QSMV Dominion Monarch was a UK passenger and refrigerated cargo liner. The burned hulk was beached on Gravina Island where it remained for the next few years until it was towed to Seattle, Washington and broken up for scrap. 2. 1961 The Portuguese liner Principe Perfeito of 19,393 grt was delivered by the Neptune Yard in 1961. Employees 6,000 to 7,000. 9. 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. Including two banana boats completed for Elders & Fyffes. Sloops: A History of the 71 Sloops Built in Britain and Australia for the British, Australian and Indian Navies 1926-1946. 32 1970 Nigaristan D / H / P South Shields 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. 1946. 68 1977 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill [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. The Chinese train ferry Changkiang (2362/32), the Norwegian fruiter Crawford Ellis (2161/30) for H. Staubo. [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. information and 236,926 images on early companies, their products and the 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. She was scrapped in 1962. The passenger and cargo liner El Kantera (5213/32) for Cie Na de Mixte of France was a valuable order along with the Norwegian cargo ship Fjordheim (4114/30) for Nils Rogenaes. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. The yard was now the world leader in floating gravity docks, it had a 33,000 ton lift for use at Portsmouth Dockyard. 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. 1941 In June King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited the Neptune yard and other Tyneside yards in an attempt to boost morale. Note: This is a sub-section of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Contents 1 Ships Built 1903-1919 He led the group through the 1960s and 1970s and died in retirement in 1981 at the age of 71 years. 13 Not allocated HMS Hunter was a H-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. 34 1972 Lincolnshire D / H / P Hebburn 128 1989 Sir Eric Sharp D / H / P Wallsend 94-97 Not allocated KEY BELOW: D - Dimensions; H - History; P - Photographs 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. people who designed and built them. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy 24. British India Line and Clan Line were also good customers, commissioning 11 cargo-liners including, Dwarka (4851/47). 61 1978 Newcastle D / H / P Neptune It was bought by the National Shipbuilders Security and was due to be dismantled. The launch of the 42,000 ton cargo carrier Hoegh Duke at Swan Hunter shipyard in Wallsend 6 September 1983. Clan Line Steamers Ltd (Clan Ross 5897 grt), British Tanker Co. Ltd (British Admiral 6842/17 and British Empress 6847/17). This web publication contains 147,919 pages of Photo by Trevor Ermel. "Vistafjord". 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. 1. H.M.S. 136 1994 Northumberland D / H / P Wallsend 22. 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 She was a member of the first subgroup of the class. The only battleship built at Wallend was HMS. From the mid 30s the renewed demand for oil reinvigorated the tanker building programme with 20 tankers built between 1935 and 1939. The following 13 files are in this category, out of 13 total. 5 1971 Texaco Great Britain D / H / P Wallsend 26. [13] The receiver took steps to break up the business. Hague, Arnold (1993). 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. 3 hold was the cross-bunker hold between bridge and engineer accommodation. 36 1972 Chemical Explorer D / H / P Hebburn 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. Swan Hunter started to offer specialist equipment, design, engineering & project management services to the offshore renewables and subsea oil & gas energy markets. More: The Grand Trunk Steamship Prince George, and sister ship SSPrince Rupert, provided passenger service along the coasts of British Columbia and Alaska. The Mixte Company also ordered Djebel Diro (4180/48) 56 first class, 100tourist class, 100 tourist class and 430 third class passengers. Wallsend received the Mauretania, and the Lusitania went to Clydebank, 'Metal Bashing' between the wars at the Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson yard at Wallsend, The Mauretania enters the river Tyne at the Swan Hunter shipyard, Wallsend, on September 20 1906, A packet of Woodbine cigarettes (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images), The yards, like Swan Hunter, Palmers and Redhead, employed generations of families, and brought wealth and fame to the region, Slips by the side of bulk paper carrier, Swan Hunter. 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. The more inventive used the protective metal ends off the pipes as chip pans. 60 tankers were completed out of 180 ships built by the Company over this period. Prior to this, in 1939, he was appointed Assistant Manager of the Wallsend Dry Docks Dept, becoming General Manager in 1943. 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. In late 1942 workers from Joseph L. Thompson began working on the site and the yard rejuvenated itself again. 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 HMS Farndale was a Type 2 Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy which served in World War II. 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. The vessel could also carry 9243 tons of cargo. 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. Date Country Builder Location . 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. 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. 7. 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. London: Cassell & Co. ISBN 1-85409-521-8. Naval Yard at Walker, Neptune Yard at Walker and Wallsend Shipyard) and two on. Its bids for RFA Largs Bay and RFA Lyme Bay proved disastrous for the company, the MoD and the RFA, due to cost overruns and schedule delays. 1927 See Aberconway and Aberconway for information on the company and its history. 87 112,000 Tanker - Cancelled 137 1995 Richmond D / H / P Wallsend Grace's Guide web site design is Copyright 2021 by Grace's Guide Ltd. 31 1974 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill The Mocambique had been launched in 1st December 1948 and had accommodation for 93 first class, 141 second class and 102 third-class passengers. 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 . 20 1970 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill In 1945 the ship caught fire in the harbour of Ketchikan, Alaska. 1949 John W. Elliott elected Chairman of the Company. She sailed on her maiden voyage on 30th March 1951 from Marseilles to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires via Barcelona and Lisbon. 1920 The yard was fully occupied completing B types. 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. A giant oil tanker was a common sight at the end of Leslie Street in Wallsend. Yd No Year Ship Name D / H / P Yard 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. 117 1983 Thorseggen D / H / P Wallsend All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. 11 1970 Emiliano Zapata D / H / P Hebburn Based in Wallsend Shipyard, Tyne and Wear, the company was responsible for some of the greatest ships of the early 20th century most famously, the RMS Mauretania, which held the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic, and the RMS Carpathia, which rescued the survivors from the RMS Titanic. 131 Allocated to refit work He became a Director of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson in 1945. 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Warship construction was intense including the battleship Anson (June 1942) along with four cruisers ordered in 1937: Mauritius (1940), Newfoundland (1941), Gambia (1942) and Superb (1943). He also said that he was actively looking for a buyer for the land. 1912 Largest floating dock ever completed for the Admiralty. 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. 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). These were: Umtata (8141 grt) for Bullard, King; Explorer (6295 grt) for T&J Harrison; and Port Townsville (8661 grt) for Port Line. WW1 Twenty five large tankers were also completed by the yard before the outbreak of World War 1. 1940 de Havilland bought the shares in Airspeed. The workshop is very easily handled, and steered remarkably well in the river. people who designed and built them. 81 157,000 OBO - Cancelled 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. 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? 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 . Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and 113 Not allocated manufacturing in Britain. 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. 59 1974 Gold Rover D / H / P Neptune General Transportes Maritimes (SGTM) as a replacement for their Campana built at the Neptune Yard in 1929. The first-class entrance hall featured an overlay marquetry panel of the world over the staircase so passengers could trace the course of the ship. manufacturing in Britain. Construct warships and many kinds of vessels for special purposes, laying submarine cables, carrying oil in bulk, fruit, frozen meat, cattle, railway trains etc. [10], Then in 1977, Swan Hunter Group was nationalised as part of British Shipbuilders. 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. 102 1982 Illustrious D / H / P Wallsend But in 2006 Swan Hunter stopped building vessels on Tyneside, but continued to provide design engineering services. [6]. 16 1969 Amra D / H / P South Shields . Prior to this, in 1939, he was appointed Assistant Manager of the Wallsend Dry Docks Dept, becoming General Manager in 1943. New York: Collier Books. Satellite and aerial maps of Swan Hunter (Neptune) with nearby locations: Toggle Map | Km: Bearing: 0.6: 021: Swan Hunter (Wallsend), England: 0.6: 065: Hawthorn Leslie . [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. 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The last liner built in the UK was built at the Neptune yard, the Norway - America cruise liner Vistafjord in 1973. 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. 8 1970 Blue Rover D / H / P Hebburn Scindia Line of India, Black Star Line of Ghana, Nigeria National Line, Indo China Steam Navigation Co. and Union Castle Mail Co also took delivery of cargo-liners. 37 1971 Sheaf Field D / H / P South Shields 1913 Reina Victoria-Eugenia, a magnificent Spanish liner of 9726 grt was completed for Cia Transatlantica. ". The entire plant machinery and equipment from Swan Hunter was dismantled and transported to India over six months to be rebuilt at Bharati Shipyards. that's Touchstone's forest jest, that's swan of Avon logic. Alas for the Hunter Race! At that time Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd. owned and operated three shipyards on the north bank of the Tyne (i.e. 46 1972 Joseph R Smallwood D / H / P Hebburn 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. text of this web site is available under the Creative 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." 8. They had four cylinder Doxford-type opposed piston oil engines constructed at the Neptune Works, except for Hopestar which was experimentally turbine-powered. Leda began her twice-weekly run to Stavanger and Bergen from the Tyne in April 1953. 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). Notable liners included: Port Napier (9847/40) was requisitioned by the Admiralty and completed as a minelayer to carry 500 mines for barrage work. 99 1976 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill Illustrious & Ark Royal. Grace's Guide To British Industrial History, The Times Engineering Supplement, 27 October 1909, British Shipbuilding Yards. The company also owned the Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company, the yard that built the engines for the Mauretania, from 1903 until the 1980s. TSS Dover, (later the Earl Siward, Sol Express and now the Tuxedo Royale), is a British retired ferry. 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. 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. That company was an early manufacturer of Parsons turbine engines, which enabled the Mauretania to achieve its great speed. 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. All three were powered by six steam turbines driving twin screws. 24 1971 Mulbera D / H / P Neptune 1909 a new design of train and passenger ferry completed for the Swedish Government. She was fitted with reciprocating engines and exhaust turbines on separate shafts. 7 1970 Grey Rover D / H / P Hebburn 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. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd (1969-1983) 1911 to 1913 Two liners completed for Cunard plus three others. 1918 Cunard liner Aurania 13936/17 with a capacity of 2022 passengers was torpedoed and destroyed on 4th February. 1959/60 The cruiser Lion was completed, having lain incomplete since the War. Policy. The yard covered 80 acres with river frontage of 4,000 feet. And ChronicleLive has pieced together a list of things you would only know if you worked at Swan Hunter. The launch of HMS York from Swan Hunters, Wallsend, in 1982. 101 1980 Exeter D / H / P Neptune Handles were welded on, then fill with lard, potatoes were cut and fried off on a hot ring. Other customers included New Zealand Companies, Federal Steam navigation (Northumberland 12160/15) and Union Steamship Company of New Zealand (Armagh 12159/17). The following are the principal particulars of this floating factory:The overall length is 129ft. 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. 124 1988 Coventry D / H / P Wallsend 64 1977 Everett F Wells D / H / P Wallsend 1954 The light aircraft carrier Albion was completed, having lain incomplete since being launched at the yard in 1947. The Bank Line's cargo ship "Clydebank" ran aground off the Farne Islands when on trials. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. [1]. [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. 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. He ship was turbine powered as were her sister ships. Something went wrong, please try again later. 45 1972 Zira D / H / P South Shields 83 1976 Gandara D / H / P Hebburn The centre island was extended to include a no. But if you have any others please dont hesitate to let us know in the comments. 73 1977 Gudermes D / H / P Hebburn 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. Larsen. The last of these Z tankers was completed as the engines-aft War Krishna in November 1919, the only one of its type. HMS Mendip (L60) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. They were also tramp owners at this time. 14. Anson and there was a pub on the High Street named after her. 29. 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. 10. Motor liner Dominion Monarch. RM 2CGP4J8 - Tanker Tyne Pride, Leslie Street, Wallsend, Swan Hunter Shipbuilders, 1975 This also coincided with the abandonment of Treaty limitations on battleship size. 126 1990 Chatham D / H / P Neptune In 2006 Swan Hunter ceased vessel construction on Tyneside, but continues to provide design engineering services. Albion in 1950s' and H.M.S. Both ships were fitted with powerful oil engines by Wallsend Slipway Co. 16. Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. The yard completed pontoons and docks of all sizes to customers around the world. 35 1971 Stolt Lion D / H / P Hebburn The company was registered on 15 June. 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. 92-93 112,000 Tanker - Cancelled [16] By July 2006, the costs had risen to 309 million and only one ship had been delivered. The public rooms featured tapestries, paintings, mosaics and glass-panelled walls. 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) 17. 2 1970 Atlantic Conveyor D / H / P Walker 340 1978 Aldrington D / H / P Neptune It was powered by two sets of steam turbines by Wallsend Slipway Co to give a speed of 22 knots. She has been the only British Warship so far to bear this name. 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. 129 1993 Fort George D / H / P Wallsend 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. Specialities: floating docks of every type, ships from plain cargo boats to the highest-class of passenger liner such as the Cunard SS Mauretania. 1928 The car-carrier Seatrain (7624/28) was completed for Overseas Railway Inc of the U.S.A. and was a fore runner of the huge slab-sided car carriers of the present day. Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and All three were on the north side of River Tyne. It was like the Grand National when the dinner time buzzer went off as everyone raced to the canteen. 1957 E. John Hunter, grandson of the founder, was appointed Chairman in May 1957. Shipbuilders Ships River Views About Copyright Above: Select the required shipbuilder by using initial letter of the surname eg: Armstrong, Palmer or Readhead. Maintained by Sapere Software. The follow on orders were Umtali (8135/36) and Umgeni (8180/38) both had accommodation for over 100 passengers on their South African run. 115 1981 Mediterranean Shearwater D / H / P Hebburn Dock It was a major employer for decades and some of the world's most famous ships were built there. 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. 1960. 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. 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? Her twin stork engines gave her a speed of 20 knots but could also cruise in Winter and later became a single class liner. 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. Whitley, M. 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