list of ships built by swan hunter

She carried 730 tourist class, 125 first-class passengers. WW1 55 warships with a total displacement of 100,000 tons were built including the cruisers Comus (1914), Coventry (1918), 28 torpedo boat destroyers, the monitor Roberts (1915) and 20 sloops and some submarines. Dwarka was powered by Doxford oil engines and had accommodation for 50 passengers in cabins as well as many Indian deck passengers on her voyages to the Persian Gulf. 3in., the extreme breadth inside the fenders is 40ft., and the depth moulded is 8ft. 105 1979 Royal Prince D / H / P Walker 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. Employees 6,000 to 7,000. Illustrious & Ark Royal. 1911 to 1913 Two liners completed for Cunard plus three others. 11. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 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. [16] 103 1977 Apapa pontoons Wallsend Handles were welded on, then fill with lard, potatoes were cut and fried off on a hot ring. 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) (2000). 22 1971 Merkara D / H / P Neptune 122 1984 Pacific Guardian D / H / P Neptune 29 1972 London Lion D / H / P Wallsend This web publication contains 147,919 pages of 14. 1950 In August, Provence of 15889 grt was launched at the Neptune Yard for Soc. For those who were employed there, best pals grew and memories formed. Her twin Doxford-type oil engines constructed by the yard gave her a speed of 18 knots. The launch of HMS York from Swan Hunters, Wallsend, in 1982. 18. Swan Hunter started to offer specialist equipment, design, engineering & project management services to the offshore renewables and subsea oil & gas energy markets. Also Marina and Manistee both 3,868 grt, as well as the Yacht Albion (1116/04) for Sir George Newnes. 1946 Tanker production resumed, which was a major feature of the yards output until they amalgamated with the other yards on the river in 1968. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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. 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. The Times (Times Newspapers). 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. Royal Fleet Auxiliary Landing ship vessel the Largs Bay is the last ship to be built at Swan Hunters on the river Tyne UK. S.S. Peter G. Campbell. 67 1977 Geroi Novorossiyska D / H / P Hebburn Dock These two ships were super cargo-liners and had much of their cargo spaces refrigerated and they could carry 11,034 tons of cargo. USS Merrimac (1894) Brazilian aircraft carrier Minas Gerais SS Miowera N HMS Newcastle (D87) Noosfera (icebreaker) HMS Northumberland (F238) O HMS Orby (1918) P HMS Pasley (1916) HMS Pellew (F62) Greek destroyer Pindos MV Port Fairy HMS Port Napier SS Prince George SS Prince Rupert SS Princess Alice (1911) SS Princess Victoria SS Prncipe Perfeito . 27. [22], In 2008, the company said it was concentrating on ship design with just under 200 people employed. 102 1982 Illustrious D / H / P Wallsend [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. Princess Astrid had travelled to the launching from Norway on Leda (6670/53) of Bergen Line which she had also launched at the yard on 3rd September 1952. 1912 Largest floating dock ever completed for the Admiralty. Motor liner Dominion Monarch. WWI The yard's key output was for the War effort. 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. In 1945 the ship caught fire in the harbour of Ketchikan, Alaska. 29. This page was last edited on 5 February 2021, at 12:29. 99 1976 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill 1954 The light aircraft carrier Albion was completed, having lain incomplete since being launched at the yard in 1947. 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. Leda began her twice-weekly run to Stavanger and Bergen from the Tyne in April 1953. London: Cassell & Co. ISBN 1-85409-521-8. She was later converted into a commando carrier. long, 76ft. 1940 de Havilland bought the shares in Airspeed. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. 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. 92-93 112,000 Tanker - Cancelled The Yard was closed because of the Depression, as its main owners had no use for it. 1921-23 The yard closed in 1921 until 1923 and then focussed on building Great Lakes Steamers. 8 1970 Blue Rover D / H / P Hebburn 23. [4] Their bid was successful, and the new company, Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd, went on to build what was to become, in its day, the most famous oceangoing liner in the world. 80 1978 Trinculo D / H / P Hebburn Dock H.M.S. KEY BELOW: D - Dimensions; H - History; P - Photographs 138 Allocated to refit work 72 1976 Makhachkala D / H / P Neptune 63 1976 Opportunity D / H / P Wallsend Other customers included New Zealand Companies, Federal Steam navigation (Northumberland 12160/15) and Union Steamship Company of New Zealand (Armagh 12159/17). 130 Allocated to refit work text of this web site is available under the Creative A pair of motor driven cargo-liners were placed by Silver Line: Silverpine and Silverlarch (both 5122/24) and Shaw, Savill & Albion Ltd; Coptic 10629/28 and Zealandic 11300/28. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy 46 1972 Joseph R Smallwood D / H / P Hebburn Its yards at Wallsend. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The shipyards for which the operating company Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd was made responsible to the Corporation were Wallsend Shipyard, Neptune Shipyard, Walker Shipyard, Hebburn Shipyard and Hebburn Shipbuilding Dock. Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. 38 1972 Chemical Venturer D / H / P Hebburn Naval Yard at Walker, Neptune Yard at Walker and Wallsend Shipyard) and two on. But in 2006 Swan Hunter stopped building vessels on Tyneside, but continued to provide design engineering services. 60 tankers were completed out of 180 ships built by the Company over this period. There was also a veranda cafe, music room, smoking room and de-luxe suites. RMS Mauritania was an ocean liner, built by Wigham Richardson and Swan Hunter and designed by Leonard Peskett. The ships were built in the design of Alexander Handyside & Co, Glasgow. 1943-46: 18 cargo liners were produced for Ellerman Lines including Ellerman Wilson Line and Port Line. Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and 15. 83 1976 Gandara D / H / P Hebburn Anson and there was a pub on the High Street named after her. Renamed Swan Hunter (Tyneside) Ltd in 1995, it refocussed on commerical and offshore vessels but it had lost its expertise in naval shipbuilding and in dealing with the UK MoD. 1934 Took an interest in Airspeed in August 1934. QSMV Dominion Monarch was a UK passenger and refrigerated cargo liner. Note: This is a sub-section of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Contents 1 Ships Built 1903-1919 20 1970 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill [7] The yard subsequently undertook several ad-hoc ship repair and conversion projects for private-sector customers. 33 extinct Geordie sayings which are so funny they should be brought back, 22 things that have gone - or are going - from our High Streets, North East news LIVE: A1 now clear following crash near Seaton Burn, Chronicle Live's breaking news service including today's traffic, travel, weather, sport and more covering Newcastle and the North East, Heartbroken family pay tribute to young Sunderland dad after he takes his own life, aged 19, Travis Brash was sadly found dead at his home in Sunderland on January 6 this year, Stacey Dooley and Strictly star Kevin Clifton announce birth of baby daughter, The new parents posted sweet messages on social media on Tuesday, telling fans they had welcomed their daughter Minnie into the world, This Morning's Craig Doyle gets sympathy from fans over 'unfair' treatment amid job switch calls, This Morning viewers were left sympathizing with presenter Craig Doyle when he appeared on Monday's show, Gateshead dealer arrested after Newcastle student deaths had a 'veritable candy store of drugs', James Newark, of Gateshead, was caught with high purity and high value drugs at his home and has now been jailed, Martin Lewis explains 'snowball' tip as faster way to clear your debts. 94-97 Not allocated 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. HMS Hunter was a H-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. 5179 1979 Titan III barge D / H / P Hebburn Dock Her twin stork engines gave her a speed of 20 knots but could also cruise in Winter and later became a single class liner. There were eight 250,000 dwt tankers built, the first Esso Northumbria , the last Tyne Pride, 20. Tanker "Helicina". Most of us know of the famous RMS Mauretania and the RMS Carpathia that were built at Swan Hunter but did you know about the nicknames, wage packets and the initiation jokes that took place there? 17 1970 Aska D / H / P South Shields HMS Heythrop (L85) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy She was ordered as part of the 1939 War Emergency programme. 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 . Work on the Mauretania began as early as 1901, when Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson submitted plans for two 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 . It was bought by the National Shipbuilders Security and was due to be dismantled. However a large liner called Giulio Cesare which had been ordered by Navigazione Generale Italiana of Genoa for service to South America, was launched on 7th February 1920 and completed in March 1922. Photo by Trevor Ermel. 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. 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. It was like the Grand National when the dinner time buzzer went off as everyone raced to the canteen. 124 1988 Coventry D / H / P Wallsend 1936 The Admiralty further built up their strength from 1936 with six destroyers completed over the next three years: Hunter, Hyperion, Janus, Khartoum, Somali and Tartar. He ship was turbine powered as were her sister ships. 21. The workshop is very easily handled, and steered remarkably well in the river. Between 1919 and 1931 over 50 tankers were completed: the largest was San Florentino (18000 dwt in 1919 and Pan Scandia (14750 dwt in 1931). 10. and that's madness, Lear's song. [25] On 12 October 2016, the company announced the issue of a letter of intent for the design and build of a basket carousel loading tower. Hopemount 3300/05 was completed by the yard and was managed by Stamp, Mann and Co of Newcastle. 1920 The yard was fully occupied completing B types. [11], The Company was privatised again in 1987 but decided to close its Neptune Yard in 1988. 14 1970 Dart America D / H / P Walker 84 260,000 Tanker - Cancelled As result of this, the second ship RFALyme Bay was transferred to BAE Systems Govan in Glasgow for completion. 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 latter Company received Good Hope Castle and Southampton Castle (both 10,538 grt). Sign up for free to get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox. 4 hatch and no.5 hatch was in the aft well deck. [7] The former flagship of the Royal Navy, HMSArk Royal was built at Swan Hunter during this period, entering service in 1985. A powerful cantilever crane having span of 40 feet and capable of lifting 15 tons is placed the forward end of the vessel. Now with no p. Even a minute late meant you were docked quarter of an hour pay. 51 1973 Moraybank D / H / P South Shields 59 1974 Gold Rover D / H / P Neptune 90 1975 Strait of Canso D / H / P South Shields 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. 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). Both engine-building works went onto produce many sets of diesel and oil engines. Usually, in the company of the whale factory ships Sir James Clark Ross and C.A. Wives back home listened out for the finishing buzzer so they could get the tea on for the blokes coming home. 118 1984 Hoegh Duke D / H / P Wallsend These orders kept the company afloat for much of the 1920s. 10 1969 Vortigern D / H / P Neptune 127 1991 Marlborough D / H / P Wallsend 136 1994 Northumberland D / H / P Wallsend 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. [1]. 306 second class,1800 third class passengers who had cabins and public rooms comparable with first class on other liners. Work began picking up from late 1935 with three cargo-liners completed for three different companies leading to further orders. The ship is best remembered for allegedly crossing the intersection of the International Date Line and the Equator precisely at the turn of the year from 1899 to 1900. ----------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------, Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd (1969-1983), Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter Ltd (1983 - 1994), KEY BELOW: D - Dimensions; H - History; P - Photographs. Once a world leader. At the end of hostilities the combined yards covered 80 acres with a river frontage of 4000 feet and seventeen building berths of up to 1000 feet and three dry-docks. 1957 E. John Hunter, grandson of the founder, was appointed Chairman in May 1957. 13. 44 1972 Zaida D / H / P South Shields "Barrow ship order dismays Tyneside". This equates to one third of output. 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