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    Blue Funnel ships were named after figures in Greek mythology. Elder Dempster after West African place names, Palm Line also Lagos Palm, Ilorin Palm etc. Lambert & Holt after painters, Romney, Rembrandt etc. Shaw Saville ships names all ended with the letters ic. With Chapmans the letters were ton. And the ships that caused a run to the doors of the Pool, Baron boats.

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    Hi everyone,
    All the Scottish Steamship Company's ships ended with Monarch, e.g. British Monarch, Scottish Monarch, English Monarch and so on.

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    Clan Line: named after Scottish Clans
    King Line: Named after UK Kings.
    Scottish Shire Line. Named after Scottish Shires
    R.P. Houston: Given Greek names.
    Vic

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    Blue Funnel (homer's iliad) I believe Peninsular & Orient line the peninsular part of the name is it not a reference to Spain & Portugal as in the Iberian peninsulia?

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    One for Vern. J.T. Rennie& Sons. Aberdeen Direct Line to Port Natal. Apart from the Dabulammanzi & Matabele, all African names beginning with the letter I Fourteen in all.
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    Quote Originally Posted by vic mcclymont View Post
    #6, good job you weren't a Navigator Doc.
    Stirling, Braemar and Dunnottar are all in Scotland.
    Report card says you must do better LOL.
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    Not sure Vic now what you mean! My Post says all in Scotland ???
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    Louis,
    Your post about the Baron boats sent a shudder through me, I joined the Baron Elibank knowing nothing about them, over to Canada for pit props, one of my worst trips. Then later I joined a tanker and the name didn't click, the Baron Kilmarnock, but she was a terrific ship single accommodation, built for the Swedes, finest cook I ever sailed with.
    As for names, the Hain's Co all had Cornish names starting with Tre
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    Then there was one ship many of us sailed on and have no concept of where the name came from,

    It was the not so good ship 'Hard Ship'
    Happy daze John in Oz.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Vernon View Post
    Not sure Vic now what you mean! My Post says all in Scotland ???
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    sorry Dc, read it wrong.
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    PS I'll try to do better. LOL.

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    you must kiss the gunners daughter ....vic lad lol R683532

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