The story
Founded by Charles W. Morse in 1901.1
Private company
Eastern Steamship Lines
American shipping company
Eastern Steamship Lines was a shipping company in the United States that operated from 1901 to 1955. It was created through successive mergers by Wall Street financier and speculator Charles W. Morse.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1901Founded1
- HeadquartersBoston1
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Eastern Steamship Lines was a shipping company in the United States that operated from 1901 to 1955. It was created through successive mergers by Wall Street financier and speculator Charles W. Morse.2
Corporate structure
Eastern Steamship Lines sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Eastern Steamship Lines Boston
- Old Dominion Steamship Company Subsidiary ยท Norfolk
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led Eastern Steamship Lines, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderCharles W. Morse1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Subsidiaries
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaEastern Steamship Lines
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ19876129
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1
- 2WikipediaEastern Steamship Lines on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsEastern Steamship Lines photo by unknown, Public domain