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| Type | Subsidiary of Cunard Line |
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| Founded | As the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company in Liverpool, United Kingdom, 1870-1934 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Area served | Transatlantic |
| Key people |
Peter Shanks (President of Cunard) Thomas Henry Ismay William Imrie J. Bruce Ismay |
| Parent | Carnival Corporation & PLC |
| Website | http://www.cunard.co.uk/ |
The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company or White Star Line of Boston Packets, more commonly known as just White Star Line, was a highly prominent British shipping company, today most famous for its ill-fated vessel, the RMS Titanic, and the World War I loss of Titanic's sister ship Britannic. In 1934 the line merged with its chief rival, Cunard Line, which operated as a separate entity until 2005 and is now part of Carnival Corporation & PLC. As a lasting reminder of the White Star Line, modern Cunard ships use the term White Star Service to describe the impeccable level of customer care expected of the company.
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