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Belfast Steamship Company

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Industry	Shipping
Founded	1852
Defunct	1975
Successor	Coast Lines
Headquarters	Belfast , Ireland/ Northern Ireland
Area served	Belfast, Liverpool ( England)

The Belfast Steamship Company provided shipping services between Belfast in Ireland (later Northern Ireland) and Liverpool in England from 1852 to 1975. ^[1]

History

The company started life in 1824 as the Liverpool and Belfast Steam Packet Company. ^[1] operated by Langtry & Herdman. They began a steam ship service from Belfast to Liverpool. ^[2]

Vessels introduced were as follows:^{[ citation needed]}

• PS Chieftain, 1826
• PS Corsair, 1827
• PS Falcon, 1835
• PS Reindeer, 1838
• PS Sea-King, 1845
• PS Blenheim, 1848

About 1830 the Dublin Steam Packet Company began a weekly service in competition.^{[ citation needed]} On 31 January 1852 the Liverpool and Belfast Steam Packet Company was registered as The Belfast Steamship Company Ltd.^{[ citation needed]} In 1859, it expanded and absorbed the Cork Steamship Company and in 1866 it absorbed the Londonderry Steamboat Company.^{[ citation needed]} It was absorbed into Coast Lines in 1919 as a subsidiary company, which was subsequently absorbed into P&O Ferries in 1975.^{[ citation needed]}

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