83 1976 Gandara D / H / P Hebburn 27. 52 1973 Forthbank D / H / P Hebburn The following 13 files are in this category, out of 13 total. These included Gothic (15911/48) which had spacious accommodation for 85 first class passengers in 53 cabins of which 36 were single-berth, while 23 had their own private bathroom, The public rooms were of such a high standard thatship acted as a temporary Royal yacht for a tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1953. 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. In 2006 Swan Hunter ceased vessel construction on Tyneside, but continues to provide design engineering services. 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It was powered by two sets of steam turbines by Wallsend Slipway Co to give a speed of 22 knots. The Monarch became famous in 1955/56 when she laid the first Transatlantic telephone cable between Oban and New Foundland. Sugar soap was used to wash dirty hands. The unusual prefix "QSMV" stood for quadruple-screw motor vessel. In addition the Admiralty building programme of orders for two destroyers and an Australian cruiser also kept the yards busy during 1935 too. 82 112,000 Tanker - Cancelled And ChronicleLive has pieced together a list of things you would only know if you worked at Swan Hunter. 126 1990 Chatham D / H / P Neptune The workshop is to be lifted to-day and secured for the voyage out, on to the deck the new floating dock, which has been built by Swan, Hunter, and Wigham-Richardson, Ltd., to the order the Natal Government.' He also said that he was actively looking for a buyer for the land. Policy. 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. 5179 1979 Titan III barge D / H / P Hebburn Dock 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). and that's madness, Lear's song. Leviathan in WWII, H.M.S. H.R.H Princess Anne launched two ships,Esso Northumbria and World Unicorn. That company was an early manufacturer of Parsons turbine engines, which enabled the Mauretania to achieve its great speed. Her service speed to New York was 17 knots and she also had some refrigerated cargo capacity. For those who were employed there, best pals grew and memories formed. 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). 1960. 137 1995 Richmond D / H / P Wallsend 37 1971 Sheaf Field D / H / P South Shields 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 weight of this cable and repeaters was so great that Monarch had to make three loadings on her drums to complete the task. 38 1972 Chemical Venturer D / H / P Hebburn 25. It was bought by the National Shipbuilders Security and was due to be dismantled. "El Lobo". 114 1982 Osco Ingram Osprey D / H / P Neptune 1921-23 The yard closed in 1921 until 1923 and then focussed on building Great Lakes Steamers. 1937 The Admiralty placed an order for a 30,000 ton destroyer. 1966 Sir E. John Hunter became Chairman of a much larger group in July 1966 when Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson merged with the Tees Yard of Smiths Dock Co to form Associated Shipbuilders. Above: Select the required shipbuilder by using initial letter of the surname eg: Armstrong, Palmer or Readhead. 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. Larsen. 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? 136 1994 Northumberland D / H / P Wallsend Aircraft carriers, passenger liners, cargo liners, ferries, ice breakers, destroyers, frigates and submarines and other vessels were constructed by Swans' skilled workforce. Swan Hunter amalgamated with Wigham Richardson in 1903 so that they could tender for the Mauretania. ISBN -905617-67-3. 1950 In August, Provence of 15889 grt was launched at the Neptune Yard for Soc. She was fitted with one of the last Swan Hunter-built Doxford oil engines as the Neptune engine works ceased production shortly afterwards. There were eight 250,000 dwt tankers built, the first Esso Northumbria , the last Tyne Pride, 20. 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. 1939. These orders kept the company afloat for much of the 1920s. 56 1974 Alnwick Castle D / H / P Walker 88 1978 Begonia D / H / P Walker She was completed with four six inch guns as main armament. 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. 57 1976 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill 132 1991 James Clark Ross D / H / P Wallsend Both operated on the two-stroke cycle and used blast fuel injection. 1961 The Portuguese liner Principe Perfeito of 19,393 grt was delivered by the Neptune Yard in 1961. 20 1970 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill The Bank Line's cargo ship "Clydebank" ran aground off the Farne Islands when on trials. 498 feet in length with room for 200 first class, 46 alternate first and second, 100 second class, 80 third class and 1642 emigrants. Other vessels included 30 destroyers and destroyer escorts including 16 of the Hunt class. This crane has been made by Messrs Joseph Booth and Brothers, of Rodley. 22 1971 Merkara D / H / P Neptune Maxtone-Graham, John (1972), Page 25, The Only Way to Cross. 7. If you clocked in late at 7.31am the time was printed in red ink. "Barrow ship order dismays Tyneside". The list of ship launches in 1941 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 1941. Prior to this, in 1939, he was appointed Assistant Manager of the Wallsend Dry Docks Dept, becoming General Manager in 1943. 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. 74-75 LNG Tanker - Cancelled 19 Not allocated Of the 73, two . 90 1975 Strait of Canso D / H / P South Shields "Vistafjord". [16] By July 2006, the costs had risen to 309 million and only one ship had been delivered. 68 1977 Not Tyne built Haverton Hill Notable liners included: Port Napier (9847/40) was requisitioned by the Admiralty and completed as a minelayer to carry 500 mines for barrage work. Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and The workshop is lighted throughout by electricity and with accommodation for both workmen and crew. All three were on the north side of River Tyne. 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. HMS Mendip (L60) was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. A new toilet was installed for the Queen Mother's visit in 1981. [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. 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. Motor liner Dominion Monarch. 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. During 1933 the total tonnage amounted to only 11,033 grt with almost every shipyard worker laid idle. He became a Director of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson in 1945. 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. 50 1973 Meadowbank D / H / P Wallsend 123 1988 Sheffield D / H / P Neptune Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd (1969-1983) TS Leda was operated by Bergen Line between Britain and Norway as a North Sea ferry for over 20 years from 1953. 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