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Shaw, Savill and Albion Line was the trading name of Shaw, Savill and Albion Steamship Company: a British shipping company that operated ships between Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shaw Savill & Albion Line (Est. 1882) )〕 It was created by the amalgamation of Shaw, Savill and Company and Albion Line.〔 At the annual shareholders' meeting of the company on 12 April 1892, profits for the year of £35,270 16s 2d were announced. In 1928 White Star Line bought 18 Shaw, Savill and Albion ships. In 1932 Shaw, Savill and Albion took over Aberdeen Line, and in 1933 Furness, Withy Co., Ltd. acquired control of Shaw, Savill and Albion. In 1934 White Star merged with Cunard Line and gave up its routes to Australia and New Zealand, selling assets including the liners and to Shaw, Savill and Albion. In 1936 Shaw, Savill and Albion announced plans to sell ''Ionic''. She was scrapped in 1936 or 1937 in Osaka, Japan. In 1939 the company introduced a new flagship, the . Her unique initials stood for "Quadruple Screw Motor Vessel". She was joined in 1955 by a new flagship, the . The replaced ''Dominion Monarch'' in 1962. As the scheduled liner trade declined, the company sold ''Southern Cross'' in 1973 and withdrew ''Northern Star'' from service in 1974. ==References== *(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shaw, Savill & Company, London / Albion Line, Glasgow / John Leslie & Partners, Aberdeen / Shaw, Savill & Albion Line ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shaw, Savill & Albion Line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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