Private company

Dominion Line

British transport company

The Mississippi & Dominion Steamship Co Ltd, better known as the Dominion Line, was a transatlantic passenger line founded in 1870 as the Liverpool & Mississippi Steamship Company, which was renamed in 1872. The company concentrated on the UK-Canada passenger trade. The line sailed from Liverpool to several ports on the American and Canadian east coasts, namely Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax, Portland, and Boston.2 It ceased to exist in 1926.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1870Founded1
  • Industrypassenger transport1
  • HeadquartersLiverpool1
  • Founded inLiverpool1
Dominion Line advert
Photo: Dominion Line, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Mississippi & Dominion Steamship Co Ltd, better known as the Dominion Line, was a transatlantic passenger line founded in 1870 as the Liverpool & Mississippi Steamship Company, which was renamed in 1872.2

Timeline

  1. 1926Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1870Founded Founded in Liverpool1

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