T. R. Oswald and Co
From Graces Guide
Shipbuilders, of Sunderland
Established by Thomas Ridley Oswald.
Same as Oswald and Co?
1873 Built a ship for Burrell and Son[1]
1876 Thomas Ridley Oswald opened a shipyard at Woolston, Southampton. In 1877 the firm became Oswald, Mordaunt and Co.[2]
1889 Oswald moved on to establish a shipyard at Milford Haven. The Woolston yard was taken over by the Southampton Naval Works Co.
The yard built several large sailing ships and a number of London colliers.
The yard closed in 1895.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss