R.W. Leyland & Co.

Liverpool.

Fleet List

1878-1903 Doxford (1868), iron barque.
1879-1889 San Luis (1864), iron barque.
1879-1893 Thomas Hamlin (1851), iron barque.
1880-1895 Nelson (1862), iron full-rigged ship.
1881-1894 British India (1864) ex Sorabjee Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, iron full-rigged ship.
1881-1899 Chile (1856), iron barque.
1881-1896 Gitana (1861), iron full-rigged ship.
1882-1904 Aigburth (1882), iron full-rigged ship.
1882-1884 Grassendale (1882), iron full-rigged ship.
1882-1896 Twilight (1855), iron barque.
1883-1900 Cressington (1883), iron full-rigged ship.
1883-1889 Garston (1883), steel full-rigged ship.
1884-1910 Allerton (1884), iron full-rigged ship.
1884-1900 Otterspool (1884), iron full-rigged ship.
1885-1910 Fulwood (1885), iron full-rigged ship.
1885-1910 Halewood (1885), iron full-rigged ship.
1885-1900 Grassendale (1885), iron full-rigged ship.
1885-1889 King Cenric (1874), wooden full-rigged ship.
1885-1893 Woolton (1885), iron full-rigged ship.
1886-1912 Leyland Brothers (1886), iron full-rigged ship.
1887-1908 Toxteth (1887), iron full-rigged ship.
1888-1910 Wavertree (1885), iron full-rigged ship.
1889-1902 Liverpool (1889), four-masted iron full-rigged ship.
1889-1890 Londus (1860), steel screw steamer.
1889-1900 Roby (1887) ex Jubilee, iron full-rigged ship.
1891-1911 Ditton (1891), steel full-rigged ship.
1891-1906 Speke (1891), steel full-rigged ship.
1894-1910 Riversdale (1894), steel full-rigged ship.
1894-1900 Planet Mercury (1984), steel screw steamer.
1894-c1896 Planet Venus (1894), steel screw steamer.
1900-1909 Planet Mars (1900), steel screw steamer.
1900-1909 Planet Venus (1900), steel screw steamer.
1901-1909 Planet Neptune (1901), steel screw steamer.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
Leyland, R.: The Leyland Line of Liverpool.
Sea Breezes Vol. 14 (1952), pp 266-276, ill.
Walker, David: Champion of Sail. R.W. Leyland and his Shipping Line.
Conway Maritime Press, London, 1986. 4to, 191 pp, ill.

Updated 1997-05-17 by Lars Bruzelius

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