Bessemer Steamship Colors

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Re: Bessemer Steamship Colors

by Guest » November 25, 2021, 2:20 pm

A two part article on the "Life and Times of the Bessemer Fleet" was in the March-April 1978 issue of Telescope: https://images.maritimehistoryofthegrea ... 3/data?n=7 (PDF download is on the right side of page.)

The second was in the May-June 1978 issue
https://images.maritimehistoryofthegrea ... 4/data?n=2

And William you're correct, for some reason I wrote down a large block "P", when it obviously should be a "B". It was white, btw.

- Brian

Re: Bessemer Steamship Colors

by William Lafferty » November 25, 2021, 12:38 pm

The hulls were red, cabins white while the funnel was black with a large block letter "P".
Actually the funnel livery consisted of a somewhat stylized white letter "B." Here is a detail from a photograph showing the Samuel F. B. Morse at Manitowoc loading grain in July 1900.
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Re: Bessemer Steamship Colors

by Guest » November 25, 2021, 12:15 pm

If I remember correctly wasn't Bessemer owned by John D. Rockefeller or another one of the big business tycoons during that time period?

Re: Bessemer Steamship Colors

by Scott » November 25, 2021, 11:09 am

Were they associated with the Bessemer and Lake Erie RR?

Re: Bessemer Steamship Colors

by Guest » November 25, 2021, 9:50 am

The hulls were red, cabins white while the funnel was black with a large block letter "P".

Brian

Bessemer Steamship Colors

by Guesy » November 24, 2021, 4:10 pm

What was the Bessemer steamship company's color scheme?

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