Green Star Line

"Green Star Line" - U.S. steamers' shipping line and company that was created in 1919 about and stopped own activities in 1923.

History

During and just after World War I , the Shipping Board’s sales campaigns urged Americans to buy ships for wealth and patriotism. Other ethnic groups set up shipping lines by appealing to group solidarity. So, Irish businessmen created the "Green Star Line".^[1]

• 20 of December 1919. The newspaper "Morning Oregonian" in Portland, Oregon, wrote:

  "The new steel steamer Circinus of the "Green Star Line" dropped down to St. Helens yesterday and will start loading there Monday. The Circinus has been chartered by J.J. Moore of San Francisco to carry a full cargo of lumber to Australia. She will load at several Columbia river ports. She experienced no trouble beyond a slight checking of her speed in moving through the loose Ice."[2]

• 28 of February 1920, Saturday. The newspaper "The Register" (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929) wrote in Chapter "Shipping" that the ship Circinus will arrive at Portland, Oregon, on Monday, 2 March 1920".^[3]

• 1923 year. In February 1923 five ships of the "Green Star Line" were sold at auction at Baltimore for $735,000, a figure that was considered too low by shipping experts (NYT, 28 February 1923). The "Green Star Line" was not officially reorganized until March 1923. A new corporation the “Planet Star Corp.”, brought the remainder of ships owned by the "Green Star Line". In September 1923 an official exchange of securities began, allowing holders of "Green Star Line" stock to trade for stock in the new company (NYT, 8 March and 4 September 1923).^[4] So, the steamers Circinus and Centaurus appeared in “Planet Star Corp.”

Steamers of the "Green Star Line"

• SS Centaurus - in this company from November 1919 to 1920.
• SS Circinus - in this company from 1919 to 1923.

References

1. Judith Stein. "The World of Marcus Garvey: Race and Class in Modern Society. >> The Black Star Line.". p. 71.
2. Hiscoric Oregan Newspapers. >> Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 20, 1919, Image 15, Page 15. >> Image and text provided by University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR.
3. Newspaper "The Register" (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929) Dated Suturday, 28 of February 1920; Page 10. Article: "SHIPPING".
4. Marcus Garvey, Robert A. Hill, Universal Negro Improvement Association. Volume IV. "The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers.". p. 873.