IRVINE, CURRIE & Co. (1864-1866)

R. IRVINE & Co. (1866-1880)

IRVINE & Co. (1881-1898)

IRVINE'S SHIPBUILDING & DRY DOCKS Co. Ltd. (1898-1930)

WEST HARTLEPOOL

Robert Irvine, a Master Mariner of Glaswegian descent, came ashore from employment with the West Hartlepool S.N. Company in 1860 to start a ship repair business, going into partnership in 1864 with Alexander Currie, a manager with shipbuilders Pile, Spence in order to start their own shipbuilding company. After only two years, Currie departed leaving Irvine in control. From 1898 the company was renamed after passing into control of the Furness family, absorbing their own Furness, Withy business before the family sold their shares in 1919. The yard became one of the many to fall victim to the recession of the 1920's.

 

Irvine, Currie & Company

1864 1 ISLAND QUEEN
1865 2 PELHAM
  3 FRANCISCA
  4 FAVOURITE

R. Irvine & Company

1866 6 OGMORE
1870 8 FUH LEE
1871 9 FARNLEY HALL
  10 HAREFIELD
1872 12 MINNIE IRVINE
1873 13 SNOWDROP
  14 PRIMROSE
1874 15 EXPRESS
  16 GLENDALE
  17 NITH
1875 18 SOUTH OF ENGLAND
1877 21 HELENA
  22 AGNES
1878 23 NORMAND
  24 MAGGIE WARRINGTON
1879 30 COLINA
1880 31 KATHLEEN
  32 JOHAN SVERDRUP
  33 JELO
  34 JULIA

Irvine & Company

1881 35 TALLEY ABBEY 36 HARVEST 37 ROCKLANDS    
1882 38 LAURA 39 DEWDROP 40 MORNING STAR 41 CONSTANCE
  42 STANHOPE 43 MENNYTHORPE        
1883 44 BELLCAIRN 45 MARY LOHDEN 46 TROQUEER 47 AGENORIA
1884 49 CRAIGLANDS 50 LIZZIE 51 FORTUNATUS 52 BELFAST
1887 60 CASTERTON            
1888 61 DORA            
1889 62 DESPINA G. MICHALINOS 63 MARIAN 64 REGGIO 66 LILLIAN
1890 65 GLADESTRY 67 LIZZIE CORY 68 SUNSHINE 69 RUBIO
1891 70 CHATFIELD 71 INCHDUNE 72 SILVIA    
1892 73 EMMA 74 NORTON 75 STARLIGHT 76 STRAITS OF DOVER
  77 LOBELIA 78 TUDOR        
1893 79 SIDRA            
1894 90 GEORGE PYMAN 91 STUART 92 ETHEL RADCLIFFE    
1895 93 IBEX 94 FULHAM 95 FINSBURY    
1896 96 PENDOWER 97 LORLE 98-99 Un-named Barges    
1897 100 JACOB BRIGHT            

Irvine's Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Company Ltd.

From 1910, new yard numbers with prefix H for Harbour Dock, M for Middleton yard

1898 101 GLENCOE 102 EDENHALL 103 LAURA 104 WINIFRED
1899 105 BERGENHUS 106 PEARETH 107 MANCHESTER IMPORTER 108 ROBERT IRVINE
  109 CLUMBERHALL            
1900 110 MANCHESTER SHIPPER 111 VAUXHALL 112 BOLTONHALL 113 WOODBRIDGE
  114 LINDENHALL            
1901 115 HENDONHALL 116 CONWAY 117 POLAMHALL 118 PRIESTFIELD
  119 BARON DRIESEN 120 AUSTRIANA 121 BIRMINGHAM    
1902 122 THISTLEDHU 123 GRANTLEYHALL 124 THISTLEROY 125 AZALEA
  126 ACACIA 127 PERSIANA        
1903 128 SIRIUS 129 GROVEHURST 130 OCEANIC 131 OLYMPIC
  132 NEW OPORTO 133 WILSTER 134 VERA    
1904 135 ELIXIR 136 MAJESTIC 137 ADRIATIC 138 WINDERMERE
  139 KINGTOR            
1905 140 GERMANIC 141 GLORIANA 142 PARKLANDS 143 CAMERON
  144 NORFOLK RANGE            
1906 145 SIEGMUND 146 SIEGLINDE 147 EVELYN 148 GUTRUNE
  149 GUNTHER 150 RIBSTON 151 SNOWDON RANGE 152 RIPON
  153 MAUDE 154 LINDA FELL        
1907 155 MYRA FELL 156 RICHMOND 157 ABONEMA 158 WASHINGTON
  159 NEWPORT NEWS 160 PALMA 161 ARABIANA    
1908 162 TUSCANY 163 GROVEHILL 164 CHARLESTON 165 PORTINGLIS
  167 ARTHUR            
1909 166 ROUEN 168 TEESSIDER 169 BROOMHILL 170 SHONGA
171 WINNEBA 172 MINISTER DELBEKE
1910 H486 GLENCLIFFE M487 TAMELE M488 ONITSHA M489 AKASSA
  H490 GRAANHANDEL H493 LINGFIELD H494 STEPHEN FURNESS M495 THISTLETOR
  H496 DRIEBERGEN            
1911 M491 ARGENTINE TRANSPORT M492 AMERICAN TRANSPORT M497 AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT    
  H498 KOOPHANDEL M499 CLAN MACPHEE H500 ZEVENBERGEN M501 BRIERTON
  H502 GLENBRIDGE H503 GLENDENE H505 NIGARISTAN M506 COTOVIA
  H507 VRIJHANDEL H510 CADMUS        
1912 M504 EL PARAGUAYO H508 UBBERGEN H509 BLACK HEAD M511 SOUTH POINT
  M512 WEST POINT M513 START POINT M516 LA CORRENTINA H517 NEW LONDONER
  M524 NEWFIELD H526 MARMION        
1913 M514 OCEAN TRANSPORT H515 QUEENSLAND TRANSPORT M518 OLDFIELD GRANGE M519 MANCHESTER CIVILIAN
  M520 ELOBY M521 ELELE M522 OOSTERDIJK M523 WESTERDIJK
  H525 TANIS H527 DIGBY M528 IMPERIAL TRANSPORT M529 ROYAL TRANSPORT
  H531 ZETA H532 GARRON HEAD H533 EUSTACE H535 ORLOCK HEAD
1914 M530 EGYPTIAN TRANSPORT H534 STANLEY H536 CASTLE EDEN H537 MOBILE
  M538 ORANGE RIVER H539 PANAMA TRANSPORT M540 PENGREEP M541 CORINTHIC
  H542 HAMBLETON RANGE H543 CHEVIOT RANGE M544 SANTERAMO M545 BRISBANE RIVER
  M546 CLUTHA RIVER            
1915 M547 DERWENT RIVER M548 SWAN RIVER M549 GAMBIA RIVER H550 SAGAMA RIVER
  H552 PENNAR RIVER H553 FRASER RIVER M563 X.27 M564 X.28
  M565 X.29 M566 X.36 M567 X.37 M568 X.38
  H569 X.30 H570 X.31 H571 X.32 H572 X.33
  H573 X.34 H574 X.35        
1916 H554 MERSEY RIVER H556 KEPWICKHALL M557 PALMLEAF M575 WALLFLOWER
  H576 WISTARIA H577 SALVIA        
1917 M558 THISTLEMORE H559 LUGANO H560 RAPALLO M578 BELGOL
  H588 MONTBRETIA            
1918 H551 GRAMPIAN RANGE M555 DUQUESA M561 MANCHESTER BRIGADE M562 MANCHESTER DIVISION
  H591 RHODODENDRON H592 WAR BRAE H594 WAR HAMLET M595 WAR GHURKA
  H596 WAR SIMOOM            
1919 M593 BONNY M597 BOUTRY H598 WAR SIROCCO H599 WAR BREEZE
  M600 BEREBY M601 BADAGRY H602 SHANDON H603 RIPOSTO
1920 H579 AVIEMORE H580 DROMORE M604 BOLIVIAN M605 EMLYNIAN
  H606 PORTSCATHO H607 EVANGER        
1921 H583 INCEMORE H585 PERUVIANA M586 PARISIANA M608 PENCARROW
1922 M587 CYNTHIANA H609 BARON VERNON H610 BENGORE HEAD M613 WALLSEND
  H614 ZABALBIDE            
1923 H611 KILNSEA M612 PENDEEN        
1924 M615 SALMONPOOL H616 HEWORTH M617 CORINTHIC M618 H.P.&H.C.No.6

Launch of an 'X' lighter from the Harbour Yard in 1915, collection Bert Spaldin

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