Tyne Pontoons and Dry Docks Co
From Graces Guide
1882 Company founded; the yard was located immediately to the north of the Wigham Richardson works; John Wigham Richardson was a director[1]
1903 C. S. Swan and Hunter merged with Wigham Richardson and Tyne Pontoons and Dry Docks Co specifically to bid for the prestigious contract to build the Mauretania for Cunard. Their bid was successful, and the new company, Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, went on to build what was to become, in its day, the most famous ocean going liner in the world. The yard covered 80 acres with river frontage of 4,000 feet. The company was registered on 15 June. [2]
Wallsend Dry Docks seem to have later occupied this site.[3]
See Also
Loading...