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* 1909 - A small centre-bucket dredger was built for China. | * 1909 - A small centre-bucket dredger was built for China. | ||
* 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 | * 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 11:40, 8 June 2007
Hepple and Co was a small yard at North Shields. It established itself in 1884, moving 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.
Shipbuilding
- 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