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'''Charles D. Holmes''' was a Hull based marine engineering company.
'''Charles D. Holmes''' was a Hull based marine engineering company.


* 1869 Company founded.
1869 Company founded.


* 1959 Private company.
1959 Private company.


* 1960s The company built tugs for the Humber fleet as well as companies from further afield.
1960s The company built tugs for the Humber fleet as well as companies from further afield.


* 1961 General marine engineers, boiler makers, welders, metal sprayers, and makers of marine diesel engines.  400 employees.  
1961 General marine engineers, boiler makers, welders, metal sprayers, and makers of marine diesel engines.  400 employees.  


* 1963 purchased the [[Cook, Welton and Gemmell]] yard in March 1963.
1963 purchased the [[Cook, Welton and Gemmell]] yard in March.


* 1970s During the 1970s the yard made more tugs for the Navy, BP and the Iranian Government.  
1970s The yard made more tugs for the Navy, BP and the Iranian Government.  


* The yard was acquired by the [[Drypool Engineering and Drydock Co|Drypool Group]] in 1975 and after building one further ship, went into liquidation again.  
1975 The yard was acquired by the [[Drypool Engineering and Drydock Co|Drypool Group]] 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]]  
1976 The yard was then purchased by [[Whitby Shipyard]] in June, operating under the name [[Phoenix Shipbuilding]]  


* The Beverley yard closed in May 1977.
1977 The Beverley yard closed in May.




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== Sources of Information ==
== Sources of Information ==
<references/>
<references/>
British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss
* British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss
* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]
* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]


Revision as of 13:41, 1 June 2012

Charles D. Holmes was a Hull based marine engineering company.

1869 Company founded.

1959 Private company.

1960s The company built tugs for the Humber fleet as well as companies from further afield.

1961 General marine engineers, boiler makers, welders, metal sprayers, and makers of marine diesel engines. 400 employees.

1963 purchased the Cook, Welton and Gemmell yard in March.

1970s The yard made more tugs for the Navy, BP and the Iranian Government.

1975 The yard was acquired by the Drypool Group and after building one further ship, went into liquidation again.

1976 The yard was then purchased by Whitby Shipyard in June, operating under the name Phoenix Shipbuilding

1977 The Beverley yard closed in May.


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