Introduction: Ocean to Ocean

Malcolm Falkus
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Malcolm Falkus: University of New England

Chapter 1 in The Blue Funnel Legend, 1990, pp 1-8 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract On 19 April 1866, the 2300 ton steamer Agamemnon, set out from Liverpool on a historic voyage. Agamemnon was a square-rigged barque, powered by high pressure compound engines, and she carried cargo for Penang, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. Within a few months two sister ships, Ajax and Achilles, had set out on similar journeys. The trio were owned by the Ocean Steam Ship Company, a new enterprise set up in January 1865 by the brothers Alfred and Philip Holt to operate the steamers. The Holt brothers were principal shareholders of the Company and ‘managers’ of the three steamers, while Alfred Holt had designed the ships and their engines.

Keywords: Suez Canal; Sister Ship; Merchant Shipping; Photograph Courtesy; April 1866 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1990
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-11476-4_1

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