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J.L. Thompson and Sons was a shipyard on the River Wear, Sunderland, which produced ships from the mid-18th century until the 1980s.The world-famous Liberty Ship was among the designs to be created, produced and manufactured at the yard's base at North Sands.
From 1846 to 1854 almost a third of the UK's ships were built in Sunderland, and in 1850 the Sunderland Herald proclaimed the town to be the greatest shipbuilding port in the world. [ 70 ] During the century the size of ships being built increased and technologies evolved: in 1852 the first iron ship was launched on Wearside, built by marine ...
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.
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It was acquired by Northumberland Shipbuilding Company in 1918. [2] It was renamed Doxford & Sunderland Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd in 1961 and Doxford & Sunderland Ltd in 1966. [1] Court Line took it over in 1972 and renamed it Sunderland Shipbuilders Ltd. [1] Cargo ship Finix ready for launch, 18 April 1969
The company was established in 1832 by Thomas Richardson as a marine engineering concern based in Hartlepool under the name of T. Richardson & Sons. [1] In 1900 it merged with Sir C. Furness Westgarth and Company of Middlesbrough and William Allan and Company of Sunderland to form Richardsons Westgarth. [2]
The Keel Line, remembering the shipbuilders of Sunderland and the ships built upon the river wear. Keel Square was designed by Sunderland City Council’s in-house multi-disciplinary team led by Principal Landscape Architect Kevin Johnson. [4] The central purpose of the square is to celebrate Sunderland's Maritime and Industrial Heritage. [5]
The area is commonly referred to as the East End of Sunderland. Hendon is west of Sunderland Docks. Shipbuilding in Sunderland began in Hendon with the opening of a shipyard by Thomas Menvill in 1346. [2] The old east end of Sunderland was home to Sunderland Barracks until the 1930s. [3]