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Hearts of Oak
Athel Line
Sugar Line
Ships
October 1938 : Tate & Lyle
formed Silvertown Services Ltd.
Shipping commenced in 1950.
Managed by Messrs. R. S. Dalgliesh
& Company Limited of Newcastle.
January 1953, Managed by
Kentships Limited
In 1951 Sugar Line Limited was
formed as part of the Tate & Lyle, United Molasses Company and West Indies
Sugar Company Ltd.
CRYSTAL prefix vessels, managed
by Athel Line Ltd
1952 CRYSTAL CUBE purchased by
Sugar Line.
1956 Silvertown Services
Shipping Limited was formed. SUGAR prefix vessels.
1961 Fleets combined as Sugar
Line Ltd. Clyde Wharf, Silvertown, E16.
Silvertown Services Shipping Ltd, managers of the Sugar Line
Ltd were wholly
acquired by Sugar Line Ltd and the two fleets operated as one from
1st Oct 1962 as Sugar Line Ltd. [ Marine News,
Sep 1962 ]
1966 United Molasses Co
Ltd joined the Tate & Lyle Group.
SUGAR 1950s
SUGAR 1960s
SUGAR 1970s
Sources : Lloyds Register of Shippng, Lloyds List and
"Empire Ships"
Ships List and Marine News
My Thanks to
Joe McMillan,
John D Stevenson and Ted Finch
As elsewhere,
I have received various pictures from many kind people.
If anyone has
copyright to these I would very much appreciate
your
permission to continue to have these on the pages,
with proper
credit made towards the copyright holder.
Raymond
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