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Tango01 | 11 Dec 2014 11:10 p.m. PST |
"The General Screw Steam Shipping Company was founded in 1848 by James Laming, who for some 30 years previously had owned sailing ships plying between England and the Netherlands. In the autumn of 1849 the 500 ton iron screw BOSPHORUS inaugurated the new company's service from Liverpool to Gibraltar, Malta and Constantinople (Istanbul), the HELLESPONT and PROPONTIS of similar size joining her as soon as completed. The Company was contracted in November 1850 to carry the mails monthy between Plymouth and Cape Town for £30,000.00 GBP a year. The BOSPHORUS opened the service in December 1850 and reached Cape Town in 40 days; 5 more than the contract time. Almost at once orders were placed with C. J. Mare & Co. of Blackwall, London, builders of the earlier ships, for the QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, which was followed by the sister ships LADY JOCELYN, INDIANA, CALCUTTA, MAURITIUS and HYDASPES. On 29 May 1852 an agreement was reached for the Company to provide a monthly mail service from England to Madras and Calcutta, via St. Vincent, Ascension St. Helena, Cape Town, Mauritius and Ceylon…" From main page link Amicalement Armand |
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