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'''Charles D. Holmes''' was a Hull based marine engineering company who purchased the [[Cook, Welton and Gemmell]] yard in March 1963. | '''Charles D. Holmes''' was a Hull based marine engineering company who purchased the [[Cook, Welton and Gemmell]] yard in March 1963. | ||
* 1960s The company built tugs for the Humber fleet as well as companies from further afield. | |||
*1960s | |||
*1970s | * 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. | |||
* 1976 The yard was then purchased by [[Whitby Shipyard]] in June 1976 operating under the name [[Phoenix Shipbuilding]] | |||
* The Beverley yard closed down in May 1977. | |||
==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 06:24, 17 September 2007
Charles D. Holmes was a Hull based marine engineering company who purchased the Cook, Welton and Gemmell yard in March 1963.
- 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.
- 1976 The yard was then purchased by Whitby Shipyard in June 1976 operating under the name Phoenix Shipbuilding
- The Beverley yard closed down in May 1977.
Sources of Information
British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss