The Red Star Line was a passenger ocean line that existed between its founding in 1871 Year 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar) and its amalgamation into the International Mercantile Marine Co. in 1902 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). The line (not to be confused with the Red Star Line launched in 1818 by Byrnes, Trimble & Co.) was a joint venture between the International Navigation Company of Philadelphia, which also ran the American Line, and the Société Anonyme de Navigation Belgo-Américaine of Antwerp Antwerp (English: /ˈæntwɜrp/ ; Dutch: Antwerpen, [ˈɑntˌʋɛrpə(n)] ( listen); French: Anvers, [ɑ̃vɛʁ, ɑ̃vɛʁs]) is a city and municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Antwerp province in Flanders, one of Belgium's three regions. Antwerp's total population is 472,071 (as of 1 January 2008) and its total area is 204.51 km2 (78.96, Belgium Belgium (pronounced /ˈbɛldʒəm/ , BEL-jəm), officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO. Belgium covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi), and it has a. The company's main ports of call were New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over global commerce, finance, media, culture, art, fashion, research, education, and entertainment. As host of the and Philadelphia Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth-most-populous city in the United States in the United States and Antwerp Antwerp (English: /ˈæntwɜrp/ ; Dutch: Antwerpen, [ˈɑntˌʋɛrpə(n)] ( listen); French: Anvers, [ɑ̃vɛʁ, ɑ̃vɛʁs]) is a city and municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Antwerp province in Flanders, one of Belgium's three regions. Antwerp's total population is 472,071 (as of 1 January 2008) and its total area is 204.51 km2 (78.96 in Belgium.

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The company was founded by Clement Griscom, who led it from its founding until its merger into the IMM. In the city of Antwerp, the old warehouses of the Red Star Line were recently landmarked and will reopen as a museum in 2012 by the City of Antwerp. The works of art of the Red Star Line emigrants Emigration is the act of leaving one's native country or region to settle in another. It is the same as immigration but from the perspective of the country of origin. Human movement before the establishment of political boundaries or within one state, is termed migration. There are many reasons why people might choose to emigrate. Some are for made by the Antwerp artist Eugene Van Mieghem (1875-1930) will be exhibited there next to Red Star Line memorabilia of the collection of Robert Vervoort.

Ships

Red Star ships sometimes were given names ending in "-land". Notable Red Star ships included:

The pictures shown below are from a Red Star Line brochure that agents based in the United States ^ b. English is the de facto language of American government and the sole language spoken at home by 80% of Americans age five and older. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language and Canada The land occupied by Canada was inhabited for millennia by various groups of Aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French expeditions explored, and later settled, along the Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763 after the Seven Years' War. In 1867, with the union of three gave out to potential passengers.

Red Star Line offices:

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References

Flayhart, William (2000). The American Line (New York: W.W. Norton & Co.). ISBN 0-393-04710-5

Categories: Defunct shipping companies of the United States | Transatlantic shipping companies | Companies based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Defunct companies based in Pennsylvania | Companies established in 1871 Categories: 1871 in economics | 1871 establishments | Companies established in the 1870s | Companies disestablished in 1902

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