Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
shipping company
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| gptkbp:awarded_contract |
British Admiralty mail contract
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| gptkbp:ceased_operations |
1932
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:fleetSize |
over 50 ships at peak
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1839
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:James_MacQueen
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| gptkbp:headquarters_location |
gptkb:London
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
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| gptkbp:industry |
shipping
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| gptkbp:notableAcquisition |
White Star Line (1927)
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
listed on London Stock Exchange
Lord Kylsant imprisoned for financial fraud fleet requisitioned during World War I fleet requisitioned during World War II involved in British maritime history largest shipping group in the world in the 1920s liquidated after 1931 financial scandal liquidation following financial scandal merged with Pacific Steam Navigation Company |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Lord_Kylsant
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| gptkbp:notableRoute |
Brazil and River Plate service
Caribbean mail service Hamburg-South America Line (via acquisition) Southampton to South America West Indies service |
| gptkbp:notableShip |
gptkb:RMS_Alcantara
gptkb:RMS_Amazon gptkb:RMS_Andes gptkb:RMS_Aragon gptkb:RMS_Asturias gptkb:RMS_Magdalena gptkb:RMS_Trent RMS Amazon (1906) RMS Atrato RMS Clyde RMS Demerara RMS Ebro RMS Magdalena (1948) RMS Orinoco RMS Tagus |
| gptkbp:parentCompany |
Royal Mail Group (historically associated)
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| gptkbp:servesArea |
gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:North_Atlantic gptkb:South_America |
| gptkbp:successor |
Royal Mail Lines
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| gptkbp:主要业务 |
cargo shipping
mail and passenger transport |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:SS_Great_Western
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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