The Dominion Line was a trans-atlantic passenger line founded in 1870 as the ''Liverpool & Mississippi Steamship Co.'', with the official name being changed in 1872 to the ''Mississippi & Dominion Steamship Co Ltd.'' The firm was amalgamated in 1902 into the International Mercantile Marine Co.

20th Century

After 1908, the passenger service was operated under the name " White Star-Dominion Line" and in 1926 the Dominion Line company was wound up completely, except in the West Indies, with the service itself being renamed "White Star Line Canadian Service". The company concentrated on the UK-Canada passenger trade. The line sailed from

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and several ports on the American and Canadian east coasts, namely

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, Halifax,

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and

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. From 1926 to 1992, the company was operated as a regional subsidiary of the ''United States Lines''. In 1992, Dominion Navigation Company Limited (as it had been renamed in 1991) demerged from the

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which was ceasing all service operations. In 1993, the distinctive blue and white

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with the golden crowned dolphin was designed and has remained in use ever since, replacing the

burgee. Dominion Navigation Company has since been in private ownership, headquartered in Montserrat, British West Indies, incorporated as a private company limited by shares. Dominion Navigation Company, sometimes operating as Dominion Cruises™, specialized on private luxury cruises in the West Indies and yacht charter in the Caribbean islands. In addition to its presence in the West Indies, the company expanded its operations in Europe with bespoke luxury cruises on the French Riviera, Monaco and the Italian Riviera in 2017.

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External links

Dominion Navigation Company Limited' official website
GG Archives

GG Archives Defunct shipping companies of the United Kingdom Transport companies established in 1870 Transport companies disestablished in 1902 History of the Atlantic Ocean Defunct companies based in Liverpool Transatlantic shipping companies Liverpool and Mississippi Steamship Co.