list of ships built by swan hunter

Usually, in the company of the whale factory ships Sir James Clark Ross and C.A. information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the 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) 23. Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. 88 1978 Begonia D / H / P Walker Sunderland Ship Builders Ltd., Sunderland, England : Romney 3 / Napier Star 3 : Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd., Wallsend, England Hoegh Duke Rangatira Thomas Royden & Sons, Liverpool, England . The manufacturing in Britain. 19. 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. information and 236,926 images on early companies, their products and the It was only the yards ability to build every type of ship that kept it going. Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and 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. 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. 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. George Burton Hunter continued as chairman until 1928. Illustrious & Ark Royal. 54 1974 Ivybank D / H / P South Shields She left service in 1935. 119 Not allocated 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). 79 1978 Lagoven Quiriquire D / H / P Hebburn 1904 Hopemount Shipping Co was set up on 21st June with a subscribed capital of 12,000 with the objective of trading speculation ships built by the yard. 33 1972 Rangatira D / H / P Walker Albion in 1950s' and H.M.S. 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. 7 1970 Grey Rover D / H / P Hebburn The largest were Thiare and Torinia, built for Shell at 15260 dwt. 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. Passenger lists and Emigrant ships from Norway-Heritage In this database you will be able to find ships, not only those which departed directly from Norway, but also other transatlantic ships which carried emigrants. 25. 112 1983 B P Achiever D / H / P Hebburn Dock Swan & Hunter merged with Wigham Richardson (founded by John Wigham Richardson as Neptune Works in 1860), specifically to bid for the important contract to build RMSMauretania on behalf of Cunard. Photo by Trevor Ermel. 105 1979 Royal Prince D / H / P Walker 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 . Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. [7] Following the publication of the Geddes Report recommending rationalisation in British shipbuilding, the Company went on to acquire Clelands Shipbuilding Company[8] and John Readhead & Sons in 1967. Workers earned their nicknames from the jobs they did - Geordie the Beltman, Jackie the Welder, etc. 8. [26] The company announced further equipment pool growth through a 15Te tensioner and 450Te reel drive system. The ship featured an all-welded aluminium superstructure for lightness and was one of the first liners to make use of this metal. 4 1970 Esso Hibernia D / H / P Wallsend In 1945 the ship caught fire in the harbour of Ketchikan, Alaska. Above: Select the required shipbuilder by using initial letter of the surname eg: Armstrong, Palmer or Readhead. This crane has been made by Messrs Joseph Booth and Brothers, of Rodley. RM B97CAX - Swan Hunter Shipyards RM 2BKPNNM - Swan Hunter shipyard cranes on left; now closed, Other riverside derelict shipyards beyone towards Walker, Wallsend; Tyneside UK 2006 RM B2121N - Cranes in Swan Hunter's shipyard, Wallsend, Tyneside. 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 She was of 10816 grt and 528 feet length and turbine-powered to twin propellers. 9 1969 Tabaristan D / H / P South Shields List of ships built at Swan Hunter (Neptune) Login to Edit: From: 1965: Support Ship: OL class: 1966: Support Ship: Ness class: 1973: Guided-Missile Destroyer: Type 82 . 5 1971 Texaco Great Britain D / H / P Wallsend 127 1991 Marlborough D / H / P Wallsend That elastic piece of wood with its feathered dart, so sure to be unstrung by contact with civilization, will serve for the type, the coat-of-arms of the savage. 36 1972 Chemical Explorer D / H / P Hebburn 1923 The company completed 50 Great lakes grain-carrying steamers with Glen Line ordering six of these engine-aft bridge-forward ships of 2000 grt, all with names beginning Glen for their feeder services. This was a large liner of 22576 grt, with room for 2530 passengers (244 first class with deluxe staterooms featuring private baths, showers and oak parquet flooring and tiled luxury bathrooms. 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. 101 1980 Exeter D / H / P Neptune 118 1984 Hoegh Duke D / H / P Wallsend ISBN -905617-67-3. Policy. [3], In 1903, C.S. The Wallsend Shipyard was the first in the world to construct tankers of over 250,000 tons on a slipway. 61 1978 Newcastle D / H / P Neptune The last of these Z tankers was completed as the engines-aft War Krishna in November 1919, the only one of its type. Southampton a Type 42 destroyer was brought to the Tyne on a heavy lift ship, after it collided in the Persian Gulf , and re-built at Hebburn yard. 1961. 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. 80 1978 Trinculo D / H / P Hebburn Dock 16. 15 1971 Dart Atlantic D / H / P Walker 1929 The twin-funnelled Frenchliner Campana was completed in 1929 for Soc. 94-97 Not allocated [9] Meanwhile, Swan Hunter inherited both the Naval Yard at High Walker on the River Tyne of Vickers-Armstrongs[8] and the Hebburn Yard of Hawthorn Leslie in 1968. She was a member of the first subgroup of the class. 37 reasons why you should marry a Geordie - and why you won't regret it, 22 things you should never say to someone from Newcastle, Remember these 12 Geordie employers that have disappeared but hold fond memories for those who worked there, 36 things about the North East which confuse even the people who live here, Remember these? The latter Company received Good Hope Castle and Southampton Castle (both 10,538 grt). 1949 Compania Nacional de Navegacao, Lisbon took delivery of the twin-screw passenger and cargo liner Mocambique of 12976 grt for their service between Portugal and Angola and Mozambique. Built at Swan Hunter in the United Kingdom and launched in 1977, she was delivered to Iran in 1984. 13. But in 2006 Swan Hunter stopped building vessels on Tyneside, but continued to provide design engineering services. General Transportes Maritimes (SGTM) as a replacement for their Campana built at the Neptune Yard in 1929. Kendal, England: World Ship Society. 2 1970 Atlantic Conveyor D / H / P Walker Larsen. 1337 1978 Starman Anglia D / H / P Neptune The Mixte Company also ordered Djebel Diro (4180/48) 56 first class, 100tourist class, 100 tourist class and 430 third class passengers. The following 13 files are in this category, out of 13 total. 66 1976 Kyra Lynn D / H / P Hebburn Dock & Walker 1940 de Havilland bought the shares in Airspeed. 84 260,000 Tanker - Cancelled 1949 John W. Elliott elected Chairman of the Company. She was later converted into a commando carrier. . 76-77 260,000 Tanker - Cancelled William Milburn also had five ships built by the Company (he had been a key customer in the 1880s) marking a shift to motor ships. . The launch of HMS York from Swan Hunters, Wallsend, in 1982. She carried 730 tourist class, 125 first-class passengers. 41-43 Container ships - Cancelled A giant oil tanker was a common sight at the end of Leslie Street in Wallsend. 138 Allocated to refit work 82 112,000 Tanker - Cancelled 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. 123 1988 Sheffield D / H / P Neptune 30 Not allocated 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. 68 1977 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill we . The company was responsible for some of the greatest ships of the early 20th century, most famously RMSMauretania which held the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic, and RMSCarpathia which rescued survivors from RMSTitanic. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Initiation jokes were hilarious - Gan and get a tin of tartan paint or gan and get us a rubber hammer and a long stand' - which left newbies standing for a while in the storeroom. 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]. She was the largest Neptune ship when launched in September 1960 for Cia Nacional of Lisbon. The last ship built at Wallsend was the Shields ferry "Pride of the Tyne". Swan Hunter put Wallsend on the map and those who were employed at the yard formed life long friendships. 67 1977 Geroi Novorossiyska D / H / P Hebburn Dock 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. Further vessels were made for T&J Harrison (for their West-Indies to London route) and Greece and Australia. 17. There were four aircraft carriers built at Wallsend, H.M.S. 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The workshop is very easily handled, and steered remarkably well in the river. 1. people who designed and built them. He led the group through the 1960s and 1970s and died in retirement in 1981 at the age of 71 years. The Chinese train ferry Changkiang (2362/32), the Norwegian fruiter Crawford Ellis (2161/30) for H. Staubo. HMS Mendip (L60) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. KEY BELOW: D - Dimensions; H - History; P - Photographs 1943-46: 18 cargo liners were produced for Ellerman Lines including Ellerman Wilson Line and Port Line. Maintained by Sapere Software. 1 1969 Atlantic Causeway D / H / P Walker The vessel could also carry 9243 tons of cargo. 10. . He also said that he was actively looking for a buyer for the land. Her service speed to New York was 17 knots and she also had some refrigerated cargo capacity. Of the 73, two . 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. Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. The Iranian ship Kharg is a modified Ol-class replenishment oiler of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, named after Kharg Island. These two ships were super cargo-liners and had much of their cargo spaces refrigerated and they could carry 11,034 tons of cargo. Other SGTM vessels: Sidi del Abbes of 5226 grt (1948 95 first- class, 226 tourist-class, 573 third-class passengers, President de Cazalet (an exact sister ship also built in 1948 for the Cie de Navigation Mixte fleet). 1960. Alas for the Hunter Race! All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. Policy. Port Sydney (9847/43) was completed as the escort carrier Vindex in December 1943 with a flight deck of 495 length and complement of 18 aeroplanes. 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