The Barrow Steam Navigation Company was a

steamship A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam-powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more steam engines that typically move (turn) propellers or paddlewheels. The first steamships ...

company, owned by the

Midland Railway The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 in rail transport, 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had ...

Furness Railway The Furness Railway (FR) was a railway company operating in the Furness area of Lancashire in North West England. History Formation In the early 1840s, the owners of iron ore mines in the Furness district of Lancashire became interested in a ...

, and James Little & Company. It was acquired by the Midland Railway in 1907. It operated a number of ships, including: * * PS ''Duchess of Buccleuch'' (1888) * * PS ''Manx Queen'' (1880)

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Defunct shipping companies of the United Kingdom 1907 disestablishments {{UK-history-stub