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Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
General Steam Navigation Company
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Description area
Dates of existence
1824-1972
History
The General Steam Navigation Company, incorporated in 1824, was London's foremost short sea shipping line for almost 150 years. It was the oldest shipping company in the world to begin business with seagoing steam vessels