ELDERDEMPSTER.ORG
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ELDERDEMPSTER.ORG
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Elder Dempster Lines was one of the UK’s largest shipping companies, and during its
150 year history it operated more than 500 ships.
It employed many people, from its seagoing staff
to those personnel in its UK offices and Elder Dempster Agencies branches in West Africa.
The company had its own Cadet Department to train the deck,
engineer, purser, and catering officers of the future.
There was a cadet training ship, and Elder Dempster Lines was the first
British shipping company to open a purpose-built cadet residential establishment.
This website tells something of the story of EDs in the 1960s when the company was at its postwar peak,
and is in many ways a unique social and historical archive of just one shipping company almost half a century ago.
Its comprehensive photographic record - only possible through the generosity of many former Elder Dempster seagoing
staff - grows by the month, and at the last count there are now almost 1,100 photographs to view, together with
more than 750 other images including badges, flags, menus, posters, cargo papers, and Elder Dempster ephemera
ranging from beer mats to brochures.
The pages which form ElderDempster.org provide a snapshot - literally - of the ships, ports, and crews in
those heady days when the world was young, and when so many followed a tradition and went to sea.
They show a time and a way of life which have gone forever.
Based in the historic port of Liverpool it was the major shipping line to serve West Africa. As
well as its cargo ships Elder Dempster Lines operated three liners on a scheduled
service to Ghana and Nigeria.
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Elder Dempster Lines
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Elder Dempster Lines Heritage Archive
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an introduction
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company history
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photographs
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ships of the fleet
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ranks and uniforms
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cadet training
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funnels and flags
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ephemera
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pursers
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liverpool shipping
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model ships
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railways
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other West African fleets
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little ships
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Merchant Navy
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links
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nautical glossary
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a personal view
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ex EDs?
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what’s new?
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| website last updated 2 June 2013 | |
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THANK YOU
to everyone who has contributed to the development of this website with images, information and encouragement |
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Ex EDs / Old Coaster / Merchant Navy
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this independent website is not managed or endorsed by Elder Dempster Lines or its successors
all text and photographs © Mike Ingham except where indicated
EDL House Flag © Elder Dempster Lines - Merchant Navy Badge © Crown Copyright
header image of Fourah Bay © courtesy Rhiw.com
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