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2. Category : Shipbuilding companies of the City of Sunderland

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   Pages in category "Shipbuilding companies of the City of Sunderland" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

3. J.L. Thompson and Sons - Wikipedia

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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.

4. List of shipbuilders and shipyards - Wikipedia

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   Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts (1901–1964) Gas Engine & Power Company & Charles L. Seabury Company , Morris Heights, Bronx , New York General Dynamics , Quincy, Massachusetts

5. Sculpture honours 'forgotten' women shipworkers - AOL

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   Shipbuilding started on Wearside in the 1300s and by the 1970s more than 7,500 people worked in Sunderland yards, prior to the closure of the last site in 1988. However, the part women played is ...

6. Austin & Pickersgill - Wikipedia

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   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.

7. History of Sunderland - Wikipedia

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   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]

8. William Doxford & Sons - Wikipedia

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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

9. File:Southwick Yard of Austin and Pickersgill, Sunderland ...

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   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.