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Above: Select the required shipbuilder by using initial letter of the surname eg: Armstrong, Palmer or Readhead.

Composite page for all the John Readhead companies and yards (1864 - 1922)

Shipbuilder's Name Town Dates Ships
John Readhead & Co, Lawe Yard South Shields 1872 - 1881 83
John Readhead & Co, West Yard South Shields 1881 - 1888 58
J Readhead & Sons, West Yard South Shields 1888 - 1908 175
J Readhead & Sons Ltd, Government Series South Shields 1915 - 1920 13
J Readhead & Sons Ltd, West Yard South Shields 1909 - 1968 216

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Above photo of the West Yard is copyright of Dennis Maccoy