The Allan Shipping Line was founded in 1819, by Captain Alexander Allan of Saltcoats, Ayrshire, trading and transporting between Scotland and Montreal, a route which quickly became synonymous with the
A poster showing fares and schedule for Allan Line ships across the Atlantic towards the end of the 19th century
RMS Victorian was the world's first turbine-powered ocean liner. She was designed as a transatlantic liner and mail ship for Allan Line and launched in 1904.
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Victorian in a 1904 magazine illustration
Despite unsatisfactory initial sea trials, Charles Parsons correctly predicted that Victorian and her sister would be a success
Victorian's sister ship Virginian
The French cruiser Cassard, with which Victorian bombarded Moroccan villages in September 1914