THE COAST BOATS OWNERY

The Coast Boats Ownery records listed below chiefly concern the individual steamers of the fleet and in particular the documents resulting from accidents in which they were involved. The full accounts of 1875-1884 are especially valuable showing the earnings from freight and passage money and disbur...

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Archive & Special Collections JSS/4 Open

Date(s) of creation: 1874-1885
Level: Sub-collection
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSS.4
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber JSS/4
callnumber_txt JSS/4
callnumber-sort JSS/4
scb_alt_ref_no JSSIV
prefix_number 4
title THE COAST BOATS OWNERY
scb_date_creation 1874-1885
scb_level Sub-collection
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 5 boxes
format Archive
scb_admin_history The Coast Boats Ownery [CBO] was established in 1874 on the initiative of John Samuel Swire with capital supplied jointly by John Scott and H J Butterfield and Butterfield & Swire [B&S] appointed as agents. Initially two steamers, the FOOCHOW and SWATOW (built as the WILLIAM and THERESA BATTERS) were purchased for the China coast trade, as complements to the Yangtze River trade of the China Navigation Company [CNCo]. In 1876 the TIENTSIN and CHEFOO were completed and by 1879 the NEWCHWANG and WENCHOW had been added to the fleet. The main trade of the CBO was in beans and beancake from Newchwang [Yingkou] to Swatow [Shantou] and Amoy [Xiamen], although the trade expanded to include a wider range of cargo and the firm proved financially successful up to 1883. Then the CBO was absorbed into China Navigation Company [CNCo], continuing as the Coastal Steamers section of CNCo with an increased fleet and in 1884 expanding into the Australian line
description The Coast Boats Ownery records listed below chiefly concern the individual steamers of the fleet and in particular the documents resulting from accidents in which they were involved. The full accounts of 1875-1884 are especially valuable showing the earnings from freight and passage money and disbursements for the steamers
scb_related_name_code GB/SOASNAF/P1263
GB/SOASNAF/P1254
GB/SOASNAF/C312
GB/SOASNAF/P553
GB/NNAF/C215949
GB/SOASNAF/P1284
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scb_place_code 2077456
1819730
1814991
2643743
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright is owned by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ
scb_use_restrictions Copying for personal research purposes is permitted. Please contact the archivist for all publication requests.
language English
language_search English
scb_finding_aids Paper handlist available
scb_related_material Related MaterialThe formation of the company, policies and management, and the amalgamation with CNCo are covered from the London side in JSSI 1/2-6 and, rather less extensively, from the East in JSSI 2/2 & 3; 15 & 16. Correspondence concerning the purchase of the first two CBO ships can be found in JSSI 4/2
hierarchy_top_id_raw JSS
hierarchy_sequence JSS.004

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