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'''Hansen Shipbuilding and Repairing | '''Hansen Shipbuilding and Repairing Company''' was a shipbuilding company based in Northam, Bideford, Devon | ||
* It was established in 1919 by [[Sven Wohlford Hansen]], a Norwegian shipbuilder with a previous successful history of shipbuilding in Cardiff. | |||
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* | * Prior to 1919, the yard had mainly built coasters and Hansen continued this tradition. | ||
*1924 After building three coasters for his own fleet, the freight slump of the 1920s bankrupted Hansen and the yard closed down in 1924. | |||
==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss | British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss | ||
Revision as of 06:27, 17 September 2007
Hansen Shipbuilding and Repairing Company was a shipbuilding company based in Northam, Bideford, Devon
- It was established in 1919 by Sven Wohlford Hansen, a Norwegian shipbuilder with a previous successful history of shipbuilding in Cardiff.
- Prior to 1919, the yard had mainly built coasters and Hansen continued this tradition.
- 1924 After building three coasters for his own fleet, the freight slump of the 1920s bankrupted Hansen and the yard closed down in 1924.
Sources of Information
British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss