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'''Newport Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.''' was owned by the Bailey family who, in 1953, took over an abandoned shipbuilding yard in Newport. This led to the formation of Atlantic Shipbuilding Co. in 1953.
'''Newport Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.'''  


==Shipbuilding==
* The company was owned by the Bailey family who, in 1953, took over an abandoned shipbuilding yard in Newport. This led to the formation of Atlantic Shipbuilding Co in 1953.
*1950s - The yard almost immediately received orders for three Great Lakes traders for Canadian companies. This led on to coasters ordered for the Cuban Government.
 
*1960s - The yard then built trawlers for British and Ghanaian companies. The yard then got into financial difficulties and was restructured under new owners as the Newport Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Shipbuilding ceased in 1970.
* 1950s The yard almost immediately received orders for three Great Lakes traders for Canadian companies. This led on to coasters ordered for the Cuban Government.
 
* 1960s The yard then built trawlers for British and Ghanaian companies. The yard then got into financial difficulties and was restructured under new owners as the Newport Shipbuilding Co  
 
* Shipbuilding ceased in 1970.


==Sources of Information==
==Sources of Information==
British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss
British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss

Revision as of 17:37, 16 September 2007

Newport Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.

  • The company was owned by the Bailey family who, in 1953, took over an abandoned shipbuilding yard in Newport. This led to the formation of Atlantic Shipbuilding Co in 1953.
  • 1950s The yard almost immediately received orders for three Great Lakes traders for Canadian companies. This led on to coasters ordered for the Cuban Government.
  • 1960s The yard then built trawlers for British and Ghanaian companies. The yard then got into financial difficulties and was restructured under new owners as the Newport Shipbuilding Co
  • Shipbuilding ceased in 1970.

Sources of Information

British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss

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