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Flagships of Imperialism is the first scholarly monograph on the history of the P&O shipping company, and the first history of P&O to pay due attention to the context of nineteenth century imperial politics which so significantly shaped the company's development. Based chiefly on unpublished material from the P&O archives and the National Archives, and on contemporary official publications, the book covers the crucial period from the company's origins to 1867. After presenting new findings about the company's origins in the Irish transport industry, the book charts the extension of the founder

Ocean liners --- Ferries --- Ocean travel --- Imperialism --- History. --- History --- Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company --- Great Britain --- Foreign relations. --- 1867 Abyssinian expedition. --- Irish transport industry. --- P&O. --- government contractor. --- government mail contract. --- imperial politics. --- opium trade. --- politics of empire. --- shipping company. --- technical advances.