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Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Company Ltd. Company type Limited company Industry Shipbuilding Founded 2 March 1883 (1883-03-02 ) Defunct 1967 (1967 ) Fate Dissolved Headquarters
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Aerial view of Blyth Dry Docks and Shipbuilding Co site at Blyth.
The Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Company Ltd. was a British shipyard located in Blyth , Northumberland , England .
Company history [ edit ]
Early history [ edit ]
Shipbuilding began on the site on the south bank of the River Blyth in 1811. In the 1840s the yard was purchased by Beaumont and Drummond. In 1863 the yard was taken over by Hodgson and Soulsby who repaired and built small wooden sailing ships.[1]
Prefabrication, plating and welding shop. Situated between docks 1,2 and docks 3,4,5.
Foundation [ edit ]
On 2 March 1883 the Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Company Ltd. was registered as a limited liability company . It built cargo liners , tramp steamers and colliers . The fifth ship built at the yard was for the shipping company Stephens and Mawson of Newcastle. Daniel Stephens eventually became a Director , and then the Chairman of the company.[1]
World War I [ edit ]
In 1914 a cargo ship under construction was purchased by the Admiralty and converted into the Navy's first seaplane carrier Ark Royal [1] landing craft [2] sloops for the Royal Navy ; these were the Arabis -class minesweeperVerbena Aubrietia -class convoy escortsAubrietia Gaillardia Anchusa -class convoy escortIvy 24-class fleet minesweepers Merry Hampton Ormonde [3]
Reopening and World War II [ edit ]
In mid-1937 the yard was reopened under its original name. During World War II the Blyth company built five River class and two Bay-class frigates , seven Castle-class corvettes ,[1] Flower-class corvettes and ten Bangor -class[4] Hannover was also converted into the escort carrier Audacity [5] Hansard records on 8 December 1943 that a question was put to the First Lord of the Admiralty that a director of Blyth Shipyard and an Admiralty official, was convicted of fraudulently altering a tender to the extent of £12,000 enabling the shipyard to secure a contract.
Decline and final closure [ edit ]
Unfortunately rising costs and falling orders meant that, after losing money for five years, the yard was finally closed in 1967.[6] [1]
Shipping owners commissioning new tonnage [ edit ]
List representing some of the owners commissioning new tonnage -
Admiralty, Ampol Petroleum, Barberrys Steamship Co Ltd, Bulk Oil Steamship Co Ltd, Commonwealth of Australia, Companhia de Navegacao, Corporation of Trinity House, Wm. Cory & Son ltd, Dalhousie Steam & Motor Ship Co Ltd, Eagle Oil & Shipping Co Ltd, Elder Dempster Co Ltd, J & C Harrison Ltd, J Ludwig Mowinckel's Rederi A/S, A.P. Moller, Nomikos Ltd, Olsen & Ugelstad, Pacific Steam Navigation Co, Polish Ocean Lines, Rederi A/B Helsingborg, The St Denis Shipping Co Ltd, Stephenson Clarke Ltd, Straits Steamship Co Ltd, Trader Line Ltd, Vilhelm Torkildsen and Wahl & Co.
Facilities [ edit ]
Dry Docks
376 ft by 52 ft
314 ft 8 ins by 50 ft 6 ins
467 ft 10 ins by 60 ft
338 ft 9 ins by 44 ft 10 ins
311 ft by 46 ft
Building Berths
350 ft by 50 ft
370 ft by 54 ft
694 ft 9 ins by 95 ft
566 ft by 90 ft
References [ edit ]
^ "Tribute to British Shipbuilding and Repair Industries, 1914-18" . naval-history.net . Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011 .
^ "British and Dominion Warship Construction, 1 August 1939" . naval-history.net . Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011 .
^ "A history of HMS Audacity " . royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk . Retrieved 4 January 2011 .
^ Hansard (20 October 1966). "BLYTH SHIPYARD (CLOSURE)" . Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2011 .
External links [ edit ]
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