British India Steam Navigation Company

The British India Steam Navigation Company, also British India Line, was a British shipping line. It existed from 1856 until 1971.

History

Was first entered the company in 1856 as Calcutta & Burmah Steam Navigation Company. As of 1862, the shipping company traded as British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd.. In 1886, British India took over the Australian Steam Navigation Company with its coastal services emanating from Brisbane. Together with a company acquired in 1912 of five ships was from Australasian United SN Co. Apcar & Co, Calcutta. Five more ships were added, as one 1913, the Australian shipping company Archibald Currie took over.

Although the British India Steam Navigation Company in 1914 merged with the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company ( P & O), but both the ships, as well as their shipping company retained until 1971 their autonomy.

The 1917 adopted by British India Nourse Line stepped outwardly further than your own shipping company. Other companies that took over British India in 1919 were the knitted line and in 1935, the Asiatic Steam Navigation Company, but to the one acquired only a majority shareholding.

As one of P & O in 1971 reorganized into the areas of general cargo shipping, passenger services and bulk carriers, all controlled shipping companies and ships were rapidly integrated into the new structure, which also meant the end of the British India Steam Navigation Co. (British India Line).

Swell

• The British India Line at Ocean Liner Museum ( English)
• Overview of ships of the Peninsular and Oriental subsidiary Steam Navigation Company (English)

• Former shipping company ( United Kingdom)