Work began picking up from late 1935 with three cargo-liners completed for three different companies leading to further orders. 1913 Reina Victoria-Eugenia, a magnificent Spanish liner of 9726 grt was completed for Cia Transatlantica. 306 second class,1800 third class passengers who had cabins and public rooms comparable with first class on other liners. 81 157,000 OBO - Cancelled Other vessels included 30 destroyers and destroyer escorts including 16 of the Hunt class. 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. The largest were Thiare and Torinia, built for Shell at 15260 dwt. The Grand Trunk Steamship Prince George, and sister ship SSPrince Rupert, provided passenger service along the coasts of British Columbia and Alaska. 1949 John W. Elliott elected Chairman of the Company. On 1 May 2006, British pop-duo Pet Shop Boys performed their soundtrack to the 1925 Soviet silent-film Battleship Potemkin alongside the Royal Northern Sinfonia at the shipyard. TS Leda was operated by Bergen Line between Britain and Norway as a North Sea ferry for over 20 years from 1953. [3], In 1903, C.S. 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. 1957 E. John Hunter, grandson of the founder, was appointed Chairman in May 1957. [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. SS Warrimoo was an Australian/New Zealand passenger ship, launched in 1892. 27. "El Lobo". 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? people who designed and built them. 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. The Tyne Pontoons and Dry Docks Co whose installations lay between the Wallsend West Yard and Neptune Works, was purchased to form the Dry Docks Department. 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. H.M.S. The Yard was closed because of the Depression, as its main owners had no use for it. The company was registered on 15 June. 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. 1920 the yard was fully occupied completing B types. 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. The only battleship built at Wallend was HMS. Photos He was the person who got your Woodbine cigarettes during the week and was reimbursed with cash when you got paid. But in 2006 Swan Hunter stopped building vessels on Tyneside, but continued to provide design engineering services. 132 1991 James Clark Ross D / H / P Wallsend RM 2CGP4J8 - Tanker Tyne Pride, Leslie Street, Wallsend, Swan Hunter Shipbuilders, 1975 The ship featured an all-welded aluminium superstructure for lightness and was one of the first liners to make use of this metal. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 14. 63 1976 Opportunity D / H / P Wallsend Illustrious & Ark Royal. 28. [9] In 1973 further expansion came with the purchase of Palmers Dock at Hebburn from Vickers-Armstrongs. Acajutla (ship, 1911) (1 F) Afrique (ship, 1907) (13 F) Aggersund (ship, 1892) (1 F) HMS Albion (R07) (13 F) Alert (ship, 1918) (1 F) Amerika (ship, 1911) (1 F) HMS Anson (79) (40 F) Antarctic (ship, 1913) (1 C, 6 F) Arawa (ship, 1907) (1 F) HMS Ark Royal (R07) (210 F) Armagh (ship, 1917) (1 F) B Bali (ship, 1928) (38 F) He became a Director of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson in 1945. 133 Allocated to refit work As always you can unsubscribe at any time. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 1 1969 Atlantic Causeway D / H / P Walker British India Line and Clan Line were also good customers, commissioning 11 cargo-liners including, Dwarka (4851/47). All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. The more inventive used the protective metal ends off the pipes as chip pans. people who designed and built them. 105 1979 Royal Prince D / H / P Walker The workshop is lighted throughout by electricity and with accommodation for both workmen and crew. [7]. But if you have any others please dont hesitate to let us know in the comments. 38 1972 Chemical Venturer D / H / P Hebburn 18. A new toilet was installed for the Queen Mother's visit in 1981. 85-86 157,000 OBO - Cancelled 87 112,000 Tanker - Cancelled The yard covered 80 acres with river frontage of 4,000 feet. Also Marina and Manistee both 3,868 grt, as well as the Yacht Albion (1116/04) for Sir George Newnes. that's Touchstone's forest jest, that's swan of Avon logic. and that's madness, Lear's song. 127 1991 Marlborough D / H / P Wallsend 50 1973 Meadowbank D / H / P Wallsend Sloops: A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926-1946. 11 1970 Emiliano Zapata D / H / P Hebburn 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 unusual prefix "QSMV" stood for quadruple-screw motor vessel. 1913-1914 Eight cargo liners with accommodation completed for the British India Steam navigation Company. Payday was always Friday and workers queued up to get their wage packets. And ChronicleLive has pieced together a list of things you would only know if you worked at Swan Hunter. 33 1972 Rangatira D / H / P Walker The workshop is very easily handled, and steered remarkably well in the river. 107 1980 Dunedin D / H / P Walker In 2000 Swan Hunter was awarded the contract to design and build two Royal Navy Auxiliaries, called Landing Ship Docks, for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary with two other ships being built by BAE Systems Naval Ships. The launch of the 42,000 ton cargo carrier Hoegh Duke at Swan Hunter shipyard in Wallsend 6 September 1983. The yard completed pontoons and docks of all sizes to customers around the world. Atlantic Conveyor was a British merchant navy ship, registered in Liverpool, that was requisitioned during the Falklands War. [1][23], In 2016, Jaap Kroese died but the company said it would continue with its business of ship design. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of Her twin Doxford-type oil engines constructed by the yard gave her a speed of 18 knots. . 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. 18 1970 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill John Robert Harbottle with pals at Swan Hunter shipyard, Lib - The rush home as workers finish their shift at Swan Hunter Shipyard in Wallsend 29 November 1977, The Queen Mother meets well-wishers at Swan Hunter shipyard in Wallsend, June 2, 1981, Esso Northumbria under construction at Swan Hunter, Wallsend, as seen from Leslie Street. 126 1990 Chatham D / H / P Neptune 134 Allocated to refit work 1934 See Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson: 1934 Review, 1936 Subsidiary Tyne Plywood Works formed to manufacture gaboon plywood. Work on the Mauretania began as early as 1901, when Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson submitted plans for two ships. At its peak, the company represented the combined forces of three powerful shipbuilding families: Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson. She was captured in battle on 31 October 1956 by the Israeli Navy and re-commissioned as INS Haifa (K-38). [16] By July 2006, the costs had risen to 309 million and only one ship had been delivered. 17. Other directors included his son George Ernest Hunter, Charles Sheriton Swan and his son. 1911 Launch of Cunard liner SS Laconia [2]. 70 1975 Groznyy D / H / P Neptune Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and people who designed and built them. The information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the 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 . 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) 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. The Mocambique had been launched in 1st December 1948 and had accommodation for 93 first class, 141 second class and 102 third-class passengers. TSS Dover, (later the Earl Siward, Sol Express and now the Tuxedo Royale), is a British retired ferry. 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. Many other large ships were produced including the Great Central Railway Companys Immingham 2009/06 with room for 393 passengers and propelled by triple-screw turbine machinery. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of The speed obtained on the measured mile trials was a mean of 7.12 knots, this speed being considerably in excess of what had been guaranteed by the builders. These two ships were super cargo-liners and had much of their cargo spaces refrigerated and they could carry 11,034 tons of cargo. [10], Then in 1977, Swan Hunter Group was nationalised as part of British Shipbuilders. WW2 Just before the outbreak of war, extensive orders were in hand, and some 55 ships were completed for private owners up to early 1946 under Government licence. 39 1973 Vistafjord D / H / P Neptune 9. 104 1979 Crown Prince D / H / P Walker 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 The list of ship launches in 1941 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1941. The ship is notable for seeing service in the navies of three other nations after her use by the Royal Navy. George Burton Hunter continued as chairman until 1928. 111 1985 York D / H / P Neptune 60 tankers were completed out of 180 ships built by the Company over this period. manufacturing in Britain. At the time, the company had 40 employees and contractors. [5] Mauretania was launched from Wallsend on 20 September 1906 by the Duchess of Roxburghe. A number of tramps were also manufactured which were ideal as grain carriers as they had steel, centre line bulkheads in their six holds, and plenty of portable wooden grain boards and trunks for their 9700 ton cargo. At various times Swan Hunter also owned Palmers Hebburn Yard, Hawthorn Leslie Hebburn Yard and Readheads at South Shields which were all on the south side of the River Tyne. The company also owned the Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company, the yard that built the engines for the Mauretania, from 1903 until the 1980s. Handles were welded on, then fill with lard, potatoes were cut and fried off on a hot ring. text of this web site is available under the Creative 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. The dry docks in Govan (also owned by Barclays) were also acquired as was Barclaay's Clydeholm yard. long, 76ft. 19 Not allocated Alas for the Hunter Race! This latter acquisition gave the company an unbroken river frontage of some 4,000 feet, and works covering nearly 80 acres, 1904 Output of two yards combined. 19. Even a minute late meant you were docked quarter of an hour pay. She was launched in 1940 and served during the Second World War. Motor liner Dominion Monarch. Grace's Guide To British Industrial History, The Times Engineering Supplement, 27 October 1909, British Shipbuilding Yards. The trio of vessels made for Bowring ( Regent Lion, Regent Panther and Regent Tiger) could carry 14540 tons of petrol. In 1945 the ship caught fire in the harbour of Ketchikan, Alaska. 102 1982 Illustrious D / H / P Wallsend 1957 E. John Hunter, grandson of the founder, was appointed Chairman in May 1957. 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. 32 1970 Nigaristan D / H / P South Shields 71 1976 Apsheron D / H / P Hebburn 1932 The depression years saw the yards completing existing orders for Norwegian tanker owners as well as three destroyers Codrington, Brilliant and Bulldog and three sloops Folkestone, Scarborough and Hindustan for the Admiralty. 1914 Directory: Listed as Ship Builders of Southwick, Sunderland. 1949 Compania Nacional de Navegacao, Lisbon took delivery of the twin-screw passenger and cargo liner Mocambique of 12976 grt for their service between Portugal and Angola and Mozambique. 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 . Duce, Richard (1993-05-12). There were eight 250,000 dwt tankers built, the first Esso Northumbria , the last Tyne Pride, 20. S.S. Peter G. Campbell. He led the group through the 1960s and 1970s and died in retirement in 1981 at the age of 71 years. In late 1942 workers from Joseph L. Thompson began working on the site and the yard rejuvenated itself again. 1931 The last ship to be built at the yard was Flathouse in 1931. TS Leda was operated by Bergen Line between Britain and Norway as a North Sea ferry for over 20 years from . information and 236,926 images on early companies, their products and the Swan Hunter obtained a licence from the Swedish engine designer AB Diesel Motorer of Stockholm that became the basis for two different designs of Neptune engines introduced during the early 1920s, the so-called "A" and "B." 1911 to 1913 Two liners completed for Cunard plus three others. 498 feet in length with room for 200 first class, 46 alternate first and second, 100 second class, 80 third class and 1642 emigrants. This web publication contains 151,660 pages of They were also tramp owners at this time. This page was last edited on 28 August 2021, at 15:35. 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 Notable liners included: Port Napier (9847/40) was requisitioned by the Admiralty and completed as a minelayer to carry 500 mines for barrage work. She was fitted with reciprocating engines and exhaust turbines on separate shafts. 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. 83 1976 Gandara D / H / P Hebburn At its apex, the company represented the combined forces of three powerful shipbuilding families: Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson. Hopemount 3300/05 was completed by the yard and was managed by Stamp, Mann and Co of Newcastle. She carried 730 tourist class, 125 first-class passengers. 2 1970 Atlantic Conveyor D / H / P Walker 16 1969 Amra D / H / P South Shields Kendal, England: World Ship Society. In cases where no official launching ceremony was held, the date built or completed may be used instead. That company was an early manufacturer of Parsons turbine engines, which enabled the Mauretania to achieve its great speed. 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 . The 21 1970 Manora D / H / P Neptune Its yards at Wallsend. HMS Heythrop (L85) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy She was ordered as part of the 1939 War Emergency programme. 1961. [22], In 2008, the company said it was concentrating on ship design with just under 200 people employed. 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. The vessel could also carry 9243 tons of cargo. 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. Note: This is a sub-section of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Contents 1 Ships Built 1903-1919 1939. 1960. She sailed on her maiden voyage on 30th March 1951 from Marseilles to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires via Barcelona and Lisbon. 4in. 25-27 1971 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill 52 1973 Forthbank D / H / P Hebburn Swan Hunter amalgamated with Wigham Richardson in 1903 so that they could tender for the Mauretania. The public rooms featured tapestries, paintings, mosaics and glass-panelled walls. All three were powered by six steam turbines driving twin screws. [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. 8. [21], Swan's performed the conceptual design of Pioneering Spirit, provisionally named Pieter Schelte, the world's largest platform installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel. 125 1987 Sir Galahad D / H / P Wallsend 106 1979 Pacific Swan D / H / P Hebburn 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. Other customers included New Zealand Companies, Federal Steam navigation (Northumberland 12160/15) and Union Steamship Company of New Zealand (Armagh 12159/17). 117 1983 Thorseggen D / H / P Wallsend 136 1994 Northumberland D / H / P Wallsend She was named after the Heythrop Hunt. 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]. 69 1975 Maykop D / H / P Hebburn 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 The company was responsible for some of the greatest ships of the early 20th century, most famously RMSMauretania which held the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic, and RMSCarpathia which rescued survivors from RMSTitanic. 4 1970 Esso Hibernia D / H / P Wallsend She was a member of the first subgroup of the class. Built in 1965 as a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry, she spent much of her later life as one of the permanently moored Tuxedo floating nightclubs before being laid up, latterly on the River Tees in Middlesbrough. He led the group through the 1960s and 1970s and died in retirement in . Kharg entered the Suez Canal on 22 February 2011, with the frigate Alvand, on a deployment reported to be a training mission to Latakia, Syria. 1946. Ports of call were Tenerife, Cape Town, Durban, Fremantle, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and Wellington. 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. Other orders were completed for the Belgian Government, Polish Ocean Lines and the Turkish Government among others. [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. 44 1972 Zaida D / H / P South Shields 66 1976 Kyra Lynn D / H / P Hebburn Dock & Walker 1909 a new design of train and passenger ferry completed for the Swedish Government. manufacturing in Britain. 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. 5 1971 Texaco Great Britain D / H / P Wallsend At its apex, the company represented the combined forces of three powerful shipbuilding families: Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson. From the mid 30s the renewed demand for oil reinvigorated the tanker building programme with 20 tankers built between 1935 and 1939. Date Country Builder Location . [24], Also in 2016, Swan Hunter was relaunched into the subsea industry by Gerard Kroese, the eldest son of former owner Jaap Kroese. It was bought by the National Shipbuilders Security and was due to be dismantled. Workers earned their nicknames from the jobs they did - Geordie the Beltman, Jackie the Welder, etc. 58 1975 Windsor Lion D / H / P Wallsend 340 1978 Aldrington D / H / P Neptune HMS Farndale was a Type 2 Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy which served in World War II. She was the largest Neptune ship when launched in September 1960 for Cia Nacional of Lisbon. He ship was turbine powered as were her sister ships. Royal Fleet Auxiliary Landing ship vessel the Largs Bay is the last ship to be built at Swan Hunters on the river Tyne UK. Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter Ltd (1983 - 1994) 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. 24. 1337 1978 Starman Anglia D / H / P Neptune The last ship built at Wallsend was the Shields ferry "Pride of the Tyne". Swan Hunter Wigham Richardson Wallsend river tyne, ship builder, shipbuilder, ship, vessel, warship, liner, cargo, tanker, bulk carrier, tug TYNE BUILT SHIPS A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built Home Shipbuilders Ships River Views About Copyright Select Shipbuilder A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ 1943 The yard was known as the National Shipbuilding Corporation (Wear) yard and began launching its own ships from December 1943. 1939 A second liner was completed for Polish Ocena Lines as sister for their Chrobry of 1939. This also coincided with the abandonment of Treaty limitations on battleship size. 103 1977 Apapa pontoons Wallsend In addition the Admiralty building programme of orders for two destroyers and an Australian cruiser also kept the yards busy during 1935 too. Both engine-building works went onto produce many sets of diesel and oil engines. 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. The aircraft carrier was launched nine days later. History 35 1971 Stolt Lion D / H / P Hebburn 59 1974 Gold Rover D / H / P Neptune WWI The yard's key output was for the War effort. Swan Hunter started to offer specialist equipment, design, engineering & project management services to the offshore renewables and subsea oil & gas energy markets. Policy. 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