475:
383:"The Steamers are to sail monthly, and the ports which it is intended shall be called at are Sierra Leone, Cape Palmas, Cape Coast Castle, Accra, Lagos, Benin Bonny, Old Calabar and Fernando Po, but should sufficient inducement offer, arrangements will be made for their calling at other ports, either on the outward or homeward voyages. The Steamers are being specially built for the African Trade and, besides being comfortably fitted up for passengers, they will have extensive cargo space, which will enable them to carry rough goods at moderate rates."
142:
353:
243:
625:, the main activist in the movement to expose the abuses of Leopold in his private colony, first realized the discrepancy in value trade goods being sent to the Congo while working for Dempster. As much as 80 per cent of the goods being shipped to the Congo on Dempster ships were ammunition and other weapons. From this shipping information Morel deduced the extremely aggressive tactics being used by Leopold.
36:
361:
470:
in 1942. However, during the war its passenger services continued to run between
Liverpool and West Africa, escorted by British submarines. Among its passengers were students from British colonies such as the Gold Coast and Nigeria awarded imperial scholarships to study at Oxford and Cambridge
592:, for passengers within West Africa. The onset of WWII saw the end of this joint venture. At the height of its power it controlled the lands from Ijora-Olopa to Apapa in Nigeria's Lagos port area, the Nigerian Ports Authority grew out of the structure created by Elder Dempster.
338:
John
Dempster was born in 1837 in Penport, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire where his father, William Dempster, was builder to the Duke of Buccleuch. The Dempster family moved to Birkenhead in the 1840s and John joined W and H Laird as a clerk in 1851 when he was aged 14.
381:"I beg to inform you that this Company intend to dispatch, early in January next, the first of their line of Steamers, at present being constructed on the Clyde for trading between Glasgow, Liverpool and the West Coast of Africa.
580:
At the end of the 19th century the company had been instrumental in forming the Bank of
British West Africa (renamed the Bank of West Africa in the 1950s, and subsequently acquired by the Standard Bank).
1510:
422:
In 1932 Elder
Dempster Shipping Ltd, together with the African Steamship Company, and the British & African Steam Navigation Company, came under the Elder Dempster Lines name.
1500:
526:
which was purchased in 1952. The chartered ships were retained on the West Africa routes while P. Henderson & Co. continued to manage the Burma traders. In 1967 the
1495:
1505:
377:
Elder
Dempster and Company began its commercial activities on 1 October 1868, when John Dempster made it his business to circularise all potential customers:
1180:
1520:
1515:
474:
673:
1212:
Arrested
Development: A journalist's account of how the growth of Nigeria's shipping sector is impaired by politics and inconsistent policies
1093:
53:
1480:
433:
destinations. It ran numerous cargo ships and a small number of passenger liners. Before the Second World War its passengers liners were
462:
1422:
1326:
1223:
1447:
1399:
907:
471:
universities, such as the Gold Coast student PK Owusu, on his way to study
English literature at Queens College, Cambridge in 1944.
119:
530:
closed the Suez Canal causing
Henderson's service to Burma ceased and their last three ships transferred to Elder Dempster routes.
100:
72:
693:
534:
456:
1371:
1303:
1284:
1261:
1242:
57:
79:
897:
557:
454:) which was launched in 1935. In the Second World War the company lost a number of ships to enemy action, including both
1476:
86:
46:
1276:
569:
327:
68:
522:
The company expanded, taking over a number of other shipping companies between 1951 and 1965, one of which was
285:
523:
280:
Alexander Elder was born in
Glasgow in 1834. He was the son of David Elder, who for many years was manager of
1386:
585:
141:
598:
508:
482:
451:
370:
352:
296:
281:
250:
676:
on Gran
Canaria in the Canary Islands takes its name from a building once owned by Elder Dempster Lines.
537:
was formed in 1957, Elder Dempster took a 33 per cent stake, selling in 1961 to the Nigerian government.
933:
614:
633:
Elder Dempster have been party to numerous cases which have later become a significant part of English
242:
308:
414:
In 1900 they established a direct steamship service between the United Kingdom and the West Indies.
93:
720:
1443:
1433:
1418:
1414:
1395:
1367:
1322:
1299:
1280:
1257:
1238:
1219:
903:
568:
The end for the Elder Dempster Lines name came in 1989 when it was bought by the French firm
403:, which in early 1900 were both chartered as transport ships for British troops destined for
618:
589:
550:
264:
1381:
1354:
1341:
546:
408:
224:
871:
392:
Elder Dempster Shipping Limited was formed in 1899. Among their ships were the liner SS
572:, although the company continued as a shipping agents until 2000 when it was wound up.
261:
219:
1489:
323:
1128:
645:
641:
595:
404:
17:
1154:
818:
1472:
1215:
622:
527:
430:
316:
35:
959:"Liverpool based British Ocean Liners of the post World War 2 period from 1946"
844:
634:
397:
304:
231:
146:
1439:
1391:
1318:
779:
637:
502:
445:
426:
373:), built in 1905 and sunk in a wartime collision in 1917, killing 646 people
312:
267:
that traded from 1932 to 2000, but had its origins in the mid-19th century.
173:
442:
364:
1432:
Sauvant, Karl Peter; Mallampally, Padma; Dunning, John H, eds. (1993).
516:
177:
300:
360:
253:), built in 1912 and sunk by enemy action in 1917, killing 65 people
1296:
The Trade Makers: Elder Dempster in West Africa 1872–1972 1973–1989
1080:
Elder, Dempster & Co. Ltd. v. Paterson, Zochonis & Co. Ltd.
307:
engine. She was built for the Australian run, and was chartered by
512:
473:
359:
351:
241:
958:
1465:
1129:"Rudd v. Elder Dempster & Co., Ltd. (1932) 44 Ll.L.Rep. 356"
613:
In the late 19th century Dempster held a shipping contract with
356:
Share of the Elder Dempster and Company, Ltd, issued 5 May 1916
29:
501:
were launched in 1947 and 1948, followed by a new flagship,
721:"Elder Dempster & Company / African Steam Ship Company"
1181:"Museo Elder, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's Science Museum"
1273:
The Trade Makers: Elder Dempster in West Africa 1872–1972
994:
1298:. International Maritime Economic History Association.
762:. No. 36054. London. 1 February 1900. p. 10.
214:
Sir Geoffrey Ellerton, Kt, CMG, MBE (Chairman 1972–74)
545:
In 1965 the company came under the ownership of the
1366:. Merchant Fleets. Vol. 20. TCL Publications.
1315:
Cases and Materials on the Carriage of Goods by Sea
230:
218:
208:
200:
192:
184:
169:
161:
153:
60:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
1473:Documents and clippings about Elder Dempster Lines
284:, the engine and shipbuilders and the brother of
1511:Defunct shipping companies of the United Kingdom
425:The company operated from British ports, mainly
584:From 1935 to 1940 the company jointly operated
1019:
1017:
1005:
1003:
524:British & Burmese Steam Navigation Co Ltd
8:
1235:The Price of Peace: Elder Dempster 1939–1945
134:
617:to ship goods and supplies to and from the
1501:Transport companies disestablished in 2000
1254:The Elder Dempster Fleet History 1852–1985
1046:
934:"The Elder Dempster Lines 'Accra' of 1947"
899:Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging
140:
133:
511:) in 1951, for the company's services to
120:Learn how and when to remove this message
773:
771:
769:
560:had been transferred to Elder Dempster.
1496:Transport companies established in 1868
1068:
995:Sauvant, Mallampally & Dunning 1993
982:
804:
719:Swiggum, S; Kohli, M (3 October 2016).
685:
485:), built in 1948 to replace an earlier
1435:Transnational corporations in services
1034:
1023:
1009:
745:
674:Elder Museum of Science and Technology
291:Alexander Elder was chief engineer of
1094:Scruttons Ltd v Midland Silicones Ltd
7:
1506:Defunct companies based in Liverpool
1057:
700:. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust
650:Elder Dempster v. Paterson, Zochonis
58:adding citations to reliable sources
1252:Cowden, James; Duffy, John (1986).
921:P.K. boarded an Elder Dempster boat
441:, built in 1926 and 1927, plus its
326:as superintendent engineer for the
25:
1521:2000 disestablishments in England
1116:Elder Dempster Lines v Zaki Ishag
658:Elder Dempster Lines v Zaki Ishag
601:steam locomotive 35030 was named
896:Hirsch, Afua (1 February 2018).
609:Involvement in the Belgian Congo
588:based in Nigeria, together with
556:By 1970 all stock in the former
34:
535:Nigerian National Shipping Line
388:Elder Dempster Shipping Limited
322:In 1856 Alexander Elder joined
45:needs additional citations for
1516:1868 establishments in England
1351:All About Ships & Shipping
1338:All About Ships & Shipping
654:Elder Dempster v Dunn & Co
558:Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
1:
1411:Treitel's The Law of Contract
902:. Random House. p. 209.
778:Ingham, Mike (12 June 2016).
758:"The War - The Transports".
1477:20th Century Press Archives
236:Seaway Car Transporters Ltd
1537:
1349:Harnack, Edwin P (1964) .
1336:Harnack, Edwin P (1938) .
348:Elder Dempster and Company
1413:(13th ed.). London:
1353:(11th ed.). London:
1161:(in Spanish). Museo Elder
429:, where it was based, to
328:African Steamship Company
139:
1340:(7th ed.). London:
1313:Dockray, Martin (2004).
1294:Davies, Peter N (2000).
1271:Davies, Peter N (1973).
1210:Bolaji, Akinola (2012).
165:African Steamship Co Ltd
586:Elders Colonial Airways
547:Ocean Steamship Company
1466:"Elder Dempster Lines"
1277:George Allen and Unwin
1233:Cowden, James (1981).
963:www.liverpoolships.org
938:www.liverpoolships.org
576:Non-shipping interests
490:
385:
374:
357:
282:Robert Napier and Sons
254:
69:"Elder Dempster Lines"
1362:Haws, Duncan (1990).
870:Helgason, Guðmundur.
817:Helgason, Guðmundur.
662:Rudd v Elder Dempster
648:. Such cases include
477:
379:
363:
355:
245:
1409:Peel, Edwin (2011).
1387:King Leopold's Ghost
1364:Elder Dempster Lines
1256:. Mallett and Bell.
784:Elder Dempster Lines
698:Scottish Built Ships
493:After the war a new
418:Elder Dempster Lines
258:Elder Dempster Lines
135:Elder Dempster Lines
54:improve this article
807:, pp. 466–467.
605:after the company.
603:Elder-Dempster Line
599:Merchant Navy Class
136:
18:Elder Dempster Line
1159:www.museoelder.org
1106:1909 15 Com Cas 49
640:, particularly in
629:Notable litigation
491:
375:
358:
255:
204:Liverpool, England
1415:Sweet and Maxwell
1185:Spain-Holiday.com
1118:1982 2LLR 548 QBD
780:"An Introduction"
748:, pp. 19–36.
240:
239:
130:
129:
122:
104:
16:(Redirected from
1528:
1469:
1453:
1428:
1405:
1382:Hochschild, Adam
1377:
1358:
1345:
1332:
1309:
1290:
1267:
1248:
1229:
1197:
1196:
1194:
1192:
1187:. 30 August 2013
1177:
1171:
1170:
1168:
1166:
1151:
1145:
1144:
1142:
1140:
1135:. Informa UK Ltd
1125:
1119:
1113:
1107:
1104:
1098:
1089:
1083:
1077:
1071:
1066:
1060:
1055:
1049:
1044:
1038:
1032:
1026:
1021:
1012:
1007:
998:
992:
986:
980:
974:
973:
971:
969:
955:
949:
948:
946:
944:
930:
924:
923:
918:
916:
893:
887:
886:
884:
882:
867:
861:
860:
858:
856:
849:convoyweb.org.uk
840:
834:
833:
831:
829:
814:
808:
802:
796:
795:
793:
791:
775:
764:
763:
755:
749:
743:
737:
736:
734:
732:
727:. The Ships List
716:
710:
709:
707:
705:
690:
619:Congo Free State
596:British Railways
590:Imperial Airways
551:Blue Funnel Line
396:and the steamer
265:shipping company
144:
137:
125:
118:
114:
111:
105:
103:
62:
38:
30:
27:Shipping company
21:
1536:
1535:
1531:
1530:
1529:
1527:
1526:
1525:
1486:
1485:
1463:
1460:
1450:
1431:
1425:
1408:
1402:
1380:
1374:
1361:
1355:Faber and Faber
1348:
1342:Faber and Faber
1335:
1329:
1312:
1306:
1293:
1287:
1270:
1264:
1251:
1245:
1232:
1226:
1214:. Bloomington:
1209:
1206:
1201:
1200:
1190:
1188:
1179:
1178:
1174:
1164:
1162:
1153:
1152:
1148:
1138:
1136:
1127:
1126:
1122:
1114:
1110:
1105:
1101:
1090:
1086:
1078:
1074:
1067:
1063:
1056:
1052:
1047:Hochschild 1999
1045:
1041:
1033:
1029:
1022:
1015:
1008:
1001:
993:
989:
981:
977:
967:
965:
957:
956:
952:
942:
940:
932:
931:
927:
914:
912:
910:
895:
894:
890:
880:
878:
869:
868:
864:
854:
852:
843:Hague, Arnold.
842:
841:
837:
827:
825:
816:
815:
811:
803:
799:
789:
787:
777:
776:
767:
757:
756:
752:
744:
740:
730:
728:
718:
717:
713:
703:
701:
692:
691:
687:
682:
670:
631:
615:King Leopold II
611:
578:
570:Delmas-Vieljeux
566:
564:Delmas-Vieljeux
543:
420:
409:Second Boer War
390:
382:
350:
345:
336:
295:, a 2,180
278:
276:Alexander Elder
273:
225:Ocean Group plc
211:
149:
126:
115:
109:
106:
63:
61:
51:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1534:
1532:
1524:
1523:
1518:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1498:
1488:
1487:
1484:
1483:
1470:
1464:Ingham, Mike.
1459:
1458:External links
1456:
1455:
1454:
1448:
1429:
1424:978-1847039217
1423:
1406:
1400:
1378:
1372:
1359:
1346:
1333:
1328:978-1859417966
1327:
1310:
1304:
1291:
1285:
1268:
1262:
1249:
1243:
1230:
1225:978-1477238202
1224:
1205:
1202:
1199:
1198:
1172:
1146:
1120:
1108:
1099:
1084:
1072:
1061:
1050:
1039:
1027:
1013:
999:
997:, p. 171.
987:
985:, p. 496.
975:
950:
925:
908:
888:
862:
835:
809:
797:
765:
750:
738:
711:
684:
683:
681:
678:
669:
666:
630:
627:
610:
607:
577:
574:
565:
562:
542:
539:
419:
416:
389:
386:
349:
346:
344:
341:
335:
332:
277:
274:
272:
269:
238:
237:
234:
228:
227:
222:
216:
215:
212:
209:
206:
205:
202:
198:
197:
194:
190:
189:
186:
182:
181:
171:
167:
166:
163:
159:
158:
155:
151:
150:
145:
128:
127:
42:
40:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1533:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1514:
1512:
1509:
1507:
1504:
1502:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1493:
1491:
1482:
1478:
1474:
1471:
1468:. HFM Design.
1467:
1462:
1461:
1457:
1451:
1449:0-415-08559-4
1445:
1441:
1437:
1436:
1430:
1426:
1420:
1416:
1412:
1407:
1403:
1401:0-330-49233-0
1397:
1393:
1389:
1388:
1383:
1379:
1375:
1369:
1365:
1360:
1356:
1352:
1347:
1343:
1339:
1334:
1330:
1324:
1320:
1316:
1311:
1307:
1301:
1297:
1292:
1288:
1282:
1278:
1274:
1269:
1265:
1259:
1255:
1250:
1246:
1240:
1236:
1231:
1227:
1221:
1217:
1213:
1208:
1207:
1203:
1186:
1182:
1176:
1173:
1160:
1156:
1155:"Descripción"
1150:
1147:
1134:
1130:
1124:
1121:
1117:
1112:
1109:
1103:
1100:
1096:
1095:
1088:
1085:
1081:
1076:
1073:
1070:
1065:
1062:
1059:
1054:
1051:
1048:
1043:
1040:
1036:
1031:
1028:
1025:
1020:
1018:
1014:
1011:
1006:
1004:
1000:
996:
991:
988:
984:
979:
976:
964:
960:
954:
951:
939:
935:
929:
926:
922:
911:
909:9781473546899
905:
901:
900:
892:
889:
877:
873:
866:
863:
851:. Don Kindell
850:
846:
839:
836:
824:
820:
813:
810:
806:
801:
798:
785:
781:
774:
772:
770:
766:
761:
754:
751:
747:
742:
739:
726:
722:
715:
712:
699:
695:
689:
686:
679:
677:
675:
667:
665:
663:
659:
655:
651:
647:
643:
639:
636:
628:
626:
624:
620:
616:
608:
606:
604:
600:
597:
593:
591:
587:
582:
575:
573:
571:
563:
561:
559:
554:
552:
548:
540:
538:
536:
531:
529:
525:
520:
518:
514:
510:
507:(14,083
506:
505:
500:
496:
488:
484:
481:(11,651
480:
476:
472:
469:
465:
464:
459:
458:
453:
450:(11,330
449:
448:
444:
440:
436:
432:
428:
423:
417:
415:
412:
410:
406:
402:
401:
395:
387:
384:
378:
372:
368:
367:
362:
354:
347:
342:
340:
334:John Dempster
333:
331:
329:
325:
324:W and H Laird
320:
318:
314:
311:in 1855 as a
310:
306:
303:with a 2,116
302:
298:
294:
289:
287:
283:
275:
270:
268:
266:
263:
259:
252:
248:
244:
235:
233:
229:
226:
223:
221:
217:
213:
207:
203:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
152:
148:
143:
138:
132:
124:
121:
113:
110:December 2020
102:
99:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71: –
70:
66:
65:Find sources:
59:
55:
49:
48:
43:This article
41:
37:
32:
31:
19:
1434:
1410:
1385:
1363:
1350:
1337:
1321:-Cavendish.
1314:
1295:
1272:
1253:
1234:
1211:
1204:Bibliography
1189:. Retrieved
1184:
1175:
1163:. Retrieved
1158:
1149:
1137:. Retrieved
1132:
1123:
1115:
1111:
1102:
1092:
1087:
1079:
1075:
1069:Dockray 2004
1064:
1053:
1042:
1037:, p. 4.
1030:
990:
983:Harnack 1964
978:
966:. Retrieved
962:
953:
941:. Retrieved
937:
928:
920:
913:. Retrieved
898:
891:
879:. Retrieved
875:
865:
853:. Retrieved
848:
838:
826:. Retrieved
822:
812:
805:Harnack 1938
800:
788:. Retrieved
786:. HFM Design
783:
759:
753:
741:
729:. Retrieved
724:
714:
702:. Retrieved
697:
688:
671:
661:
657:
653:
649:
646:maritime law
642:contract law
632:
612:
602:
594:
583:
579:
567:
555:
544:
541:Ocean Fleets
532:
521:
503:
498:
494:
492:
489:sunk in 1940
486:
478:
467:
466:in 1940 and
461:
455:
446:
438:
434:
431:West African
424:
421:
413:
405:South Africa
399:
393:
391:
380:
376:
369:(4,222
365:
337:
321:
299:iron-hulled
292:
290:
279:
257:
256:
249:(7,782
246:
232:Subsidiaries
201:Headquarters
131:
116:
107:
97:
90:
83:
76:
64:
52:Please help
47:verification
44:
1216:Authorhouse
1139:28 December
1035:Bolaji 2012
1024:Davies 2000
1010:Davies 1973
790:28 December
746:Davies 2000
731:28 December
704:28 December
694:"Columbian"
623:E. D. Morel
528:six day war
407:during the
317:Crimean War
162:Predecessor
1490:Categories
1438:. London:
1390:. London:
1373:0946378177
1317:. London:
1305:0968128890
1286:0043870031
1275:. London:
1263:0950945315
1244:0950748005
1237:. Jocast.
1191:1 February
1165:1 February
845:"SS Apapa"
725:The Fleets
680:References
635:common law
313:troop ship
286:John Elder
210:Key people
147:House flag
80:newspapers
1440:Routledge
1392:Pan Books
1319:Routledge
1091:cited in
1058:Peel 2011
876:uboat.net
823:uboat.net
760:The Times
638:precedent
533:When the
427:Liverpool
400:Montezuma
293:Columbian
174:Liverpool
1384:(1999).
1082:A.C. 522
968:21 April
943:21 April
881:21 April
872:"Abosso"
855:21 April
828:21 April
443:flagship
394:Monterey
315:for the
271:Founders
196:Wound up
157:Shipping
154:Industry
1479:of the
1475:in the
915:3 April
819:"Accra"
517:Nigeria
343:History
185:Defunct
178:England
170:Founded
94:scholar
1446:
1421:
1398:
1370:
1325:
1302:
1283:
1260:
1241:
1222:
906:
668:Legacy
660:, and
504:Aureol
468:Abosso
447:Abosso
309:France
301:barque
260:was a
247:Abosso
220:Parent
180:(1932)
96:
89:
82:
75:
67:
1133:i-law
513:Ghana
499:Apapa
495:Accra
487:Apapa
479:Apapa
463:Apapa
457:Accra
439:Apapa
435:Accra
366:Mendi
101:JSTOR
87:books
1444:ISBN
1419:ISBN
1396:ISBN
1368:ISBN
1323:ISBN
1300:ISBN
1281:ISBN
1258:ISBN
1239:ISBN
1220:ISBN
1193:2019
1167:2019
1141:2020
1097:1961
970:2018
945:2018
917:2022
904:ISBN
883:2018
857:2018
830:2018
792:2020
733:2020
706:2020
672:The
644:and
515:and
497:and
460:and
437:and
193:Fate
188:2000
73:news
1481:ZBW
553:).
509:GRT
483:GRT
452:GRT
398:SS
371:GRT
305:ihp
297:GRT
251:GRT
56:by
1492::
1442:.
1417:.
1394:.
1279:.
1218:.
1183:.
1157:.
1131:.
1016:^
1002:^
961:.
936:.
919:.
874:.
847:.
821:.
782:.
768:^
723:.
696:.
664:.
656:,
652:,
621:.
519:.
411:.
330:.
319:.
288:.
262:UK
176:,
1452:.
1427:.
1404:.
1376:.
1357:.
1344:.
1331:.
1308:.
1289:.
1266:.
1247:.
1228:.
1195:.
1169:.
1143:.
972:.
947:.
885:.
859:.
832:.
794:.
735:.
708:.
549:(
123:)
117:(
112:)
108:(
98:·
91:·
84:·
77:·
50:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
