The History of North Atlantic steam navigation with some account of early ships and shipowners (1896)
Fry, Henry · New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 168
he was totallywrecked in the River Gironde, below Bordeaux. From this time fortune favoured them, and they have had along spell free from serioits accidents. For over twenty-five yearsthey have carried on a weekly mail service on this dangerousroute, besides several other lines, without the loss of… … L 2 THE ALLAN LINE. I49 money in insurance premiums, whicli must have far more thancovered all their losses from accidents. To return. Steeles boats being very costly, in 1866 they con-tracted with Barclay & Curie, of Glasgow, for two boats, theNestorian, 2726 tons (317 X 38 x 32), and the…
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