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Exeter City (1887) in the Avon Gorge, Bristol.[1]

Bristol City Line was a British shipping line based in Bristol, England that traded from 1704 until 1974.[2] From 1760 Bristol City Line also built ships.[2]

The company's fleet was distinguished with the name of each ship ending in "City", and named after cities in Britain, the US and Canada.[2] Some names were re-used up to five times for successive ships.[2]

  1. ^ Greenway, Ambrose (2011). Cargo Liners: An Illustrated History. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-78346-929-1.
  2. ^ a b c d Swiggum, Susan; Kohli, Marjorie (2 April 2006). "Bristol City Line". The Ships List. S. Swiggum. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.

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