| LC control no. | no2016005821 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Blue Star Line (Firm) |
| Variant(s) | Blue Star Line Ltd. Blue Star Line (1920) Ltd. |
| Beginning date | 1911-07-28 |
| Ending date | 1998 |
| Associated country | England |
| Located | Liverpool (England) |
| Field of activity | Shipping Transportation--Passenger traffic |
| Found in | The Blue Star Line, c2014: t.p. (Blue Star Line) p. viii (In 1911, on 28th July, Blue Star Line Ltd. was registered as a company; The company commenced trading in January 1912; In 1920 the name of the shipping line was altered to Blue Star Line (1920) Ltd.) p. ix (In 1930, the name was again changed to Blue Star Line Ltd; In 1998 the container division of Blue Star Line was sold to P&O Nedlloyd Line; The reefer side of the business was retained and the name was altered to Albion Reefers - the name Albion being taken from their old headquarters, Albion House, in Liverpool) Blue Star on the Web WWW site, January 14, 2016 History page (The Blue Star Line ... has its origins in Liverpool; originally founded by the Vestey family to carry eggs and other perishables from China; became famous for its all first class passenger vessels; The company finally was disposed of in 1998 to P&O Nedlloyd ... most of the refrigerated liner ships were retained in the Vestey organisation under the ownership of Albion Reefers) |
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