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J. S. Watson was an inland Humber shipyard, situated 18 miles further up the Trent from the Richard Dunston Thorne yard.

1912 Gainsborough yard. Construction of lighters^[1]

WWII Most of its output was during World War II, when it built standard tugs, "VIC" type Clyde puffers and naval craft.

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-Very little is known about '''J. S. Watson''', a Humber shipyard, based in Yorkshire, England. The yard was situated 18 miles further up the Trent from the [[Richard_Dunston.|Richard Dunston]] Thorne yard. It was an inland yard, and most of its ouptut was during World War II, where it built  standard tugs, "VIC" type Clyde puffers and naval craft.
+'''J. S. Watson''' was an inland Humber shipyard, situated 18 miles further up the Trent from the [[Richard Dunston]] Thorne yard.
-==Sources of Information==
+Gainsborough yard. Construction of lighters<ref>[[The Engineer 1912/05/31]]</ref>
-British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss
+WWII Most of its output was during World War II, when it built standard tugs, "VIC" type Clyde puffers and naval craft.
+== See Also ==
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+== Sources of Information ==
+<references/>
+* British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss
+{{DEFAULTSORT: Watson, J}}
+[[Category: Town - Gainsborough]]
+[[Category:Ship Builders]]