- Steam packet
A ship sailing a regular service between two ports. An example is the
Isle of Man Steam Packet which serves the Belfast to Douglas corridor.=See also=
*Packet ship
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Steam packet — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
steam packet — noun A steam vessel plying between certain ports • • • Main Entry: ↑steam … Useful english dictionary
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company — Royal Mail Lines Création 1839 Dates clés … Wikipédia en Français
Baltimore Steam Packet Company — The Old Bay Line s District of Columbia in 1949 The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, which was also known as the Old Bay Line, was an American steamship line from 1840 to 1962, providing overnight steamboat service on the Chesapeake Bay,… … Wikipedia
Baltimore Steam Packet Company — Couverture d un livret de la Baltimore Steam Packet Company, surnommée Old Bay Line Création 1840 Disparition 1962 … Wikipédia en Français
Isle of Man Steam Packet Company — Infobox Company company name = Isle of Man Steam Packet Company company company type = Limited Company foundation = 1830 location = Douglas, Isle of Man key people = Chairman Robert Quayle [http://www.steam… … Wikipedia
Isle of Man Steam Packet Company — Rechtsform Privatunternehmen (Privately held company) Gründung 1830 Sitz Douglas … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dundalk and Newry Steam Packet Company — Industry Shipping Fate Taken over Successor British and Irish Steam Packet Company Founded 1871 Defunct 1926 Headquarters … Wikipedia
City of Dublin Steam Packet Company — RMS Prince Arthur, depicted in the book A Hundred Years by Post by J. Wilson Hyde The City of Dubin Steam Packet Company was a shipping line established in 1823. It served cross channel routes between Britain and Ireland for over a century. For… … Wikipedia
Drogheda Steam Packet Company — Industry Shipping Fate Taken over Successor Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Founded July 1825 Defunct 1902 Headquarters … Wikipedia
