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				Ship Name		 	Year	 	Builder	 	D / H / P	 				W 1		 	1915	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Elswick	 	D / H	 				W 2		 	1915	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Elswick	 	D / H	 				W 3		 	1916	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Elswick	 	D / H / P	 				W 4		 	1916	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Elswick	 	D / H / P	 				W D C Balls		 	1878	 	J Readhead & Co, Lawe Yard, South Shields	 	D / H	 				W D Cruddas		 	1895	 	Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay 	 	D / H	 		W D S	 (TT)	 	1892	 	Schlesinger, Davis & Co, Wallsend	 	D / H / P	 				W H Atkinson		 	1873	 	J Softley & Co, South Shields	 	D / H	 				W I Radcliffe		 	1886	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H / P	 				W J Taylor		 	1872	 	CW Dodgin & Co, Low Lights, North Shields	 	D / H	 				W S Lindsay		 	1852	 	Coutts & Parkinson, Willington Quay	 	D / H / P	 		W S Wright	 (TT)	 	1913	 	Hepple & Co Ltd, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Waago		 	1898	 	Edwards Brothers, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Waddon		 	1904	 	R Stephenson & Co, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 				Wadley		 	1909	 	WP Huntley, Hebburn Quay	 	D / H	 				Wagram		 	1906	 	Smith's Dock Co, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Wai Shing		 	1903	 	Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker	 	D / H	 				Waihemo		 	1919	 	Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon	 	D / H / P	 				Waihora		 	1907	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard	 	D / H / P	 				Waikawa		 	1919	 	Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon	 	D / H / P	 				Waimate		 	1896	 	R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 				Wainui		 	1930	 	R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 				Waipa		 	1875	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H / P	 				Waipahi		 	1925	 	Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon	 	D / H / P	 				Waipara		 	1904	 	R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 				Waipori		 	1938	 	R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 				Wairoa		 	1876	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H / P	 				Waitemata		 	1919	 	Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon	 	D / H / P	 				Wakanui		 	1899	 	R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 		Wakendam No 9	 (TT)	 	1877	 	Wouldhave & Johnson, North Shields 	 	D / H	 				Walker		 	1856	 	Bill Quay (unspecified builder)	 	D / H	 		Walker	 (TT)	 	1857	 	Walker (unspecified shipbuilder)	 	D / H	 				Walker		 	1862	 	J Rogerson, St Peter's, Newcastle 	 	D / H	 		Walker	 (TT)	 	1864	 	T Hepple & Son, Low Walker	 	D / H	 		Walker	 (TT)	 	1865	 	T Hepple & Son, Low Walker	 	D / H	 				Walker		 	1890	 	Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay	 	D / H	 				Walker Lass		 	1818	 	Walker (unspecified shipbuilder)	 	D / H	 		Wallace	 (TT)	 	1849	 	Johnathan Robson, Blackwall, Gateshead	 	D / H	 		Wallace	 (TT)	 	1856	 	A Woodhouse, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Wallaroo		 	1891	 	Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Elswick	 	D / H / P	 		Wallasey	 (TT)	 	1903	 	JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Wallington		 	1753	 	Headlam & Co, Gateshead	 		 				Walls End		 	1825	 	Michael Wilson, Wallsend Quay	 	D / H	 		Wallsend	 (TT)	 	1866	 	T Hepple & Son, Low Walker	 	D / H	 		Wallsend	 (TT)	 	1875	 	Lancelot Liddle, Willington Quay	 	D / H	 				Wallsend		 	1890	 	J Lindsay, St Anthony's	 		 				Wallsend		 	1893	 	Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay	 	D / H / P	 				Wallsend		 	1917	 	Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay	 	D / H	 		Walney	 (TT)	 	1904	 	JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Walrus		 	1903	 	Smith's Dock Co, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Walter		 	1903	 	WR Harrison & Son, Bill Quay	 	D / H	 				Walter Gervase		 	1912	 	JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Walter Thomas		 	1884	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H	 				Walvisch		 	1905	 	Smith's Dock Co, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Wanda		 	1928	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H / P	 				Wanderer		 	1839	 	C Henderson & Co, North Shields	 	D / H	 		Wanderer	 (TT)	 	1843	 	W Cooper, North Shields	 	D / H	 		Wanderer	 (TT)	 	1865	 	T Hepple & Son, Low Walker	 	D / H	 		Wanderer	 (TT)	 	1876	 	Softley Bros, North Shields	 	D / H	 		Wanderer	 (TT)	 	1884	 	JT Eltringham, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Wanderer		 	1915	 	C Rennoldson, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Wandle		 	1909	 	W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker	 	D / H	 				Wangard		 	1906	 	Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon	 	D / H	 				Wansbeck		 	1825	 	W Scott, North Shore, Newcastle	 		 		Wansbeck	 (TT)	 	1835	 	J Dowey, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Wansbeck		 	1857	 	Newcastle (unspecified builder)	 		 				Wansbeck		 	1861	 	J Rogerson, St Peter's, Newcastle 	 	D / H	 				Wansbeck		 	1889	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Willington Quay	 	D / H / P	 				War Anemone		 	1918	 	Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon	 	D / H / P	 				War Bahadur		 	1918	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				War Balloon		 	1918	 	Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay	 	D / H	 				War Beach		 	1918	 	Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay 	 	D / H	 				War Begum		 	1919	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 				War Bharata		 	1920	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H / P	 				War Bison		 	1918	 	R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 				War Buffalo		 	1918	 	Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon	 	D / H / P	 				War Capitol		 	1919	 	Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon	 	D / H / P	 				War Castle		 	1918	 	Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon	 	D / H / P	 				War Citadel		 	1918	 	Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon	 	D / H / P	 				War Climax		 	1918	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend	 	D / H / P	 				War Coast		 	1919	 	Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay 	 	D / H / P	 				War Combe		 	1918	 	Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay 	 	D / H / P	 				War Courage		 	1918	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				War Cove		 	1919	 	Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay 	 	D / H / P	 				War Daffodil		 	1917	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard	 	D / H / P	 				War Down		 	1918	 	Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay	 	D / H / P	 		War Eagle	 (TT)	 	1847	 	T Anderson, North Shields	 	D / H	 		War Eagle 	 (TT)	 	1857	 	North Shields (unspecified builder) 	 	D / H	 				War Glen		 	1918	 	W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker	 	D / H	 				War Grange		 	1917	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				War Jandoli		 	1919	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard	 	D / H / P	 				War Javelin		 	1918	 	Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay	 	D / H	 				War Kookri		 	1919	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard	 	D / H / P	 				War Krishna		 	1919	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard	 	D / H / P	 				War Maker		 	1918	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend	 	D / H	 				War Manor		 	1918	 	Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay 	 	D / H / P	 				War Mansion		 	1918	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				War Mehtar		 	1920	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				War Nawab		 	1919	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H / P	 				War Nizam		 	1918	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H	 				War Penguin		 	1918	 	W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker	 	D / H	 				War Pointer		 	1918	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				War Puma		 	1918	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend	 	D / H	 				War Quail		 	1918	 	Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon	 	D / H / P	 				War Rajah		 	1918	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend	 	D / H / P	 				War Rajput		 	1918	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				War Ranee		 	1918	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard	 	D / H / P	 				War Robin		 	1918	 	J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields (Admiralty)	 	D / H	 				War Rose		 	1917	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend	 	D / H / P	 				War Setter		 	1918	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				War Sparrow		 	1918	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 				War Sudra		 	1920	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 				War Summit		 	1919	 	Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay	 	D / H	 				War Swallow		 	1918	 	J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields (Admiralty)	 	D / H	 				War Tamar		 	1919	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend	 	D / H / P	 				Waraneen		 	1896	 	Edwards Brothers, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Warbler		 	1849	 	Thomas Wallis, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Warden		 	1929	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Willington Quay	 	D / H / P	 		Wards	 (TT)	 	1852	 	Johnathan Robson, Newcastle	 	D / H	 		Wards	 (TT)	 	1855	 	Johnathan Robson, Blackwall, Gateshead	 	D / H	 		Wards	 (TT)	 	1857	 	Johnathan Robson, Blackwall, Gateshead	 	D / H / P	 				Waren Packet		 	1840	 	Joseph Wrightson Wilkinson, St Anthonys	 	D / H	 				Warkworth		 	1872	 	Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker	 	D / H	 				Warkworth		 	1874	 	CS Swan & Co, Wallsend	 	D / H	 				Warkworth		 	1917	 	J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Warree		 	1873	 	CW Dodgin & Co, Low Lights, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Warren Hastings		 	1855	 	T & W Smith, St Peter's, Newcastle	 	D / H	 				Warri		 	1901	 	Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay 	 	D / H	 				Warrimoo		 	1892	 	CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend	 	D / H / P	 				Warrington		 	1886	 	CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend	 	D / H / P	 				Warrior		 	1801	 	Simon Temple, South Shields	 		 				Warrior		 	1855	 	Palmer Brothers & Co, Jarrow	 	D / H	 		Warrior	 (TT)	 	1862	 	JD Burdis, North Shields	 	D / H	 		Warrior	 (TT)	 	1863	 	Marshall Brothers, Willington Quay	 	D / H	 		Warrior	 (TT)	 	1866	 	South Shields (unspecified builder) 	 	D / H	 		Warrior	 (TT)	 	1871	 	Readhead, Softley & Co, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 		Warrior	 (TT)	 	1895	 	JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 		Warrior	 (TT)	 	1903	 	JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Wartburg		 	1900	 	Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				Warwick		 	1882	 	Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker	 	D / H	 				Warwick		 	1918	 	R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 		Washington	 (TT)	 	1868	 	DJ Stewart, North Shields 	 	D / H	 		Washington	 (TT)	 	1870	 	Readhead, Softley & Co, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 		Wasp	 (TT)	 	1870	 	T Hepple & Son, Low Walker	 	D / H	 				Wasp		 	1886	 	Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Elswick	 	D / H	 				Wastwater		 	1914	 	WP Huntley, Hebburn Quay	 	D	 				Watchful		 	1856	 	T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Water Boat		 	1905	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker	 		 		Water Lily 	 (TT)	 	1857	 	Hepple & Landells, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Water Nymph		 	1840	 	William Reay, Walker	 	D / H	 				Water Witch		 	1832	 	S Wood, South Shore, Gateshead	 	D / H	 		Water Witch	 (TT)	 	1840	 	D Bider, East Jarrow	 	D / H	 		Water Witch	 (TT)	 	1843	 	W Cooper, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Waterford		 	1912	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard	 	D / H	 				Waterhen		 	1918	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H / P	 				Waterland		 	1903	 	W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker	 	D / H / P	 				Waterloo		 	1815	 	Jarrow (unspecified builder)	 	D / H	 				Waterloo		 	1882	 	J Readhead & Co, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 		Waterman	 (TT)	 	1854	 	North Shields (unspecified builder) 	 	D / H / P	 				Waterston		 	1848	 	T Anderson, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Waterton		 	1928	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co, High Walker	 	D / H	 				Waterville		 	1891	 	J Readhead & Sons, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Wathfield		 	1905	 	J Readhead & Sons, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 		Wato	 (TT)	 	1904	 	JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 		Watt	 (TT)	 	1856	 	R & R Stobbs, Coble Dene, North Shields 	 	D / H	 				Wave		 	1840	 	Luke Blumer, South Shields	 	D / H	 		Wave of Life	 (TT)	 	1860	 	Hepple & Landells, North Shields	 	D / H	 		Wave of Life	 (TT)	 	1872	 	T Hepple & Son, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				Waveney		 	1904	 	R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 				Waverley		 	1854	 	Gaddy & Lamb, Tyne Main, Gateshead 	 	D / H	 				Waverley		 	1864	 	C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				Waverley		 	1894	 	Anderson, Laverick & Co, St Lawrence	 	D / H	 				Waverley		 	1897	 	Edwards Brothers, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Wawa		 	1925	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard	 	D / H	 				Wear		 	1864	 	A Woodhouse, South Shields	 		 				Wear		 	1905	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H / P	 				Wear Dredger		 	1881	 	Hawks, Crawshay & Sons, Gateshead	 	D / H	 				Wearbridge		 	1911	 	Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon	 	D / H	 		Wearmouth	 (TT)	 	1860	 	Hepple & Landells, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				Wearmouth		 	1975	 	Robsons Boat Builders Ltd, South Shields	 	P	 				Wearsider		 	1912	 	JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Wearsider		 	1915	 	C Rennoldson, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Wearwood		 	1930	 	Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon	 	D / H / P	 				Websters		 	1830	 	William Webster, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Wee Tottie		 	1845	 	WM Boutland, Bill Quay	 	D / H	 				Weehawken		 	1891	 	Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				Wega		 	1872	 	C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker	 	D / H	 				Weissenfels		 	1899	 	Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 		Welcome	 (TT)	 	1847	 	D Bider, East Jarrow	 	D / H	 				Welfare		 	1874	 	J Softley & Co, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Welfare		 	1903	 	Smith's Dock Co, North Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Wellesley		 	1870	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H	 				Wellfield		 	1924	 	Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay 	 	D / H / P	 				Wellington		 	1852	 	Gaddy & Lamb, Tyne Main, Gateshead 	 		 				Wellington		 	1855	 	Laing Bros, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Wellington		 	1883	 	Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 		Wellington	 (TT)	 	1884	 	Wouldhave & Johnson, North Shields 	 	D / H / P	 				Wellington Dock		 	1931	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend	 	D / H / P	 				Welsh Prince		 	1895	 	JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields	 	D / H	 		Welshman	 (TT)	 	1896	 	JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Welshman		 	1941	 	R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 				Wennington Hall		 	1889	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H / P	 				Wentworth		 	1865	 	T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Wenvoe		 	1871	 	Schlesinger, Davis & Co, Wallsend	 	D / H	 				Werfa		 	1883	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Willington Quay	 	D / H / P	 				Weser		 	1858	 	Palmer Brothers & Co, Jarrow	 	D / H	 				Wessex		 	1918	 	R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 		West Dock 	 (TT)	 	1849	 	North Shields (unspecified builder) 	 	D / H / P	 				West Dock		 	1893	 	Brigham & Cowan, South Shields	 	D / H	 				West Indian		 	1810	 	Simon Temple, Jarrow	 		 				West Point		 	1899	 	R Stephenson & Co, Hebburn	 	D / H	 				West Stanley		 	1872	 	C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker	 	D / H	 				West Wales		 	1925	 	W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker	 	D / H / P	 				Westdale		 	1911	 	JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Westenhope		 	1870	 	Readhead, Softley & Co, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Westerdale		 	1922	 	JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Western		 	1861	 	C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker	 	D / H	 				Western Valleys		 	1919	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				Westhall		 	1889	 	R Stephenson & Co, Hebburn	 	D / H	 				Westmeath		 	1893	 	CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend	 	D / H / P	 				Westmeath		 	1895	 	CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend	 	D / H	 				Westminster		 	1878	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H	 				Westminster		 	1905	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend	 	D / H / P	 				Westminster		 	1994	 	Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd	 	D / H / P	 				Westmoor		 	1900	 	J Readhead & Sons, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Westmoor		 	1911	 	J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Westmount		 	1903	 	CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend	 	D / H / P	 				Westoe		 	1872	 	Readhead, Softley & Co, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Westoe Hall		 	1914	 	J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Weston		 	1875	 	JT Eltringham, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Westville		 	1913	 	J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Westward Ho		 	1890	 	JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Westward Ho		 	1897	 	Edwards Brothers, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Wetherall		 	1880	 	Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay 	 	D / H	 		Wexford	 (TT)	 	1888	 	JT Eltringham, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Weymouth		 	1903	 	Smith's Dock Co, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Weymouth		 	1911	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Elswick	 	D / H / P	 				Whakatane		 	1900	 	R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 				Whampoa		 	1874	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H / P	 				Wharfe		 	1890	 	W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker	 	D / H / P	 				Wharfinger		 	1892	 	Anderson, Laverick & Co, St Lawrence	 	D / H	 				Wheatfield		 	1879	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H	 				Wheatfield		 	1909	 	JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Wheelsman		 	1967	 	Clelands Shipbuilders Ltd, Willington Quay 	 	D / H / P	 				Whelp		 	1944	 	R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 				Whickham		 	1876	 	Cole Brothers, Willington Quay	 	D / H / P	 				Whimbrel		 	1907	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard	 	D / H	 				Whinfield		 	1883	 	Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay 	 	D / H	 				Whinfield		 	1917	 	Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay 	 	D / H / P	 				Whirlwind		 	1918	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend	 	D / H / P	 				Whirlwind		 	1944	 	R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 				Whitburn		 	1872	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H	 		Whitburn	 (TT)	 	1905	 	JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				White Crest		 	1928	 	W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker	 	D / H / P	 				Whitefield		 	1891	 	J Readhead & Sons, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Whitehall		 	1919	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend	 	D / H / P	 				Whitehead		 		 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend	 	Cancelled	 				Whitemantle		 	1920	 	Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay	 	D / H / P	 				Whitgift		 	1901	 	Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon	 	D / H	 				Whiting		 	1897	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Willington Quay	 	D / H / P	 				Whitley		 	1826	 	Rennison & Sharpe, Heworth Shore	 	D / H	 				Whitley		 	1873	 	E Lindsay, St Lawrence	 		 				Whitley		 	1875	 	CS Swan & Co, Wallsend	 	D / H	 				Whitley Park		 	1855	 	Palmer Brothers & Co, Jarrow	 	D / H	 				Whitshed		 	1919	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend	 	D / H / P	 				Whittington		 	1872	 	JT Eltringham, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Whitwood		 	1872	 	Henry Penman, Whitehill Point	 	D / H	 		Wiborg	 (TT)	 	1839	 	A Woodhouse, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Wick Bay		 	1884	 	A Leslie, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 				Widdrington		 	1872	 	T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Widdrington		 	1879	 	A Leslie, Hebburn	 	D / H	 				Widgeon		 	1869	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H	 				Widgeon		 	1876	 	C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker	 	D / H	 				Wigeon		 	1839	 	W Smith et al, Limekilns Shore, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Wiken		 	1872	 	E Lindsay, St Lawrence	 	D / H	 		Wilberforce	 (TT)	 	1846	 	A Bell, North Shields	 	D / H	 		Wilberforce	 (TT)	 	1863	 	T Hepple & Son, Low Walker	 	D / H	 		Wilberforce	 (TT)	 	1865	 	T Hepple & Son, Low Walker	 	D / H	 				Wilberforce		 	1882	 	J Readhead & Co, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Wilcannia		 	1888	 	Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 		Wild Rose	 (TT)	 	1874	 	R & R Stobbs, Coble Dene, North Shields 	 	D / H / P	 				Wild Rose		 	1902	 	JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Wild Swan		 	1919	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend	 	D / H / P	 				Wildenfels		 	1901	 	Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				Wileysike		 	1888	 	Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay 	 	D / H / P	 				Wilhelm Jebsen		 	1953	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard	 	D / H / P	 				Wilks		 	1969	 	Clelands Shipbuilders Ltd, Willington Quay 	 	D / H / P	 				Will o' the Wisp		 	1854	 	C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker	 	D / H	 				Willaston		 	1914	 	W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker	 	D / H / P	 				Willesden		 	1905	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				William		 	1779	 	Lockwood Brodrick, South Shields	 	D / H	 				William		 	1787	 	William Rowe, St Peter's, Newcastle	 		 				William		 	1795	 	Thomas Hearn, North Shields	 		 				William		 	1798	 	Thomas Hearn, North Shields	 		 				William		 	1800	 	R & J Bulmer, South Shields	 		 				William		 	1800	 	Thomas Walmsley, North Shields	 	D / H	 				William		 	1801	 	William Carse, Newcastle	 		 				William		 	1817	 	Garthun Wall, North Shields	 		 				William		 	1823	 	George Huntley, Heworth Shore, Gateshead	 	D / H	 				William		 	1825	 	Michael Wilson, Wallsend Quay	 	D / H	 				William		 	1840	 	Thompson Smith, Willington Quay	 	D / H	 		William	 (TT)	 	1842	 	Gateshead (unspecified builder)	 	D / H	 				William		 	1846	 	William Bowlt, Gateshead 	 		 		William	 (TT)	 	1865	 	R & R Stobbs, Coble Dene, North Shields 	 	D / H / P	 				William		 	1876	 	C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker	 	D / H	 				William & Ann		 	1812	 	Garthun Wall, North Shields	 		 				William & Ann		 	1837	 	Thomas Metcalfe & Son, South Shields	 	D / H	 				William & Elizabeth		 	1790	 	Edward Mosley, Howdon	 	D / H	 				William & George		 	1867	 	E Lindsay, St Lawrence	 		 				William & Jane		 	1863	 	Bell's Close, Lemington (unspecified)	 	D / H	 		William and John	 (TT)	 	1842	 	W Cooper & J Gardner, North Shields	 	D / H	 		William and John 	 (TT)	 	1855	 	North Shields (unspecified builder) 	 	D / H / P	 				William & John		 	1872	 	E Lindsay, St Lawrence	 		 				William & Joseph		 	1837	 	Thomas Metcalf & Son, South Shields	 	D / H	 				William & Mary		 	1801	 	Henry Wright, Newcastle	 	D / H	 		William and Mary	 (TT)	 	1843	 	D Bider, East Jarrow	 	D / H	 		William and Mary 	 (TT)	 	1855	 	North Shields (unspecified builder) 	 	D / H	 				William & Sarah		 	1835	 	Thomas Metcalfe & Son, South Shields	 	D / H	 				William and Thomas		 	1852	 	WM Boutland, Newcastle	 	D / H	 				William Balls		 	1883	 	J Readhead & Co, South Shields	 	D / H	 				William Balls		 	1894	 	J Readhead & Sons, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				William Banks		 	1869	 	C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker	 	D / H	 				William Barker		 	1836	 	A & R Hopper, North Shore, Newcastle	 	D / H	 				William Barras		 	1834	 	Thomas Forsyth, South Shields	 	D	 				William Beeton		 	1917	 	C Rennoldson, South Shields	 	D / H	 				William Burkitt		 	1878	 	A Leslie, Hebburn	 	D / H	 				William Burton		 	1831	 	Charles Smith & Sons, Howdon	 	D / H	 				William Carberry		 	1919	 	Hepples (1919 Ltd, South Shields	 	D / H	 		William Cargill	 (TT)	 	1851	 	John Elliott, St Lawrence, Newcastle 	 	D / H	 				William Cash		 	1929	 	R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 		William Charles	 (TT)	 	1852	 	J Dowey, North Shields	 	D / H	 				William Clowes		 	1851	 	Thomas Seymour, Walker	 	D / H	 				William Cory		 	1857	 	C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker	 	D / H	 				William Crow		 	1841	 	WM Boutland, Bill Quay	 	D / H	 				William Dickinson		 	1879	 	C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker	 	D / H	 		William Dodds	 (TT)	 	1885	 	JR Maxwell, South Shields	 	D / H	 				William Downes		 	1917	 	C Rennoldson, South Shields	 	D / H	 				William Engels		 	1876	 	C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 		William Fallows	 (TT)	 	1889	 	Hepple & Co, North Shields	 	D / H / P	 		William Fenwick	 (TT)	 	1871	 	R & R Stobbs, Coble Dene, North Shields 	 	D / H	 		William Findley	 (TT)	 	1884	 	Wouldhave & Johnson, North Shields 	 	D / H / P	 				William Flemming		 	1918	 	Hepple & Co Ltd, South Shields	 	D / H	 		William Gray	 (TT)	 	1887	 	JT Eltringham, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 		William Gray	 (TT)	 	1911	 	JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				William Griffith		 	1853	 	Gaddy & Lamb, Tyne Main, Gateshead 	 	D / H	 				William Griffiths		 	1877	 	Schlesinger, Davis & Co, Wallsend	 	D / H	 		William Gunston 	 (TT)	 	1837	 	W Forster, Gateshead	 	D / H	 		William Hall 	 (TT)	 	1860	 	JD Burdis, North Shields	 	D / H	 				William Hartmann		 	1880	 	Schlesinger, Davis & Co, Wallsend	 	D / H	 				William Hunter		 	1865	 	Palmer Brothers & Co, Willington Quay	 	D / H	 				William Hutt		 	1853	 	Palmer Brothers & Co, Jarrow	 	D / H	 				William Hyde		 	1841	 	George Shotton, Bill Quay	 	D / H	 				William J Taylor		 	1879	 	Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 		William Jolliffe	 (TT)	 	1885	 	J Readhead & Co, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 		William Jolliffe	 (TT)	 	1885	 	J Readhead & Co, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 		William Lamey	 (TT)	 	1959	 	T Mitchison, Friar's Goose, Gateshead	 	D / H / P	 				William Leek		 	1918	 	JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				William Loft		 	1920	 	C Rennoldson, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 		William Osten	 (TT)	 	1889	 	Hepple & Co, North Shields	 	D / H	 				William Pitt		 	1804	 	Simon Temple, South Shields	 		 				William Preston		 	1841	 	Luke Blumer, South Shields	 	D / H	 				William Purdy		 	1914	 	JT Eltringham & Co, Willington Quay	 	D / H	 				William Reed		 	1832	 	Thomas Metcalfe, South Shields	 	D / H	 		William Scott 	 (TT)	 	1863	 	North Shields (unspecified builder) 	 	D / H	 		William Scott	 (TT)	 	1868	 	Brodie & Maxwell, Coble Dene, North Shields	 	D / H	 		William Stephenson	 (TT)	 	1895	 	JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				William Storrs		 	1893	 	Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay 	 	D / H / P	 				William the Conqueror		 	1853	 	Thomas Young & Son, South Shields	 	D / H	 				William the Fourth		 	1831	 	S Wood, Gateshead	 	D / H	 				William Thorp		 	1845	 	WM Boutland, Bill Quay	 		 		William Wallace	 (TT)	 	1848	 	JR Curry, North Shields	 	D / H	 				William Wallis		 	1832	 	James Edwards, South Shields	 	D / H	 				William Wallis		 	1842	 	Thomas Wallis, South Shields	 		 		William Wouldhave	 (TT)	 	1884	 	Wouldhave & Johnson, North Shields 	 	D / H / P	 				Williams		 	1854	 	Gaddy & Lamb, Tyne Main, Gateshead 	 		 				Williams		 	1857	 	E Lindsay, St Lawrence	 	D / H	 				Willie		 	1873	 	Readhead, Softley & Co, South Shields	 	D / H	 		Willing Mind	 (TT)	 	1855	 	Shields (unspecified builder)	 	D / H	 		Willington	 (TT)	 	1856	 	T Adamson & Sons, Willington Quay	 	D / H	 				Willington		 	1864	 	Adamson & Pringle, Willington Quay	 	D / H	 				Willingtonia		 	1918	 	Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay 	 	D / H	 				Willkommen		 	1887	 	Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				Willoughby		 		 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend	 	Cancelled	 				Willyama		 	1897	 	W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker	 	D / H / P	 				Wilson		 	1812	 	Wright & Harle, South Shields	 		 				Wiltshire		 	1968	 	Hawthorn, Leslie (Ship Builders) Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 				Wimbrown One		 	1965	 	Clelands Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Willington Quay 	 	D / H / P	 				Wimbrown Three		 	1966	 	Clelands Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Willington Quay 	 	D / H / P	 				Winchester		 	1791	 	Edward Mosley, Howdon	 		 				Winchester		 	1883	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H	 				Wincomblee		 	1920	 	Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				Windermere		 	1899	 	WP Huntley, Hebburn Quay	 	D / H	 				Windsor		 	1793	 	Edward Mosley, North Shields	 		 				Windsor Castle		 	1836	 	James Edwards, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Windsor Lion		 	1975	 	Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd	 	D / H / P	 				Windsorwood		 	1936	 	R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn	 	D / H / P	 				Wingates		 	1878	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H	 				Winifred		 	1885	 	Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Low Walker	 	D / H	 				Winifred		 	1894	 	JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Winona		 	1906	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend	 	D / H / P	 				Winter		 		 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend	 	Cancelled	 				Winton		 	1880	 	A Leslie, Hebburn	 	D / H	 				Wisconsin		 	1870	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H	 				Witton Castle		 	1833	 	Shields (unspecified builder)	 	D / H	 				Wizard		 	1861	 	T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields	 	D / H	 		Wizard	 (TT)	 	1861	 	South Shields (unspecified builder) 	 	D / H	 				Wolseley		 	1903	 	JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields	 	D / H	 		Wonder	 (TT)	 	1848	 	George Brown, St Peter's	 	D / H	 		Wonder	 (TT)	 	1854	 	TD Marshall, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 		Wonder	 (TT)	 	1857	 	TD Marshall, South Shields	 	D / H	 		Wonder	 (TT)	 	1867	 	T Hepple & Son, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 		Wonga	 (TT)	 	1875	 	JR Maxwell, South Shields 	 	D / H	 				Woniora		 	1863	 	Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker	 	D / H	 				Woodbine		 	1843	 	George Shotton, Bill Quay	 	D / H	 				Woodbine		 	1881	 	E Lindsay, St Lawrence	 	D / H	 				Woodbridge Haven		 	1945	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard	 	D / H / P	 				Woodburn		 	1865	 	A Leslie, Hebburn	 	D / H	 				Woodburn		 	1874	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H	 				Woodcock		 	1856	 	T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Woodcote		 	1855	 	W Marshall & Son, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Woodfield		 	1917	 	Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howdon	 	D / H / P	 				Woodhorn		 	1879	 	CS Swan & Co, Wallsend	 	D / H	 				Woodlark		 	1808	 	William Rowe, St Peter's, Newcastle	 	D / H	 				Woodman		 	1832	 	William Reay, Walker	 	D / H	 				Woodpecker		 	1816	 	William Smith & Co, Newcastle	 		 				Woodside		 	1854	 	Gaddy & Lamb, Tyne Main, Gateshead 	 	D / H	 				Woodville		 	1892	 	J Readhead & Sons, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Woolgar		 	1914	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard	 	D / H / P	 				Woolloomooloo		 	1891	 	Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker	 	D / H / P	 				Woolsington		 	1834	 	Robert Thompson, Jarrow	 	D / H	 				Woolsington		 	1872	 	Coulson, Cooke & Co, St Peters	 	D / H	 				Woolsington		 	1872	 	C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker	 	D / H	 		Woonda	 (TT)	 	1915	 	JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 		Wooree	 (TT)	 	1958	 	T Mitchison, Friar's Goose, Gateshead	 	D / H / P	 				Woosung		 	1873	 	C Mitchell & Co, Low Walker	 	D / H	 				World Enterprise		 	1953	 	Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, High Walker	 	D / H / P	 				World Harmony		 	1954	 	Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, High Walker	 	D / H / P	 				World Unicorn		 	1974	 	Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd	 	D / H / P	 				Worms		 	1907	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard	 	D / H / P	 				Worsley Hall		 	1886	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H / P	 		Wrangler	 (TT)	 	1874	 	J Jackson, South Shields 	 	D / H	 				Wrecker		 	1865	 	Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, St Peter's	 	D / H	 				Wren		 	1897	 	Edwards Brothers, North Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Wrestler		 	1918	 	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend	 	D / H / P	 				Wright		 	1794	 	Thomas Hearn, North Shields	 		 				Wrights		 	1849	 	Thomas Hills & Robert Fulton, Newcastle	 	D / H	 				Wryneck		 	1918	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H / P	 				Wycliffe		 	1874	 	Schlesinger, Davis & Co, Wallsend	 	D / H	 				Wydale		 	1881	 	J Readhead & Co, South Shields	 	D / H	 				Wylam		 	1895	 	WP Huntley, Hebburn Quay	 	D / H	 				Wylo		 	1883	 	J Readhead & Co, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Wyndcliffe		 	1878	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H	 				Wynnstay		 	1884	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H	 				Wynyard		 	1870	 	T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields	 	D / H	 		Wyola	 (TT)	 	1912	 	JT Eltringham & Co Ltd, South Shields	 	D / H / P	 				Wyoming		 	1870	 	Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow	 	D / H / P	 				Wyre		 	1900	 	Smith's Dock Co, North Shields	 	D / H	 				Wyvern		 	1865	 	Palmer Brothers & Co, Willington Quay	 	D / H	 ----------------------------- ------ ------------------------------------------------------------- ----------