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The cargo ship Eastern Glory after launch from the North Sands shipyard of J.L. Thompson & Sons Ltd, 12 April 1949. The largest ship ever built at North Sands, the oil tanker Sandanger, followed in 1938, just before war work again took over the yard during World War II. Workers churned out 40 vessels during the war, a proud figure that was ...
A sculpture honouring the "forgotten" women shipyard workers of Wearside has been unveiled. The 6ft (1.8m) tall corten steel artwork, named Molly, recognises those who kept the Sunderland ...
English: Aerial view of the Southwick shipyard of Austin & Pickersgill, Sunderland, September 1961 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/27304A). The cargo ship 'Torr Head' can be seen in the foreground at the firm's fitting out quay. In the background the ore carrier 'Finnamore Meadow' is nearly ready for launch from the shipyard.
During the Second World War, shipyards in the United States had delivered more than 2,700 Liberty ship shelter deck cargo ships. [7] By the 1960s many Liberty ships were reaching the end of their service lives, so in 1965 A&P started to develop a low-cost shelter-deck cargo vessel to replace them.
Cargo ship Finix ready for launch, 18 April 1969 In the 1970s a new all-weather Pallion yard was built which could build two ships of up to 30,000 tons deadweight side-by-side. The steel came in at one end, and the completed ship left from the other with engines installed and sometimes with the machinery running.
Randolph was a 664-ton ship-rigged merchant vessel constructed in 1849 in Sunderland. She was one of the First Four Ships that brought settlers to Christchurch , New Zealand. The Canterbury Association chartered Randolph , with Captain William Dale serving as the ship's captain.
Sunderland has a remarkable history of innovation in shipbuilding and marine engineering. From the development of turret ships in the 1890s and the production of Doxford opposed piston engines after the First World War through to the designs for Liberty ships in the 1940s and SD14s in the 1960s. Sunderland has much to be proud of.
English: Aerial view of the North Sands shipyard of J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland, May 1950 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/4760D). This set celebrates the achievements of the famous Sunderland shipbuilding firm Joseph L. Thompson & Sons. The company’s origins date back to 1846 when the firm was known as Robert Thompson & Sons.