John Readhead & Sons
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| Private | |
| Industry | Shipbuilding, ship repair, engine building, boilermaking |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Swan Hunter |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Defunct | 1984 |
| Headquarters | South Shields, UK |
John Readhead & Sons was a shipyard on the River Tyne in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England.
History
John Readhead and John Softley founded the business in 1865 in South Shields as Readhead and Softley.[2] The first ship they built was a small collier called Unus.[2] Swan Hunter bought the company in 1967 after publication of the Geddes Report which recommended rationalisation of shipbuilding on the River Tyne.[3] It was nationalised with the rest of Swan Hunter in 1977. The yard at South Shields closed in 1984.[4]
References
- ↑ Anonymous, 1948 (pages not numbered)
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- ↑ Readheads Shipyard 1972–1984 Archived June 18, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
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