William Dobson and Co
of Low Walker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1889 Built SS Benmore with engines by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co.[1]
1895 Description and drawings of a shallow draught steamer built by William Dobson and Co. 'for the General Staff War Department of the Imperial Russian Government, and intended for service on the Amu-Darya River, on which the official speed trials have recently been made with completely satisfactory results. The vessel is of a very light construction, the whole of the plates being 1/8 in. thick, with the exception of the keel-plate and sheer strake, which are 5/32 in., but the material has been so disposed as to give the maximum amount of rigidity to the structure. .... The engines and boilers of the Cesarewitch were constructed by the Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Company, Limited, Wallsend-on-Tyne, and are of the compound surface-condensing diagonal direct-acting type.. ...' [2]
1934 Yard sold to National Shipbuilders Security
See Also
Sources of Information
- L. A. Ritchie, The Shipbuilding Industry: A Guide to Historical Records (1992)