Difference between revisions of "Hepple and Co"
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* 1920 A tug boat for Turkey was built in kit form | * 1920 A tug boat for Turkey was built in kit form | ||
* 1924 Having operated as mainly a shiprepairer, the yard was sold to [[Brigham and Cowan]]their neighbours. | * 1924 Having operated as mainly a shiprepairer, the yard was sold to [[Brigham and Cowan]] their neighbours. | ||
==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
* British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss | * British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss | ||
* Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10 | * Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10 | ||
Revision as of 12:27, 16 September 2007
Hepple and Co of North Shields was a small shipbuilding yard
- 1884 The yard ewas established
- 1899 Moved to South Shields in 1899. It was next to Brigham and Cowan. They specialised in paddle tugs, steam trawlers and small of craft of shallow draft. It had two berths of 100 and 150 feet in length.
- 1905 Engine for PS Rixton on the Manchester Ship Canal
- 1909 A small centre-bucket dredger was built for China.
- 1920 A tug boat for Turkey was built in kit form
- 1924 Having operated as mainly a shiprepairer, the yard was sold to Brigham and Cowan their neighbours.
Sources of Information
- British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss
- Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10