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The first company bearing the name White Star Line was founded in Liverpool, England, by John Pilkington and Henry Wilson in 1845. [2] [3] It focused on the UK–Australia trade, which increased following the discovery of gold in Australia in 1851. Because of this, many wished to emigrate to Australia, and the population of Australia increased ...
The swallowtail flag of the White Star Line company, pointing right. The flag was redone because the flag that appears in Wiki-English is wrong in shape and color. More accurate version made by using the guidelines of the flag stamped on recovered tableware from the Titanic and original documents of the company. Date: 9 April 2012: Source: Own ...
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In 1947, Cunard acquired White Star’s 38% share in the company and on 31 December 1949 the company had dropped the White Star name and was renamed Cunard Line. [3] Both the Cunard and White Star house flags were flown on the company's liners at the time of the merger and thereafter. However, the Cunard flag was flown over the White Star flag ...
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The first steamship for the White Star Line, and often referred to as the Mother of Modern Liners. [3] Atlantic: 1871: 1871–1873: 3,707: Launched in 1870 by Harland and Wolff for White Star trans-Atlantic routes. Ran aground off Nova Scotia on 1 April 1873 with the loss of 535 lives. Baltic: 1871: 1871–1889: 3,888