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: John Summers, South Shore, Gateshead (1787 - 1803)
John Summers built 19 ships at Hillgate betwwen 1787 & 1803. The yard was a victim of the dramatic trade slump of 1802 to 1804.
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| Yd No | Year | Ship Name | D / H / P |
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| | 1787 | Mentor | |
| | 1787 | Vigilant | |
| | 1788 | Mount Stewart | |
| | 1789 | Free Briton | |
| | 1789 | James & Margaret | D / H |
| | 1791 | Queenhithe | |
| | 1792 | Swift | |
| | 1793 | Henson | |
| | 1794 | Guardian | |
| | 1795 | Milburn | |
| | 1796 | Belisarius | |
| | 1798 | Cornwallis | |
| | 1798 | New Greenwich | |
| | 1799 | Meanwell | |
| | 1800 | Shincliffe | |
| | 1801 | Alpha | |
| | 1802 | Merchant Packet | D / H |
| | 1803 | Susanna | |
| | 1803 | Union Packet | D / H |
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