HFM DESIGN

Based in the historic port of Liverpool it was the major shipping line to serve West Africa. As well as its cargo liners Elder Dempster Lines operated three passenger liners on a scheduled service to Ghana and Nigeria... It employed many people, from its seagoing staff to those personnel in its UK offices and Elder Dempster Agencies branches in West Africa. The company had its own Cadet Department to train the deck, engineer, purser, and catering officers of the future. There was a cadet training ship, and Elder Dempster Lines was the first British shipping company to open a purpose-built cadet residential establishment.

Also known as: Elder Dempster