TYNE BUILT SHIPS
A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built
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: Robert Dixon, South Shore, Gateshead (1817 - 1830)
Shipbuilder: Richard Dixon, South Shore, Gateshead (1844 - 1844)
| Year | Ship Name | D / H / P | Builder |
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| 1817 | Britain | D / H | Robert Dixon, South Shore, Gateshead |
| 1818 | Speedwell (TT) | | Robert Dixon, South Shore, Gateshead |
| 1825 | Hare (TT) | D / H | Robert Dixon, South Shore, Gateshead |
| 1826 | Hawk | D / H | Robert Dixon, South Shore, Gateshead |
| 1827 | Lion | D / H | Robert Dixon, South Shore, Gateshead |
| 1828 | Britain | | R Dixon, South Shore, Gateshead |
| 1828 | Hunter | D / H | Robert Dixon, South Shore, Gateshead |
| 1828 | John & Mary | D / H | Robert Dixon, South Shore, Gateshead |
| 1830 | Pilot (TT) | D / H | Robert Dixon, South Shore, Gateshead |
| 1831 | Rising Sun | | R Dixon, South Shore, Gateshead |
| 1833 | Industry (TT) | D / H | R Dixon & R Anderson, South Shore, Gateshead |
| 1833 | Lady Dundas | | R Dixon, South Shore, Gateshead |
| 1844 | Victory (TT) | D / H | Richard Dixon, South Shore, Gateshead |
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