The Galway Line Explained

The Atlantic Steam Navigation Company (colloquially known as The Galway Line)^[1] was a transatlantic shipping company operating out of Galway City between the years 1858 and 1864.It had seventeen ships, steampowered with sails. Mechanical propulsion was by means of either paddle wheel or propeller.^[2]

Ships

• Indian Empire
• Antelope
• Prince Albert
• Propeller
• Pacific
• Circassian
• Adelaide
• Argo
• Jason
• Brazil
• Golden Fleece
• Panama
• Connaught
• Columbia
• Adriatic
• Hibernia
• Anglia

Notes and References

1. Collins. Timothy. The Galway Line in Context: A Contribution to Galway Maritime History (Part I). Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society. 1994. 46. 1–42, p 1. 0332-415X. 25535634.
2. Book: Collins. Tim. Transatlantic Triumph and Failure: the story of the Galway Line. 2002. Collins Press. Wilton, Cork. 190346420X.