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Orient Line
House flag
Industry
Cruising
Founded
1797
Founder
James Thompson
Defunct
1966
Fate
Absorbed by P&O
Successor
P&O
Orient Lines
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
Key people
James Thompson
Owner
James Thompson & Co.
Anderson, Anderson & Co.
Anderson, Green & Co. Ltd.
P&O
Oriana, the last Orient Line ship, in Tonga in 1985
The Orient Steam Navigation Company, also known as the Orient Line, was a British shipping company with roots going back to the late 18th century. From the early 20th century onwards, an association began with P&O which became 51% shareholder in 1919 and culminated in the Orient Line being totally absorbed into that company in 1966.
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