J. and D. Morris
From Graces Guide
J. and D. Morris of Pelaw Main were shipbuilders
In the 19th Century, J. and D. Morris were largely a shiprepairing yard on the North-East coast of England. However, by 1914 it started shipbuilding and completed five standard "C1" coasters.
- 1922 - the yard had three berths for building steel steam coasters, usually between 300-400 grt.
- 1923 - the yard went into liquidation leaving a partially built ship called Greyfriars (the largest ship it had ever built) partly-framed. The vessel was completed by T. Mitchison. There was also a long boilermaker strike in the same year which heralded the demise of the yard.
- 1925 - the yard was demolished.
Sources of Information
British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss