Dundalk and Newry Steam Packet Company explained

Dundalk and Newry Steam Packet Company
Fate:Taken over
Successor:British and Irish Steam Packet Company
Foundation:1871
Defunct:1926
Location City:Dundalk
Area Served:Dundalk, Newry, Liverpool
Industry:Shipping

The Dundalk and Newry Steam Packet Company provided shipping services between Dundalk and Liverpool from 1871 to 1926.[1]

History

In 1871 the Dundalk Steam Packet Company amalgamated with the Newry Steam Packet Company to form the Dundalk and Newry Steam Packet Company. This survived until 1926 when it was taken over by the British and Irish Steam Packet Company, part of the Coast Lines group.

Services from Liverpool to Dundalk and Newry ceased in 1968.

Notes and References

  1. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth and Langmuir, 1968