TYNE BUILT SHIPS
A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built

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Above: Select the required shipbuilder by using initial letter of the surname eg: Armstrong, Palmer or Readhead.
KEY BELOW: D / H / P (D means basic dimensions are shown; H means a history is given; P means one or more photographs are available)


Shipbuilder: Cole Brothers, Willington Quay (1871 - 1876)

The location of the Cole Bros yard is shown on the above map of 1897 which is copyright of the Ordnance Survey

The firm was founded in 1871 by two brothers from the South of England, Henry AB Cole and Robert E Cole. They took over a site previously occupied by WB Hornby and the Marshall Brothers and had a reputation for quality ships but struggled financially, finally folding in 1876. Their emphasis on building iron sailing ships rather than steam ships may have been a factor. Their manager William J Bone, with a few friends, finally bought the site and set up the Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company.

Yd No Year Ship Name D / H / P
11 1871 Kate D / H
12 1871 York D / H
13 1872 Vanguard D / H
14 1872 Cleveland D / H
15 1872 Baltzar von Platen D / H / P
16 1872 Tagus D / H
17 1873 Foyle D / H
18 1873 Gibraltar D / H
19 1873 Sydenham D / H
20 1873 Cambridgeshire D / H / P
21 1873 Lucy Compton D / H
22 1874 Broomshields D / H
23 1874 Roseden D / H
24 1874 Marcia D / H
25 1874 Gilsland D / H
26 1874 Prior D / H
27 1874 John D / H
28 1875 Poderosa D / H
29 1875 Peckham D / H
30 1875 Amy Dora D / H
31 1875 Lucy Compton D / H
32 1875 Amaryllis D / H
33 1876 Lord Eslington D / H
34 1876 Cydonia D / H
35 1876 Collingwood D / H
36 1876 Whickham D / H / P