[5] Mauretania was launched from Wallsend on 20 September 1906 by the Duchess of Roxburghe. 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. 54 1974 Ivybank D / H / P South Shields 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) 89 1978 Desdemona D / H / P Hebburn [11], The Company was privatised again in 1987 but decided to close its Neptune Yard in 1988. These two ships were super cargo-liners and had much of their cargo spaces refrigerated and they could carry 11,034 tons of cargo. The Kharg entered the . New York: Collier Books. The basic design of the lifting systems was completed by the end of 2008, and detail design of the hulls by May 2010. There were eight 250,000 dwt tankers built, the first Esso Northumbria , the last Tyne Pride, 20. Sloops: A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926-1946. 25. 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. 5179 1979 Titan III barge D / H / P Hebburn Dock Every Friday bars of Castle Soap were handed out to workers to take home. 19. 116 1982 Pacific Teal D / H / P Hebburn Dock [13] The receiver took steps to break up the business. 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? [16] 90 1975 Strait of Canso D / H / P South Shields 112 1983 B P Achiever D / H / P Hebburn Dock text of this web site is available under the Creative List of British tonnage ships built by Swan Hunter This is a list of British ships built by Swan Hunter in the last twenty years of the 19th century and the first three decades of the 20th. ISBN -905617-67-3. 49 1973 Corabank D / H / P South Shields The launch of HMS York from Swan Hunters, Wallsend, in 1982. manufacturing in Britain. The following are the principal particulars of this floating factory:The overall length is 129ft. Paper notes stuck out from your wage packet so you could count your pounds before your coins. 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). Photos The Wallsend Shipyard was the first in the world to construct tankers of over 250,000 tons on a slipway. 48 1972 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill 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. [12] It was then forced to call in the receivers when the UK government awarded the contract for HMSOcean to Kvaerner Govan in 1993. The Mixte Company also ordered Djebel Diro (4180/48) 56 first class, 100tourist class, 100 tourist class and 430 third class passengers. 52 1973 Forthbank D / H / P Hebburn 1921-23 The yard closed in 1921 until 1923 and then focussed on building Great Lakes Steamers. This meant the company had the capability of producing many sets of steam turbines, Bauer-Wach exhaust turbines and triple expansion steam reciprocating engines both on the Clyde and at the Neptune Engine Works on the Tyne. 1950 the Shell supertanker, Velutina was launched in 1950 by Princess Margaret at the Wallsend Yard, which also launched the much larger supertankers Solen, Narica and Nacella in the 1960s also for Shell. She was launched in 1940 and served during the Second World War. Provence had room for 139 first class, 113 tourist class and 1052 third class passengers. 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. The only battleship built at Wallend was HMS. 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. [26] The company announced further equipment pool growth through a 15Te tensioner and 450Te reel drive system. 137 1995 Richmond D / H / P Wallsend 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. 69 1975 Maykop D / H / P Hebburn 1918 Cunard liner Aurania 13936/17 with a capacity of 2022 passengers was torpedoed and destroyed on 4th February. In service from 1910 until 1945, the vessel saw brief service as a hospital ship for the Royal Canadian Navy during World War I. The largest were Thiare and Torinia, built for Shell at 15260 dwt. 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. These were: Umtata (8141 grt) for Bullard, King; Explorer (6295 grt) for T&J Harrison; and Port Townsville (8661 grt) for Port Line. The former pair were in the three-quarters aft position. Ports of call were Tenerife, Cape Town, Durban, Fremantle, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and Wellington. Further vessels were made for T&J Harrison (for their West-Indies to London route) and Greece and Australia. 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. 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? Three passenger cargo liners were also completed at this time for British India with accommodation for 130 cabin-class passengers and 2000 Indian deck passengers. 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. 306 second class,1800 third class passengers who had cabins and public rooms comparable with first class on other liners. Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. In late 1942 workers from Joseph L. Thompson began working on the site and the yard rejuvenated itself again. A buzzer signified the start of the working day at 7.30am, lunch at 12 noon and then when the day finished. Work on the Mauretania began as early as 1901, when Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson submitted plans for two ships. She was later converted into a commando carrier. 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 Alas for the Hunter Race! 27. 106 1979 Pacific Swan D / H / P Hebburn 3in., the extreme breadth inside the fenders is 40ft., and the depth moulded is 8ft. RM 2CGP4J8 - Tanker Tyne Pride, Leslie Street, Wallsend, Swan Hunter Shipbuilders, 1975 Illustrious & Ark Royal. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead. The company also owned the Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company, the yard that built the engines for the Mauretania, from 1903 until the 1980s. Port Line also took delivery of four refrigerated cargo-liners for their Australian meat trade and Shaw, Savill & Albion took delivery of three cargo-liners for their New Zealand trade. Whitley, M. J. British India Line and Clan Line were also good customers, commissioning 11 cargo-liners including, Dwarka (4851/47). She has been the only British Warship so far to bear this name. 50 1973 Meadowbank D / H / P Wallsend 2. 1950 In August, Provence of 15889 grt was launched at the Neptune Yard for Soc. 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]. 73 1977 Gudermes D / H / P Hebburn Swan Hunter: Wallsend: 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. But in 2006 Swan Hunter stopped building vessels on Tyneside, but continued to provide design engineering services. Shipbuilders Ships River Views About Copyright Above: Select the required shipbuilder by using initial letter of the surname eg: Armstrong, Palmer or Readhead. 24. 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. Grace's Guide web site design is Copyright 2021 by Grace's Guide Ltd. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. 7. 1920 The yard was fully occupied completing B types. HMS Heythrop (L85) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy She was ordered as part of the 1939 War Emergency programme. 120 1984 Orelia D / H / P Neptune Steamship Leda. She was fitted with one of the last Swan Hunter-built Doxford oil engines as the Neptune engine works ceased production shortly afterwards. 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. 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. Anson and there was a pub on the High Street named after her. 70 1975 Groznyy D / H / P Neptune The name of the pub that sat between Wallsend yard and the Dry Docks was the "Ship in the hole". Anglo-Saxon/Shell (Mytilus 5716/16 and Oliva 5694/16) plus others 1918 The Shipping Controller took control of 18 WAR standard cargo ships consisting of 10 A and B tramps of 8300 dwt one of which was completed as an AO tanker, five Z tankers of 8800 dwt, one N type which was the first of 34 to be completed by British yards as War Climax on 28th September 1918 and one C1 coaster. 127 1991 Marlborough D / H / P Wallsend long, 76ft. 87 112,000 Tanker - Cancelled 1911 to 1913 Two liners completed for Cunard plus three others. 1903 C. S. Swan and Hunter merged with Wigham Richardson and Tyne Pontoons and Dry Docks Co specifically to bid for the prestigious contract to build the Mauretania for Cunard.
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