House flag, Atlantic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd
House flag of Atlantic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd, London.
Using the name of an earlier company in operation from 1858 to 1859 carrying Irish emigrants to America, the Atlantic Steam Navigation Co. was started in 1936 by Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Bustard. A pioneer of roll-on/roll-off ferries, the company owned no ships until after the Second World War when it acquired ex-navy landing craft. It lost its independent identity in 1974 when it was acquired by Townsend Thoresen and is now part of P&O.
Using the name of an earlier company in operation from 1858 to 1859 carrying Irish emigrants to America, the Atlantic Steam Navigation Co. was started in 1936 by Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Bustard. A pioneer of roll-on/roll-off ferries, the company owned no ships until after the Second World War when it acquired ex-navy landing craft. It lost its independent identity in 1974 when it was acquired by Townsend Thoresen and is now part of P&O.
Object Details
| ID: | AAA0141 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Flags |
| Type: | House flag |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| People: | Atlantic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd; Pope, Charles Meredyth |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Pope Collection |
| Measurements: | flag: 660 x 1524 mm |