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The Yorkshire Drydock Co. was set up in 1017 by John H. Whitaker Ltd. of Hull, England. | '''The Yorkshire Drydock Co.''' was set up in 1017 by [[John H. Whitaker Ltd.]] of Hull, England. Although the company had a background in the transport of dry cargoes along the Humber, from the 1920s it began making river tank barges. | ||
==Shipbuilding== | ==Shipbuilding== | ||
*1920s - The first focus of the company was | *1920s - The first focus of the company was repairing river tank barges. The yard was extensively modernised and refurbished in the late 20s. There were two places where this happened: Lime Street and Garrison Side works on the River Hull. | ||
*1960s - The | *1960s - The company moved into shipbuilding in the 1960s starting at Lime Street. As previously the main manufacturing concern was for tank barges and dry cargo coasters. | ||
*1970s - The company acquired the Humber oil barge interests of John Harker Ltd in 1976 and then two further dry docks were bought up from the Drypool Group in 1976. In the late 1970s, the company began making standard coasters. | *1970s - The company acquired the Humber oil barge interests of [[John Harker Ltd.]] in 1976 and then two further dry docks were bought up from the [[Drypool Group]] in 1976. In the late 1970s, the company began making standard coasters. | ||
*1980s - | *1980s - The 80s were characterised by the building of thirty low air-draft coasters. The company also made a Nile cruise vessel: ''Ra'' which was used for package holidays to Egypt. | ||
*1990s - The company continued making large vessels into the mid 1990s and went out of business shortly thereafter. | |||
==Sources of Information== | |||
British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss | |||
Revision as of 11:41, 4 June 2007
The Yorkshire Drydock Co. was set up in 1017 by John H. Whitaker Ltd. of Hull, England. Although the company had a background in the transport of dry cargoes along the Humber, from the 1920s it began making river tank barges.
Shipbuilding
- 1920s - The first focus of the company was repairing river tank barges. The yard was extensively modernised and refurbished in the late 20s. There were two places where this happened: Lime Street and Garrison Side works on the River Hull.
- 1960s - The company moved into shipbuilding in the 1960s starting at Lime Street. As previously the main manufacturing concern was for tank barges and dry cargo coasters.
- 1970s - The company acquired the Humber oil barge interests of John Harker Ltd. in 1976 and then two further dry docks were bought up from the Drypool Group in 1976. In the late 1970s, the company began making standard coasters.
- 1980s - The 80s were characterised by the building of thirty low air-draft coasters. The company also made a Nile cruise vessel: Ra which was used for package holidays to Egypt.
- 1990s - The company continued making large vessels into the mid 1990s and went out of business shortly thereafter.
Sources of Information
British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss