SHIPBUILDING ON THE RIVER TEES |
A reference archive of ships built on the River Tees
1850 - 1990
ALL MAJOR SHIPYARDS NOW COMPLETED
Extra details and photos always welcome
MIDDLESBROUGH, SOUTH BANK and HAVERTON HILL
| AVECO (TEESSIDE) LTD.. - launch | W. HARKESS - W. HARKESS & SON LTD., Middlesbrough - launch |
| BACKHOUSE, DIXON & Co., Middlesbrough - launch | JAMES JACKSON - launch |
| BENNIE & Co., Middlesbrough - launch | FREDERICK LEACH - launch |
| CANDLISH, FOX & Co., Middlesbrough - launch | RAKE, KIMBER & Co. - launch |
| CARR & DOBSON, Middlesbrough - launch | SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY Ltd., Haverton Hill - launch |
| W. COOK, Middlesbrough - launch | SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY Ltd., South Bank - launch |
| ROBERT CRAGGS / ROBERT CRAGGS & SONS, Middlesbrough and Stockton - launch | SWAN HUNTER SHIPBUILDING Ltd., Haverton Hill - launch |
| SIR RAYLTON DIXON & Co., Middlesbrough - launch | TEES INSHORE ENGINEERING - launch |
| FURNESS SHIPBUILDING Co. Ltd., Haverton Hill - launch | TEESSIDE BRIDGE & ENGINEERING Co. Ltd - launch |
THORNABY and STOCKTON-ON-TEES
| BLACKETT'S CONCRETE SHIPS LTD., Thornaby-on-Tees - launch |
ROPNER & SON - ROPNER SHIPBUILDING & ENGINEERING CO. (STOCKTON) LTD. - launch |
| CRAIG, TAYLOR & Co., Stockton-on-Tees - launch |
SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD, Stockton-on-Tees - launch |
| F. J. HARKER, Stockton-on-Tees - launch | STOCKTON CONSTRUCTION Co. Ltd. - launch |
| HEAD WRIGHTSON, Thornaby-on-Tees - launch | WILLIAM TURNBULL, Thornaby-on-Tees - launch |
| M. PEARSE & Co., Stockton-on-Tees - launch | SAMUEL WELCH, Stockton-on-Tees - launch |
| RICHARDSON, DUCK & Co., Thornaby-on-Tees - launch |
HARTLEPOOL and WEST HARTLEPOOL
| LUKE BLUMER & Son - launch | J. PILE - PILE, SPENCE & Co. - T. H. PILE - launch |
| J. P. DENTON - launch | PARKIN & RICHARDSON, T. RICHARDSON, RICHARDSON BROS. - launch |
| DENTON, GRAY & Co. (inc. Richardson, Denton, Duck & Co.) - launch | JOHN WINSPEAR - launch |
| FURNESS, WITHY & Co. Ltd. - launch | WITHY, ALEXANDER & Co. - launch |
| WILLIAM GRAY & Co. Ltd. - launch | EDWARD WITHY & Co. - launch |
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IRVINE CURRIE & Co. - R. IRVINE & Co. - IRVINE & Co - IRVINE'S SHIPBUILDING & DRY DOCKS Co. Ltd. - launch |
Builder's records of ships built at Hartlepool are also available on the PORTCITIESHartlepool website
RECENT UPDATES
9/5
Craig Taylor SYLVIANA 1898 photo
Richardson Duck TEES 1893 extra details
Smith's Dock T17 1916 extra details
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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?
- 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.
| TEESSIDE SHIP SOCIETY (Teesside branch of the W.S.S.) |
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