Above: Select the required shipbuilder by using initial letter of the surname eg: Armstrong, Palmer or Readhead.
Shipbuilders beginning with the letter W:
Name Shipbuilder's Name Town or District Dates Ships Walker Walker (unspecified shipbuilder) Walker 1818 - 1857 4 Walker Walker, Esson & Co East Jarrow 1841 - 1844 2 Wall Thomas Murray Wall Low Lights 1825 - 1826 2 Wall Garthun Wall North Shields 1812 - 1812 1 Wallis Robert, Thomas & John Wallis South Shields 1720 - 1869 7 Wallsend Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd Wallsend 1882 - 1884 2 Walmsley James & Thomas Walmsley North Shields 1789 - 1804 26 Walters Robert Walters Howdon 1819 - 1819 1 Wawn Thomas William Wawn South Shields 1849 - 1849 1 Weatherley Weatherley Wharton & Co Howdon 1828 - 1830 4 Webster William Webster South Shields 1830 - 1830 1 Wigham John Wigham Richardson Low Walker 1861 - 1903 316 Wilkinson J Joseph Wrightson Wilkinson St Anthony's 1839 - 1860 13 Wilkinson M Mentor Wilkinson Gateshead 1837 - 1837 1 Williamson Maver Williamson & Johnson South Shields 1885 - 1885 1 Willington Willington Quay (unspecified builders) Willington Quay 1856 - 1869 9 Wilson Michael Wilson Wallsend 1823 - 1830 6 Wilson Wilson & Crosthwaite, South Shields South Shields 1863 - 1865 2 Wilson Wilson & Blain, South Shields South Shields 1869 - 1869 1 Winlo I & FC Winlo South Shields 1868 - 1868 1 Winlo John Winlo Howdon 1839 - 1845 5 Winlo John Winlo & Co South Shields 1865 - 1874 5 Witherby John Witherby & Alexander Ihler South Shields 1831 - 1832 9 Wood Stephen Wood South Shore 1831 - 1846 15 Wood Skinner Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd Bill Quay 1885 - 1925 229 Woodhouse Andrew Woodhouse North Shields 1858 - 1858 2 Woodhouse Andrew Woodhouse South Shields 1837 - 1867 43 Wouldhave Richard Wouldhave & William Johnson Low Lights 1875 - 1885 27 Wouldhave Richard Wouldhave Coble Dene 1873 - 1874 2 Wrangham Thomas Wrangham Newcastle 1669 - 1689 Wright Wright, Harle & Co South Shields 1807 - 1822 9 Wright Henry & William Wright Newcastle 1801 - 1839 14 Wright John Wright South Shields 1773 - 1803 2 Wright W Wright Howdon 1820 - 1828 4 ---------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------- -------------- -----