- Elder Dempster Lines
Infobox Defunct company
company_name = Elder Dempster Lines
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fate = Wound up
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foundation =Liverpool ,England (1932)
defunct = 2000
location =Liverpool ,England
industry = Shipping
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subsid =Elder Dempster Lines was a British
shipping company which operated from 1932 to 2000, although its origins stretch back into the mid-19th century.Elder Dempster and Company started trading as the
African Steamship Company in 1852 [http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/Elder_Dempster.html History] The Ships List - Retrieved on2007-07-11 ] . Elder Dempster Shipping Limited was formed in 1899, and in 1932 this company, together with the African Steamship Company, and the British & African Steam Navigation Company, came under the Elder Dempster Lines name [http://www.aquila.btinternet.co.uk/elder-dempster/ed-intro.htm History] Independent website - Retrieved on2007-07-11 ] .The company operated from British ports, mainly
Liverpool , where it was based, toWest Africa n destinations. It operated three liners, the flagship "Aureol", together with the "Accra" and "Apapa", toGhana andNigeria , as well as many other freight and mail ships.The company expanded, taking over a number of other shipping companies between 1951 and 1965, when it came under the ownership of the Ocean Steamship Company (
Blue Funnel Line ). The end for the Elder Dempster Lines name came in 1989 when it was bought by the French firmDelmas-Vieljeux , although the company continued as a shipping agents until 2000 when it was wound up.References
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