[2] Furness, Withy started with 18 vessels and over the subsequent years it owned in excess of a thousand ships.

[1] In 1917 the Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd was established, at Haverton Hill, River Tees, initially for war production.

[4] The Furness family sold its interests in the Company to a consortium led by Frederick Lewis, a Director in the business, in 1919.

[1] Also in 1919, Furness, Withy bought from Canada Steamship Lines the Quebec Steam Ship Company, which ran scheduled services between New York and Bermuda.

[7] In 1965, British and Commonwealth Shipping, Furness Withy, P&O and The Ocean Steamship Company established Overseas Containers Limited to exploit containerisation.