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Blue Anchor Line was a British shipping company operating between the United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia between 1870 and 1910.
The owners of this shipping company in later years were Messrs. W. Lund and Sons.
The Blue Anchor Line was founded in London by Wilhelm Lund (born Denmark 1837, died Kent, 1928) in 1869. His two sons were Albert Edward Lund and Friedrich Wilhelm Lund, who was also called Frederick Lund, and is also recorded as F.W. Lund Jr. His grandfather, also a ship-owner, was also called Wilhelm Lund. An "H. Lund" also appears in relation to the business.
Originally sailing ships were used. Between 1880 and 1890, sailing ships were replaced by steamers.
Ships operated by this company include ''
StateLibQld 1 111760 Ballarat (ship).jpg, ''Ballarat''
StateLibQld 1 127711 Commonwealth (ship).jpg, ''Commonwealth''
SS Geelong FL1649017.jpg, ''Geelong''
StateLibQld 1 110528 Wakool (ship).jpg, ''Wakool''
SS Waratah FL601368.jpg, ''Waratah''
File:StateLibQld 1 109424 Warrigal (ship).jpg, ''Warrigal''
File:StateLibQld 1 198495 Wilcannia (ship).jpg, ''Wilcannia''
Blue Anchor Line was a British shipping company operating between the United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia between 1870 and 1910.
The owners of this shipping company in later years were Messrs. W. Lund and Sons.
The Blue Anchor Line was founded in London by Wilhelm Lund (born Denmark 1837, died Kent, 1928) in 1869. His two sons were Albert Edward Lund and Friedrich Wilhelm Lund, who was also called Frederick Lund, and is also recorded as F.W. Lund Jr. His grandfather, also a ship-owner, was also called Wilhelm Lund. An "H. Lund" also appears in relation to the business.
Originally sailing ships were used. Between 1880 and 1890, sailing ships were replaced by steamers.
Ships operated by this company include ''Waratah
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'', ''Commonwealth'', ''Bungaree
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'', ''Geelong
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'', ''Wilcannia'', ''Narrung'', and '' Wakool''.
The loss of the ''Waratah'' near Durban
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in 1909 led to the commercial failure of the company. Its ships were sold to P&O, and it was wound up in 1910.
An inquiry was held in London to investigate the disappearance of the ''Waratah'', and FW Lund Jr., who gave evidence at the inquiry on behalf of the owners, was described in some newspaper reports as the chairman of directors of the company, although it appears to have actually been a partnership, in which Wilhelm Lund was still the senior partner.
''Waratah''s wreck has never been found, and the cause of its loss remains inconclusive and still attracts controversy. Despite this setback, Wilhelm Lund and F.W. Lund continued to be respectable businessmen.
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