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She was rebuilt in 1981 as a cruise liner and later became an accommodation vessel at a penal colony for terrorists and members of the Mafia. 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 29 1972 London Lion D / H / P Wallsend The Wallsend Shipyard was the first in the world to construct tankers of over 250,000 tons on a slipway. Grace's Guide web site design is Copyright 2021 by Grace's Guide Ltd. 1949 John W. Elliott elected Chairman of the Company. The company was responsible for some of the greatest ships of the early 20th century, most famously RMS Mauretania which held the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic, and RMS Carpathia which rescued survivors from RMS Titanic. 1946. [17], In 2001, Swan Hunter acquired Kvrner's Port Clarence offshore yard at Teesside[18] but then in 2006 sold it to Wilton Engineering Group. manufacturing in Britain. New York: Collier Books. Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and 1953. 1938 Dominion Monarch (27155 grt) a flagship for Shaw, Savill and Albion Co. Ltd was launched on 27th July, it was completed in January 1939 and sailed on her maiden voyage to Wellington on 17th February 1939. He also said that he was actively looking for a buyer for the land. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 the ship enforced the arms blockade imposed on both sides by Britain and France, until she struck a mine in May 1937. [5], In 1966, Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson merged with Smiths Dock Company to form Associated Shipbuilders, which later became Swan Hunter Group. Swan Hunter Built Warships A look at the hundreds of ships built by one of the main builders of the British naval vessels over a hundred years. Provence had room for 139 first class, 113 tourist class and 1052 third class passengers. 125 1987 Sir Galahad D / H / P Wallsend Lib - Liz Rees an archiveist at the Discovery museum with old photogaphs of Swan Hunter when it was the Neptune Yard back in the early 1900's.. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 127 1991 Marlborough D / H / P Wallsend 112 1983 B P Achiever D / H / P Hebburn Dock 1927 See Aberconway and Aberconway for information on the company and its history. 7 1970 Grey Rover D / H / P Hebburn Maintained by Sapere Software. [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. 1934 See Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson: 1934 Review, 1936 Subsidiary Tyne Plywood Works formed to manufacture gaboon plywood. QSMV Dominion Monarch was a UK passenger and refrigerated cargo liner. 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. 58 1975 Windsor Lion D / H / P Wallsend Wallsend received the Mauretania, and the Lusitania went to Clydebank, 'Metal Bashing' between the wars at the Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson yard at Wallsend, The Mauretania enters the river Tyne at the Swan Hunter shipyard, Wallsend, on September 20 1906, A packet of Woodbine cigarettes (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images), The yards, like Swan Hunter, Palmers and Redhead, employed generations of families, and brought wealth and fame to the region, Slips by the side of bulk paper carrier, Swan Hunter. The first-class entrance hall featured an overlay marquetry panel of the world over the staircase so passengers could trace the course of the ship. Workers cut 10 inch keys from sheets of brass for 21st birthdays back home and they were smuggled past the gateman on the way out. 4 1970 Esso Hibernia D / H / P Wallsend 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. In April 2007, Swan Hunter's cranes, along with its floating dock and other equipment, were sold to Bharati Shipyards, India's second-largest private-sector shipbuilder. 19. Her twin Doxford-type oil engines constructed by the yard gave her a speed of 18 knots. Leda began her twice-weekly run to Stavanger and Bergen from the Tyne in April 1953. Modern machinery has been laid down for the rapid execution of work, and in addition to the shipyard the premises comprise the yard for constructing floating docks; the engine and boiler works, which have together an annual output capacity of 60,000 ihp; a dry dock, 550ft. 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? Sign up for free to get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox. Larsen. 1946 The Neptune Yard continued its established tradition of building cable ships when it completed the cable-layer Monarch of 8052 grt in February for the Postmaster General. The Chinese train ferry Changkiang (2362/32), the Norwegian fruiter Crawford Ellis (2161/30) for H. Staubo. Photo by Trevor Ermel. 90 1975 Strait of Canso D / H / P South Shields 105 1979 Royal Prince D / H / P Walker At its peak, the company represented the combined forces of three powerful shipbuilding families: Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson. Shipbuilders Ships River Views About Copyright Above: Select the required shipbuilder by using initial letter of the surname eg: Armstrong, Palmer or Readhead. 1920 The yard was fully occupied completing B types. [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. Of the 73, two . 9. The liner was launched as Sobieski of 11030 grt as a twin-screw motorship and was completed during 1939 with room for 44 first-class, 250 third-class and 850 emigrants. 1930s The twin funnelled whale factory ship Vikingen (14526/30) which was completed for the Viking Whaling Co. Ltd would return to the Wallsend Dry Docks at the end of each whaling season throughout the 1930s for overhauling. 306 second class,1800 third class passengers who had cabins and public rooms comparable with first class on other liners. This page was last edited on 28 August 2021, at 15:35. Her name was a reference to the Dominion of New Zealand. The burned hulk was beached on Gravina Island where it remained for the next few years until it was towed to Seattle, Washington and broken up for scrap. It was like the Grand National when the dinner time buzzer went off as everyone raced to the canteen. Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and 48 1972 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill Both engine-building works went onto produce many sets of diesel and oil engines. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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 . Including two banana boats completed for Elders & Fyffes. Swan & Hunter was founded by George Burton Hunter, who formed a partnership with the widow of Charles Sheridan Swan (the owner of a Wallsend Shipbuilding business established in 1852 by Charles Mitchell)[2] under the name in 1880. 99 1976 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill This was a meaningless name which was quickly changed to Swan Hunter Group by November of the same year. 27. [14] However, the main shipyard in Wallsend was bought out from receivership by Jaap Kroese, a Dutch millionaire. 22 1971 Merkara D / H / P Neptune 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. The ship is notable for seeing service in the navies of three other nations after her use by the Royal Navy. Also in 1903 the Company took a controlling interest in the Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company, which was an early licensed manufacturer of Parsons steam turbine engines, which enabled Mauretania to achieve her great speed. [21], Swan's performed the conceptual design of Pioneering Spirit, provisionally named Pieter Schelte, the world's largest platform installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel. 60 tankers were completed out of 180 ships built by the Company over this period. 111 1985 York D / H / P Neptune "Varicella". 120 1984 Orelia D / H / P Neptune This web publication contains 147,919 pages of Hilda Doolittle (1886-1961) " I have seen old ships sail like swans asleep ". He became a Director of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson in 1945. 116 1982 Pacific Teal D / H / P Hebburn Dock Even a minute late meant you were docked quarter of an hour pay. The dock had been built earlier for John Shearer and Sons. 104 1979 Crown Prince D / H / P Walker 37 1971 Sheaf Field D / H / P South Shields 126 1990 Chatham D / H / P Neptune The This category has the following 145 subcategories, out of 145 total. The Mixte Company also ordered Djebel Diro (4180/48) 56 first class, 100tourist class, 100 tourist class and 430 third class passengers. Give blue-eyed men their swivel chairsTo whirl in tall buildings.Allow them many ships at sea,And on land, soldiersAnd policemen.Arna Bontemps (19021973), Bring me my Bow of burning gold:Bring me my Arrows of desire:Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!Bring me my Chariot of fire!I will not cease from Mental Fight,Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand,Till we have built JerusalemIn Englands green & pleasant Land.William Blake (17571827), But all is changed, that high horse riderless,Though mounted in that saddle Homer rodeWhere the swan drifts upon a darkening flood.William Butler Yeats (18651939), Miss J. we . people who designed and built them. 101 1980 Exeter D / H / P Neptune 3 1970 Esso Northumbria D / H / P Wallsend The yard was now the world leader in floating gravity docks, it had a 33,000 ton lift for use at Portsmouth Dockyard. There were eight 250,000 dwt tankers built, the first Esso Northumbria , the last Tyne Pride, 20. Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, L. A. Ritchie, The Shipbuilding Industry: A Guide to Historical Records (1992). These two ships were super cargo-liners and had much of their cargo spaces refrigerated and they could carry 11,034 tons of cargo. It could carry 119 first-class and 384 tourist-class passengers. There were also descendants of the Swan and Wigham Richardson families on the board at this time (S. C. Swan and George Wigham Richardson) as well as Peter Denham Christie, whose grandfather had been the first manager of the Neptune yard and whose father John Denham Christie had died in October 1950. Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and 1933 There were very few completions during this year. This web publication contains 151,660 pages of The ship featured an all-welded aluminium superstructure for lightness and was one of the first liners to make use of this metal. 78 1978 Lagoven Santa Rita D / H / P Hebburn 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]. After many mergers and takeovers, nationalisation and de-nationalisation, the Swan, Hunter name continues as engineering consultants to the ship-building industry.. Perhaps the last cableship built by Swan Hunter was the Sir Eric Sharp, launched in 1988.Named after the chairmain of Cable & Wireless, the ship is still in service today, but under the new name of CS IT Intrepid after its purchase . 29. 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