Private company

States Steamship Company

Passengers and Shipping Company

States Steamship Company, also called States Line and SSS, was started in 1928 by Charles Dant, in Portland, Oregon and later moved to the headquarters to San Francisco. Dant started the States Steamship Company to take his lumber product to market.2 It ceased to exist in 1979.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1928Founded1
House Flag of States Steamship Company (1950)
Photo: Original: Walter Landor Vector: Designism, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

States Steamship Company, also called States Line and SSS, was started in 1928 by Charles Dant, in Portland, Oregon and later moved to the headquarters to San Francisco. Dant started the States Steamship Company to take his lumber product to market.2

Timeline

  1. 1979Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1928Founded Founded1

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