[10] By 1914 it was the number 7 coastal company in terms of ton-mileage worked, in the country, with 244,040,472 ton mileage per year.

[11] The company was severely impacted by the Great Depression in the United Kingdom with its vessels and interests being purchased by Coast Lines in 1944.

[2] Newcastle and Sunderland to London / Antwerp / Rotterdam / Amsterdam / Dordrecht / Hamburg / Bremen / Ghent / Northern French Ports.

Grounded in July 1908 on Frisian coast and was re-floated and repaired in West Hartlepool.

Sunk by torpedo on 23 February 1917 with the loss of 8 crew members, including the Master.