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Furness Withy
IndustryTransport
Founded1891
Defunct1980
FateAcquired
SuccessorOrient Overseas Container Line
HeadquartersHartlepool, UK
Key people
Christopher Furness

Henry Withy

Sir James Steel (Chairman)

Furness Withy was a major British transport business. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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Furness Withy

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Furness, Withy renamed its acquisition the Furness Bermuda Line. In 1928 Furness, Withy acquired the Red Cross Line. In 1965 Furness, Withy acquired Royal...

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Furness Bermuda Line

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Furness Bermuda Line was a UK shipping line that operated in the 20th century. It was part of Furness, Withy and ran passenger liners between New York...

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SS New Australia

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Monarch of Bermuda at its shipyard in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne for Furness, Withy & Co Ltd. She was launched on 17 March 1931 and completed that November...

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SS Queen of Bermuda

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was a British turbo-electric ocean liner that belonged to Furness, Withy & Co Ltd. Its Furness Bermuda Line subsidiary operated her between New York and...

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Mid Ocean Club

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1921, and originally built in collaboration with the Furness Bermuda Line (part of Furness Withy. After the First World War, Bermuda's tourism industry...

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HMHS Newfoundland

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Convention. Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Ltd of Barrow-in-Furness built Newfoundland for Furness, Withy & Co of Liverpool. Her 1,047 NHP quadruple expansion...

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Edward Withy

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shipbuilding partnership at Hartlepool that eventually became part of Furness Withy. He sold the firm in 1884 and emigrated from England to New Zealand...

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Royal Mail Steam Packet Company

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1949. In 1965 RML was bought by Furness, Withy & Co., and rapidly lost its identity. In the 1970s parts of the Furness Withy Group, including RML, were sold...

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Furness Bermuda Line hotels

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tourists coming to the island after the first World War. This lead for Furness Withy, parent company of the line, to begin buying existing hotels and purchasing...

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Teiryu Maru

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cargo ship that was launched in England in 1914 as Northwestern Miller. Furness, Withy & Co managed her until 1927, when Norddeutscher Lloyd bought her and...

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OOCL

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has taken over a number of well-known shipping lines. These include Furness Withy, Houlder Brothers, Manchester Liners, Shaw Savill, PSNC, Prince Line...

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Henry Withy

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Henry Withy thereby assumed sole responsibility for managing the works. In 1891, the Furness Line Company of Christopher Furness and Edward Withy and Co...

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MV Bermuda

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MS Bermuda was a passenger motor ship that Furness, Withy's Furness Bermuda Line operated between New York and Bermuda from 1928 until 1931. She was damaged...

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Furness Shipbuilding Company

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measuring 1,000 feet by 250 feet. It operated as a subsidiary within the Furness, Withy Shipping Company, with the first ship being laid down in March 1918...

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Ocean Group plc

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1965. In 1969, it joined forces with British & Commonwealth Holdings, Furness Withy, and P&O to form Overseas Containers Limited to exploit the introduction...

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Furness baronets

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United Kingdom. It was created on 18 June 1913 for Stephen Furness. He was Chairman of Furness, Withy and Co, and also represented Hartlepool in the House of...

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Fort Victoria

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Victoria (A387), a 1990 Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RMS Fort Victoria, a Furness Withy ship This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical...

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Leyland Line

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Furness Withy, from Liverpool to New York and the Canadian ports. In 1896, the Wilson Line was added and the joint service was called Wilson, Furness...

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USS Maartensdijk

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subsidiaries of Furness, Withy. She was renamed Maartensdijk in 1909, Benvrackie in 1923 and Ani in 1927. She was scrapped in Italy in 1933. Furness, Withy owned...

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Manchester Liners

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charges. To help counter these "sharp practices", Sir Christopher Furness, of Furness Withy & Company, proposed in 1897 that a Manchester-based shipping line...

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