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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.
Pages in category "Shipbuilding companies of the City of Sunderland" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
William Pile's Shipyard at North Sands, c. 1830; described as the greatest ship designer of his age, he built more than 100 ships in wood and almost as many in iron. [68] Sunderland's shipbuilding industry continued to grow through most of the 19th century, becoming the town's dominant industry and a defining part of its identity. [36]
On his father's retirement in 1871, Robert went into partnership with George Haswell as Bartram, Haswell and Company and they moved the business to South Dock in Sunderland. They began to build iron-hulled ships and in 1876 they built their last sailing ship, a four-masted barque .
Austin & Pickersgill was formed in Sunderland in 1954 by the merger of S.P. Austin & Son Ltd (founded by Samuel Peter Austin in c.1826) and William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd (founded c. 1838). [1] [2] After the merger, Austin's Wear Dock yard was used for repair while shipbuilding was concentrated at Pickersgill's Southwick Yard.
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
Short Brothers of Sunderland (1850–1964) [47] South Shields: John Readhead & Sons (1865–1984) ... William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia ...
Short Brothers Limited was a British shipbuilding company formed in 1850 and based at Pallion, Sunderland since 1869. The company closed in 1964 when it failed to invest to build bigger ships. The company closed in 1964 when it failed to invest to build bigger ships.
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