Simpson Spence & Young

Simpson Spence & Young
Industry	Shipping, Finance
Founded	1880 in New York City, United States
Headquarters	London, England
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Ernest Simpson; Lewis Spence; Captain William Young;
Website	https://ssyglobal.com

Simpson Spence & Young, (SSY), Simpson Spence Young, Simpson, Spence & Young Ltd. was founded in 1880 by Ernest Simpson, Lewis Spence and Captain William Young in New York City. Ernest Louis Simpson started as a shipbroker from England. Simpson joined with shipbroker Lewis H. Spence and started Simpson & Spence in 1880. In 1882 Captain William Young joined the company and the name was changed to Simpson Spence & Young. Simpson Spence & Young opened a second office in Newcastle upon Tyne in England. Simpson son Ernest Aldrich Simpson (1897-1958) joined the company. The Simpson Spence & Young became very successful and becoming a worldwide shipping firm, with headquarters in London, one of the largest shipbrokers. Simpson Spence Young has 19 offices worldwide with over 400 employees. Simpson Spence Young operates dry bulk, tanker ships, tugboats and has other services.^[1]^[2]

Shipping

Simpson Spence Young operates: Handysize, Handymax, Panamax and Capesize ships. Simpson Spence Young operates: Iron Ore ships, Coal ship, Liquefied Gas ships and Grain ships. Simpson Spence Young operates harbour tugboat services.^[3]

Offices

As of 2022, Simpson Spence Young has offices in: Athens, Copenhagen, Dubai, Geneva, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Madrid, Melbourne, Mumbai, New York, Oslo, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, Stamford, Sydney, Tokyo, Vancouver, Varna, and Zug. ^[4]

SSY Finance

In 2019 Simpson Spence Young founded SSY Finance. Simpson Spence Young bought out Carnegie Bank interest the SSY Carnegie LLP, a joint venture of Carnegie Bank and Simpson Spence Young. SSY Carnegie LLP is now SSY Finance. ^[5]

SSY Valuation Services

SSY Valuation Services is SSY analytical department for helping clients manage their shipping.

Ernest Simpson

Ernest Simpson’s son, also Earnest Simpson, married Wallis Warfield Spencer in 1928 and the two divorced amicably in 1937. Later Wallis Simpson married King Edward VIII, who abdicated the British throne to marry Wallis. King Edward VIII stepped down to become the Duke of Windsor.

World War II

Simpson Spence & Young fleet of ships that were used to help the World War II effort. During World War II Simpson Spence & Young operated Merchant navy ships for the United States Shipping Board. During World War II Polarus Steamship Company was active with charter shipping with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. Simpson Spence & Young operated Liberty ships and Victory ships for the merchant navy. The ship was run by its Polarus Steamship Company crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Liberty ships

- Liberty ships operated for World War II:
SS Joseph Goldberger ^[9]
SS Jean Baptiste Le Moyne ^[10]

- World War II Tankers
SS Antiope, 1914 tanker
SS Byron Darnton ^[11]

- Post-war Liberty ships owned:
SS Thomas L. Haley
SS John H. Eaton ^[12]
SS John Philip Sousa ^[12]
SS John Roach ^[12]
SS Spetsae ^[13]
SS Joseph Leidy ^[9]
SS William Few ^[14]
SS James L. Ackerson ^[10]

References

^ "Simpson Spence Young | Home". www.ssyonline.com.
^ The Liberty Ships of World War II, By Greg H. Williams
^ "ShippingExplorer - Simpson Spence & Young-Jakarta". www.shippingexplorer.net.
^ "Simpson Spence Young | Global Directory". www.ssyonline.com.
^ "Simpson Spence Young Launches SSY Finance". Maritime Logistics Professional. October 23, 2019.
^ "Sea Lane Vigilantes". www.armed-guard.com.
^ World War II U.S. Navy Armed Guard and World War II U.S. Merchant Marine, 2007-2014 Project Liberty Ship, Project Liberty Ship, P.O. Box 25846 Highlandtown Station, Baltimore, MD [1]
^ "Steamship Company Operators of American Flag Ships during World War II". www.usmm.org.
^ ^a ^b "LibShipsJon". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
^ ^a ^b "LibShipsJ". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
^ "BYRON DARNTON". vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov.
^ ^a ^b ^c "LibShipsJo". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
^ "LibShipsSam". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
^ "LibShipsW". www.mariners-l.co.uk.

[1] "Simpson Spence Young | Home". www.ssyonline.com.

[2] The Liberty Ships of World War II, By Greg H. Williams

[3] "ShippingExplorer - Simpson Spence & Young-Jakarta". www.shippingexplorer.net.

[4] "Simpson Spence Young | Global Directory". www.ssyonline.com.

[5] "Simpson Spence Young Launches SSY Finance". Maritime Logistics Professional. October 23, 2019.

[NAG1-6] "Sea Lane Vigilantes". www.armed-guard.com.

[NAG-7] World War II U.S. Navy Armed Guard and World War II U.S. Merchant Marine, 2007-2014 Project Liberty Ship, Project Liberty Ship, P.O. Box 25846 Highlandtown Station, Baltimore, MD [1]

[8] "Steamship Company Operators of American Flag Ships during World War II". www.usmm.org.

[auto2-9] "LibShipsJon". www.mariners-l.co.uk.

[auto1-10] "LibShipsJ". www.mariners-l.co.uk.

[11] "BYRON DARNTON". vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov.

[auto-12] "LibShipsJo". www.mariners-l.co.uk.

[13] "LibShipsSam". www.mariners-l.co.uk.

[14] "LibShipsW". www.mariners-l.co.uk.

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v t e World War II Maritime Commission ship designs
Cargo designs	Type C1 Type C2 Type C3 Type C4 Type C5 (Type C6) (Type C7) (Type C8) (Type C9) Type N3
Emergency cargo	Liberty ship ("EC2-S-C1") Victory ship ("VC2-S-AP1")
Tanker	T1 tanker T2 tanker T3 tanker Liberty ship ("Z-ET1-S-C3")
Special-purpose	Type S2 ("Tacoma-class frigate") Type S3-S2-BP ("Landing Ship, Tank") Type S3-S2-BP1 ("Neptune-class cable layer") Type S4-S2-BB3 ("Casablanca-class escort carrier") Type S4-SE2-BD1 ("Gilliam-class attack transport") Type S4-SE2-BE1 ("Artemis-class attack cargo ship") "Crane vessel-Derrick Barge"
Miscellaneous-cargo	Type L6 ("Lakers") Type N ("Coastal Cargo") Type P1 ("Passenger") Type P2 ("Passenger") Type R ("Refrigerated") Type B ("Barge")
Tugs	Type V ("Tugs")
See also:- Empire ship, Fort ship, Park ship, Ocean ship.

v t e United States naval ship classes of World War II
Aircraft carriers	Lexington Ranger^S Yorktown Wasp^S Essex Midway^C
Light aircraft carriers	Independence Saipan^C
Escort carriers	Long Island Charger Bogue Sangamon Casablanca Commencement Bay
Battleships	Wyoming New York Nevada Pennsylvania New Mexico Tennessee Colorado North Carolina South Dakota Iowa Montana^X
Large cruisers	Alaska
Heavy cruisers	Pensacola Northampton Portland New Orleans Wichita^S Baltimore Oregon City^C Des Moines^C
Light cruisers	Omaha Brooklyn Atlanta Cleveland Fargo^C Juneau^C Worcester^C CL-154^X
Gunboats	Dubuque Sacramento^S Asheville Plymouth^S Williamsburg^S St. Augustine^S Vixen^S Erie PGM-1 PGM-9
Destroyers	Sampson Caldwell Wickes Clemson Farragut Porter Mahan Gridley Bagley Somers Benham Sims Benson Stevenson^X Gleaves Fletcher Allen M. Sumner Robert H. Smith Gearing
Destroyer escorts	Evarts Buckley Cannon Edsall Rudderow John C. Butler
Patrol frigates	Asheville Tacoma
Patrol boats	Action PT boat
Minelayers	Oglala^S Wassuc^S Monadnock^S Miantonomah^S Terror^S Keokuk^S Salem^S Weehawken^S Camanche Chimo
Minesweepers	Lapwing Raven Auk Eagle^S Hawk Admirable
Submarines	O R S Barracuda Argonaut^S Narwhal Dolphin^S Cachalot Porpoise Salmon Sargo Tambor Mackerel Gato Balao Tench
Tankers	T1 tanker T2 tanker T3 tanker
Cargo ships	Liberty Victory Haskell Andromeda Arcturus Artemis Tolland Alstede Aldebaran Adria Acubens Arctic Denebola Hyades Mizar
Auxiliary ships	Ammunition Floating drydock Repair dock Barracks Collier Combat stores Destroyer tender Depot High-speed transport Hospital Ice cream barge Net laying Motor torpedo boat tender Reefer Oiler Repair Seaplane tender Submarine tender Underway replenishment
C Completed after the war S Single ship of class X Cancelled

v t e Liberty ships
Lists	A-F G-Je Je-L M-R S-Z
Subtypes	Acubens-class general stores issue ship Armadillo class tanker Crater-class cargo ship Guardian-class radar picket ship List of Subtypes
Survivors	SS John W. Brown SS Jeremiah O'Brien SS Arthur M. Huddell SS Albert M. Boe
Other	Liberty Fleet Day Port Chicago disaster Project Liberty Ship
See also	Park ship (Canadian equivalent) Fort ship (British equivalent) Ocean ship (Anglo-American predecessor) Victory ship (American follow-on) Empire ship (British ships owned by the Ministry of War Transport)
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