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1894 [[Charles W. Hay]] was the director and John Prentice was the Managing Director. Herbert J Stockton acted as a London agent for them from 16 Philpot Lane, EC. | 1894 [[Charles W. Hay]] was the director and John Prentice was the Managing Director. Herbert J Stockton acted as a London agent for them from 16 Philpot Lane, EC. | ||
In 1898 Arthur Skelton Wimble moved to China to work as their Chief Draughtsman for several years. <ref> | In 1898 Arthur Skelton Wimble moved to China to work as their Chief Draughtsman for several years. <ref>[[Engineering 1927/05/27]]</ref> | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Revision as of 10:12, 26 February 2018
The British in Shanghai dominated the ship repairing and shipbuilding trade. This largely began with the creation of the first large British shipyard with the formation of Boyd & Co. At the end of the 19th century, they were one of three large European-run shipbuilding and repairing businesses in Shanghai and employed hundreds of people.[1]
In 1901 they merged with former competitor S. C. Farnham and had a total capital of £750,000.
1906 They changed their name to Shanghai Dock & Engineering Co.
1936 They again merged with a competitor, this time the New Shipbuilding and Engineering Works, and became the Shanghai Dockyard Ltd.[2]
One major figure in the company’s history is John Prentice.
Vessels the company built include a steel tug named “Artillerist” in 1894 and steel steamer “Bureia” in 1900 which was used by the Chinese Eastern Railway Company.[3]
1894 Charles W. Hay was the director and John Prentice was the Managing Director. Herbert J Stockton acted as a London agent for them from 16 Philpot Lane, EC.
In 1898 Arthur Skelton Wimble moved to China to work as their Chief Draughtsman for several years. [4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer 1898/08/09
- ↑ Foreign Investment and Economic Development in China, 1840 -1937 by Chi-Ming Hou, page 82
- ↑ Lloyd’s Register Collection, Shanghai Port, LRF/PUN/SHI1151
- ↑ Engineering 1927/05/27