Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:company
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| gptkbp:ceased_operations |
1911
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| gptkbp:closed |
British colonial suppression and financial difficulties
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:India
|
| gptkbp:fleetSize |
gptkb:S.S._Gallia
gptkb:S.S._Lawoe |
| gptkbp:foundedBy |
gptkb:V._O._Chidambaram_Pillai
|
| gptkbp:foundedYear |
1906
|
| gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:Tuticorin
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Part of Indian independence movement
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company
|
| gptkbp:industry |
Shipping
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
First Indian-owned shipping company to compete with British India Steam Navigation Company
|
| gptkbp:operatesIn |
gptkb:Colombo
gptkb:Tuticorin |
| gptkbp:purpose |
Promote Indian shipping and challenge British monopoly
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:V._O._Chidambaram_Pillai
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|