White Star Line

The Cunard branded White Star Line history dates to 1845. It has operated Royal and United States Mail Steamers at various points. The line has been through many mergers and transitions with multiple name varients. Circa 1870, it was absorbed by the formation of the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, which began operation in 1871, with the fleet of Oceanic (I), Atlantic, Baltic, Republic, Celtic, and Adriatic. Later, in 1902, the White Star Line was acquired by the International Mercantile Marine Company (IMM) and transitioned again 1927, when it was purchased by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (RMSPC). That ownership was short-lived when in 1932 Royal Mail Lines Limited took over the ships of RMSPC. Finally, in 1934, the merger between White Star and Cunard resulted in the Cunard-White Star Limited, which reverted to the name Cunard in 1949. White Star was known for its naming convention of ending in -ic such as: Britannic (I), Germanic, Teutonic, Majestic (I), Oceanic (II), Cedric, Olympic, Titanic, and Britannic (II), Majestic, Homeric, Oceanic (III), Britannic (III), Georgic. Materials include keepsakes, menus, passenger lists, general information, newsletter, and luggage tag. See also White Star, in the "W" section of this Shipping Lines/Conglomerates subseries.