Union Steam Ship Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shipping company
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:P&O
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Union_Company
gptkbp:ceased_operations 2000
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:fleetSize over 60 ships (at peak)
gptkbp:founded 1875
gptkbp:founder gptkb:James_Mills
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Dunedin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Union Steam Ship Company
gptkbp:industry shipping
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:John_Roberts
gptkb:William_Elder
gptkb:John_Mills
gptkb:William_Larnach
gptkb:William_Dawson
gptkb:William_Reynolds
gptkb:James_Mills
gptkb:William_Barron
gptkb:James_Macandrew
George McLean
John Cargill
William Cutten
William Downie Stewart
William Smaill
gptkbp:notableEvent SS Wahine disaster (1968)
SS Wairarapa wreck (1894)
acquisition by P&O (1917)
closure of shipping operations (1989)
company dissolved (2000)
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:SS_Maheno
gptkb:SS_Aorangi
gptkb:SS_Makura
gptkb:SS_Manuka
gptkb:SS_Mararoa
gptkb:SS_Moeraki
gptkb:SS_Monowai
gptkb:SS_Rotomahana
gptkb:SS_Talune
gptkb:SS_Taviuni
gptkb:SS_Wahine
gptkb:SS_Wairarapa
gptkb:SS_Maunganui
gptkb:SS_Monowai_(1930)
SS Maori
SS Wahine (1966)
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Tasman_Sea
gptkb:South_Pacific
gptkb:Australasia
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:P&O
gptkbp:serviceType gptkb:ferry
cargo transport
passenger transport
coastal shipping
South Pacific shipping
trans-Tasman shipping
gptkbp:website https://www.unionsteamship.co.nz/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Union_Company_of_New_Zealand
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7