my-server
← Wiki Redirected from Timeline of Shipbuilding on the River Tyne

Timeline of shipbuilding on the River Tyne

The following is a timeline of the history of shipbuilding on the River Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England.

13th century

1290s

15th century

1400s

  • 1400s
  • The Newcastle Guild of Shipwrights had been a recognised trade since the 1400s

16th century

1500s

  • 1508
  • A 'rowbarge' was constructed for Newcastle upon Tyne

17th century

1600s

  • 1604
  • The Newcastle Guild of Shipwrights (along with 14 other lesser craft trades) finally achieved full Guild status
  • 1604–1616
  • Newcastle Guild of Shipwrights members built ten ships 'fit for service', ie able to act at naval auxiliaries in time of war

18th century

1720s

  • 1720s
  • Robert Wallis opened the first shipbuilding yard in South Shields

1740s

  • 1740
  • Only four ships, of an estimated 800 tons, were registered to South Shields

1750s

  • 1750
  • Russell was launched by Headlam's yard (Gateshead), the largest vessel built on the Tyne up to that time, able to carry 30 keels of coal
  • 1756
  • William Rowe began building ships on the Tyne (St Peter's yard, Newcastle upon Tyne)

1760s

  • 1763
  • , a frigate of 28 guns, was launched by Thomas Airey & Co of Newcastle upon Tyne, attracting a 'great concourse of spectators'

1770s

  • 1772
  • Lockwood Broderick began building ships at South Shields

19th century

1800s

  • 1800
  • Newcastle upon Tyne was the third largest shipbuilding port in England behind London and Liverpool
  • 1809
  • 500 ships, totalling over 100,000 tons, were registered to South Shields, which hosted 12 shipbuilding yards and an even larger number of docks

1810s

  • 1810
  • William Rowe was bought out by Thomas and William Smith, who continued shipbuilding at St Peter's yard, Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Thomas and William Smith acquired Laing's Dock at North Shields as an additional repairing establishment

1820s

  • 1820
  • Robert and William Hawthorn opened an engine works at Forth Banks, Newcastle upon Tyne, building three pairs of engines for steam packets in he first year
  • 1828
  • , of 417 tons burthen, launched by Thomas and William Smith
  • 1829
  • 26 December: launched by Thomas and William Smith

1830s

  • 1830
  • Thomas Dunn Marshall began building ships in part of the old yard of Robert Wallis in South Shields
  • 1839
  • Thomas Dunn Marshall built the Tyne's first iron steamer, a small passenger ship named Star

1840s

  • 1840
  • Charles Coutts established a shipbuilding yard at Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne
  • 1841
  • Thomas Dunn Marshall completed an iron twin-screw ferry named Bedlington
  • 1842
  • The first Tyne-built iron-hulled steamer, Prince Albert, was launched at Coutts shipyard in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne
  • 1842-1852
  • The shipyard of Thomas Dunn Marshall in South Shields built 10 wooden ships and 99 iron vessels
  • 1847
  • WG Armstong & Co founded at Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, to build the hydraulic machinery Armstrong had invented

1850s

  • 1851
  • Charles Palmer and his brother George, opened a shipyard at Jarrow on the site of an earlier yard which had built wooden warships for the Royal Navy
  • 1852
  • April: Northumberland, an iron paddle tug, was launched, the first vessel constructed by Palmers
  • 30 June: Iron-built steam collier was launched, the second vessel built by Palmers
  • Andrew Leslie established a shipbuilding yard at Hebburn
  • 1853
  • Charles Mitchell established a shipyard at Low Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne
  • 1856
  • 24 April: HMS Terror, battleship, launched by Palmers
  • The shipbuilding yard of Charles Coutts in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne was closed
  • 1857
  • Blast furnaces for the production of pig-iron were established at Palmers Jarrow shipyard
  • 1858
  • Palmers built ships Hudson and Weser for Norddeutscher Lloyd
  • 1859
  • Palmers took over a shipyard at Willington Quay, Howdon

1860s

  • 1860
  • John Wigham Richardson opened the Neptune shipbuilding yard at Low Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, taking over the former Charles Coutts yard
  • March: Port Musgrave launched by Palmers at their Howdon yard
  • 11 April: , a Royal Mail paddle steamer, was launched by Palmers
  • July: The first ship was launched by John Wigham Richardson, a paddle steamer Victoria
  • 1 September: , a Royal Mail paddle steamer, was launched by Palmers
  • 1861
  • Ambrose completed at the Neptune yard of John Wigham Richardson
  • launched at Palmer Bros yard in Jarrow
  • 1863
  • 15 August: Palmers launched four vessels simultaneously, Europa and Latana from the Jarrow yard and John McIntyre and No.1 from the Howdon yard
  • 1866
  • , troopship, launched by Palmers
  • 1868
  • A gunboat for the Admiralty built to WG Armstrong's order by CW Mitchell's shipyard at Walker

1870s

  • 1872
  • HMS Cerberus and , coastal defence ships, were completed by Palmers
  • 1873
  • Charles Mitchell established a shipyard at Wallsend
  • 1874
  • Charles Mitchell appointed Charles Sheridan Swan as manager and the business became known as CS Swan & Company
  • 1875
  • HMS Sabrina and HMS Spey, river gunboats, were completed by Palmers
  • 1876
  • HMS Medina, a gunboat, was launched by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company at Jarrow
  • HMS Tees, HMS Esk and HMS Tweed, river gunboats, were delivered by Palmers
  • 1877
  • Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company had the highest output of ships in Britain
  • 1878
  • John Readhead & Sons began building their first ship for the Hain Line
  • The flat-iron colliers, Roystone and Vauxhall were launched by Palmers
  • 1879
  • Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company had the highest output of ships in Britain

1880s

  • 1880–1883
  • Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company had the highest output of ships in Britain
  • 1880
  • George Burton Hunter was appointed as manager of CS Swan & Company and the company became known as CS Swan & Hunter
  • Cornelia, a steam yacht for the Marquess of Londonderry, was completed by Palmers
  • 1881
  • The oil tanker Massis was completed at Armstong Mitchells shipyard in Low Walker
  • 1882
  • WG Armstrongs merged merged with Charles Mitchell's shipyard at Low Walker to become Armstrong Mitchells
  • 1884
  • January: Albatross, the first steel ship built by Palmers, was launched
  • Shipyard devoted exclusively to warship construction opened by WG Armstrong at Elswick
  • 1885
  • HMS Surprise and HMS Alacrity, naval despatch vessels, were delivered by Palmers
  • 1886
  • R and W Hawthorn merged with A. Leslie and Company shipbuilders in Hebburn to become R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company
  • launched at Armstong Mitchells for German owners, regarded as a prototype of the modern day oil tanker
  • , cruiser, launched by Palmers
  • 1887
  • 22 January: Era, an oil tanker, was launched by Palmers
  • 1888
  • John Wigham Richardson's Neptune shipyard delivered the passenger liner and troopship Alfonso XII
  • Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company had the highest output of ships in Britain
  • 1889
  • Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company had the highest output of ships in Britain

1890s

  • 1890
  • John Wigham Richardson's Neptune shipyard completed Hornby Grange at the Neptune yard for the Houlder Line, one of the world's first refrigerated cargo ships
  • Citta di Venezia completed at the John Wigham Richardson Neptune yard
  • 1891
  • HMS Rainbow, cruiser, was launched by Palmers
  • 1892
  • 28 May: , battleship, launched by Palmers
  • 1893
  • , battleship, completed by Palmers
  • 1894
  • , the first steam turbine powered ship, launched for Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company, which had been founded in that year by Charles Parsons
  • Blanco Encalada launched by Armstrong Mitchell at Elswick, a cruiser for the Chilean Navy
  • 1895
  • CS Swan & Hunter became a limited company
  • 1896
  • , destroyer, launched by Palmers
  • 1897
  • and , cruisers, and , a destroyer, were launched by Palmers
  • Armstrong Mitchells merged with the Manchester armaments works of Whitworths to become Armstrong Whitworth
  • Palmers output of shipping for the year was 40,319 tons, comprising 13 vessels launched from the Jarrow and Howdon yards
  • 1898
  • August: launched at Swan Hunter's Wallsend yard for the Cunard Line
  • The icebreaker was launched at Low Walker yard of Armstrong Whitworth for the Russian government
  • completed by John Wigham Richardson
  • 1899
  • September: launched by Swan Hunter at Wallsend for the Cunard Line
  • Veria built by Armstrong Whitworth at Low Walker for the Cunard Line

20th century

1900s

  • 1900
  • 10 September: Keel of was laid by CS Swan & Hunter at their Wallsend yard
  • Canadian delivered by Hawthorn Leslie at Hebburn for the Leyland Line
  • Caria built by the Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company for the Cunard Line
  • Consuelo built by Swan Hunter for Thomas Wilson Sons & Co.
  • , a Japanese cruiser, was launched at the Elswick shipyard of Armstrong Whitworth
  • and , coastal defence ships for Norway, were launched at the Elswick shipyard of Armstrong Whitworth
  • 1901
  • Kingstonian delivered by Hawthorn Leslie at Hebburn for the Leyland Line
  • , battleship, was launched by Palmers
  • 1902
  • February: Hanoverian launched by Hawthorn Leslie at Hebburn for the Leyland Line
  • 6 August: RMS Carpathia launched by CS Swan & Hunter at their Wallsend yard for the Cunard Line
  • John Wigham Richardson's Neptune shipyard delivered Colonia, its first cableship, then the largest cable ship in the world
  • Flavia built by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company for the Cunard Line
  • The tanker was launched at Low Walker shipyard of Armstrong Whitworth
  • 1903
  • RMS Carpathia completed by CS Swan & Hunter at their Wallsend yard for the Cunard Line
  • John Wigham Richardson's shipbuilding company merged with Swan Hunter in Wallsend to become Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson
  • 1904
  • Turbine powered steam yacht, Albion completed at the Swan Hunter Wallsend yard
  • Keel of was laid at Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson's Wallsend yard
  • , cruiser, launched by Palmers
  • 1906
  • 4 September: , a battleship for the Royal Navy, was launched by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
  • 20 September: RMS Mauretania was launched by the Dowager Duchess of Roxburghe at Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson's Wallsend yard for the Cunard Line, and was the largest passenger ship completed on the Tyne
  • Swan Hunter held the world record for gross tonnage of shipping constructed in the year
  • The first of two electric cableway crane networks was installed at Palmers Jarrow yard
  • 1907
  • 13 April: The battlecruiser was launched at the Elswick shipyard of Armstrong Whitworth watched by over 12,000 people
  • Swan Hunter's output of ships was 15% of the world's total tonnage built that year, when the Neptune and Wallsend yards were building 11 vessels in the year
  • Ocean Prince completed at the Swan Hunter Wallsend yard for the Prince Line
  • 1908
  • completed at the Swan Hunter Wallsend yard
  • 1909
  • Ausonia built by Swan Hunter for the Cunard Line
  • Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company yard at Jarrow stretched nearly three quarters of a mile along the southern bank of the Tyne

1910s

  • 1910
  • 23 July: launched by Swan Hunter for the Cunard Line
  • , battleship, launched by Palmers
  • , destroyer, delivered by Palmers
  • 1911
  • July: launched by Swan Hunter for the Cunard Line
  • August: City of Birmingham, cargo liner, launched at Palmers Hebburn yard
  • Palmers leased the former Robert Stephenson shipyard at Hebburn
  • Acujutla completed at the Swan Hunter Neptune yard for the Salvador Railway Company
  • Asconia built by Swan Hunter for the Cunard Line
  • 1912
  • 20 March: , battlecruiser, launched by Palmers
  • 26 September: , a steam ocean liner, launched by Swan Hunter for the Compañía Transatlántica Española
  • Swan Hunter held the world record for gross tonnage of shipping constructed in the year
  • Palmers purchased the former Robert Stephenson shipyard at Hebburn
  • 1912-1913
  • Armstrong Whitworths' Walker Naval Yard began production
  • 1913
  • 22 February: San Fraterno was launched at the Swan Hunter Wallsend yard for the Eagle Oil and Shipping Company, it then being the largest oil tanker in the world
  • November: Armstrong Whitworth employed 20,669 people on the Tyne
  • , a destroyer, was completed Swan Hunter's Wallsend yard
  • 1914
  • By September nearly 2,000 men from Armstrong Whitworth had enlisted in the British Army, as well as nearly 1,000 from Hawthorn & Leslie
  • The icebreakers Alexander Nevsk and Sviatogor were completed at Low Walker yard of Armstrong Whitworth
  • 1915
  • Karoa was completed at the Swan Hunter Neptune yard for the British India Steam Navigation Company
  • , the second battleship of the name launched by Palmers
  • 1916
  • The cable repair ship, HMTS Monarch, was completed at the Swan Hunter Neptune yard
  • 1917
  • Auronia built by Swan Hunter for the Cunard Line
  • 1918
  • November: Numbers employed by Armstrong Whitworth had risen to just under 60,000
  • completed at Swan Hunter's Wallsend yard
  • The submarine, , completed at the Swan Hunter Wallsend yard
  • Vellavia built by Armstrong Whitworth for the Cunard Line
  • The destroyer, , was completed at the Swan Hunter Wallsend yard
  • 1919
  • Newcastle Shipbuilding Company established under the chairmanship of John Crass

1920s

  • 1921
  • 22 March: launched by Armstrong Whitworth for the Cunard Line
  • 9 April: launched by Swan Hunter for the Cunard Line
  • built by Swan Hunter for the Ellerman Lines
  • completed at Swan Hunter's Wallsend yard for Navigazione Generale Italiana
  • SS San Gaspar, an oil tanker for the Eagle Oil and Shipping Company, was launched by Palmers
  • 1922
  • 24 August: launched at Armstrong Whitworth's Walker Naval yard for P&O
  • Meduana completed at the Swan Hunter Wallsend yard
  • , an oil tanker for the Eagle Oil and Shipping Company, was launched by Palmers
  • 1923
  • February: , a cable ship for Siemens Brothers, was launched at Palmers
  • Talma completed by Hawthorn Leslie at Hebburn for the British India Steam Navigation Company
  • 1924
  • September: launched by Hawthorn Leslie at Hebburn for P&O
  • Auronia built by Swan Hunter for the Cunard Line
  • completed by Hawthorn Leslie at Hebburn for the British India Steam Navigation Company
  • 1925
  • Andonia built by Hawthorn Leslie for the Cunard Line
  • Asconia built by Armstrong Whitworth for the Cunard Line
  • launched by Hawthorn Leslie at Hebburn for P&O
  • completed at the Armstrong Whitworth Walker Naval Yard for the Swedish American Line, the first passenger liner powered by diesel engines
  • Inanda completed at the Swan Hunter Wallsend yard for the Harrison Line
  • Langleeford and British Chemist launched by Palmers, the only two ships they launched in that year
  • 1926
  • The oil tanker British Governor was completed at the Swan Hunter Neptune yard for the British Tanker Company
  • 1927
  • 30 April: Port Gisborne was launched at the Swan Hunter Wallsend yard for the Port Line, the event being broadcast on the BBC Radio Home Service
  • Vickers-Armstrongs was created with the merging of Vickers Limited and Armstrong Whitworth
  • After completion of the battleship , the Armstrong Whitworth Walker Naval Yard was closed due to lack of orders
  • 1928
  • , a cruiser, was launched by Palmers
  • 1929
  • September: Vikingen launched at Swan Hunter, a whale factory ship for Norwegian owners
  • was completed at the Swan Hunter Neptune yard

1930s

  • 1930
  • October: Appalachee, a tanker for the Anglo American Oil Company, was launched by Palmers, the last merchant ship built at the Jarrow yard
  • 1931
  • February: British Strength, a tanker for the British Tanker Company, was launched at Palmers Hebburn yard. Palmers last merchant ship and the only ship they launched that year
  • 17 March: Monarch of Bermuda launched at Vickers Armstongs Walker Naval Yard for Furness Withy
  • Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company recorded losses of £119,000
  • 1932
  • 19 June: , a D-class destroyer, launched by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, the last ship Palmers launched and the 982nd vessel built by the company
  • 1933
  • completed at Vickers Armstrong Walker Naval Yard
  • Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company went into receivership
  • 1934
  • completed at the Swan Hunter Neptune yard
  • The receiver sold Palmers to National Shipbuilding Security Ltd who then sold the Jarrow yard to a demolition company
  • 1935
  • Joseph Medill completed at the Swan Hunter Wallsend yard
  • Most of Palmers Jarrow yard was dismantled by a demolition company
  • 1937
  • 3 September: , a , was launched at Vickers Armstrongs Walker Naval Yard
  • 3 September: , a Tribal-class destroyer, was also launched at Vickers Armstrongs Walker Naval Yard
  • , a light cruiser, launched by Hawthorn Leslie at Hebburn
  • 1938
  • March: launched at Swan Hunter's Wallsend yard
  • 27 July: launched at Swan Hunter's Wallsend yard for the Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, then the largest diesel motor-driven ship in the world
  • 1939
  • completed at the Swan Hunter Neptune yard for the Gdynia America Line
  • , a Tribal-class destroyer, completed at Swan Hunter's Wallsend yard

1940s

  • 1940
  • Vickers Armstrong naval shipyard employed 4,250 people
  • 1942
  • 22 December: launched by Clelands Shipbuilding Company at Willington Quay, a tug for the Overseas Towage and Salvage Company
  • , a battleship delivered by Swan Hunter
  • 1943
  • , a , completed at Swan Hunter's Wallsend yard
  • 21 April: Empire John launched by Clelands Shipbuilding Company at Willington Quay, a tug for William Watkins Ltd
  • 2 September: Empire Winnie launched by Clelands Shipbuilding Company at Willington Quay, a tug for William Watkins Ltd
  • 27 November: Empire Aid launched by Clelands Shipbuilding Company at Willington Quay, a tug for the Overseas Towage and Salvage Company
  • 1944
  • 22 April: Empire Julia launched by Clelands Shipbuilding Company at Willington Quay, a tug for the Overseas Towage and Salvage Company
  • 19 July: Empire Susan launched by Clelands Shipbuilding Company at Willington Quay, a tug for William Watkins Ltd
  • 17 October: Empire Jean launched by Clelands Shipbuilding Company at Willington Quay, a tug for the Overseas Towage and Salvage Company, completed as Empire Mary
  • 30 December: Empire Rosa launched by Clelands Shipbuilding Company at Willington Quay, a tug for William Watkins Ltd, completed as Empire Jean
  • 1945
  • 25 April: Empire Bess launched by Clelands Shipbuilding Company at Willington Quay, a tug for the United Towing Co Ltd
  • 28 May: launched at Hawthorn Leslie by Lady Alexander
  • Vickers-Armstrongs plants at Elswick and Scotswood together were the largest employers in Newcastle
  • 1948
  • completed at Swans Hunter's Wallsend yard for the Shaw, Savill & Albion Line

1950s

  • 1950
  • 17 May: Muristan launched at John Readhead & Sons, South Shields, an oil tanker for the Strick Line
  • 27 July: launched at the Walker Naval Yard of Vickers Armstrong
  • Assyria built by Swan Hunter for the Cunard Line
  • Velutina, an oil tanker for Shell, completed at Swan Hunter's Wallsend yard
  • 1952
  • September: , launched by Princess Astrid of Norway at Swan Hunter's Wallsend yard for the Bergen Steamship Company
  • 1953
  • 28 May: City of Durban launched by Armstrong Whitworth for the Ellerman Lines
  • 1955
  • July: launched at Swan Hunter's Wallsend yard by Princess Astrid of Norway, for the Norwegian America Line, watched by 5,000 people
  • 1956
  • launched at Walker Naval Yard of Vickers Armstrong for Canadian Pacific
  • 1958
  • Swan Hunter achieved a profit of over £1m

1960s

  • 1960
  • 10 May: launched at Walker Naval Yard of Vickers Armstrong for Canadian Pacific, the second largest liner to be built on the Tyne
  • September: launched by Swan Hunter for the Companhia Nacional de Navegação
  • MV Lobito Palm completed at Swan Hunter's Neptune yard for the Palm Line
  • By 1960 John Readhead and Sons at South Shields had built 87 vessels for the Hain Line
  • 1961
  • June: launched by the Queen Mother at Vickers Armstrong Walker Naval Yard for Shaw, Savill & Albion Line and was the last passenger ship built there
  • 1962
  • Clan Finlay completed at Swan Hunter's Wallsend yard for the Clan Line
  • 1963
  • June: Media delivered by John Readhead & Sons at South Shields for the Cunard Line
  • Saxonia launched by John Readhead & Sons at South Shields for the Cunard Line
  • 1966–1968
  • Shipbuilders on the Tyne were merged into Swan Hunter, including John Readhead & Sons at South Shields, Vickers Armstrong at Walker, Hawthorn Leslie at Hebburn and Clelands Shipbuilding at Willington Quay
  • 1968
  • Vickers-Armstrongs sold off their naval yard at Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne
  • 1969
  • May: , a crude oil tanker, launched by Princess Anne at Swan Hunter's Wallsend yard

1970s

  • 1972
  • 15 May: launched at Swan Hunter's Neptune yard for the Norwegian America Line, the last passenger liner constructed on the Tyne
  • 11 July: Joseph R Smallwood launched at the Swan Hunter Hebburn yard for the Nile Steamship Co Ltd
  • 25 August: Corabank launched at the Swan Hunter South Shields yard for the Bank Line
  • 12 November: Meadowbank launched at the Swan Hunter Wallsend yard for the Bank Line
  • 1973
  • 6 February: Frank D Moores launched at Swan Hunter's Hebburn yard for the Nile Steamship Co Ltd
  • 7 March: launched at the Swan Hunter Neptune yard for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
  • 31 May: Forthbank launched at the Swan Hunter Hebburn yard for the Bank Line
  • 1 June: Moraybank launched at the Swan Hunter South Shields yard for the Bank Line
  • 30 August: launched at the Swan Hunter Neptune yard for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
  • 14 September: Alnwick Castle launched at the Swan Hunter Walker yard for the Bamburgh Shipping Co
  • 26 November: Clydebank launched at Swan Hunter's Hebburn yard for the Bank Line
  • , a Type 82 destroyer, completed at Swan Hunter's Neptune yard, the largest warship launched at that yard
  • 1974
  • 7 February: Ivybank launched at the Swan Hunter South Shields yard for the Bank Line
  • 21 June: Windsor Lion launched at the Swan Hunter Wallsend yard for Anglomar Shipping
  • 1975
  • 24 April: launched at the Swan Hunter Neptune yard for the Royal Navy
  • 6 October: Tyne Pride launched at the Swan Hunter Wallsend yard for Meridor Tankers
  • 1976
  • 14 April: launched at the Swan Hunter Neptune yard for the Royal Navy
  • 1977
  • 17 March: Singularity launched at Swan Hunter's South Shields yard for FT Everard
  • 21 July: Starman Anglia launched at the Swan Hunter Neptune yard
  • Swan Hunter was nationalised
  • 1978
  • 24 April: Aldrington launched at the Swan Hunter Neptune yard for Stephenson Clarke Shipping
  • 20 July: Pacific Swan launched at the Swan Hunter Hebburn yard for BNFL
  • 16 October: Royal Prince launched at the Swan Hunter Walker yard for Furness Withy
  • 17 October: Crown Prince launched at the Swan Hunter Walker yard for Furness Withy
  • 1979
  • 8 November: MS Kopalnia Gottwald launched at Swan Hunter's Hebburn yard for the Polish Steamship Co

1980s

  • 1980
  • 15 February: Dunedin launched at the Swan Hunter Walker yard for the Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
  • 17 March: Pacific Crane launched at the Swan Hunter Hebburn yard for BNFL
  • 1981
  • 2 June: , a light aircraft carrier, launched by the Queen Mother, at Swan Hunter's Wallsend yard for the Royal Navy
  • 1 July: Mediterranean Shearwater launched at Swan Hunter's Hebburn yard for BNFL
  • 12 November: Ingram Osprey launched at the Swan Hunter Walker yard for the Ingram Tanker Co
  • 1982
  • 26 April: Pacific Teal launched at the Swan Hunter Hebburn yard for BNFL
  • 21 June: launched at the Swan Hunter Neptune yard, a Type 42 destroyer for the Royal Navy
  • 16 September: Thorseggen launched at Swan Hunter's Wallsend Yard for Thor Dahl
  • 11 December: Orelia launched at the Swan Hunter Neptune yard for Houlder Offshore
  • 1983
  • 18 March: BP Achiever launched at the Swan Hunter Hebburn yard for BP Shipping
  • 6 September: Höegh Duke launched at Swan Hunter's Wallsend yard for Leif Höegh & Co
  • 1984
  • 13 June: Pacific Guardian launched at Swan Hunter's Neptune yard for Cable & Wireless plc
  • 12 July: Atlantic Conveyor launched at the Swan Hunter Wallsend yard for the Atlantic Container Line
  • 1986
  • 26 March: HMS Sheffield launched at Swan Hunter's Neptune yard for the Royal Navy
  • 8 April: HMS Coventry launched at Swan Hunter's Wallsend Yard for the Royal Navy
  • 13 December: launched at the Swan Hunter Wallsend yard for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
  • 1987
  • Swan Hunter returned to private ownership as a result of a management buy-out
  • 1988
  • 20 January: , a frigate for the Royal Navy, launched at the Swan Hunter Neptune shipyard and was the final ship to be built at that yard
  • 25 October: Sir Eric Sharp launched at Swan Hunter's Wallsend yard, their 25th cable ship launch, for Cable & Wireless plc
  • 1989
  • 21 January: launched at the Swan Hunter Wallsend yard for the Royal Navy

1990s

See also

References

Sources