North of Scotland and Orkney and Shetland Steam Navigation Co
of Matthews Quay, Aberdeen
Also sailed from Leith
1790 A company was formed. [1]
1790 the Leith and Clyde Shipping Company operated sailing vessels between the Forth and the Clyde, round the north of Scotland and possibly calling at Orkney.
1820 the Leith and Clyde company joined with the Aberdeen, Dundee and Leith Shipping Company to form the Aberdeen, Leith, Clyde and Tay Shipping Company. A fleet of sailing vessels initially served towns, including Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, Rotterdam (until c.1843) and Liverpool (until 1830).
1821 Their first steamer, Velocity, was built to compete with the steamer Tourist which operated between Leith and Aberdeen.
The far flung routes ceased, and most effort was placed on the routes within Scotland.
1833 Services were extended to Wick (by 1833), Kirkwall and Lerwick (in 1836).
1875 the Aberdeen, Leith and Clyde Shipping Co became the North of Scotland, Orkney & Shetland Steam Navigation Company.
The new company further expanded the fleet
1886 Introduced Norwegian cruising.
1908 The company is unlimited. [2]
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] Wikipedia