1 builders , shipping companies
1.1 shipyards
1.1.1 british , german
1.1.2 other nations
1.2 shipping companies
1.2.1 british
1.2.2 german , french
1.2.3 other nations
builders , shipping companies
shipyards
british , german
rms celtic under construction @ harland , wolff shipyard in belfast
the british , germans famed in shipbuilding during great era of ocean liners. in ireland, harland & wolff shipyard of belfast particularly innovative , succeeded in winning trust of many shipping companies, such white star line. these gigantic shipyards employed large portion of population of cities , built hulls, machines, furnitures , lifeboats. among other well-known british shipyards swan, hunter & wigham richardson, builder of rms mauretania, , john brown & company, builder of rms lusitania.
germany had many shipyards on coast of north sea , baltic sea, including blohm & voss , ag vulcan stettin. many of these shipyards destroyed during world war ii. however, managed recover , continue building ships.
other nations
in france, major shipyards included chantiers de penhoët in saint-nazaire, known building ss normandie. shipyard merged ateliers et chantiers de la loire shipyard form chantiers de l atlantique shipyard, known building many famous ships, including rms queen mary 2. france had major shipyards on shores of mediterranean sea.
italy , netherlands had shipyards capable of building large ships (for example, fincantieri).
shipping companies
british
logo of white star line
there many british shipping companies; 2 particularly distinguished: cunard line , white star line. both founded during 1830s , engaged in strong competition against 1 another, possessing largest , fastest liners in world in 20th century. not until 1934 financial difficulty caused 2 merge, forming cunard white star ltd. p&o occupied large part of business.
the royal mail steam packet company operated state-owned enterprise close relationship government. on course of history, took on many shipping companies, becoming 1 of largest companies in world before legal problems led liquidation in 1931. union castle line operated in africa , indian ocean fleet of considerable size.
german , french
logo of norddeutscher lloyd
two rival companies, hamburg america line (often referred hapag ) , norddeutscher lloyd, competed in germany. first , second world wars dealt damage 2 companies, both forced renounce ships winning side in both wars. 2 merged form hapag-lloyd in 1970.
the ocean liner industry in france consisted of 2 rival companies: compagnie générale transatlantique (commonly known transat or french line ) , messageries maritimes. cgt operated on north atlantic route well-known liners such ss normandie , ss france, while mm operated in french colonies in asia , africa. decolonization in second half of 20th century led sharp decline in profit mm, , merged cgt in 1975 form compagnie générale maritime.
other nations
in united states, united states lines tried impose on international scene failed compete european companies. in italy, italian line founded in 1932 result of merger of 3 companies. known operating liners such ss rex , ss andrea doria.
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