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.—Elder, Dempster & Co. 161
” II.—African Steamship Co., Limited 166
” III.—British and African Steam Navigation Co., Limited 171
” IV.—Imperial Direct West India Service, Limited 174
” V.—City of Dublin Steampacket Co., Limited 178
” VI.—British and Irish Steampacket Co., Limited 195
” VII.—Bibby Line 203
” VIII.—Cork Steamship Co., Limited 207
” IX.—Cunard Steamship Co., Limited 221
” X.—Houston, R. P., & Co. 237
” XI.—Houlder Bros. & Co. 244
” XII.—Laird, Alex. A., & Co. 251
” XIII.—Langlands, M., & Sons 261
” XIV.—Little, Jas., & Co. 268
” XV.—MacBrayne, David 274
” XVI.—MacIver, David, & Co. 282
” XVII.—MacIver’s Liverpool and Glasgow Steamers 287
” XVIII.—Sligo Steam Navigation Co., Limited 290
” XIX.—Waterford Steamship Co., Limited 293
” XX.—White Star Line 300
” XXI.—Adelaide Steamship Company, Limited—John Bacon, Limited—R. Burton & Sons, Limited—Fletcher, Woodhill & Co.—T. & J. Harrison—W. S. Kennaugh & Co.—Lamport & Holt—H. & W. Nelson—R. & J. H. Rea—John S. Sellers—Henry Tyrer & Co. 315
FOOTNOTES:
[1] On page 127 read 1886 instead of 1896.
[2] On page 134 this vessel is called the ROBERT BRUCE in error.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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Liverpool in 1837 _Frontispiece._
Ferry Steamer on the St. Lawrence 10
Early type of African Coasting Steamer 28
INVERARY CASTLE P.S. 38
COLOMBO S.S. 46
P. & O. Liner (Early type) 47
P. & O. Liner (Modern Steamer) 47
SICILIAN S.S. 57
PERU P.S. 59
ORELLANA S.S. 61
SIRIUS S. at New York 66
ROYAL WILLIAM S. in Mid-Atlantic 74
GREAT BRITAIN S. 80
CLYDE R.M.S. 86
NILE R.M.S. 87
PORT ANTONIO R.M.S. 89
BRITANNIA R.M.S. 93
ASIA R.M.S. 97
GREAT EASTERN 120
The FERRET S.S. 140
Arrest of Conspirators 143
TUNISIAN R.M.S. 148
ARUNDEL S. 153
GLEN SANNOX P.S. 154
LUCY ASHTON P.S. 155
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Sir Alfred L. Jones _Frontispiece._
W. J. Davey, Esq. ”
JEBBA R.M.S. 166
TARQUAH R.M.S. 170
PORT ROYAL R.M.S. 174
ULSTER R.M.S. 178
ROYAL WILLIAM P.S. 185
Holyhead Mail Steamer 187
Wm. Watson, Esq. 192
LADY ROBERTS S.S. 196
LADY WOLSELEY S.S. 201
Bibby Liner 204
Ebenezer Pike, Esq. 210
SIRIUS P.S. 212
RISSA S.S. 218
Joseph Pike, Esq. 220
Liverpool Landing Stage 222
EUROPA and AMERICA R.M.S. 224
SCOTIA R.M.S. 226
RUSSIA R.M.S. 228
ETRURIA R.M.S. 232
LUCANIA R.M.S. 234
HYDASPES S.S. 238
OSWESTRY GRANGE S.S. 244
BEACON GRANGE S.S. 246
HORNBY GRANGE S.S. 248
ROSE S.S. 250
Alex. A. Laird, Esq. 254
OLIVE S.S. 258
PRINCESS MAUD S.S. 262
PRINCESS ROYAL P.S. 264
CLAYMORE R.M.S. 274
COLUMBA R.M.S. 280
CLODAGH S.S. 294
T. H. Ismay, Esq. 300
OCEANIC (first) 305
TEUTONIC R.M.S. 307
OCEANIC (second) 311
CELTIC R.M.S. 312
CYMRIC R.M.S. 313
HIGHLAND BRIGADE S.S. 318
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