# Steam Navigation Company

Steam Navigation Companies became widespread during the 19th century after the development of steam-powered vessels, both steamboats, which were generally used on lakes and rivers, and ocean-faring steamships. Companies that share the name Steam Navigation Company include the following, listed by their country of ownership.

## Australia

* Australasian Steam Navigation Company (1839–1887)
* Australian United Steam Navigation Company (1887–1961), formed by the merger of the Australasian Steam Navigation Company and the Queensland Steam Shipping Company
* Clarence, Richmond & Macleay River Steam Navigation Company, 1888 name of the North Coast Steam Navigation Company
* Grafton Steam Navigation Company, 1855 name of the North Coast Steam Navigation Company
* Hunter River Steam Navigation Company, 1839 name of the Australasian Steam Navigation Company
* Illawarra Steam Navigation Company (1858–early 1950s), south coast of New South Wales
* Launceston & Melbourne Steam Navigation Company, taken over by the Tasmanian Steam Navigation Company in 1865
* North Coast Steam Navigation Company (1855–1954)
* River Murray Steam Navigation Company (charter received in 1854)
* Tasmanian Steam Navigation Company (1853–1922), between Tasmania, the Australian Mainland, and New Zealand

## India

* Bombay Coast and River Steam Navigation Company (c. 1860s), between Bombay and other Indian ports
* Bombay Steam Navigation Company (late 19th century–1952), passenger ferry and cargo services along the Konkan coast of India; amalgamated with Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd.
* Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. (founded in 1919), ceased shipping in 1997
* Shri Ambica Steam Navigation Company (1942–before 1980), western coast of India
* Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company (founded in 1906), between Tuticorin and Colombo

## United Kingdom

* Atlantic Steam Navigation Company (1934–1971), roll-on roll-off ferry service
* Barrow Steam Navigation Company, acquired by the Midland Railway in 1907
* Bristol General Steam Navigation Company (1821–1980), between Bristol and ports in southern Ireland
* British India Steam Navigation Company (1862–1972), one of the largest shipowners of all time with; more than 500 ships; absorbed into P&O
* Calcutta and Burmah Steam Navigation Company (1856–1862), began as a mail carrier between Calcutta, India, and Rangoon, Burma; renamed British-India Steam Navigation Company
* Castletown Steam Navigation Company (1854–1858), between Isle of Man and England
* Eastern Steam Navigation Company (1851–c. 1858)
* General Steam Navigation Company (GSNC) (1824–1872), specialized in short sea shipping; acquired by P&O
* Indo-China Steam Navigation Company Ltd. (ICSNC) (1873–1974), established as a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Jardine
* Neptune Steam Navigation Company, see SS Trondhjemsfjord
* North of Scotland, Orkney & Shetland Steam Navigation Company or The North Company (founded in 1875), part of NorthLink Ferries
* North Lancashire Steam Navigation Company (1843–1870), between Fleetwood and, principally, Belfast, Northern Ireland
* Orient Steam Navigation Company or Orient Line (1878–1966), absorbed into P&O
* Pacific Steam Navigation Company (1838– 1965), operated on the Pacific coast of South America
* Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) (founded 1822), originally service between London, Spain and Portugal
* White Star Line or Oceanic Steam Navigation Company (1845–1934), merged with Cunard Line
* Scilly Isles Steam Navigation Company (1858–1872), between Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
* Ullswater Steam Navigation Company (founded 1855), passenger transportation on Ullswater, English Lake District

## United States

* British and American Steam Navigation Company (1839–1841), London-New York service
* California Steam Navigation Company (1854–1871), transporta along the coast and inland waters of California, Oregon, and British Columbia
* Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company (1883–1947), passenger and cargo service between the Hawaiian Islands
* Ocean Steam Navigation Company (1847–1857), oceanic mail transportation for the U.S. government
* Oregon Steam Navigation Company (founded 1860), transport between San Francisco and ports along the Columbia River
* Colorado Steam Navigation Company (1867—1877), transport on the Colorado River, sold to the Southern Pacific Company
* Willamette Steam Navigation Company (1865–1866), transport on the Willamette River

## Other countries

* China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company (founded 1872)
* General Steam Navigation Company of Greece (1939–1975), passenger ship line
* Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company (1856–1918)