decks (USA):
"Great Northern Steamship Co."
Great Northern RR subsidiary, 1900-1917
Portland, Oregon, 1913-1917
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WWPCM10531 decks (USA): "Great Northern Steamship Co." Great Northern RR subsidiary, 1900-1917 |
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"Great
Northern Pacific Steamship Co." Portland, Oregon, 1913-1917 |
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"Great Northern Pacific Steamship Co." d02988 |
1. WWPCM10531/01: by "USPCC", 52+1J, c.1905, standard USPCC court
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2. WWPCM10531/02: unknown
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Both lines were founded by John Jay Hill to promote business for his
Great Northern Railroad, of which they were subsidiaries.
The GNSS was a
trans-Pacific line out of Portland, while the GNPSS ran coastwise steamers from
Portland to San Francisco.
The two lines were highly publicized and promoted,
but ultimately were business failures owing to Hill's lack of understanding of
the shipping business.