Difference between revisions of "Egis Shipbuilding Co"
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1918 Agreement regarding the use of a small plot of land belonging to [[Short Brothers of Sunderland|Short Brothers]] Ltd<ref>Tyne and Wear Archives [http://www.tyneandweararchives.org.uk/DServe2/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Overview.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqSearch=%28%28text%29=%27Shipyard%27%29&dsqPos=3&dsqNum=50&PF=No]</ref> | 1918 Agreement regarding the use of a small plot of land belonging to [[Short Brothers of Sunderland|Short Brothers]] Ltd<ref>Tyne and Wear Archives [http://www.tyneandweararchives.org.uk/DServe2/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Overview.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqSearch=%28%28text%29=%27Shipyard%27%29&dsqPos=3&dsqNum=50&PF=No]</ref> | ||
1919 The yard launched its first ship, the ''Golconda'' , a | 1919 The yard launched its first ship, the ''Golconda'' , a Standard ship to the national design. | ||
1923 Having previously been absorbed into William Gray & Company (1918) Ltd, the yard began trading under the name [[William Gray and Co]] Ltd. | 1923 Having previously been absorbed into William Gray & Company (1918) Ltd, the yard began trading under the name [[William Gray and Co]] Ltd. | ||
Revision as of 18:37, 31 October 2014
A shipyard on the River Wear in North-East England.
1917 The EGIS Shipbuilding Company]] was formed - EGIS was an acronym for E'llerman, Gray, Inchcape and Strick. The yard had four berths and a fitting-out quay
1918 Agreement regarding the use of a small plot of land belonging to Short Brothers Ltd[1]
1919 The yard launched its first ship, the Golconda , a Standard ship to the national design.
1923 Having previously been absorbed into William Gray & Company (1918) Ltd, the yard began trading under the name William Gray and Co Ltd.
1925 The yard was closed due to lack of orders.
1927 Work resumed with 19 tramps completed before the Depression finished the yard off.
1930 Grays closed the yard. It had completed 34 ships.
1936 In November the yard was purchased by National Shipbuilders Security.
1938 The four berths were dismantled.