A reference archive of ships built on the River Tees

1850 - 1990

List of shipyards currently covered

All yards are subject to frequent additions and amendments at this time

This is a long-term project and more shipyards will be added in due course

Latest updates

14/2 Smith's Dock SOUTH ISLANDS 1986 extra photos

20/2 Raylton Dixon continued

9/3 Richardson, Duck continued

MIDDLESBROUGH area

BACKHOUSE, DIXON & Co., Middlesbrough - launch

BENNIE & Co., Middlesbrough - launch

CANDLISH, FOX & Co., Middlesbrough - launch

CARR & DOBSON, Middlesbrough - launch

W. COOK, Middlesbrough - launch

ROBERT CRAGGS / ROBERT CRAGGS & SONS, Middlesbrough and Stockton - launch

SIR RAYLTON DIXON & Co., Middlesbrough - launch

FURNESS SHIPBUILDING Co. Ltd., Haverton Hill - launch

W. HARKESS - W. HARKESS & SON LTD., Middlesbrough - launch

RAKE, KIMBER & Co. - launch

SWAN HUNTER SHIPBUILDING Ltd., Haverton Hill - launch

SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY Ltd., Haverton Hill - launch

SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY Ltd., South Bank - launch

TEES INSHORE ENGINEERING - launch

THORNABY and STOCKTON-ON-TEES

BLACKETT'S CONCRETE SHIPS LTD., Thornaby-on-Tees - launch

CRAIG, TAYLOR & Co., Stockton-on-Tees - launch

F. J. HARKER, Stockton-on-Tees - launch

HEAD WRIGHTSON, Thornaby-on-Tees - launch

M. PEARSE & Co., Stockton-on-Tees - launch

RICHARDSON, DUCK & Co., Thornaby-on-Tees - launch

ROPNER & SON -

ROPNER SHIPBUILDING & ENGINEERING CO. (STOCKTON) LTD. - launch

SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD, Stockton-on-Tees - launch

SAMUEL WELCH, Stockton-on-Tees - launch

HARTLEPOOL and WEST HARTLEPOOL

LUKE BLUMER & Son - launch

J. P. DENTON - launch

DENTON, GRAY & Co. (inc. Richardson, Denton, Duck & Co.) - launch

FURNESS, WITHY & Co. Ltd. - launch

IRVINE CURRIE & Co. - R. IRVINE & Co. - IRVINE & Co. -

IRVINE'S SHIPBUILDING & DRY DOCKS Co. Ltd. - launch

J. PILE  -  PILE, SPENCE & Co.  -  T. H. PILE  - launch

PARKIN & RICHARDSON, T. RICHARDSON, RICHARDSON BROS. - launch

JOHN WINSPEAR - launch

WITHY, ALEXANDER & Co. - launch

EDWARD WITHY & Co. - launch

Builder's records of ships built by Wm. Gray & Co. are available on the PORTCITIESHartlepool website

Founding Editors: George Robinson and Mike Ridgard

Co-editors: Ron Mapplebeck, Dave Waller

With acknowledgement to many sources of data including -

The Shipyard Lists and various Fleet Lists published by the World Ship Society

The Starke-Schell Registers and the 'Miramar' website

Lloyds Register of Shipping

"A to Z List of Steamships 1835-1875 in Contemporary Records" (P.N.Thomas / Waine Research Publications)

"British 19th. Century Steamships - Steamers to 1825" (F.W.Hawks / World Ship Society)

Can YOU help us?

- Co-editors wanted - if you have Front Page or FP Express (inc. with Windows 1998, or by free download) or a compatible page writing programme, then you could prepare web pages based on W.S.S. yard lists or whatever other info you have about ships, templates are provided, no technical skills needed! Details can always be extended by other editors, every little helps.

- Photographs of Tees-built ships under original and later names.

- Additional information or amendments about vessels already showing in this website

Mail to : - teesbuiltships

PHOTOGRAPHS

Photographs have been supplied by members of the Teesside branch of the World Ship Society and from many other supporters and sources including those published on the internet. If there are any copyright issues, let us know and we will add an acknowledgment with your permission, or replace or remove the photograph.

If you are interested in shipbuilding and other maritime matters on and around the River Tees,

why not join the Teesside Ship Society? For all details contact ...... T.S.S.

We recommend that all serious shipbuilding researchers should join the W.S.S.,

which produces yard lists for many U.K. and overseas shipyards.

For details of membership, benefits, recent publications etc. see

WORLD SHIP SOCIETY