She was later converted into a commando carrier. 83 1976 Gandara D / H / P Hebburn 4in. [6]. He ship was turbine powered as were her sister ships. The name of the poet and welder who wrote many odes' about life and personalities was Ripyard Cuddling (Jackie Davit) - which were always keenly anticipated throughout the company. Photos 88 1978 Begonia D / H / P Walker 133 Allocated to refit work 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. Robert Hunter (his younger brother) was appointed manager of the Wallsend Dry Docks Department in succession to his elder brother in 1957. At that time Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd. owned and operated three shipyards on the north bank of the Tyne (i.e. 40 1973 Remuera D / H / P Walker 1943 The yard was known as the National Shipbuilding Corporation (Wear) yard and began launching its own ships from December 1943. 8 1970 Blue Rover D / H / P Hebburn 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. Both ships were fitted with powerful oil engines by Wallsend Slipway Co. that's Touchstone's forest jest, that's swan of Avon logic. 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. 104 1979 Crown Prince D / H / P Walker 11 1970 Emiliano Zapata D / H / P Hebburn The largest were Thiare and Torinia, built for Shell at 15260 dwt. TS Leda was operated by Bergen Line between Britain and Norway as a North Sea ferry for over 20 years from . The company also owned the Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company, the yard that built the engines for the Mauretania, from 1903 until the 1980s. The last liner built in the UK was built at the Neptune yard, the Norway - America cruise liner Vistafjord in 1973. and 26in.. with a stroke of 15in. 59 1974 Gold Rover D / H / P Neptune 57 1976 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill 99 1976 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill The vessel could also carry 9243 tons of cargo. 24 1971 Mulbera D / H / P Neptune HMS Hunter was a H-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. 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. The Times (Times Newspapers). 6. 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. TSS Dover, (later the Earl Siward, Sol Express and now the Tuxedo Royale), is a British retired ferry. Yd No Year Ship Name D / H / P Yard The ship is notable for seeing service in the navies of three other nations after her use by the Royal Navy. ----------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------, Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd (1969-1983), Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter Ltd (1983 - 1994), KEY BELOW: D - Dimensions; H - History; P - Photographs. 107 1980 Dunedin D / H / P Walker 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. 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 . 5. [19], In November 2006, after the failure to complete Lyme Bay within budget and resulting exclusion from future Royal Navy shipbuilding projects, Jaap Kroese announced that the business was effectively finished and placed the Wallsend Yard's iconic cranes up for sale. 1960. 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 During 1933 the total tonnage amounted to only 11,033 grt with almost every shipyard worker laid idle. 30 Not allocated All three were powered by six steam turbines driving twin screws. A powerful cantilever crane having span of 40 feet and capable of lifting 15 tons is placed the forward end of the vessel. 12 1970 Faraday D / H / P Hebburn 4 1970 Esso Hibernia D / H / P Wallsend 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) 3. 1903 Took a majority holding in Wallsend Slipway Co, which built the engines for some of its greatest ships. 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. 74-75 LNG Tanker - Cancelled The Chinese train ferry Changkiang (2362/32), the Norwegian fruiter Crawford Ellis (2161/30) for H. Staubo. [16] By July 2006, the costs had risen to 309 million and only one ship had been delivered. Steamship Leda. He led the group through the 1960s and 1970s and died in retirement in . 1091 1979 Cardiff D / H / P Hebburn 15. Families worked at the shipyard - fathers, sons, cousins, and friends became brothers. 1920 The yard was fully occupied completing B types. 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. Other vessels included 30 destroyers and destroyer escorts including 16 of the Hunt class. Two other high class passenger ferries were completed for Swedish Lloyd (Britannia and Suecia both of 4631 grt). 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. She was fitted with reciprocating engines and exhaust turbines on separate shafts. 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. 80 1978 Trinculo D / H / P Hebburn Dock 1. 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. 29. Mum of Cramlington woman falls ill while supporting her daughter through major surgery in Spain, Melanie Hartshorn's mum Molly has been diagnosed with heart failure, Resident fumes at neighbour who 'keeps reserving street parking with cones'. 1960. [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. She saw service in the Second World War and later as an Egyptian Navy ship in the Suez Crisis. 18 1970 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill 111 1985 York D / H / P Neptune 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. Note: This is a sub-section of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, 1903 'A FLOATING WORKSHOP FOR NATAL. 594 1977 Singularity D / H / P South Shields 4. 122 1984 Pacific Guardian D / H / P Neptune 62 1979 Glasgow D / H / P Neptune 76-77 260,000 Tanker - Cancelled Another notable vessel was Sirdhana (8608/47) which had room for 83 passengers in cabins. 2 1970 Atlantic Conveyor D / H / P Walker Further vessels were made for T&J Harrison (for their West-Indies to London route) and Greece and Australia. Swan Hunter amalgamated with Wigham Richardson in 1903 so that they could tender for the Mauretania. 1920 the yard was fully occupied completing B types. 1918 Cunard liner Aurania 13936/17 with a capacity of 2022 passengers was torpedoed and destroyed on 4th February. Paper notes stuck out from your wage packet so you could count your pounds before your coins. 26. These two ships were super cargo-liners and had much of their cargo spaces refrigerated and they could carry 11,034 tons of cargo. 37 1971 Sheaf Field D / H / P South Shields Notable liners included: Port Napier (9847/40) was requisitioned by the Admiralty and completed as a minelayer to carry 500 mines for barrage work. Dominion Monarch carried 517 first class passengers as a one class ship and a full load of 16,400 tons of cargo was loaded at London with passengers embarking at Southampton. 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. 1961 The Portuguese liner Principe Perfeito of 19,393 grt was delivered by the Neptune Yard in 1961. HMS Artifex. She carried 730 tourist class, 125 first-class passengers. From the mid 30s the renewed demand for oil reinvigorated the tanker building programme with 20 tankers built between 1935 and 1939. [21], Swan's performed the conceptual design of Pioneering Spirit, provisionally named Pieter Schelte, the world's largest platform installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel. 67 1977 Geroi Novorossiyska D / H / P Hebburn Dock 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. Construct warships and many kinds of vessels for special purposes, laying submarine cables, carrying oil in bulk, fruit, frozen meat, cattle, railway trains etc. 47 1973 Frank D Moores D / H / P Hebburn 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) 19 Not allocated 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. 1957 E. John Hunter, grandson of the founder, was appointed Chairman in May 1957. Motor liner Dominion Monarch. 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. 5179 1979 Titan III barge D / H / P Hebburn Dock 29 1972 London Lion 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. The ship featured an all-welded aluminium superstructure for lightness and was one of the first liners to make use of this metal. 101 1980 Exeter D / H / P Neptune Clan Line Steamers Ltd (Clan Ross 5897 grt), British Tanker Co. Ltd (British Admiral 6842/17 and British Empress 6847/17). [7]. 73 1977 Gudermes D / H / P Hebburn 1957 E. John Hunter, grandson of the founder, was appointed Chairman in May 1957. 1937 The Admiralty placed an order for a 30,000 ton destroyer. In 2002, whilst being broken up, she was boarded by Greenpeace campaigners protesting about conditions in the shipbreaking industry. [26] The company announced further equipment pool growth through a 15Te tensioner and 450Te reel drive system. New York: Collier Books. 84 260,000 Tanker - Cancelled 1954 The light aircraft carrier Albion was completed, having lain incomplete since being launched at the yard in 1947. Once a world leader. 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. Shipbuilders Ships River Views About Copyright Above: Select the required shipbuilder by using initial letter of the surname eg: Armstrong, Palmer or Readhead. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy long, 76ft. 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. Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and She left service in 1935. But in 2006 Swan Hunter stopped building vessels on Tyneside, but continued to provide design engineering services. Other vessels included 30 destroyers and destroyer escorts including 16 of the Hunt class. 81 157,000 OBO - Cancelled The list of ship launches in 1941 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1941. 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. 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. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 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). 22. And ChronicleLive has pieced together a list of things you would only know if you worked at Swan Hunter. 3 vols by Norman L. 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