Waterman Steamship Corporation

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Waterman Steamship Corporation
Founded1919
HeadquartersMobile, Alabama, United States
ServicesContainer shipping and Roll-on/roll-off
Websitehttp://www.intship.com

Waterman Steamship Corporation is an American deep sea ocean carrier, specializing in liner services and time charter contracts. It is owned by , based in Mobile, Alabama.

History[]

Waterman was founded in 1919 in Mobile, Alabama by John Barnett Waterman, T.M. Stevens, W.D. Bellingrath and C.W. Hempstead following their departure from the British-owned Elder Dempster Steamship Company. Waterman and associates started with just one ship, the Eastern Sun leased from the U.S. Shipping Board for service to Liverpool and Manchester.[1]

In 1955, . purchased the stock of Waterman Steamship Corporation from the stockholders. From its single-ship beginnings, Waterman had amassed a fleet of 125 ships, owned and operated its own shipbuilding and repair yards, owned or controlled three other shipping companies and employed thousands of workers.[1]

The former Waterman Steamship Corporation building on Saint Joseph Street remains a prominent building in the downtown Mobile skyline. It was sold to Darryl Smith of Hammond, LA in 2017.[2][3] It opened in 1950 and is famous for its extensive murals in the lobby and a large rotating globe. The globe can now be seen on display at the Mitchell Center at the University of South Alabama.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b From the Waterman Steamship Corporation records at the University of South Alabama website
  2. ^ "Portfolio - Star Service - A Fidelity BSG Company".
  3. ^ "House on Ono sells for $4.2 million cash". October 2017.
  4. ^ Kirkland, Scotty. "Waterman Steamship Corporation". Encyclopedia of Alabama. The Encyclopedia of Alabama TM. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

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