Private company

Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Steamship Company

Defunct American shipping company

The Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Steamship Corporation of Baltimore, Maryland, was incorporated in May 1920. Its primary mission was to transport goods and produce across the Atlantic, across the Pacific and coast to coast via the Panama Canal. It was started by Baltimore natives W. Bernard Duke, President, Currall A. Askew, Vice President, and William B. W. Mann, Secretary and Treasurer.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1920Founded1
  • Industryfreight transport1
  • HeadquartersBaltimore1
  • Legal formcompany1
APG Steamship Publicity Flyer
Photo: Amigan 99, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Steamship Corporation of Baltimore, Maryland, was incorporated in May 1920. Its primary mission was to transport goods and produce across the Atlantic, across the Pacific and coast to coast via the Panama Canal. It was started by Baltimore natives W. Bernard Duke, President, Currall A. Askew, Vice President, and William B. W. Mann, Secretary and Treasurer. Duke had been President of the Seaboard Bank of Baltimore; Askew was previously General Manager of States Marine Company and Steamship Manager for Thomas Cook and Sons; Mann was formerly of Mann Shipbuilding Company.2

Timeline

  1. 1920Founded Founded1

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