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| Industry | Shipping |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1871 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Defunct | 1932 |
| Fate | Absorbed into United States Lines |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia |
The American Line was a shipping company that operated independently from 1871 until 1932, when it was absorbed into the United States Lines.
The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based company was the largest American shipping company during its existence, rivaled only by Baltimore-based Atlantic Transport Lines, although all American oceanic shipping concerns were dwarfed by British companies such as the White Star Line and Cunard Line and German ones such as HAPAG.