A. C. de Freitas & Co.
Type | Company |
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Industry | Trading and shipping |
Founded | 1835 |
Founder | Augusto Constantino de Freitas |
Successor | Augusto de Freitas GmbH |
Headquarters | Hamburg |
Area served | Great Britain, South America and the Mediterranean |
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A. C. de Freitas & Co. was, at the end of the 19th century, one of the largest privately owned trading and shipping companies in Hamburg. Its failure to list as a public company was the main reason for its downfall a decade later.
Augusto Constantino de Freitas founded the company in 1835.[1] From its beginnings with sailing ships that carried goods on their own account, the company developed into a large enterprise with extensive interests in Great Britain, South America and the Mediterranean. In 1879, steamships replaced the small fleet of sailing ships.[1]:47 In 1884, a regular scheduled service began into the Adriatic Sea and in 1892 there was a growing fleet of steamers to southern Brazil and Argentina.[1]:69 & 84[2] In 1900, Albert Ballin bought the 14 steamships employed in the South American trade for the Hamburg America Line.[1]:117[3] The end of the shipping arm of the company came in 1911 with the sale of the six steam ships used in the Mediterranean Sea to .[1]:184 The same year also saw the two large sailing vessels, Beethoven and Mozart, sold off. A diminishing trade in goods continued under the name of Augusto de Freitas GmbH.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Lintzer, Gottfried (2010). A. C. de Freitas & Co – Kaufmannsreeder. Norderstedt. p. 17. ISBN 978-3-8391-5759-6.
- ^ Detlefsen, Gert Uwe (1991). 1891-1991 Paul Günther. Gert Uwe Detlefsen, Bad Segeberg. pp. 10 & 11.
- ^ Kludas, Arnold (2007). Die Geschichte der Hapag-Schiffe. Hauschild. pp. 204–212. ISBN 978-3-89757-341-3.
External links[]
- A. C. De Freitas & Co. book project at members.iinet.net.au
- Profile on Wreck Site
- Shipping companies of Germany
- Transport companies established in 1835
- Transport companies disestablished in 1911
- 1835 establishments in Germany
- 1911 disestablishments in Germany