Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,256 pages of information and 244,497 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

W. H. Cockerline and Co

From Graces Guide

The firm was established by Sir Walter Herbert Cockerline (1856-1941), who built up his fleet from the initial purchase of two steamers, Baidar and Spark. The vessels in the fleet were all given names that ended in "ic", such as Atlantic.[1]

1941 W. H. Cockerline and Company Limited was registered, with nominal capital of £1,000, to carry on business as shipbrokers, agents and managers.[2]

1958 The company was dissolved.[3]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. Hull Daily Mail 13 February 1941
  2. Hull Daily Mail 6 November 1941
  3. The National Archives BT 31/37559/370391
  • Directory of Shipowners, Shipbuilders and Marine Engineers 1955