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Ships beginning with the initial letter K
Ship Name Year Builder D / H / P K 11 1917 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Elswick D / H / P K 12 1917 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Elswick D / H / P K 23 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co, High Walker Cancelled K 24 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co, High Walker Cancelled K 25 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co, High Walker Cancelled Kabinga 1907 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H / P Kabyle 1890 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H / P Kachalov 1871 C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H Kadhamah 1946 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H Kadina 1897 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H / P Kafue 1913 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Kahu 1886 HS Edwards & Sons, Howdon D / H / P Kai Pan 1888 Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H / P Kaiping 1905 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend D / H Kakum 1962 T Mitchison, Friar's Goose, Gateshead D / H / P Kale 1905 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Kalman Kiraly 1893 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H / P Kalmas 1950 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H Kalso 1899 Smith's Dock Co, North Shields D / H Kama 1858 C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H Kamaran (TT) 1955 T Mitchison, Friar's Goose, Gateshead D / H / P Kaministiquia 1909 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend D / H / P Kamma 1910 Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay D / H Kamouraska 1911 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H Kandahar 1913 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend D / H / P Kandalaksha 1896 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H / P Kangaroo 1863 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H Kangaroo 1900 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H / P Kangavar 1950 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H Kangean 1912 Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon D / H Kano Palm 1958 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H / P Kappa 1881 C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H / P Kara 1889 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H / P Karachiff (TT) 1859 C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H Karaghistan 1957 J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields D / H / P Karagola 1917 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H / P Karaj 1950 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H Karamea 1899 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Karapara 1915 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H / P Karatoya 1951 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H Karikal 1868 Readhead, Softley & Co, South Shields D / H Karkunan 1950 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H Karl Mitchell 1862 C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H Karl Schurz 1912 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend D / H / P Karnak 1888 Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay D / H Karoa 1915 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H / P Karonga 1907 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H / P Karpat 1912 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H / P Karrakatta 1891 Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Elswick D / H / P Karroo 1913 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Kasalong 1951 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H Kasbek 1888 Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H / P Kasenga 1907 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H / P Kashima 1906 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Elswick D / H / P Kassa 1902 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H / P Kate 1845 John Coutts, Low Walker D / H Kate 1848 Thomas Seymour, Walker D / H Kate (TT) 1862 North Shields (unspecified builder) D / H Kate 1863 A Leslie, Hebburn D / H / P Kate 1871 Cole Brothers, Willington Quay D / H Kate B Jones 1887 Schlesinger, Davis & Co, Wallsend D / H / P Kate Forster 1879 Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay D / H Kate Thomas 1884 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Kate Thompson 1894 Edwards Brothers, Howdon D / H Katherine 1869 E Lindsay, St Lawrence D / H Kathleen 1907 R Stephenson & Co, Hebburn D / H Katie 1884 Hawks, Crawshay & Sons, Gateshead D Katoomba 1891 Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Elswick D / H / P Katsina Palm 1957 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H / P Katuna 1907 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H / P Kawaikih 1946 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H Kayeson 1929 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H Kayeson 1961 Hawthorn, Leslie (Ship Builders) Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Kazan 1900 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H / P Kazbek 1896 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Kediri 1877 C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H Keel Row 1894 Anderson, Laverick & Co, St Lawrence D / H / P Keera 1851 T Toward, St Peter's, Newcastle D / H Kelani 1958 Clelands Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Willington Quay D / H Keldine Lass 1987 Engine & Gearbox Exchange Ltd, Dunston D / H / P Kelet 1904 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H / P Kelly 1939 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Kelmscott 1943 J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields D / H / P Kelvinhead 1905 Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay D / H Kem 1876 A Leslie, Hebburn D / H Kenmare 1895 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H / P Kenn 1910 JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields D / H Kennersley Castle 1811 William Smoult Temple, Jarrow D / H Kensington 1855 William Cunningham, St Lawrence D / H Kensington 1878 C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H Kent 1798 Edward Mosley & Co, Howdon Kent 1835 J Dowey, North Shields D / H Kent (TT) 1861 South Shields (unspecified builder) D / H / P Kent 1899 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Kent 1918 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H / P Kenton 1927 Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay D / H Kenweld 1952 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay Kepler 1863 A Leslie, Hebburn D / H Keret 1910 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H Kerry Range 1916 Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon D / H / P Kestrel 1839 T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields D / H Kestrel 1839 T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields D / H Kestrel 1868 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Keta 1965 Vickers Ltd, High Walker D / H / P Keynes 1915 Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay D / H / P Keyport 1909 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H / P Keystorm 1910 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H / P Keyweld 1952 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay Keywest 1909 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend D / H / P Khalif 1881 C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H Khalif 1898 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Khandalla 1923 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H / P Kharg 1980 Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd D / H / P Khartoum 1939 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend D / H / P Khedive 1899 Smith's Dock Co, North Shields D / H / P Kherson 1896 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Khodoung 1900 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H / P Khowai 1951 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H Khuzistan 1955 J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields D / H / P Kidderpore 1920 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend D / H Kielder Castle 1868 Schlesinger, Davis & Co, Wallsend D / H Kielder Castle 1900 Clelands Graving Dock & Slipway Co, Willington Quay D / H Kildin 1908 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H / P Killarney 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H Killingworth 1855 C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H / P Killurin 1946 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H Kilmore 1890 Edwards Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon D / H Kilsyth 1892 Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay D / H Kilye 1940 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H Kim 1913 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H / P Kim 1930 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H / P Kimberley (TT) 1881 Hepple & Co, North Shields D / H / P Kimberley 1900 WP Huntley, Hebburn Quay D / H / P Kina 1911 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H / P Kincora 1895 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H Kindrence 1976 Clelands Shipbuilders Ltd, Willington Quay D / H / P King (TT) 1904 Hepple & Co Ltd, South Shields D / H / P King Arthur 1905 R Stephenson & Co, Hebburn D / H King Bleddyn 1905 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H / P King Coal 1871 T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields D / H King Edward 1902 Smith's Dock Co, North Shields D / H King Edward 1904 Lambie Bros, Wallsend D / H King Edward 1906 R Stephenson & Co, Hebburn D / H / P King Edward VII (TT) 1901 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H / P King Fisher (TT) 1868 Readhead, Softley & Co, South Shields D / H King George V 1940 Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, High Walker D / H / P King Howel 1906 R Stephenson & Co, Hebburn D / H / P King Idwal 1906 J Readhead & Sons, South Shields D / H King Leopold 1872 T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields D / H King Malcolm 1906 R Stephenson & Co, Hebburn D / H King Richard 1875 J Readhead & Co, Lawe Yard, South Shields D / H Kingdoc 1927 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend D / H / P Kingfisher (TT) 1904 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H / P Kingfisher 1980 Robsons Boats, South Shields D / H / P Kingmoor 1872 T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields D / H King's Cross 1882 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Kingsgate 1949 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H / P Kingsley 1881 T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields D / H / P Kingstonian 1901 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Kingstonian 1945 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay Kingswear 1909 Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay D / H / P Kingswood 1929 Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon D / H / P Kinross 1911 Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon D / H Kinsman 1901 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H Kioto 1910 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend D / H / P Kirkland 1908 Smith's Dock Co, North Shields D / H / P Kirkwood 1930 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H Kirnwood 1928 J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields D / H / P Kirriemoor 1897 J Readhead & Sons, South Shields D / H / P Kirriemoor 1960 Hawthorn, Leslie (Ship Builders) Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Kirsten 1947 J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields D / H / P Kistna 1924 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H / P Kite 1793 Edward Mosley, Howdon Kite 1837 T & W Smith, St Peter's, Newcastle D / H Kite 1844 T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields D / H Kitten 1856 Gateshead (unspecified builder) D / H Kittiwake 1906 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H Kittiwake 1919 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H / P Kitty (TT) 1882 T & W Toward, St Lawrence D / H Kitty 1891 Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay D / H Kitty Taylor 1929 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Willington Quay D / H / P Kiushiu Maru 1887 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H Klyde 1882 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H Knapton Hall 1870 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Knarwater 1883 Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H / P Kniaz Pojarsky 1916 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend D / H / P Knight Bachelor 1868 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H / P Knight Commander 1890 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Knight Companion 1888 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Knight Companion 1900 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H Knight Errant 1885 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Knight of Malta 1929 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H / P Knight of St George 1890 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Knight of St John 1885 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Knight Templar (TT) 1875 CW Dodgin & Co, Low Lights, North Shields D / H Knight Templar 1889 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Knowl Grove 1909 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H / P Knowsley Hall 1903 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H / P Knutsford 1888 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H Knutsford 1903 R Stephenson & Co, Hebburn D / H / P Kobodak 1950 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H Kocha 1950 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H Koh-I-Noor 1852 Gaddy & Lamb, Tyne Main, Gateshead D / H / P Kohistan 1930 J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields D / H / P Kohistan 1960 J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields D / H / P Kola 1896 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H / P Kola 1924 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H Kolgooef 1915 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H Kolozsvar 1902 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H / P Kolpino 1889 R Stephenson & Co, Hebburn D / H Komata 1907 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H / P Konetzky 1880 C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H Kong Carl 1868 C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H / P Kong Haakon 1849 TD Marshall, South Shields Kong Inge 1890 Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay D / H Kong Trygve 1890 Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay D / H Kongsee 1878 C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H Koningin Elisabeth 1925 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend D / H / P Kopalnia Gottwald 1980 Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd D / H / P Kopchik 1868 A Leslie, Hebburn D / H Koranna 1905 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H / P Korle Lagoon 1964 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H / P Korniloff 1869 A Leslie, Hebburn D / H Korshoon 1868 A Leslie, Hebburn D / H Kosma Minin 1916 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H / P Kostroma 1888 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Kotka 1884 HS Edwards & Sons, Howdon D / H / P Koursk 1911 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend D / H Kpeshie 1962 T Mitchison, Friar's Goose, Gateshead Transferred Krasnoyarsk 1915 Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon D / H Krechett 1868 A Leslie, Hebburn D / H Kriemhild 1889 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H / P Krikoon 1858 C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H Kronstad 1911 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H / P Kronstadt 1858 C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H Krooman (TT) 1905 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H / P Krutikoff (TT) 1875 C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker Krutikoff (TT) 1875 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend Kumar 1950 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H Kumara 1899 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H / P Kuno 1900 Smith's Dock Co, North Shields D / H Kura 1889 Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Low Walker D / H Kuroki 1909 Smith's Dock Co, North Shields D / H / P Kurrachee 1894 Edwards Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon D / H Kurumba 1916 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend D / H / P Kut Sang 1905 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H Kutsang 1922 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend D / H / P Kwong Sang 1902 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H Kyle 1913 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H / P Kylebank 1961 Clelands Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Willington Quay D / H / P Kylemoor 1896 J Readhead & Sons, South Shields D / H Kynance 1873 J Softley & Co, South Shields D / H Kyra Lynn 1976 Swan Hunter & Tyne 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