Unit History: Bamburgh Shipping Co
The shipping line was founded in 1956 as a subsidiary of the Sheaf Steam Shipping Co. who owned 51% of the capital, the remainder by the British Iron & Steel Corporation. The company ran ore carriers and bulk carriers in the iron ore trade with North Northumbrian names. The company was sold to Ben Line in 1976.
Bamburgh is a town in Northumberland, just south of the Scottish border.
Bamburgh is a town in Northumberland, just south of the Scottish border.
