TYNE BUILT SHIPS
A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built
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Shipbuilder: Swan & Co, South Shields (1803 - 1807)
Attley, Swan and Brown operated as Swan & Co at South Shields.
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| 16/04/1803: | Sale of the PEGGY. "She was lengthened and rebuilt two months ago by Messrs Swan & Co" |
13/04/1805:
| Sale of the barque SYMMETRY; 155 tons, built by Messrs Swan & Co, Low End of South Shields, 1804, now lying above their building yard and near Custom House Quay |
21/02/1807:
| Dissolution of Partnership. "Messrs Swam, Attley and Brown, amicably. Sale of the frame of a new ship, entire stock etc. Premises and Building Yard at the Low End of South Shields." |
30/01/1808:
| Sale by Auction. "All the Stock-in-Trade of Messrs Swan, Attley and Brown, Shipbuilders at the Low Part of South Shields." |
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Details courtesy of Amy C Flagg
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| Yd No | Year | Ship Name | D / H / P |
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| | 1804 | Symmetry | |
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