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'''Ryton Marine Ltd''' owned three covered berths | '''Ryton Marine Ltd''' owned three covered berths on the North bank of the Tyne at Wallsend | ||
1970s Two of the berths were 220 feet in length and the other was 280 feet. The berths were then fitted out for shipbuilding. | |||
The yard only made one ferry (''Freda Cunningham'') and then two small stern trawlers. A tug was then made for the Clyde and the last vessel was the Cowes ferry ''Netley Abbey'' for [[Red Funnel Steamers]] Ltd, Southampton in 1974. | |||
==See Also== | |||
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==Sources of Information== | |||
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* British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss | |||
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[[Category:Ship Builders]] | [[Category:Ship Builders]] |
Latest revision as of 16:42, 27 June 2012
Ryton Marine Ltd owned three covered berths on the North bank of the Tyne at Wallsend
1970s Two of the berths were 220 feet in length and the other was 280 feet. The berths were then fitted out for shipbuilding.
The yard only made one ferry (Freda Cunningham) and then two small stern trawlers. A tug was then made for the Clyde and the last vessel was the Cowes ferry Netley Abbey for Red Funnel Steamers Ltd, Southampton in 1974.
See Also
Sources of Information
- British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss