Orient Steam Navigation Company

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Orient Line

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Industry	Shipping line
Founded	1797
Founder	James Thompson
Defunct	1966
Fate	Absorbed by P&O
Successor	P&O Orient Lines
Headquarters	London , United Kingdom
Key people	James Thompson
Owner	James Thompson & Co. Anderson, Anderson & Co. Anderson, Green & Co. Ltd. P&O

The Orient Steam Navigation Company, also known as the Orient Line, was a British shipping company with roots going back to the late 18th century. From the early 20th century onwards, an association began with P&O which became 51% shareholder in 1919 and culminated in the Orient Line being totally absorbed into that company in 1966.