John Readhead and John Softley founded the business in 1865 in South Shields as Readhead and Softley.[1] The first ship they built was a small collier called Unus.[1]Swan Hunter bought the company in 1967 after publication of the Geddes Report which recommended rationalisation of shipbuilding on the River Tyne.[2] It was nationalised with the rest of Swan Hunter in 1977. The yard at South Shields closed in 1984.[3]
Referencesedit
^ abGage, John. . John Readhead & Sons. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007.
^. Swan Hunter. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
^Readheads Shipyard 1972–1984 18 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Further readingedit
Anonymous (1948). John Readhead & Sons Limited, Shipbuilders Shiprepairers Engine and Boiler Builders. South Shields: John Readhead & Sons.
External linksedit
Media related to John Readhead & Sons, South Shields at Wikimedia Commons
john, readhead, sons, shipyard, river, tyne, south, shields, tyne, wear, england, founded, 1865, typeprivateindustryshipbuilding, ship, repair, engine, building, boilermakingfounded1865defunct1984fateacquiredsuccessorswan, hunterheadquarterssouth, shields, con. John Readhead amp Sons was a shipyard on the River Tyne in South Shields Tyne and Wear England founded in 1865 John Readhead amp SonsTypePrivateIndustryShipbuilding ship repair engine building boilermakingFounded1865Defunct1984FateAcquiredSuccessorSwan HunterHeadquartersSouth Shields UK Contents 1 History 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksHistory editJohn Readhead and John Softley founded the business in 1865 in South Shields as Readhead and Softley 1 The first ship they built was a small collier called Unus 1 Swan Hunter bought the company in 1967 after publication of the Geddes Report which recommended rationalisation of shipbuilding on the River Tyne 2 It was nationalised with the rest of Swan Hunter in 1977 The yard at South Shields closed in 1984 3 References edit a b Gage John Introduction John Readhead amp Sons Archived from the original on 26 September 2007 History Page 5 Swan Hunter Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Readheads Shipyard 1972 1984 Archived 18 June 2008 at the Wayback MachineFurther reading editAnonymous 1948 John Readhead amp Sons Limited Shipbuilders Shiprepairers Engine and Boiler Builders South Shields John Readhead amp Sons External links edit nbsp Media related to John Readhead amp Sons South Shields at Wikimedia Commons 54 59 17 N 1 26 52 W 54 988 N 1 44769 W 54 988 1 44769 Location of John Readhead amp Sons shipyard nbsp This article about a company of the UK is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Readhead 26 Sons amp oldid 1133026349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
