SS Roma
SS ''Roma'' can refer to various ships: * SS ''Roma'', built as ''County of Sutherland'' in 1873 for R&J Craig, Glasgow, bought by British India Associated Steamers Ltd in 1881 and renamed ''Roma'', broken up 1898 * * , named ''Roma'' between 1948 and 1953 {{ship index, name=Roma, SS Ship names ...
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British India Steam Navigation Company
British India Steam Navigation Company ("BI") was formed in 1856 as the Calcutta and Burmah Steam Navigation Company. History The ''Calcutta and Burmah Steam Navigation Company'' had been formed out of Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co, a trading partnership of the Scots William Mackinnon and Robert Mackenzie, to carry mail between Calcutta and Rangoon. It became British India SN Co in 1862. Under the hand of Lord Inchcape, who had become chairman in 1913, the company became part of the P&O group of companies in 1914 through a complex amalgamation, but continued with its own identity and organisation for another nearly 60 years until 1972, when it was entirely absorbed into P&O. Fleet and routes As one of the largest shipowners of all time, the company owned more than 500 ships and managed 150 more for other owners. At its height in 1922, BI had more than 160 ships in the fleet, many built on Clydeside, Scotland. The main shipping routes of the line were: Britain to India, Australi ...
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