The last ship built at Wallsend was the Shields ferry "Pride of the Tyne". 1920 the yard was fully occupied completing B types. Palm, Line and Ellerman Lines were the major customers of the yards during this period, they commissioned 22 cargo-liners in total including Ilorin Palm (5442/60) which launched 17 weeks ahead of schedule in 1960. 134 Allocated to refit work [4]. Albion in 1950s' and H.M.S. She sailed on her maiden voyage on 30th March 1951 from Marseilles to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires via Barcelona and Lisbon. Her twin stork engines gave her a speed of 20 knots but could also cruise in Winter and later became a single class liner. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss, Sunderland Salvage Company of Lindsay Swan, Hunter, Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson: 1934 Review, Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson: Ships Built, https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Swan,_Hunter_and_Wigham_Richardson&oldid=1247867, Creative British India Line and Clan Line were also good customers, commissioning 11 cargo-liners including, Dwarka (4851/47). 22 1971 Merkara D / H / P Neptune 63 1976 Opportunity D / H / P Wallsend Royal Fleet Auxiliary Landing ship vessel the Largs Bay is the last ship to be built at Swan Hunters on the river Tyne UK. These were single screw turbine steamers with room for 201 first class and 40 second class passengers on the London to Gothenburg service. That company was an early manufacturer of Parsons turbine engines, which enabled the Mauretania to achieve its great speed. He also said that he was actively looking for a buyer for the land. Both operated on the two-stroke cycle and used blast fuel injection. [21], Swan's performed the conceptual design of Pioneering Spirit, provisionally named Pieter Schelte, the world's largest platform installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel. 8. 58 1975 Windsor Lion D / H / P Wallsend There was also a veranda cafe, music room, smoking room and de-luxe suites. manufacturing in Britain. Swan Hunter was also instrumental in establishing the North British Diesel Engine Works at Whiteinch on the Clyde and effectively competed with itself for diesel engine orders during the difficult period of the 1920s. 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 . 135 1994 Westminster D / H / P Wallsend At that time Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd. owned and operated three shipyards on the north bank of the Tyne (i.e. RM 2CGP4J8 - Tanker Tyne Pride, Leslie Street, Wallsend, Swan Hunter Shipbuilders, 1975 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. 80 1978 Trinculo D / H / P Hebburn Dock 1960. 37 1971 Sheaf Field D / H / P South Shields 1931 The last ship to be built at the yard was Flathouse in 1931. 66 1976 Kyra Lynn D / H / P Hebburn Dock & Walker information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the Co. Ltd. 1935 On the 4th April the Australian coastal line Duntroon (10346/35) was launched with room for 366 passengers for the Melbourne Steamship Co. Ltd along with two coasters for Polish Steamship Line (Puck and Hel both 1065 grt). The Bank Line's cargo ship "Clydebank" ran aground off the Farne Islands when on trials. 112 1983 B P Achiever D / H / P Hebburn Dock C.S. 1924 Floating dock sizes rose to 55,000 tons with ones for Singapore Docks and the Admiralty plus five other small ones. 19. 5179 1979 Titan III barge D / H / P Hebburn Dock manufacturing in Britain. The unusual prefix "QSMV" stood for quadruple-screw motor vessel. 19 Not allocated Date Country Builder Location . Including two banana boats completed for Elders & Fyffes. [24], Also in 2016, Swan Hunter was relaunched into the subsea industry by Gerard Kroese, the eldest son of former owner Jaap Kroese. 1946. Inkosi (6618/38) had room for 60 passengers on the West Indies run and the Port Line cargo-liners Port Halifax (5820/37) and fully refrigerated Port Jackson (9687/37). 5. 28 1974 World Unicorn D / H / P Wallsend The more inventive used the protective metal ends off the pipes as chip pans. These were: Umtata (8141 grt) for Bullard, King; Explorer (6295 grt) for T&J Harrison; and Port Townsville (8661 grt) for Port Line. The entire plant machinery and equipment from Swan Hunter was dismantled and transported to India over six months to be rebuilt at Bharati Shipyards. Usually, in the company of the whale factory ships Sir James Clark Ross and C.A. The weight of this cable and repeaters was so great that Monarch had to make three loadings on her drums to complete the task. Swan Hunter amalgamated with Wigham Richardson in 1903 so that they could tender for the Mauretania. Sugar soap was used to wash dirty hands. People 116 1982 Pacific Teal D / H / P Hebburn Dock 137 1995 Richmond D / H / P Wallsend Maintained by Sapere Software. Southampton Castle was launched by Princess Alexandria and reached speeds of 23 knots and this one vessel replaced two passenger liners on the weekly South African schedule. 27. Verily, the Indian has but a feeble hold on his bow now; but the curiosity of the white man is insatiable, and from the first he has been eager to witness this forest accomplishment. 41-43 Container ships - Cancelled 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. ----------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------, Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd (1969-1983), Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter Ltd (1983 - 1994), KEY BELOW: D - Dimensions; H - History; P - Photographs. In late 1942 workers from Joseph L. Thompson began working on the site and the yard rejuvenated itself again. 140 1993 Pride of the Tyne D / H / P Wallsend Grace's Guide web site design is Copyright 2021 by Grace's Guide Ltd. 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. Anson and there was a pub on the High Street named after her. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 118 1984 Hoegh Duke D / H / P Wallsend In 2006 Swan Hunter ceased vessel construction on Tyneside, but continues to provide design engineering services. Photos WWI The yard's key output was for the War effort. She has been the only British Warship so far to bear this name. [15], In 2000, Swan Hunter was awarded the contract to design and build two (Auxiliary) Landing Ship Dock ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary with two other ships being built by BAE Systems Naval Ships: the cost of the two Swan Hunter ships was to be 210 million including 62 million for lead yard services, with an inservice date of 2004. people who designed and built them. The list of ship launches in 1941 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1941. Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and 25-27 1971 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill It is fitted with twin screw compound surface condensing engines, which have been constructed Messrs Baird Brothers of North Shields, the diameter of cylinders being 12in. Other vessels included 30 destroyers and destroyer escorts including 16 of the Hunt class. Other vessels included 30 destroyers and destroyer escorts including 16 of the Hunt class. The trio of vessels made for Bowring ( Regent Lion, Regent Panther and Regent Tiger) could carry 14540 tons of petrol. At its peak, the company represented the combined forces of three powerful shipbuilding families: Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson. 10 1969 Vortigern D / H / P Neptune She could reach a speed of up to 20 knots powered by geared turbines manufactured by Wallsend Slipway Co. Other liners completed by the yard in the early 1920s included two for Cunard, and three others for French companies. Also Marina and Manistee both 3,868 grt, as well as the Yacht Albion (1116/04) for Sir George Newnes. 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. 25. 36 1972 Chemical Explorer D / H / P Hebburn TS Leda was operated by Bergen Line between Britain and Norway as a North Sea ferry for over 20 years from . 100 Not allocated Hilda Doolittle (1886-1961) " I have seen old ships sail like swans asleep ". [5] Mauretania was launched from Wallsend on 20 September 1906 by the Duchess of Roxburghe. . 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. The company was registered on 15 June. 1 1969 Atlantic Causeway D / H / P Walker 125 1987 Sir Galahad D / H / P Wallsend 1920 Swan, Hunter Wigham Richardson and Co and Beardmores together acquired the Glasgow Iron and Steel Co. 1922 The company extended its assets to include the North of Ireland Shipbuilding Co, Londonderry, shipbuilders Philip and Son, Dartmouth, the North British Engine Works (1922) Ltd, Glasgow and Stobcross Boiler Works, Glasgow along with iron and steel works in Glasgow and ship repairers in Swansea. Payday was always Friday and workers queued up to get their wage packets. 6. Once a world leader. In 1945 the ship caught fire in the harbour of Ketchikan, Alaska. 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. 139 Not allocated "Vistafjord". Note: This is a sub-section of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, 1903 'A FLOATING WORKSHOP FOR NATAL. HMS Mendip (L60) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. 13 Not allocated [22], In 2008, the company said it was concentrating on ship design with just under 200 people employed. A young lad is lifted on to the wall by his granddad to get a better view of HMS 'Ark Royal' nearing completion at the Swan Hunter shipyard in Wallsend on 24th May 1981. Alas for the Hunter Race! These latter two ships were powered by twin 6-cylinder 2SCSA Sulzer oil engines by Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Co. [7] The former flagship of the Royal Navy, HMSArk Royal was built at Swan Hunter during this period, entering service in 1985. The following are the principal particulars of this floating factory:The overall length is 129ft. The basic design of the lifting systems was completed by the end of 2008, and detail design of the hulls by May 2010. Prior to this, in 1939, he was appointed Assistant Manager of the Wallsend Dry Docks Dept, becoming General Manager in 1943. Hunter Dunn,Furnishd and burnishd by Aldershot sun,What strenuous singles we played after tea,We in the tournamentyou against me!Sir John Betjeman (19061984). 55 1975 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill At the time, the company had 40 employees and contractors. Two more high spec cargo-liners were completed for the Chargeurs Reunis fleet: Brazza and Foucauld both 9095/48 and twin-screw motor-ships with room for 103 first-class, 78 second-class and 400 third-class passengers. the white man has driven off their game, and substituted a cent in its place.Henry David Thoreau (18171862), The reason is:rats leave the sinking shipbut we . [1]. All three were powered by six steam turbines driving twin screws. The last ship built at Walker shipyard was the container ship Dunedin. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of 49 1973 Corabank D / H / P South Shields 138 Allocated to refit work 44 1972 Zaida D / H / P South Shields 85-86 157,000 OBO - Cancelled The 69 1975 Maykop D / H / P Hebburn Photo by Trevor Ermel. 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