Private company
Silver Line
Former British shipping company based in London1
The Silver Line was a shipping company formed in 1908, part of the British Merchant Navy. By the 1930s they were offering round the world passenger/cargo services, with the passenger fare on a freighter being £100.2 It ceased to exist in 1985.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1908Founded1
- HeadquartersLondon1
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The Silver Line was a shipping company formed in 1908, part of the British Merchant Navy. By the 1930s they were offering round the world passenger/cargo services, with the passenger fare on a freighter being £100.2
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaSilver Line (shipping company)
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7516176
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataSilver Line on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSilver Line on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsSilver Line photo by Claes, Louis (fotograaf), Public domain