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Atlantic Container Line is an American, previously Swedish, shipping company owned by the Italian Grimaldi Group. The company operates large roll-on/roll-off (RORO) container ships between Europe and North America.

• History

• Fleet

• Current ships

• Previous ships

• See also

• References

ACL was formed in Stockholm in 1965 by Olof Wallenius who created a consortium of four shipping companies, Wallenius Lines, Swedish America Line, the Rederi AB Transatlantic and Holland America Line. These were joined by Cunard and CGT in 1967.cite-ref-parker-1-0[1]

In 1976 ACL took over the Care Line, its ships, Mont Royal and Montmorency, and its direct route to Montreal.cite-ref-parker-1-1[1]

During the Falklands War the British registered Atlantic Conveyor and Atlantic Causeway were requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence. Atlantic Conveyor sank on 25 May 1982 after being hit by two Argentine Exocet missiles. She is the only British flagged merchant ship to be sunk by missile.

The new Generation 4 ships, introduced in 2015, are faster and more fuel efficient than their predecessors. They are still ConRO, combination roll-on/roll-off (RORO) and container, ships but with the accommodation in the middle of the ship rather than at the stern as in the previous generation.cite-ref-2[2]

| Name | Built | In service | Tonnage |

|---|---|---|---|

| Atlantic Star | 2015 | 2015- | 100,430 GRT |

| Atlantic Sail | 2016 | 2016- | 100,430 GRT |

| Atlantic Sea | 2016 | 2016- | 100,430 GRT |

| Atlantic Sky | 2017 | 2017- | 100,430 GRT |

| Atlantic Sun | 2017 | 2017- | 100,430 GRT |

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| Name | Built | In service | Tonnage | Owner |

|---|---|---|---|---|

| Atlantic Saga | 1967 | 1967–1987 | 12,231 GRT | SAL |

| Atlantic Song | 1967 | 1967–1987 | 11,771 GRT | OW |

| Atlantic Span Atlantic Service | 1967 | 1967-1984 1984-1987 | 11,995 GRT | Transatlantic |

| Atlantic Star | 1967 | 1967–1987 | 15,055 GRT | HAL |

| Atlantic Causeway | 1969 | 1969–1986 | 14,946 GRT | Cunard |

| Atlantic Champagne | 1969 | 1969–1985 | 15,351 GRT | CGT |

| Atlantic Crown | 1969 | 1969–1985 | 15,489 GRT | HAL |

| Atlantic Cinderella | 1970 | 1970–1985 | 15,437 GRT | OW |

| Atlantic Cognac | 1970 | 1970–1985 | 15,351 GRT | CGT |

| Atlantic Conveyor | 1970 | 1970–1982 | 14,946 GRT | Cunard |

| Atlantic Premier | 1972 | 1978–1982 | 10,998 GRT | SAL |

| Atlantic Prelude | 1972 | 1978–1983 | 11,148 GRT | OW |

| Atlantic Project | 1978 | 1978–1981 | 5,466 GRT | Stena |

| Atlantic Prosper | 1978 | 1978–1981 | 5,466 GRT | Stena |

| Atlantic Companion | 1984 | 1984-2015 | 57,225 GRT | Transatlantic |

| Atlantic Concert | 1984 | 1984- 2016 | 57,225 GRT | Transocean |

| Atlantic Compass | 1984 | 1984- 2016 | 57,225 GRT | OW |

| Atlantic Cartier | 1985 | 1985- 2017 | 57,225 GRT | OW |

| Atlantic Conveyor | 1985 | 1985- 2017 | 57,225 GRT | Cunard |

| Name | Notes |

|---|---|

| Atlantic Saga | Broken up 1987 |

| Atlantic Song | Broken up 1987 |

| Atlantic Span Atlantic Service | Broken up 1987 |

| Atlantic Star | Broken up 1987 |

| Atlantic Causeway | Broken up 1987 |

| Atlantic Champagne | Broken up 1985 |

| Atlantic Crown | Broken up 1985 |

| Atlantic Cinderella | Broken up 1985 |

| Atlantic Cognac | Broken up 1985 |

| Atlantic Conveyor | Sunk during Falklands War |

| Atlantic Premier | Ex Mont Royal . Broken up 2004 |

| Atlantic Prelude | Ex Montmorency . Broken up 2005 |

| Atlantic Project | Chartered from Stena Line |

| Atlantic Prosper | Chartered from Stena Line , Sunk 2006 |

| Atlantic Companion | Sold for scrap to Alang, India Sep 2015 |

| Atlantic Concert | Lengthened in Japan 1987. Scrapped in 2… |

| Atlantic Compass | Lengthened in Japan 1987. Scrapped in 2… |

| Atlantic Cartier | Lengthened in Japan 1987. Sold for scra… |

| Atlantic Conveyor | Lengthened at Scott Lithgow 's Clyde sh… |

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cite-note-parker-11. ↑ citerefphilip-parkerPhilip Parker. "The history of Atlantic Container Line". Archived from the original on September 8, 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

cite-note-22. ↑ "ACL - Vessel Specifications". aclcargo.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

cite-note-33. ↑ citereffaktaomfartyg-seFaktaomfartyg.se. "Atlantic Container Line". Retrieved 17 November 2016.

cite-note-44. ↑ citereftynebuiltshipTyneBuiltShip. "Atlantic Conveyor". Tyne Shipbuilders. Retrieved 11 August 2020.