Volume 4 — APPENDIX No. 5. Vol. iv., p. 71.
Reading edition
Shipbuilding on the Wear, from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1874.
The following return from the ‘Sunderland Times’ includes all the vessels built at Sunderland and places in the immediate vicinity on the River Wear for the above year.
IRON SHIPS.
Builders’ Names. Ships’ Names. Tons. Class A 1. Port of Register.
Austin and Hunter Barambio 754 90 Bilboa.
” Knight Templar 1546 90 North Shields.
Bartram, Haswell & Co. Cumbria 675 100 Scarbro’.
” Clan MacLeod 671 100 Glasgow.
” Stag 1558 90 North Shields.
Blumer, J., and Co. St. Peter 753 90 Sunderland.
” Waikato 1053 100 London.
” Dacca 1153 100 ”
” Waitangi 1161 100 ”
” Blyth 751 90 North Shields.
” Waimate 1157 100 London.
” Fernglen 850 100 Sunderland.
Doxford, W., and Sons Yen-tai 947 100 London.
” Broomhall 1430 100 Dundee.
Laing, James Kashgar 2621 100 London.
” St. Lawrence 2220 100 ”
” Formosa 1024 100 ”
Mounsey and Foster Roderick Dhu 1723 100 Liverpool.
” Santander 709 90 Newcastle.
” Imbro 1222 90 Sunderland.
” Eastern Monarch 1769 100 London.
” Senator 1768 100 Liverpool.
” Duchess of Edinburgh 1766 100 London.
” Dunalistair 1756 100 Dundee.
” Linguist 1601 100 Liverpool.
Osborne, Graham & Co. Lolland 557 90 Nakskov, Denmark.
” Andes 866 100 Hull.
” Alexandra 797 90 Newcastle.
Oswald and Co. Idomene 1424 100 Liverpool.
” Respigadera 1629 100 ”
” Foyle 1662 100 London.
” Fitzclarence 917 90 Glasgow.
Pile, W., and Co. Barossa 1019 100 London.
” Rodney 1519 100 ”
” Olive 885 100 ”
” Plassey 1764 100 ”
Short Brothers Arizona 1288 100 North Shields.
Simey, A., & Co. Stag 1048 90 W. Hartlepool.
Thompson, J. L. Florence Richards 1051 90 Maryport.
” S. W. Kelly 1064 100 Cardiff.
” Romulus 1442 90 Sunderland.
” Remus 1447 90 Sunderland.
” John Howard 1237 100 Cardiff.
Thompson, R., jun. Lochnagar 1597 90 Aberdeen.
” Theseus 1041 100 London.
” Min 1411 100 ”
” Rayner 1155 90 Newcastle.
Watson (creditors) Ballochmyle 1511 100 Greenock.
” Baron Aberdare 1708 100 ”
There are several large vessels at present fitting out, but as they have not yet been classed, they are not included in Lloyd’s List for this year.
Classed at Lloyd’s only.
WOODEN SHIPS.
Builders’ Names. Ships’ Names. Tons. Class A 1. Where sold to.
Crown, John Unkomanzi 333 11 Aberdeen.
” Robina Dunlop 512 12 Glasgow.
” Transvaal 384 12 Aberdeen.
Gardner, James Truth 527 13 Liverpool.
” Campsie Glen 510 12 North Shields.
” Aydon Forest 522 12 ”
Gibbon, N. Nancy Holt 328 12 Liverpool.
” Lanercost 562 12 Sunderland.
” Tonga 314 12 London.
” Mary Frost 325 12 Liverpool.
” Coomassie 428 12 South Shields.
” Glen Ville 325 12 London.
Gibbon and Sons Violet 170 11 Sunderland.
” Emily McLaren 445 12 Greenock.
Gill, John Zeeburg 533 12 ”
Pickersgill, Wm. Thomas C. Seed 296 12 Fleetwood.
” Florence and Margaret 302 12 ”
” William D. Seed 757 12 ”
” Emma Crook 305 12 ”
Richardson, W. Pauline 472 11 Newcastle.
” Swallow 309 11 Dartmouth.
” Chittagong 335 11 London.
Thompson, Rich. Adeliza 297 11 Fleetwood.
” Silver Cloud 304 12 London.
” Our Annie 377 12 Fleetwood.
Ships building on the Wear, for the Quarter ending September 30, 1875.
Intended for classification in Lloyd’s Register of British and Foreign Shipping.
WOODEN SHIPS.
Name of Builder. Tons. Progress. Class A.
Crown, John 700 Planked and caulking *13
Dunn, G. 50 Planked 8
Gardner, J. 650 Nearly framed 12
” 100 Planked 10
Gibbon, N. 340 ” 12
” 300 Laying down 12
Gibbon, J., and Sons 250 ” 12
Pickersgill, William 300 Launched 12
” 300 Keel laid *12
Richardson, W. 280 Fitting out 12
Thompson, Richard 330 Nearly ready to launch 12
” 490 Framed 12
COMPOSITE SHIPS.
Name of Builder. Tons. Progress. Class A.
Laing, James 1200 Planked and decked 16
Thompson, R., jun. 800 Keel laid 16
IRON SHIPS.
Name of Builder. Tons. Progress. Class A.
Austin and Hunter 900 Launched 100
” 700 Building frames *100
” 1000 Commencing 100
Bartram, Haswell, and Co. 900 Launched 100
” 1200 Plated 90
” 800 Framing 100
” 650 Commencing 100
Blumer, J., and Co. 1100 Preparing to launch 90
” 500 Plating 100
Doxford, W., and Sons 2700 Nearly ready to launch 100
” 2700 Plating 100
” 650 Ready to launch 100
” 1700 Framing 90
” 700 Not commenced 100
Gulston, G. S. 700 Ready to launch 90
Laing, James 2700 Framed and standing *100
” 2700 Not commenced *100
” 1400 Ready for sea 90
” 620 Not commenced 100
Mounsey and Foster 800 Launched 100
” 800 Plated 100
” 800 Plated 100
Osbourne, Graham, and Co. 1320 Ready to launch 100
” 780 In frame 100
” 1340 Laving down 100
Oswald, T. R. 1470 In frame 100
” 1420 Fitting out 100
Short Brothers 1500 Plating 100
Simey and Co. 875 Finishing 90
Thompson, Robert, jun. 500 Finishing 100
Thompson, J. L., and Sons 600 Preparing material 100
Watson, W. (creditors) 1600 Framed 100
Vessels sold 41
Vessels *unsold 5
Vessels building 46
Tonnage 44,115 tons
Total last quarter, 57 vessels, of 57,803 tons
Liverpool Underwriters’ Registry for Iron Vessels.
List of Vessels building on the Wear, for the Quarter ending September 30, 1875.
Name of Builder. Tons. Progress.
Jas. Laing 1164 S.S. Completing.
” 1000 S.S. Completing.
” 1250 S.S. Completing.
” 900 S.S. Plating.
” 900 S.S. Plating.
” 800 S.S. Plating.
” 600 Barque Commencing.
T. R. Oswald 1900 Ship Fitting out.
” 1830 Ship Completing.
” 1630 Ship Plating.
Short Brothers 1200 S.S. Completing.
Wm. Doxford and Sons 1000 Barque Completing.
Mounsey and Foster 900 Barque Completing.
Austin and Hunter 900 Barque Completing.
Osborne, Graham, and Co. 1200 Ship Commencing.
G. S. Gulstan 900 S.S. Completing.
The following table shows the number of ships built each year on the Wear since 1858, with the aggregate and average tonnage.
Year. No. Tons. Average Tons.
1858 110 42,003 381
1859 100 37,184 371
1860 112 40,201 358
1861 126 46,778 371
1862 160 56,921 355
1863 171 70,040 410
1864 153 71,987 470
1865 172 73,134 425
1866 145 62,719 432
1867 128 52,249 408
1868 138 70,302 509½
1869 122 72,420 585⅓
1870 103 70,084 680½
1871 97 81,903 844⅓
1872 122 131,825 1,080½
1873 96 100,324 1,045
1874 95 99,731 1,049¾