The Barrow Steam Navigation Company was a steamship company, owned by the Midland Railway, Furness Railway, and James Little & Company. It was acquired by the Midland Railway in 1907.
It operated a number of ships, including:
- TSS City of Belfast (1893)
- PS Duchess of Buccleuch (1888)
- TSS Duchess of Devonshire (1897)
- PS Manx Queen (1880)
References
- Easdown, Martin (2009). Lancashire's Seaside Piers: Also Featuring the Piers of the River Mersey, Cumbria and the Isle of Man. Barnsley: Wharncliffe Books. p. 165. ISBN 978-1845630935.
- Goodwyn, AM (1986). Is this Any Way to Run a Shipping Line?: The Crisis in Manx Shipping Affairs. Manx Electric Railway Society. p. 25.
- "Barrow Steam Navigation Company (Taken over by Midland Railway Company in 1907.):..." The National Archives. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- "Wreck and Site Stories". forgottenwrecks.maritimearchaeologytrust.org. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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