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Livingstone and Cooper was a shipbuilding company based at Hessle, East Riding, Yorkshire, England. It was initially operated by the Cooper family before becoming a | '''Livingstone and Cooper''' was a shipbuilding company based at Hessle, East Riding, Yorkshire, England. It was initially operated by the [[Cooper]] family before becoming a partnership at the end of the 1900s. | ||
==Shipbuilding== | ==Shipbuilding== | ||
*1900s - During World | *1900s - During World War I the yard built standard coasters and five "Saint" class naval tugs. It then went on to build a series of coasters. However, this soon ran out and during the 1920s the yard built whatever it was asked to do. This included a large motor tanker: ''Otokia'', which although completed in September 1925, had drained the company of its resources. Consequently the yard closed soon after. | ||
==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 11:56, 4 June 2007
Livingstone and Cooper was a shipbuilding company based at Hessle, East Riding, Yorkshire, England. It was initially operated by the Cooper family before becoming a partnership at the end of the 1900s.
Shipbuilding
- 1900s - During World War I the yard built standard coasters and five "Saint" class naval tugs. It then went on to build a series of coasters. However, this soon ran out and during the 1920s the yard built whatever it was asked to do. This included a large motor tanker: Otokia, which although completed in September 1925, had drained the company of its resources. Consequently the yard closed soon after.
Sources of Information
British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss