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 |