Waterford Steamship Company
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The Waterford Steamship Company provided shipping services between Waterford
and Bristol
and Liverpool
from 1836 to 1912.
The Waterford Steamship company ran 13 steamers to Bristol, Liverpool and Irish ports. Services had been operating prior to 1836, but in this year they was reorganised and it was registered as a new company.
In 1870 the services operated from Waterford
to London
were taken over by the British and Irish Steam Packet Company.
In 1901, in a heavy fog, RMS Oceanic
of the White Star Line
was involved in a collision when she rammed and sank the small Waterford Steamship Company
ship SS Kincora, killing 7 people.
It was absorbed by the Clyde Shipping Company in 1912.
Waterford
Waterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...
and Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
and Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
from 1836 to 1912.
History
In 1870 the services operated from Waterford
Waterford
Waterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...
to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
were taken over by the British and Irish Steam Packet Company.
In 1901, in a heavy fog, RMS Oceanic
RMS Oceanic (1899)
RMS Oceanic was a transatlantic ocean liner, built for the White Star Line. She sailed on her maiden voyage on 6 September 1899 and, until 1901, was the largest ship in the world...
of the White Star Line
White Star Line
The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company or White Star Line of Boston Packets, more commonly known as the White Star Line, was a prominent British shipping company, today most famous for its ill-fated vessel, the RMS Titanic, and the World War I loss of Titanics sister ship Britannic...
was involved in a collision when she rammed and sank the small Waterford Steamship Company
Waterford Steamship Company
The Waterford Steamship Company provided shipping services between Waterford and Bristol and Liverpool from 1836 to 1912.-History:The Waterford Steamship company ran 13 steamers to Bristol, Liverpool and Irish ports...
ship SS Kincora, killing 7 people.
It was absorbed by the Clyde Shipping Company in 1912.