Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Anchor Line Steamship Company
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Description area
Dates of existence
1866 - 1980
History
A Scottish shipping company that operated passenger and cargo services between Glasgow and New York, and between the Mediterranean and India. In 1911, the company was taken over by Cunard Steamship Company, but in 1935, Cunard withdrew and the Anchor Line went into liquidation.