Ellerman Lines
Wartime service and purchase of Wilson Line: grammar
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Ellerman Lines sought to restore a pre-war level of service after the end of the war. This involved obtaining several German liners as well as placing orders for new ships. Before long the old networks of passenger and cargo services had been restored. John Ellerman died a [[baronet]] with a fortune of £37 million in 1933. |
Ellerman Lines sought to restore a pre-war level of service after the end of the war. This involved obtaining several German liners as well as placing orders for new ships. Before long the old networks of passenger and cargo services had been restored. John Ellerman died a [[baronet]] with a fortune of £37 million in 1933. |
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By 1939 and the outbreak of the Second World War the fleet had been successfully rebuilt and expanded, to the extent that the Ellerman groups owned a total 105 ships with a combined capacity of 920,000 tons. This made Ellerman's one of the biggest fleets in the World. Its ships were in four classes: mixed cargo and passenger ships; cargo ships with limited passenger accommodation; pure cargo ships; and short sea traders for service in the Mediterranean. Many of these ships were subsequently |
By 1939 and the outbreak of the Second World War the fleet had been successfully rebuilt and expanded, to the extent that the Ellerman groups owned a total 105 ships with a combined capacity of 920,000 tons. This made Ellerman's one of the biggest fleets in the World. Its ships were in four classes: mixed cargo and passenger ships; cargo ships with limited passenger accommodation; pure cargo ships; and short sea traders for service in the Mediterranean. Many of these ships were subsequently requisitioned by the UK Government, whilst others were kept as cargo vessels to transport supplies to the United Kingdom. |
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Losses in the war were heavy, particularly to Germany's [[U-boat]] fleet. 41 ships were sunk by submarines including the loss of {{SS|City of Benares||2}}, seven by air attacks, three by mines and one by a [[commerce raiding|surface raider]]. In total, the Ellerman Group lost 60 ships out of its fleet of 105.{{cite web |url= http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/news/02082105.html |title=Records of Ellerman Lines Ltd, shipowners, London, England and Glasgow, Scotland |
Losses in the war were heavy, particularly to Germany's [[U-boat]] fleet. 41 ships were sunk by submarines including the loss of {{SS|City of Benares||2}}, seven by air attacks, three by mines and one by a [[commerce raiding|surface raider]]. In total, the Ellerman Group lost 60 ships out of its fleet of 105.{{cite web |url= http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/news/02082105.html |title=Records of Ellerman Lines Ltd, shipowners, London, England and Glasgow, Scotland |
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