T. R. Oswald and Co: Difference between revisions

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Shipbuilders, of Sunderland

1873 Built a ship for Burrell and Son^[1]

1876 Thomas Ridley Oswald opened a shipyard at Woolston, Southampton. In 1877 the firm became Oswald, Mordaunt and Co.^[2]

1889 Oswald moved on to establish a shipyard at Milford Haven. The Woolston yard was taken over by the Southampton Naval Works Co.

The yard built several large sailing ships and a number of London colliers.

The yard closed in 1895.

↑ The Ships List [1]
↑ '100 Years of Specialized Shipbuilding & Engineering' by K. C. Barnaby, 1964, Hutchinson

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-Thomas Ridley Oswald had already had a successful career as a shipbuilder, when he arrived in Milford Haven in 1889 to open his own company. The yard built several large sailing ships and a number of London colliers. The yard closed in 1895.
+Shipbuilders, of Sunderland
-==Sources of Information==
+Established by [[Thomas Ridley Oswald]].
-British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss
+Same as [[Oswald and Co]]?
+Built a ship for [[Burrell and Son]]<ref>The Ships List [http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/burrell.shtml]</ref>
+Thomas Ridley Oswald opened a shipyard at Woolston, Southampton. In 1877 the firm became [[Oswald, Mordaunt and Co]].<ref>'100 Years of Specialized Shipbuilding & Engineering' by K. C. Barnaby, 1964, Hutchinson</ref>
+Oswald moved on to establish a shipyard at Milford Haven. The Woolston yard was taken over by the [[Southampton Naval Works Co]].
+The yard built several large sailing ships and a number of London colliers.
+The yard closed in 1895.
+== See Also ==
+<what-links-here/>
+== Sources of Information ==
+<references/>
+* British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss
+{{DEFAULTSORT: Oswald}}
+[[Category: Town - Sunderland]]
+[[Category: Town - Milford Haven]]
+[[Category: Ship Builders]]