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4. Give blue-eyed men their swivel chairsTo whirl in tall buildings.Allow them many ships at sea,And on land, soldiersAnd policemen.Arna Bontemps (19021973), Bring me my Bow of burning gold:Bring me my Arrows of desire:Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!Bring me my Chariot of fire!I will not cease from Mental Fight,Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand,Till we have built JerusalemIn Englands green & pleasant Land.William Blake (17571827), But all is changed, that high horse riderless,Though mounted in that saddle Homer rodeWhere the swan drifts upon a darkening flood.William Butler Yeats (18651939), Miss J. She was scrapped in 1962. text of this web site is available under the Creative Also in 1903 the Company took a controlling interest in the Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company, which was an early licensed manufacturer of Parsons steam turbine engines, which enabled Mauretania to achieve her great speed. Including two banana boats completed for Elders & Fyffes. Motor liner Dominion Monarch. She was launched in 1940 and served during the Second World War. 48 1972 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill
Hunter Dunn,Furnishd and burnishd by Aldershot sun,What strenuous singles we played after tea,We in the tournamentyou against me!Sir John Betjeman (19061984). Hunter Dunn, Miss J. This latter acquisition gave the company an unbroken river frontage of some 4,000 feet, and works covering nearly 80 acres, 1904 Output of two yards combined. 1946 The Neptune Yard continued its established tradition of building cable ships when it completed the cable-layer Monarch of 8052 grt in February for the Postmaster General. This page was last edited on 28 August 2021, at 15:35. 13 Not allocated
8. 1904-07 Six cargo-liners completed for Hansa Company of Germany and further cargo liners for the Indo-China Steamship Company Ltd. 1906 RMS Mauretania was launched from Wallsend on Tyne on 20 September 1906 to the cheers of huge crowds. RM 2CGP4J8 - Tanker Tyne Pride, Leslie Street, Wallsend, Swan Hunter Shipbuilders, 1975 1927 See Aberconway and Aberconway for information on the company and its history. WW2 Just before the outbreak of war, extensive orders were in hand, and some 55 ships were completed for private owners up to early 1946 under Government licence. Port Chalmers of 8535 grt in December 1933 and six small orders. 104 1979 Crown Prince D / H / P Walker
14 1970 Dart America D / H / P Walker
The last of these Z tankers was completed as the engines-aft War Krishna in November 1919, the only one of its type. 18. 9. Tanker "Helicina". 5. Work began picking up from late 1935 with three cargo-liners completed for three different companies leading to further orders. The liner was launched as Sobieski of 11030 grt as a twin-screw motorship and was completed during 1939 with room for 44 first-class, 250 third-class and 850 emigrants. Swan Hunter amalgamated with Wigham Richardson in 1903 so that they could tender for the Mauretania. Steamship Leda. WWI The yard's key output was for the War effort. Maintained by Sapere Software. S.S. Peter G. Campbell. 21 1970 Manora D / H / P Neptune
Employees 6,000 to 7,000. 3. The yard was now the world leader in floating gravity docks, it had a 33,000 ton lift for use at Portsmouth Dockyard. This meant the company had the capability of producing many sets of steam turbines, Bauer-Wach exhaust turbines and triple expansion steam reciprocating engines both on the Clyde and at the Neptune Engine Works on the Tyne. Mum of Cramlington woman falls ill while supporting her daughter through major surgery in Spain, Melanie Hartshorn's mum Molly has been diagnosed with heart failure, Resident fumes at neighbour who 'keeps reserving street parking with cones'. RMS Mauritania was an ocean liner, built by Wigham Richardson and Swan Hunter and designed by Leonard Peskett. On 1 May 2006, British pop-duo Pet Shop Boys performed their soundtrack to the 1925 Soviet silent-film Battleship Potemkin alongside the Royal Northern Sinfonia at the shipyard. The first-class entrance hall featured an overlay marquetry panel of the world over the staircase so passengers could trace the course of the ship. 99 1976 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill
Also Marina and Manistee both 3,868 grt, as well as the Yacht Albion (1116/04) for Sir George Newnes. Photos
Southampton Castle was launched by Princess Alexandria and reached speeds of 23 knots and this one vessel replaced two passenger liners on the weekly South African schedule. The speed obtained on the measured mile trials was a mean of 7.12 knots, this speed being considerably in excess of what had been guaranteed by the builders. 118 1984 Hoegh Duke D / H / P Wallsend
She could also carry 8600 tons of cargo and was sold for cruising in 1976. James Elroy Flecker (1884-1919) " Everyone who has ever built anywhere a "new heaven" first found the power thereto in his own hell. More:
But in 2006 Swan Hunter stopped building vessels on Tyneside, but continued to provide design engineering services. She sailed on her maiden voyage on 30th March 1951 from Marseilles to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires via Barcelona and Lisbon. 13. Two more high spec cargo-liners were completed for the Chargeurs Reunis fleet: Brazza and Foucauld both 9095/48 and twin-screw motor-ships with room for 103 first-class, 78 second-class and 400 third-class passengers. 130 Allocated to refit work
24 1971 Mulbera D / H / P Neptune
[12] It was then forced to call in the receivers when the UK government awarded the contract for HMSOcean to Kvaerner Govan in 1993. SS Chancellor was a British cargo ship that was shelled and sunk by SMU-41 in the Atlantic Ocean 86 nautical miles (159km; 99mi) south by east of the Fastnet Rock, while she was travelling from Liverpool to New Orleans. Cunard Line took delivery of a cargo-liner for Transatlantic services. 1957 E. John Hunter, grandson of the founder, was appointed Chairman in May 1957. Ports of call were Tenerife, Cape Town, Durban, Fremantle, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and Wellington. TSS Dover, (later the Earl Siward, Sol Express and now the Tuxedo Royale), is a British retired ferry. The weight of this cable and repeaters was so great that Monarch had to make three loadings on her drums to complete the task. people who designed and built them. 1940 de Havilland bought the shares in Airspeed. It is fitted with twin screw compound surface condensing engines, which have been constructed Messrs Baird Brothers of North Shields, the diameter of cylinders being 12in. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 the ship enforced the arms blockade imposed on both sides by Britain and France, until she struck a mine in May 1937. 33 1972 Rangatira D / H / P Walker
4in. The ship is notable for seeing service in the navies of three other nations after her use by the Royal Navy. 1091 1979 Cardiff D / H / P Hebburn
List of British tonnage ships built by Swan Hunter This is a list of British ships built by Swan Hunter in the last twenty years of the 19th century and the first three decades of the 20th. Swan Hunter was also instrumental in establishing the North British Diesel Engine Works at Whiteinch on the Clyde and effectively competed with itself for diesel engine orders during the difficult period of the 1920s. 127 1991 Marlborough D / H / P Wallsend
This web publication contains 147,919 pages of The Bank Line's cargo ship "Clydebank" ran aground off the Farne Islands when on trials. [10], Then in 1977, Swan Hunter Group was nationalised as part of British Shipbuilders. KEY BELOW: D - Dimensions; H - History; P - Photographs
As result of this, the second ship RFALyme Bay was transferred to BAE Systems Govan in Glasgow for completion. The company was responsible for some of the greatest ships of the early 20th century, most famously RMS Mauretania which held the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic, and RMS Carpathia which rescued survivors from RMS Titanic. information and 236,926 images on early companies, their products and the Grace's Guide web site design is Copyright 2021 by Grace's Guide Ltd. Something went wrong, please try again later. Leda began her twice-weekly run to Stavanger and Bergen from the Tyne in April 1953. 56 1974 Alnwick Castle D / H / P Walker
It was bought by the National Shipbuilders Security and was due to be dismantled. Drottning Victoria travelled between Sweden and Germany with room for 96 first class and 44 third class passengers as well as being able to carry trains. Grace's Guide web site design is Copyright 2021 by Grace's Guide Ltd. These included Gothic (15911/48) which had spacious accommodation for 85 first class passengers in 53 cabins of which 36 were single-berth, while 23 had their own private bathroom, The public rooms were of such a high standard thatship acted as a temporary Royal yacht for a tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1953. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy The yard completed pontoons and docks of all sizes to customers around the world. The vessel could also carry 9243 tons of cargo. The Aircraft carriers, passenger liners, cargo liners, ferries, ice breakers, destroyers, frigates and submarines and other vessels were constructed by Swans' skilled workforce. [6] The firm expanded rapidly in the early part of the twentieth century, acquiring the Glasgow-based Barclay Curle in 1912. 109 1985 Ark Royal D / H / P Wallsend
Two French cargo-liners were also manufactured and a variety of vessels were made for France, Holland, Indo-China. The Grand Trunk Steamship Prince George, and sister ship SSPrince Rupert, provided passenger service along the coasts of British Columbia and Alaska. Modern machinery has been laid down for the rapid execution of work, and in addition to the shipyard the premises comprise the yard for constructing floating docks; the engine and boiler works, which have together an annual output capacity of 60,000 ihp; a dry dock, 550ft. 1954 The light aircraft carrier Albion was completed, having lain incomplete since being launched at the yard in 1947. 11. Sugar soap was used to wash dirty hands. 1959/60 The cruiser Lion was completed, having lain incomplete since the War. WW2 Just before the outbreak of war, extensive orders were in hand, and some 55 ships were completed for private owners up to early 1946 under Government licence. 11 1970 Emiliano Zapata D / H / P Hebburn
The Mocambique had been launched in 1st December 1948 and had accommodation for 93 first class, 141 second class and 102 third-class passengers. Grace's Guide To British Industrial History, https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Swan,_Hunter_and_Wigham_Richardson:_Ships_Built&oldid=1093483, Creative 108 1980 Kopalnia Gottwald D / H / P Hebburn Dock
The follow on orders were Umtali (8135/36) and Umgeni (8180/38) both had accommodation for over 100 passengers on their South African run. Provence had room for 139 first class, 113 tourist class and 1052 third class passengers. 26. Palm, Line and Ellerman Lines were the major customers of the yards during this period, they commissioned 22 cargo-liners in total including Ilorin Palm (5442/60) which launched 17 weeks ahead of schedule in 1960. text of this web site is available under the Creative She was of 10816 grt and 528 feet length and turbine-powered to twin propellers. Ships built by Swan Hunter All items (83) # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other A SS Abukir CSS Acadia Greek destroyer Adrias Greek destroyer Adrias (L67) HMS Albion (R07) America Maru HMS Anson (79) HMS Ark Royal (R07) SS Atlantic Causeway SS Atlantic Conveyor B HMS Barfleur (D80) RFA Black Rover (A273) 82 112,000 Tanker - Cancelled
wide at the entrance, and with a depth of water over the sill of 26.5ft; and two floating docks lifting vessels up to a length of 350ft [3]. Its bids for RFA Largs Bay and RFA Lyme Bay proved disastrous for the company, the MoD and the RFA, due to cost overruns and schedule delays. It was launched in 1969, Children playing in the shadow of the giant oil tanker Esso Northumbria being built by Swan Hunter at the end of Leslie Street, Wallsend, in April 1969, The giant cranes at Wallsend at work at Swan Hunter yard in December 1978. 30. Four small cargo ships of 2000 grt were completed leaving only the Stephenson Clarke collier Sir Russell 1548/33 and a cargo-liner for Commonwealth and Dominion Line on the order book. 1966 Sir E. John Hunter became Chairman of a much larger group in July 1966 when Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson merged with the Tees Yard of Smiths Dock Co to form Associated Shipbuilders. However, the small coaster Peter G. Campbell, launched on 13th April 1933 was significant as she was the first all-welded ship from the yard. Photo by Trevor Ermel. [27] Swan Hunter announced loading tower readiness on 5 May 2017[28] with completion of mobilisation onto EMAS Chiyoda Subsea's multi-lay vessel 'Lewek Constellation' shortly thereafter.[29]. People
"Barrow ship order dismays Tyneside". This crane has been made by Messrs Joseph Booth and Brothers, of Rodley. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. It could carry 119 first-class and 384 tourist-class passengers. 1909 a new design of train and passenger ferry completed for the Swedish Government. 124 1988 Coventry D / H / P Wallsend
Dominion Monarch carried 517 first class passengers as a one class ship and a full load of 16,400 tons of cargo was loaded at London with passengers embarking at Southampton. Based in Wallsend Shipyard, Tyne and Wear, the company was responsible for some of the greatest ships of the early 20th century most famously, the RMS Mauretania, which held the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic, and the RMS Carpathia, which rescued the survivors from the RMS Titanic. A total of 17 tankers were completed by the yard during the war and up to early 1946. Larsen. [7]. They had four cylinder Doxford-type opposed piston oil engines constructed at the Neptune Works, except for Hopestar which was experimentally turbine-powered. The company also had a subsidiary salvage company called the Sunderland Salvage Company of Lindsay Swan, Hunter who undertook a number of major operations in the West Indies. 1930 When the Depression started the yard had completed fifty ships. 1928 The car-carrier Seatrain (7624/28) was completed for Overseas Railway Inc of the U.S.A. and was a fore runner of the huge slab-sided car carriers of the present day. [7] The yard subsequently undertook several ad-hoc ship repair and conversion projects for private-sector customers.
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She was a member of the first subgroup of the class. Scindia Line of India, Black Star Line of Ghana, Nigeria National Line, Indo China Steam Navigation Co. and Union Castle Mail Co also took delivery of cargo-liners. 17. 10. The workshop is to be lifted to-day and secured for the voyage out, on to the deck the new floating dock, which has been built by Swan, Hunter, and Wigham-Richardson, Ltd., to the order the Natal Government.' ----------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------, Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd (1969-1983), Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter Ltd (1983 - 1994), KEY BELOW: D - Dimensions; H - History; P - Photographs. [21], Swan's performed the conceptual design of Pioneering Spirit, provisionally named Pieter Schelte, the world's largest platform installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel. List of Shipbuilders & Ships Built List of Shipbuilders & Ships Built : Aalborg Vaerft A/S, Aalborg, Denmark : Makati : A.G. Weser, Bremen, Germany . (2000). The name of the pub that sat between Wallsend yard and the Dry Docks was the "Ship in the hole". 132 1991 James Clark Ross D / H / P Wallsend
37 1971 Sheaf Field D / H / P South Shields
110 1980 Pacific Crane D / H / P Hebburn Dock
Alas for the Hunter Race! Hopemount 3300/05 was completed by the yard and was managed by Stamp, Mann and Co of Newcastle. 1946 Tanker production resumed, which was a major feature of the yards output until they amalgamated with the other yards on the river in 1968. A young lad is lifted on to the wall by his granddad to get a better view of HMS 'Ark Royal' nearing completion at the Swan Hunter shipyard in Wallsend on 24th May 1981. 1956 Norwegian America Line took delivery of their new Transatlantic liner Bergensfjord in May 1956, having been launched by Princess Astrid of Norway in July 1955. 106 1979 Pacific Swan D / H / P Hebburn
35 1971 Stolt Lion D / H / P Hebburn
[13] The receiver took steps to break up the business. Hilda Doolittle (1886-1961) " I have seen old ships sail like swans asleep ". Three passenger cargo liners were also completed at this time for British India with accommodation for 130 cabin-class passengers and 2000 Indian deck passengers. and that's madness, Lear's song. 25-27 1971 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill
[4]. 60 tankers were completed out of 180 ships built by the Company over this period. Verily, the Indian has but a feeble hold on his bow now; but the curiosity of the white man is insatiable, and from the first he has been eager to witness this forest accomplishment. Wives back home listened out for the finishing buzzer so they could get the tea on for the blokes coming home. 46 1972 Joseph R Smallwood D / H / P Hebburn
1961 Parent of group of five subsidiaries engaged as shipbuilders, marine engineers, ship repairers and builders of passenger liners, cargo ships, oil tankers, ore carriers and cable ships, warships and floating docks. 1920 the yard was fully occupied completing B types. 1947 A number of tramps and a few coastal tankers and barges were completed by the end of 1947 then the yard closed in 1947. 1911 Launch of Cunard liner SS Laconia [2]. Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd (1969-1983) Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter Ltd (1983 - 1994) More: History People Photos KEY BELOW: D - Dimensions; H - History; P - Photographs HMS Heythrop (L85) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy She was ordered as part of the 1939 War Emergency programme. 1937 The Admiralty placed an order for a 30,000 ton destroyer. information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the The former pair were in the three-quarters aft position. She was later converted into a commando carrier. 28 1974 World Unicorn D / H / P Wallsend
49 1973 Corabank D / H / P South Shields
1924 Floating dock sizes rose to 55,000 tons with ones for Singapore Docks and the Admiralty plus five other small ones. 103 1977 Apapa pontoons Wallsend
140 1993 Pride of the Tyne D / H / P Wallsend
We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. 22. In 1945 the ship caught fire in the harbour of Ketchikan, Alaska. 138 Allocated to refit work
All three were powered by six steam turbines driving twin screws. 115 1981 Mediterranean Shearwater D / H / P Hebburn Dock
102 1982 Illustrious D / H / P Wallsend
Ships Built By Swan Hunter This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it . From the mid 30s the renewed demand for oil reinvigorated the tanker building programme with 20 tankers built between 1935 and 1939. That company was an early manufacturer of Parsons turbine engines, which enabled the Mauretania to achieve its great speed. 12 1970 Faraday D / H / P Hebburn
Her service speed to New York was 17 knots and she also had some refrigerated cargo capacity. TS Leda was operated by Bergen Line between Britain and Norway as a North Sea ferry for over 20 years from 1953. All were steamers, mostly cargo carriers, and a few sailing ships. Families worked at the shipyard - fathers, sons, cousins, and friends became brothers. 69 1975 Maykop D / H / P Hebburn
The workshop is very easily handled, and steered remarkably well in the river. Swan Hunter obtained a licence from the Swedish engine designer AB Diesel Motorer of Stockholm that became the basis for two different designs of Neptune engines introduced during the early 1920s, the so-called "A" and "B." Along with her two sisters Blake and Tiger (completed on the Clyde), these ships were the last Royal Navy Cruisers. London: Cassell & Co. ISBN 1-85409-521-8. The following are the principal particulars of this floating factory:The overall length is 129ft.
71 1976 Apsheron D / H / P Hebburn
C.S. 59 1974 Gold Rover D / H / P Neptune
manufacturing in Britain. Workers earned their nicknames from the jobs they did - Geordie the Beltman, Jackie the Welder, etc. Note: This is a sub-section of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, 1903 'A FLOATING WORKSHOP FOR NATAL. 89 1978 Desdemona D / H / P Hebburn
Policy. Swan Hunter, formerly known as Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, is a shipbuilding design, engineering, and management company, [1] based in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England . Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and 498 feet in length with room for 200 first class, 46 alternate first and second, 100 second class, 80 third class and 1642 emigrants. There were eight 250,000 dwt tankers built, the first Esso Northumbria , the last Tyne Pride, 20. 1957 E. John Hunter, grandson of the founder, was appointed Chairman in May 1957. This equates to one third of output. 1903 C. S. Swan and Hunter merged with Wigham Richardson and Tyne Pontoons and Dry Docks Co specifically to bid for the prestigious contract to build the Mauretania for Cunard. The company also owned the Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company, the yard that built the engines for the Mauretania, from 1903 until the 1980s. [5], In 1966, Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson merged with Smiths Dock Company to form Associated Shipbuilders, which later became Swan Hunter Group. 123 1988 Sheffield D / H / P Neptune
The latter Company received Good Hope Castle and Southampton Castle (both 10,538 grt).
74-75 LNG Tanker - Cancelled
Paper notes stuck out from your wage packet so you could count your pounds before your coins. Swan & Hunter was founded by George Burton Hunter, who formed a partnership with the widow of Charles Sheridan Swan (the owner of a Wallsend Shipbuilding business established in 1852 by Charles Mitchell)[2] under the name in 1880. Specialities: floating docks of every type, ships from plain cargo boats to the highest-class of passenger liner such as the Cunard SS Mauretania. Warship construction was intense including the battleship Anson (June 1942) along with four cruisers ordered in 1937: Mauritius (1940), Newfoundland (1941), Gambia (1942) and Superb (1943). By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy 27. Both engine-building works went onto produce many sets of diesel and oil engines. Notable liners included: Port Napier (9847/40) was requisitioned by the Admiralty and completed as a minelayer to carry 500 mines for barrage work. The name of the poet and welder who wrote many odes' about life and personalities was Ripyard Cuddling (Jackie Davit) - which were always keenly anticipated throughout the company. [5], 1914 Shipbuilders and repairers, engine manufacturers and floating docks. 1337 1978 Starman Anglia D / H / P Neptune
The ship featured an all-welded aluminium superstructure for lightness and was one of the first liners to make use of this metal. Warship construction was intense including the battleship Anson (June 1942) along with four cruisers ordered in 1937: Mauritius (1940), Newfoundland (1941), Gambia (1942) and Superb (1943). The list of ship launches in 1941 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1941. 1934 There were three orders for twin-screw turbine-driven car ferries for the Southern Railway Company, which kept some of the workforce in the Neptune Yard busy. The ships were built in the design of Alexander Handyside & Co, Glasgow. Kendal, England: World Ship Society. The passenger and cargo liner El Kantera (5213/32) for Cie Na de Mixte of France was a valuable order along with the Norwegian cargo ship Fjordheim (4114/30) for Nils Rogenaes. 22 1971 Merkara D / H / P Neptune
[6]. 47 1973 Frank D Moores D / H / P Hebburn
that's Touchstone's forest jest, that's swan of Avon logic. At the end of hostilities the combined yards covered 80 acres with a river frontage of 4000 feet and seventeen building berths of up to 1000 feet and three dry-docks. Built in 1965 as a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry, she spent much of her later life as one of the permanently moored Tuxedo floating nightclubs before being laid up, latterly on the River Tees in Middlesbrough. This also coincided with the abandonment of Treaty limitations on battleship size. The Monarch became famous in 1955/56 when she laid the first Transatlantic telephone cable between Oban and New Foundland. 5 1971 Texaco Great Britain D / H / P Wallsend
". Payday was always Friday and workers queued up to get their wage packets. During this period, merchant construction totalled 290,599 grt including a number of different ships, vessels and floating docks. Hague, Arnold (1993). [20] During this time, Lyme Bay's earlier sister ship, Largs Bay, was noted as the last ship to be built and fully completed by Swan Hunter. 70 1975 Groznyy D / H / P Neptune
Built at Swan Hunter in the United Kingdom and launched in 1977, she was delivered to Iran in 1984. 135 1994 Westminster D / H / P Wallsend
The shipyards for which the operating company Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd was made responsible to the Corporation were Wallsend Shipyard, Neptune Shipyard, Walker Shipyard, Hebburn Shipyard and Hebburn Shipbuilding Dock. At various times Swan Hunter also owned Palmers Hebburn Yard, Hawthorn Leslie Hebburn Yard and Readheads at South Shields which were all on the south side of the River Tyne. 1085 1974 Copenhagen D / H / P Neptune
40 1973 Remuera D / H / P Walker
Generale de transportes Maritimes with accommodation for a total of 1305 passengers. USS Merrimac (1894) Brazilian aircraft carrier Minas Gerais SS Miowera N HMS Newcastle (D87) Noosfera (icebreaker) HMS Northumberland (F238) O HMS Orby (1918) P HMS Pasley (1916) HMS Pellew (F62) Greek destroyer Pindos MV Port Fairy HMS Port Napier SS Prince George SS Prince Rupert SS Princess Alice (1911) SS Princess Victoria SS Prncipe Perfeito The Kharg entered the . This page was last edited on 23 April 2019, at 09:41. and 26in.. with a stroke of 15in. All three were on the north side of River Tyne. On the deck of the vessel and enclosed in a large house is placed the workshop machinery, which consists of punching and shearing machine, lathe, steam hammer, drilling shaping, and screwing machines, smiths fires, straightening blocks, vice bench and anvil, etc., the whole of which is driven by electric motive power, which has been supplied by Messrs J. H. Holmes and Co. The last ship built at Walker shipyard was the container ship Dunedin. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead. 17 1970 Aska D / H / P South Shields
20 1970 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill
1960. 111 1985 York D / H / P Neptune
The trio of vessels made for Bowring ( Regent Lion, Regent Panther and Regent Tiger) could carry 14540 tons of petrol. There were four aircraft carriers built at Wallsend, H.M.S. 61 1978 Newcastle D / H / P Neptune
At that time Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd. owned and operated three shipyards on the north bank of the Tyne (i.e. Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd (1969-1983)
101 1980 Exeter D / H / P Neptune
31 1974 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill
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