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Collins Line
| New York and Liverpool United States Mail Steamship Company | |
| Company type | Ocean-going transport |
| Founded | 1818 |
| Founder | Israel Collins, Edward Knight Collins |
| Defunct | 1858 |
| Fate | Bankrupt following recession and termination of government subsidy |
| Headquarters | New York |
Area served | Routes: Transatlantic, Gulf of Mexico Ports of call: Liverpool, New Orleans, Veracruz |
Key people | Bankers: Brown Bros. & Co. |
| Services | Shipping company |
| Ships owned | Arctic, Baltic, Pacific, Atlantic, and Adriatic |
| Competitors | Cunard Line |
| Govt contracts | Mail contract |
| Govt subsidies | $385,000 annually (occasionally more) |
The Collins Line was the common name for the American shipping company started by Israel Collins and then built up by his son Edward Knight Collins, formally called the New York and Liverpool United States Mail Steamship Company. Under Edward Collins' guidance, the company grew to be a serious competitor on the transatlantic routes to the British Cunard shipping company.
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