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Cook, Welton and Gemmell | [[Cook%2C_Welton_and_Gemmell.|Cook, Welton and Gemmell.]] | ||
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British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss | British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss | ||
Revision as of 14:31, 1 June 2007
Charles D. Holmes was a Hull based marine engineering company who purchased the Cook, Welton and Gemmell yard in March 1963.
Shipbuilding
- 1960s - The company built tugs for the Humber fleet as well as companies from further afield.
- 1970s - During the 1970s the yard made more tugs for the Navy, BP and the Iranian Government. The yard was acquired by the Drypool Group in 1975 and after building one further ship, went into liquidation again. The yard was then purchased by Whitby Shipyard Ltd. in June 1976 operating under the name Phoenix Shipbuilding Ltd. Sadly, the Beverley yard closed down in May 1977.
See Also
Sources of Information
British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss