The Atlantic Transport Line, 1881-1931

Jonathan Kinghorn served as a senior regional curator for English Heritage, responsible for collections at more than 50 historic sites in Britain. He now lives in Lexington, Massachusetts, and works as a writer, editor, and content manager for corporate websites. His great-grandfather was the engineering superintendent for the Atlantic Transport Line and responsible for the mechanical operation of the entire fleet.

Table of Contents



Preface     

Introduction     



Part I—The Story of the Atlantic Transport Line

1. Establishing the Line—Quite a Respectable Business     

2. “How Proud We Were”—The Atlantic Transport Line Fleet     

3. Passengers and Cargo—An Enviable Reputation     

4. Metropolis to Metropolis—Ten Days at Sea     

5. Patriotism and Opportunity—The Spanish-American War     

6. An Impenetrable Mystery—The Wreck of the Mohegan     

7. Giving to a Good Cause—Hospital Ships     

8. An Ill-Conceived Venture—The International Mercantile Marine Company     

9. Full Tide of Prosperity—The Belle Époque     

10. World War I—One of the Hardest Hit     

11. Shipping Control—Freighters in Wartime     

12. Postwar Recovery—Tourist Third Class     

13. Anglophobia and Depression—The End of the Line     



Part II—Ship Histories and Biographies of Key Personnel

Ship Histories     

Biographies of Key Personnel     



Part III—Appendices, Notes, Bibliography, Index

Appendices

A: Special Government Vessels—The Army Transport Grant and Sister Ships     

B: Excerpts from the Journal of Lemuel and Julia Potwin, 1897–1898     

C: A Letter from the Engineer of the Mohegan     

D: Mohegan Victims and Survivors     

E: “The Wreck of the Steamer Mohegan”     

F: Notes on the Salvage of the Minnehaha, 1910     

G: Pacific Mail Steamship Company Vessels and Service     

Chapter Notes     

Bibliography     

Index