Allan Line
In 1854, Hugh launched the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company as part of the Allan Line, and two years later ousted Samuel Cunard to take control of the Royal Mail contract between Britain and North America.By the 1880s, the Allan Line was the world's largest privately owned shipping concern.[ProQuest Historical Newspapers 1] In 1905, the Allan Line steamer Parisian was involved in a collision with the Albano off of Halifax, Nova Scotia.The owners of the Albano were found by the Exchequer Court of Canada to be fully at fault, according to Reports of Cases Relating to Maritime Law.The Allan Line fleet evolved over the course of decades, changing as new ships were added, lost at sea, sold, or scrapped:
House flagCaptain Alexander AllanSaltcoatsAyrshireScotlandMontrealGlasgowLiverpoolSir Hugh AllanSamuel CunardRoyal MailBritainNorth AmericaAndrew AllanBostonLondonSir Montagu AllanCanadian Pacific SteamshipsThe Onedin LineBaltimoreMarylandAsger HamerikHalifax, Nova ScotiaSS SardinianSS ScotianRMS VirginianRMS AlsatianSS Anglo SaxonRMS CalgarianRMS HesperianSS HungarianSS ScandinavianSS ScotianRMS VictorianWayback MachineMcClelland and Stewart