In 2006 Swan Hunter ceased vessel construction on Tyneside, but continues to provide design engineering services. Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. 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. 306 second class,1800 third class passengers who had cabins and public rooms comparable with first class on other liners. 108 1980 Kopalnia Gottwald D / H / P Hebburn Dock 9 1969 Tabaristan D / H / P South Shields Work on the Mauretania began as early as 1901, when Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson submitted plans for two ships. 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. The last ship built at Wallsend was the Shields ferry "Pride of the Tyne". See also: Category:Ships built by Swan Hunter Naval vessels Centaur -class aircraft carriers HMS Albion Invincible -class aircraft carriers HMS Ark Royal HMS Illustrious Colossus -class aircraft carriers HMS Vengeance King George V -class battleship HMS Anson (1942) people who designed and built them. Wives back home listened out for the finishing buzzer so they could get the tea on for the blokes coming home. 1911 Launch of Cunard liner SS Laconia [2]. The only battleship built at Wallend was HMS. The trials of the floating workshop which has been constructed by Swan, Hunter, and Wigham-Richardson, Limited, to the order of the Natal Government, took place in the presence of the consulting engineer for the Natal Government. Ship built 1952 for Norway - England route. 1914 Directory: Listed as Ship Builders of Southwick, Sunderland. The aircraft carrier was launched nine days later. 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. 81 157,000 OBO - Cancelled Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and However, the small coaster Peter G. Campbell, launched on 13th April 1933 was significant as she was the first all-welded ship from the yard. 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. 89 1978 Desdemona D / H / P Hebburn The last liner built in the UK was built at the Neptune yard, the Norway - America cruise liner Vistafjord in 1973. . The follow on orders were Umtali (8135/36) and Umgeni (8180/38) both had accommodation for over 100 passengers on their South African run. 110 1980 Pacific Crane D / H / P Hebburn Dock and 26in.. with a stroke of 15in. Generale de transportes Maritimes with accommodation for a total of 1305 passengers. Their premises were adjacent to one another on the deep bend of the Tyne on its north bank, about three miles east of Newcastle, together an area of 78 acres, with a river frontage of some 4,000ft, the shipyard and engine and boiler shops of the Neptune works being nearest to Newcastle, the dry docks department at Wallend east and north of them, and the Wallsend Shipyard at the end of the bend nearest to the sea. 8. [1], 1903 The directors at the company formation were:[2]. 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? 1918 Cunard liner Aurania 13936/17 with a capacity of 2022 passengers was torpedoed and destroyed on 4th February. This page was last edited on 5 February 2021, at 12:29. 121 1985 Atlantic Conveyor D / H / P Wallsend WW1 Twenty five large tankers were also completed by the yard before the outbreak of World War 1. 101 1980 Exeter D / H / P Neptune 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. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy 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 Yard was closed because of the Depression, as its main owners had no use for it. 69 1975 Maykop D / H / P Hebburn 64 1977 Everett F Wells D / H / P Wallsend 1913 Tanker sizes increased from 10,000 dwt in 1903 to 15500 dwt in March 1913 - San Fraterno, the largest tanker in the world was launched by Lady Bowring. we . These orders kept the company afloat for much of the 1920s. 138 Allocated to refit work Aircraft carriers, passenger liners, cargo liners, ferries, ice breakers, destroyers, frigates and submarines and other vessels were constructed by Swans' skilled workforce. people who designed and built them. Two small cargo liners were made for China Merchants S.N. Their bid was successful, and the new company, Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, went on to build what was to become, in its day, the most famous ocean going liner in the world. In the machine shops at the Neptune yard during WWI a lot of women were employed in making 300,000 shell casings for the Army. Albion in 1950s' and H.M.S. 55 1975 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill The workshop is very easily handled, and steered remarkably well in the river. The Kharg entered the . 1954 The light aircraft carrier Albion was completed, having lain incomplete since being launched at the yard in 1947. 48 1972 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill It was launched in 1906 and was the world's largest ship until 1911 when the RMS Olympic was built - a sistership of the Titanic which was completed in 1912. 76-77 260,000 Tanker - Cancelled 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. 47 1973 Frank D Moores D / H / P Hebburn Two French cargo-liners were also manufactured and a variety of vessels were made for France, Holland, Indo-China. 134 Allocated to refit work RMS Mauritania was an ocean liner, built by Wigham Richardson and Swan Hunter and designed by Leonard Peskett. 1920 the yard was fully occupied completing B types. 1934 There were three orders for twin-screw turbine-driven car ferries for the Southern Railway Company, which kept some of the workforce in the Neptune Yard busy. Motor liner Dominion Monarch. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. The former pair were in the three-quarters aft position. 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The yard completed pontoons and docks of all sizes to customers around the world. Both operated on the two-stroke cycle and used blast fuel injection. [14] However, the main shipyard in Wallsend was bought out from receivership by Jaap Kroese, a Dutch millionaire. 1949 John W. Elliott elected Chairman of the Company. Further vessels were made for T&J Harrison (for their West-Indies to London route) and Greece and Australia. [1][23], In 2016, Jaap Kroese died but the company said it would continue with its business of ship design. 1937 The Admiralty placed an order for a 30,000 ton destroyer. The last ship built at Walker shipyard was the container ship Dunedin. 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. 82 112,000 Tanker - Cancelled 1959/60 The cruiser Lion was completed, having lain incomplete since the War. The ship is notable for seeing service in the navies of three other nations after her use by the Royal Navy. 63 1976 Opportunity D / H / P Wallsend 5179 1979 Titan III barge D / H / P Hebburn Dock 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. 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. Maintained by Sapere Software. One social media user slammed their neighbour's decision to leave traffic cones out, in a bid to continually reserve a parking spot on their street. The ship featured an all-welded aluminium superstructure for lightness and was one of the first liners to make use of this metal. Swan Hunter started to offer specialist equipment, design, engineering & project management services to the offshore renewables and subsea oil & gas energy markets. Photo by Trevor Ermel. Other vessels included 30 destroyers and destroyer escorts including 16 of the Hunt class. Her Parsons turbines built in Wallsend propelled her at 20 knots on a regular run between Lisbon and Beira, with room for 1000 passengers and 200 troops. The vessel could also carry 9243 tons of cargo. Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Paper notes stuck out from your wage packet so you could count your pounds before your coins. In 2002, whilst being broken up, she was boarded by Greenpeace campaigners protesting about conditions in the shipbreaking industry. 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 14 1970 Dart America D / H / P Walker Hague, Arnold (1993). 54 1974 Ivybank D / H / P South Shields A giant oil tanker was a common sight at the end of Leslie Street in Wallsend. 115 1981 Mediterranean Shearwater D / H / P Hebburn Dock 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. 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. 126 1990 Chatham D / H / P Neptune 30 Not allocated Leviathan in WWII, H.M.S. manufacturing in Britain. 4 1970 Esso Hibernia D / H / P Wallsend Note: This is a sub-section of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, 1903 'A FLOATING WORKSHOP FOR NATAL. Drottning Victoria travelled between Sweden and Germany with room for 96 first class and 44 third class passengers as well as being able to carry trains. There was also a veranda cafe, music room, smoking room and de-luxe suites. 66 1976 Kyra Lynn D / H / P Hebburn Dock & Walker The yard covered 80 acres with river frontage of 4,000 feet. 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. 18. 12. manufacturing in Britain. 130 Allocated to refit work 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). Both engine-building works went onto produce many sets of diesel and oil engines. 594 1977 Singularity D / H / P South Shields The She was captured in battle on 31 October 1956 by the Israeli Navy and re-commissioned as INS Haifa (K-38). And ChronicleLive has pieced together a list of things you would only know if you worked at Swan Hunter. 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. Leda began her twice-weekly run to Stavanger and Bergen from the Tyne in April 1953. 122 1984 Pacific Guardian D / H / P Neptune The following are the principal particulars of this floating factory:The overall length is 129ft. 1950 In August, Provence of 15889 grt was launched at the Neptune Yard for Soc. 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 . [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. The Mixte Company also ordered Djebel Diro (4180/48) 56 first class, 100tourist class, 100 tourist class and 430 third class passengers. The centre island was extended to include a no. Once a world leader. TS Leda was operated by Bergen Line between Britain and Norway as a North Sea ferry for over 20 years from 1953. 31 1974 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill 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 ships were fitted with powerful oil engines by Wallsend Slipway Co. 22. Sugar soap was used to wash dirty hands. 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. 39 1973 Vistafjord D / H / P Neptune 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. At that time Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd. owned and operated three shipyards on the north bank of the Tyne (i.e. Families worked at the shipyard - fathers, sons, cousins, and friends became brothers. 112 1983 B P Achiever D / H / P Hebburn Dock The basic design of the lifting systems was completed by the end of 2008, and detail design of the hulls by May 2010. She was powered by four Doxford oil engines linked to four propellers and at times made 20 knots during her maiden voyage which took 24 days to complete. [16] 117 1983 Thorseggen D / H / P Wallsend 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) Lewis took on the subject of debt during his Money Show instalment on Tuesday - explaining how to clear off multiple debts in a simple but effective manner, by following the 'snowballing' technique. Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd (1969-1983) Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter Ltd (1983 - 1994) More: History People Photos KEY BELOW: D - Dimensions; H - History; P - Photographs Makers of steam turbines and diesel engines of Doxford, Sulzer, Polar and Stork types, boilers of all types and oil burning installations for marine and land work[8]. 62 1979 Glasgow D / H / P Neptune [6] The firm expanded rapidly in the early part of the twentieth century, acquiring the Glasgow-based Barclay Curle in 1912. Other directors included his son George Ernest Hunter, Charles Sheriton Swan and his son. [13] The receiver took steps to break up the business. 18 1970 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill 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. The dry docks in Govan (also owned by Barclays) were also acquired as was Barclaay's Clydeholm yard. They were also tramp owners at this time. Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd (1969-1983) People Grace's Guide web site design is Copyright 2021 by Grace's Guide Ltd. [20] During this time, Lyme Bay's earlier sister ship, Largs Bay, was noted as the last ship to be built and fully completed by Swan Hunter. SS Warrimoo was an Australian/New Zealand passenger ship, launched in 1892. Branches of the North Eastern Railway run into and through the whole of the works, and bring them into communication with the numerous local collieries and steel works. 1946. 25. 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. 125 1987 Sir Galahad D / H / P Wallsend 4. 34 1972 Lincolnshire D / H / P Hebburn 36 1972 Chemical Explorer D / H / P Hebburn 1927 See Aberconway and Aberconway for information on the company and its history. She has been the only British Warship so far to bear this name. 59 1974 Gold Rover D / H / P Neptune The yard was now the world leader in floating gravity docks, it had a 33,000 ton lift for use at Portsmouth Dockyard. ----------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------, Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd (1969-1983), Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter Ltd (1983 - 1994), KEY BELOW: D - Dimensions; H - History; P - Photographs. 340 1978 Aldrington D / H / P Neptune The launch of HMS York from Swan Hunters, Wallsend, in 1982. Even a minute late meant you were docked quarter of an hour pay. [3], In 1903, C.S. Notable liners included: Port Napier (9847/40) was requisitioned by the Admiralty and completed as a minelayer to carry 500 mines for barrage work. text of this web site is available under the Creative The company also had a subsidiary salvage company called the Sunderland Salvage Company of Lindsay Swan, Hunter who undertook a number of major operations in the West Indies. 33 1972 Rangatira D / H / P Walker RM 2CGP4J8 - Tanker Tyne Pride, Leslie Street, Wallsend, Swan Hunter Shipbuilders, 1975 We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. This web publication contains 151,660 pages of 1909 a new design of train and passenger ferry completed for the Swedish Government. The launch of the 42,000 ton cargo carrier Hoegh Duke at Swan Hunter shipyard in Wallsend 6 September 1983. All were steamers, mostly cargo carriers, and a few sailing ships. In 1945 the ship caught fire in the harbour of Ketchikan, Alaska. 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. 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. Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and 3in., the extreme breadth inside the fenders is 40ft., and the depth moulded is 8ft. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of 6. She could also carry 8600 tons of cargo and was sold for cruising in 1976. The ship was well-loved by passengers and won both Eastbound and Westbound . Handles were welded on, then fill with lard, potatoes were cut and fried off on a hot ring. She carried 730 tourist class, 125 first-class passengers. Above: Select the required shipbuilder by using initial letter of the surname eg: Armstrong, Palmer or Readhead.

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