Polish British SS Co., Gdynia, renamed
Warszawa. |
2,487 |
| Sorrento (1) |
1878 |
New York service, 1895 sold and scrapped. |
2,208 |
| Sorrento
(2) |
1912 |
1938 sold to Palestine Maritime Lloyd, Cyprus, renamed
Miriam. |
1,903 |
| Sorrento (3) |
1967 |
1973 transferred to Ellerman
Line, 1974 renamed City of
Sparta. |
1,523 |
| Spero (1) |
1896 |
1916 torpedoed and sunk in North Sea; no loss of life. |
1,132 |
| Spero (2) |
1922 |
1959 scrapped. |
1,589 |
| Spero (3) |
1966 |
1973 sold to Greece, renamed Saffo, then Sappho. |
6,916 |
| Sultan |
1867 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1914 sold to France, renamed Quand-Meme. |
994 |
| Sultana |
1888 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1905 sold to Japan, renamed Mishima Maru. |
1,929 |
| Swallow |
1857 |
1866 purchased from Depledge &
Co, Hull, 1868 sold to France. |
319 |
| Syria |
1889 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1912 sold to Banck, Helsingborg, renamed Yrsa. |
2,239 |
| Tasso (1) |
|
see Scandinavian. |
|
| Tasso (2) |
1890 |
1911 sold to W. Morphy, Hull. |
1,388 |
| Tasso (3) |
1922 |
1929 sold to Polish-British SS Co, Gdynia, renamed
Premjer. |
3,540 |
| Tasso (4) |
1938 |
1940 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. |
1,586 |
| Tasso (5) |
1945 |
1963 sold to Greece, renamed Sophia. |
1,648 |
| Teano (1) |
1913 |
1916 scuttled by U-Boat. |
1,987 |
| Teano (2) |
1925 |
1943 sunk in collision with SS Chyebassa (British India
SN Co) in River Humber. |
762 |
| Teano (3) |
1955 |
1968 sold to Liberia, renamed Asione. |
1,580 |
| Thomas Wilson |
1870 |
1901 sold to Gebruder Seeberg, Riga, renamed General
Radetzky. |
1,502 |
| Thurso (1) |
1871 |
ex- Eastella, 1886 purchased from Jackson,
Beaumont & Co, Hull and renamed Thurso, 1894 sold to Thompson,
Elliott & Co, Newcastle. |
974 |
| Thurso (2) |
1909 |
1916 shelled and sunk by U-Boat off Rattray Head. |
1,244 |
| Thurso (3) |
1919 |
1942 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. |
2,436 |
| Tiger |
1857 |
1878 purchased with Brownlow,
Marsdin & Co fleet, 1889 renamed Plato (2), 1896 sold to Furness Withy & Co. |
527 |
| Tinto (1) |
1911 |
1937 sold to T. Basse, Copenhagen, renamed Kongeaa. |
757 |
| Tinto (2) |
1947 |
1966 sold to Gibraltar, renamed Kate M.G. |
1,795 |
| Tokio |
1895 |
1911 sold to Antarctic Whaling Co, Larvik, renamed
Polynesia. |
3,827 |
| Toledo |
1881 |
1908 scrapped. |
1,470 |
| Torcello (1) |
1912 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic. |
1,900 |
| Torcello (2) |
1911 |
ex- Stahlof, Neue Dampfer Co., Stettin, 1920 war reparations
and renamed Torcello, 1925 transferred to Ellerman
Line, 1930 reverted
to Wilson Line, 1938 sold to
African & Continental SS Co, London, renamed Lutine. |
1,479 |
| Toro |
1904 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Ushant. |
3,066 |
| Toronto |
1900 |
1923 scrapped. |
6,035 |
| Torpedo |
1885 |
1905 sold to Levantis, Constantinople, renamed Byron. |
418 |
| Tosno |
1907 |
1915 sold to Russian Government. |
2,000 |
| Trent |
1862 |
1862 wrecked Dago Island, Gulf of Finland; no loss of life. |
717 |
| Trentino (1) |
1919 |
1941 scrapped after bombing in Liverpool Docks. |
3,079 |
| Trentino
(2) |
1952 |
1970 sold to Maldive Islands, renamed Maldive Ensign. |
2,340 |
| Triumph |
1893 |
1893 purchased from Baird &
Barnsley, North Shields, 1894 renamed Presto (1), 1923 sold to Duncan & Sons,
Middlesborough renamed Beattie Duncan. |
155 |
| Truro (1) |
1898 |
1906 sold to Wilsons & North Eastern Railway Shipping
Co, 1915 captured and sunk by U-Boat off St.Abb's Head. |
836 |
| Truro (2) |
1922 |
1939 torpedoed and sunk off Aberdeen. |
974 |
| Truro (3) |
1947 |
1968 sold to Kuwait, renamed Gulf Noor. |
1,795 |
| Tycho |
1904 |
1917 torpedoed and sunk off Beachy Head; loss of 15 lives. |
3,216 |
| Una |
1899 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1909 sold to Spain, renamed Vicente La Roda. |
1,407 |
| United Service |
1862 |
1864 purchased from China
Merchants SN Co, Shanghai, 1866 went missing at sea. |
583 |
| Urbino (1) |
1873 |
1879 struck rocks and sank at Cadiz; no loss of life. |
1,535 |
| Urbino (2) |
1889 |
1908 scrapped. |
2,351 |
| Urbino (3) |
1915 |
1915 torpedoed, shelled and sunk by U-Boat. |
6,651 |
| Urbino (4) |
1919 |
1954 scrapped. |
5,198 |
| Vasco (1) |
1895 |
1916 mined and sunk in English Channel; loss of 17 lives. |
1,914 |
| Vasco (2) |
1910 |
ex- Brandenburg, Stevenson, Stettin, 1920 war
reparatons and renamed Vasco, 1929 sold to Nimtz, Stettin, renamed
Franz-Jurgen. |
2,221 |
| Vasco (3) |
1939 |
1963 sold to Greece, renamed Brookfield. |
2,878 |
| Vigo |
1905 |
1927 sold to Spain, renamed Arcangelo. |
3,252 |
| Virago |
1871 |
1882 went missing at sea. |
1,809 |
| Volo (1) |
1890 |
1924 scrapped. |
1,289 |
| Volo (2) |
1938 |
1941 torpedoed and sunk in Mediterranean. |
1,587 |
| Volo (3) |
1946 |
1969 sold to Malta, renamed Avolos. |
1,797 |
| Volturno |
1888 |
1912 scrapped after collision with steamships Kathe and
Northwood. |
2,336 |
| Walamo |
1871 |
1873 sank in North Sea; no loss of no life. |
1,832 |
| William Bailey |
1883 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1909 stranded near Falsterbro, refloated and
scrapped. |
1,834 |
| Xantho |
1871 |
1884 sank after collision with SS Valuta off Gotland; loss
of 1 life. |
1,807 |
| Yeddo |
1871 |
1907 scrapped. |
1,853 |
| Zaimis |
1860 |
1898 purchased from Rawson &
Robinson, Hull, 1899 sold to W. Couper, Glasgow. |
332 |
| Zara |
1897 |
1903 taken over with Bailey &
Leetham fleet, 1917 torpedoed and sunk; loss of 27 lives. |
1,331 |
| Zebra |
1859 |
1878 purchased with Brownlow,
Marsdin & Co fleet, 1894 sold to Furness Withy & Co. |
551 |
| Zeno |
1871 |
1873 sank SW of Scilly Isles after coal cargo explosion;
no loss of life. |
1,409 |
| Zero (1) |
1876 |
passenger tender, 1896 renamed
Sambo, 1905
scrapped. |
77 |
| Zero (2) |
1896 |
1932 scrapped. |
1,143 |
The Wilsons and North Eastern Railway Shipping Company was a joint service
to run between Hull and Antwerp, Ghent, Hamburg and Dunkirk from 1906.
They became Associated Humber Lines in 1935. Services ceased in 1958.
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Bruno |
|
see Bruno Wilson Line fleet. |
|
| Cito |
|
see Cito (1) Wilson Line fleet. |
|
| Darlington |
|
see Castro (4) Wilson Line fleet. |
|
| Dynamo |
|
see Dynamo (1) Wilson Line fleet. |
|
| Harrogate
(1) |
1911 |
1918 sank off Norway. |
1,168 |
| Harrogate (2) |
1925 |
1958 scrapped. |
1,029 |
| Hero |
|
see Hero (3) Wilson Line fleet. |
|
| Hull |
1907 |
1914 seized by Germans at Hamburg, 1919 returned to W
& NERSCo., 1937 sold to Algeria, renamed Ville de Djidjelli. |
1,132 |
| Juno |
|
see Juno (6) Wilson Line fleet. |
|
| Otto |
|
see Otto (2) Wilson Line fleet. |
|
| Selby |
1922 |
1958 scrapped. |
1,039 |
| Truro |
|
see Truro (1) Wilson Line fleet. |
|
| York |
1907 |
1937 sold to Algeria, renamed Ville de Bougie. |
1,132 |
| |
| |
|
Managed Ships |
|
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Albatross |
1903 |
1917 chartered by the Shipping Controller from Russian SS
Co., St Petersburg by the Shipping Controller and managed by Wilson Line.
1920 returned to owners. |
3,037 |
| Altai |
1902 |
1918 chartered by Shipping Controller from Northern SS Co.,
St. Petersburg, managed by Wilson Line, 1920 returned to Russia. |
3,756 |
| Bellona II |
1923 |
ex- Bellona (DFDS),
1940 Requisitioned by Britain renamed Bellona II and managed by Wilson
Line, 9th Oct.1940 beached near Stonehaven after German air attack, total
loss. |
840 |
| Bessarabia |
1899 |
1917 chartered by the Shipping Controller from P. Regier,
Odessa and managed by Wilson Line, 1919 returned to owners. |
3,520 |
| Biruta |
1889 |
1917 chartered by the Shipping Controller from P. Danneberg,
Riga and managed by Wilson Line, 1918 management transferred to Temple-Thompson & Clark,
London. 6th Aug.1918 torpedoed and sunk. |
1,733 |
| Canada |
1919 |
ex- Kanada, 1918 managed by Wilson Line for the Russian
Government renamed Canada, 1921 returned to Russia renamed III International. |
2,356 |
| Cassel |
1901 |
(ex-North German Lloyd)
1919 war reparations and managed by Wilson Line, 1920 transferred to Messageries
Maritimes, France, renamed Marechal Gallieni. |
7,542 |
| Cavallo (4) |
1978 |
owned by Container Rentals Ltd, managed by Wilson Line.
Delivery from builders refused and 1980 sold to Fednav Ltd, Halifax, Nova
Scotia. |
5,108 |
| Celte |
1893 |
1940 captured from French by Royal Navy, 1941 managed by
Wilson Line, 27th Apr.1941 bombed and sunk by German air attack. |
943 |
| Cicero (3) |
1978 |
owned by Container Rentals Ltd, managed by Wilson Line,
1978 returned to builders with defects, 1980 management transferred to
Contrast Shipping Line, Cayman Islands. |
5,108 |
| Claudius Aulagnon |
1903 |
1917 chartered by the Shipping Controller from Svorono & di
Pollone, Mariupol by the Shipping Controller and managed by Wilson Line.
1919 returned to owners. |
3,967 |
| Czar |
1912 |
1917 chartered by the Shipping Controller from Russian
American Line by the Shipping Controller and managed by Wilson Line.
1917 management transferred to Cunard
SS Co. |
6,516 |
| Czaritza |
1915 |
1917 chartered by the Shipping Controller from Russian
American Line by the Shipping Controller and managed by Wilson Line.
1917 management transferred to Cunard
SS Co. |
6,598 |
| Darien II |
1892 |
1941 requisitioned from Palestinian Government by Britain,
1945 managed for MOWT by Wilson Line, 1950 laid up, 1951 scrapped. |
459 |
| Diana |
1911 |
ex-DFDS, 1940
Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Wilson Line, 9th Jun.1941 bombed
and sunk by German air attack. |
942 |
| Domino (5) |
1972 |
owned by Domino Containerships Ltd, managed by Wilson Line,
1978 sold to Ignazio Messina, Genoa renamed Jolly Nero. |
1,582 |
| Dorothea |
1942 |
ex- Donna, 1969 purchased from Panama
by Department of Trade & Industry, London, managed by Wilson Line and renamed
Dorothea, 1970 renamed Miranda, 1981 sold to F. Oldham Ltd, London. |
1,462 |
| Ebro |
1920 |
ex-DFDS, 1940
Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Yeoward
Line, 1940 management transferred to Wilson Line, 18th Mar.1942 wrecked
near Aberdeen. |
1,066 |
| Egholm |
1923 |
ex-DFDS, 1943
Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Wilson Line, 25th Feb.1945 torpedoed
and sunk by U.2322 off St. Abbs Head. |
1,317 |
| Ellind |
1896 |
1916 loaned to UK Government by Russian Government and managed
by Wilson Line, 1919 returned to J. Linde, Reval. |
2,826 |
| Empire Consistence |
1927 |
ex- Ganter, 1945 war reparations from Argo
Line, Bremen renamed Empire Consistence managed by Wilson Line, 1949
management transferred to Glen & Co., Glasgow. |
1,770 |
| Empire Convention |
1943 |
ex- Heidberg, 1945 seized from August Bolten, Hamburg, renamed
Empire Convention, managed by Wilson Line, 1946 allocated to USSR renamed
Ernst Thaelmann. |
1,714 |
| Empire Factor |
1944 |
managed for MOWT by Wilson Line, 1946 sold to Coe Line
Ltd, London renamed Coe Jean. |
410 |
| Empire Flaminian |
1917 |
ex- Flaminian, 1944 purchased from Ellerman
Papayanni Line by MOWT, managed by Wilson Line renamed Empire Flaminian,
1950 scrapped. |
2,699 |
| Empire Gabon |
1944 |
ex- Licentia, 1945 seized from J. Jost, Flensburg renamed
Empire Gabon, managed by Wilson Line, 1946 allocated to USSR renamed Riazan. |
1,925 |
| Empire Gage |
1943 |
ex- Santander, 1945 seized from Oldenburg-Portuguese
Line renamed Empire Gage, managed by Wilson Line, 1945 chartered
to Dutch Government renamed Arnhem (Arnheim ?). |
2,804 |
| Empire Haig |
1944 |
managed for MOWT by Wilson Line, 1946 sold to Lamport & Holt
Line renamed Dryden. |
9,923 |
| Empire Paragon |
1944 |
managed for MOWT by Wilson Line, 1946 sold to P & O
Line renamed Pinjarra. |
9,892 |
| Empire Wansbeck |
1942 |
ex- Linz, 1945 seized from German Navy renamed Empire Wansbeck,
refitted as troopship and managed by Wilson Line, 1962 sold to Kavounides
Shipping Co., Piraeus renamed Esperos. |
3,562 |
| Ethelaida |
1891 |
1918 chartered by UK Government from Russian Government
and managed by Wilson Line, 1923 returned to Baltic SS Co., Leningrad renamed
Budeny. |
2,669 |
| Flora II |
1909 |
ex- Flora (DFDS),
1940 Requisitioned by Britain renamed Flora II and managed by Wilson Line,
2nd Aug.1942 torpedoed and sunk by U.254 in North Atlantic. |
1,218 |
| Fort St. James |
1941 |
1942 managed for MOWT by Wilson Line, 1946 sold to Lambert
Bros, London renamed Temple Bar. |
7,128 |
| Frigga |
1922 |
ex-DFDS, 1940 Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Wilson
Line, 1945 returned to DFDS. |
1,095 |
| General Suworow |
1888 |
1918 requisitioned by UK Government from Russian Government
and managed by Wilson Line, 1919 returned to owners and wrecked on Lofoten
Islands. [originally Scottish Prince (1)] |
1,958 |
| Graf Schuwalow |
1889 |
1918 requisitioned by the Shipping Controller, London from
Gebruder Seeberg, Riga and managed by Wilson Line, 1920 returned to owner
renamed Turaida. |
1,863 |
| Graf Stroganoff |
1903 |
1918 chartered by the Shipping Controller from Northern
SS Co., St. Petersburg by the Shipping Controller and managed by Wilson
Line. 1920 returned to owners. |
2,871 |
| Hannover |
1899 |
(ex-North German Lloyd) 1919 war reparations and managed
by Wilson Line, 1921 resold to North
German Lloyd. |
7,305 |
| Hebe |
1912 |
ex-DFDS, 1940 Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Wilson
Line, 1940 renamed Hebe II and chartered by France, renamed Sainte Sylvia,
1942 scuttled by Vichy French but salvaged and returned to Wilson Line
management, renamed Hebe II, 1943 chartered by US Army, 1945 returned to DFDS renamed
Hebe. |
957 |
| Hero (5) |
1972 |
owned jointly by Domino Containerships and DFDS,
managed by Wilson Line, 12th Nov.1977 sank in North Sea in bad weather. |
3,468 |
| Herold |
1906 |
ex-German war reparations, 1920 management transferred from
Ridley & Tully, Newcastle, 1921 sold to Byron SS Co., London renamed Maid
of Athens. |
1,363 |
| Hindsholm |
1916 |
ex-DFDS, 1940 Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Wilson
Line, 1945 returned to DFDS. |
1,512 |
| Ibis |
1898 |
1918 chartered by Shipping Controller from West Russian
SS Co., Petrograd, managed by Wilson Line, 12th May 1918 sank with all
hands off Lizard Point after collision with s/s WHIMBREL. |
2,358 |
| Katie |
1899 |
ex-German war reparations, 1918 managed by Wilson Line
for the Shipping Controller, London, 1920 purchased by Wilson Line (see main
fleet list) |
2,352 |
| Kildin |
1903 |
1918 chartered by Shipping Controller from Russian Government,
managed by Wilson Line, 1918 returned to Russia. |
1,219 |
| Kniaz Pojarsky |
1916 |
1919 managed by Wilson Line for the Russian Government,
1921 returned to Russia renamed Leitenant Schmidt. |
2,432 |
| La Plata |
1898 |
(ex-Hamburg America
Line), war reparations, 1920 management transferred from New
Zealand Shipping Co., 1922 sold to Companhia Colonial de Nav., Lisbon
renamed Guine. |
4,032 |
| Lech |
1934 |
1940 chartered by Britain from the Polish-British SS Co.,
Gdynia, managed by Wilson Line, 1946 returned to owners. |
1,568 |
| Lublin |
1932 |
1940 chartered by Britain from the Polish-British SS Co.,
Gdynia, managed by Wilson Line, 1946 returned to owners. |
1,409 |
| Lwow |
1932 |
1940 chartered by Britain from the Polish-British SS Co.,
Gdynia, managed by Wilson Line, 2nd Dec.1943 sunk by German air attack
at Bari, Italy. |
1,409 |
| Marie Rose |
1901 |
1916 loaned to UK Government by Russian Government and managed
by Wilson Line, 1923 returned to Russia renamed Rosa Luxemburg. |
3,126 |
| Miranda |
|
see Dorothea. |
|
| Novorussia |
1904 |
1919 requisitioned by the Shipping Controller from the Russian
Government, managed by Wilson Line, 1920 sold to Anglo-Commercial Shipping
Co., North Shields renamed Cromerton. |
3,542 |
| Odessa |
1888 |
1917 chartered by the Shipping Controller from DFDS,
Libau by the Shipping Controller and managed by Wilson Line. 1918 beached
at Tetney after collision, total loss. |
1,679 |
| Rota |
1923 |
ex-DFDS, 1940 Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Wilson
Line, 1945 returned to DFDS. |
840 |
| Samark |
1943 |
(Liberty ship), managed for MOWT by Wilson Line, 1947 returned
to US Maritime Commission renamed John G. North. |
7,219 |
| Sambur |
1943 |
(Liberty ship), managed for MOWT by
Wilson Line, 1944 renamed Samwharfe, 1947 returned to US Maritime Commission
renamed Dwight B. Heard. |
7,219 |
| Samdel |
|
see Samore. |
|
| Samlouis |
1943 |
(Liberty ship), managed for MOWT by Wilson Line, 1947 sold
to Alva SS Co., London renamed Coralstone. |
7,219 |
| Samore |
1943 |
(Liberty ship), managed for MOWT by
Wilson Line, 1944 renamed Samdel, 1947 returned to US Maritime Commission
renamed Charles Devens. |
7,219 |
| Samsmola |
1944 |
(Liberty ship), managed for MOWT by Wilson Line, 1947 returned
to US Maritime Commission. |
7,219 |
| Samwharfe |
|
see Sambur. |
|
| Schleswig |
1902 |
(ex-North German Lloyd)
1919 war reparations and managed by Wilson Line, 1920 sold to France. 1921
renamed General Duchesne. (picture) |
6,955 |
| Sibir |
1902 |
1917 chartered by the Shipping Controller from Northern
SS Co., St. Petersburg by the Shipping Controller and managed by Wilson
Line. 1920 returned to owners. |
2,907 |
| Sineus |
1892 |
1918 requisitioned by the Shipping Controller, London from
G. W. Schroder, Riga and managed by Wilson Line, 1919 returned to owners. |
2,788 |
| Skjold |
1904 |
ex-DFDS, 1940 Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Wilson
Line, 1945 returned to DFDS. |
1,345 |
| Soroka |
1906 |
1918 chartered by Shipping Controller from Archangel Mourman
S.N. Co., Archangel, managed by Wilson Line, 1920 returned to owners. |
1,630 |
| Svanholm |
1922 |
ex-DFDS, 1940 Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Wilson
Line, 1945 returned to DFDS. |
1,321 |
| Thyra II |
1922 |
ex- Thyra (DFDS), 1940 Requisitioned by Britain renamed
Thyra II and managed by Wilson Line, 1945 returned to DFDS renamed
Thyra. |
1,088 |
| Tyr |
1890 |
ex-DFDS, 1940 Requisitioned by Britain and managed by Wilson
Line, 1945 returned to DFDS. |
754 |
| Umba |
1903 |
1918 chartered by Shipping Controller from Archangel Mourman
S.N. Co., Archangel, managed by Wilson Line, 30th Apr.1918 torpedoed and
sunk in English Channel. |
2,042 |
| Zimorodok |
1906 |
1918 requisitioned by Shipping Controller from West Russian
SS Co., St. Petersburg, managed by Wilson Line, 1920 sold to Ornis SS Co.,
London. |
3,594 |
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