TYNE BUILT SHIPS
A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built
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Shipbuilder: William Rowe, St Peter's, Newcastle (1756 - 1810)
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There was an operational shipyard at St Peter’s by the 1750s, owned and run by William Rowe.
In 1804, 61 shipwrights (including 34 apprentices) worked at the yard and in that year, the largest graving dock on the Tyne was constructed there, capable of holding vessels with a draught of 12 feet.
During the Napoleonic Wars, 12 vessels were constructed at the yard for the Admiralty.
In 1810, the St Peter’s yard was sold to the Smiths.
The following ships were built at William Rowe's St Peter's yard. |
| Yd No | Year | Ship Name | D / H / P |
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| | 1786 | Hercules | |
| | 1787 | Mary Ann | |
| | 1787 | Venus | |
| | 1787 | William | |
| | 1788 | Oriana | D / H |
| | 1788 | Prince William | |
| | 1789 | Bellisarius | |
| | 1789 | Emerald | |
| | 1789 | Phillis | |
| | 1789 | Rambler | |
| | 1790 | Ariadne | D / H |
| | 1790 | Calypso | |
| | 1790 | Mediterranean Packet | |
| | 1791 | Cassandra | |
| | 1791 | Three Brothers | |
| | 1791 | Young William | |
| | 1792 | Brancher | |
| | 1792 | Rebecca | |
| | 1793 | Fame | |
| | 1793 | Royal George | |
| | 1794 | Crown | |
| | 1794 | Resource | |
| | 1795 | Caroline | |
| | 1797 | Brilliant | |
| | 1797 | Hector | |
| | 1797 | Zephyr | |
| | 1798 | Alfred | |
| | 1798 | Young William | |
| | 1799 | Auspicious | D / H |
| | 1799 | Britannia | |
| | 1799 | Priscilla Elizabeth | |
| | 1800 | Ambrosia | |
| | 1800 | Atlas | |
| | 1800 | Betsy | D / H |
| | 1800 | Deleval | D / H |
| | 1800 | Percy | |
| | 1801 | Ariel | |
| | 1801 | City of London | |
| | 1801 | Lark | |
| | 1801 | Union | |
| | 1802 | Ford | |
| | 1802 | Forty Second | |
| | 1802 | Industry | |
| | 1802 | Rigby | |
| | 1803 | Gainsbrough Packet | |
| | 1803 | Jason | |
| | 1804 | Acute | D / H |
| | 1804 | Bouncer | D / H |
| | 1805 | Starling | D / H |
| | 1805 | Strenuous | D / H |
| | 1806 | Alacrity | D / H / P |
| | 1806 | Emulous | D / H |
| | 1806 | Jackdaw | D / H |
| | 1806 | Magpie | D / H |
| | 1806 | Skylark | D / H |
| | 1808 | Bucephalus | D / H |
| | 1808 | Shearwater | D / H |
| | 1808 | Woodlark | D / H |
| | 1809 | Fortitude | D / H |
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