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: Coulson, Cooke & Co, St Peters (1872 - 1873)
Shipbuilder: Coulson, Cooke & Co, Wallsend (1874 - 1874)
Shipbuilder: John Coulson & Co, Wallsend (1876 - 1876)
Shipbuilder: CS Swan & Co, Wallsend (1874 -1879)
Shipbuilder: CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend (1879 - 1895)
Shipbuilder: CS Swan & Hunter Ltd, Wallsend (1896 - 1903)
Top: The West Yard. Bottom: The East Yard. Both photos taken about 1900, copyright of the Municipal Archives of Trondheim
In 1871 Charles Mitchell was looking for additional capacity so he acquired a small site at St Peter's (further up-river towards Newcastle from his existing shipyard) where two of his associates began building ships under the style of Coulson, Cooke & Company.
In 1873 this firm moved to a larger and more suitable site, some 6.5 acres in area, at the river-front of Wallsend and bordering the shipyard of Schlesinger, Davis & Company which had been opened in Wallsend Parish in 1863.
About a year later however, in 1874, the firm ran into financial difficulties and it became necessary for Mitchell to take over the Wallsend shipyard. This he entrusted to the management of his brother-in-law, Charles Sheridan Swan, who continued the work of the firm through mixed fortune until his untimely, accidental death in 1879. He was returning from the continent after a business trip when he fell from the bows of a paddle steamer and was struck and killed by one of the paddles. It was about this time however, that George Burton Hunter, a young Wearside shipbuilder who had earned a reputation on the North East Coast, had dissolved his partnership with a Mr SP Austin and entered into negotiations with Charles Mitchell and H F Swan. The outcome of this was a new partnership with Charles Swan's widow in the style of C S Swan & Hunter, with Hunter as managing director. |
Yd No | Year | Ship Name | D / H / P |
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7 | 1874 | Count d'Aspremont | D / H / P |
8 | 1874 | Active | D / H |
10 | 1874 | Grasmere | D / H |
11 | 1874 | Conquest | D / H |
12 | 1874 | Warkworth | D / H |
13 | 1874 | Colstrup | D / H / P |
14 | 1875 | Whitley | D / H |
1876 | Trio | D / H | |
15 | 1875 | Krutikoff (TT) | |
16 | 1875 | Stelvio | D / H |
17 | 1875 | Vladeimer (TT) | |
18 | 1875 | Sogn | D / H / P |
19 | 1875 | Goloubka (TT) | |
20 | 1875 | Holmrook | D / H |
21 | 1875 | Monte Moro | D / H |
22 | 1875 | Active (TT) | D / H / P |
23 | 1876 | Bernina | D / H |
24 | 1876 | Ossian | D / H |
25 | 1877 | Albula | D / H |
26 | 1877 | Fernwood | D / H |
27 | 1877 | Unnamed barge | D / H |
28 | 1877 | Unnamed barge | D / H |
29 | 1877 | Unnamed barge | D / H |
30 | 1877 | Cervin | D / H |
31 | 1877 | Shadwan | D / H |
32 | 1877 | Indus | D / H |
33 | 1878 | Bothal | D / H |
34 | 1878 | Humbert | D / H |
35 | 1878 | Henry Fisher | D / H |
36 | 1878 | Gustav Bitter | D / H |
37 | 1878 | Derwentwater | D / H |
38 | 1878 | Lord Nelson | D / H |
39 | 1878 | Topaze | D / H |
40 | 1879 | Roscommon | D / H |
41 | 1879 | Amoor | D / H |
42 | 1879 | Woodhorn | D / H |
43 | 1879 | Princess of Wales | D / H |
44 | 1879 | Leo | D / H |
45 | 1880 | Edmonton | D / H |
46 | 1880 | Storm Queen | D / H |
47 | 1880 | Brinkburn | D / H |
48 | 1880 | Finsbury | D / H |
49 | 1880 | Teddington | D / H |
50 | 1880 | Annie | D / H |
51 | 1881 | Saxon Prince | D / H |
52 | 1881 | Gironde | D / H |
53 | 1881 | Darlington | D / H |
54 | 1882 | Dordogne | D / H |
55 | 1881 | Broomhaugh | D / H |
56 | 1881 | Cilurnum | D / H |
57 | 1881 | Schaldis | D / H |
58 | 1881 | Brunette | D / H |
59 | 1882 | Antverpia | D / H / P |
60 | 1882 | City of Newcastle | D / H |
61 | 1882 | Lamport | D / H |
62 | 1882 | Scaramanga | D / H |
63 | 1882 | Chadwick | D / H |
64 | 1888 | Citta di Roma | D / H |
65 | 1882 | Brookfield | D / H |
66 | 1883 | Linwood | D / H |
67 | 1882 | Lutka | D / H |
68 | 1882 | Klyde | D / H |
69 | 1883 | Plymothian | D / H / P |
70 | 1883 | Monkseaton | D / H / P |
71 | 1883 | Cardiganshire | D / H |
72 | 1883 | Astrion | D / H |
73 | 1883 | Madonna del Carmine | D / H |
74 | 1883 | Lilian | D / H |
75 | 1883 | Tyneside | D / H / P |
76 | 1883 | Rosebud | D / H |
77 | 1883 | Soldier Prince | D / H / P |
78 | 1883 | Iron Prince | D / H |
79 | 1883 | Newbiggin | D / H |
80 | 1883 | Freda | D / H |
81 | 1887 | Antwerpen | D / H / P |
82 | 1883 | Northern Star | D / H |
83 | 1884 | Thropton | D / H |
84 | 1884 | Chios | D / H |
85 | 1884 | Newton | D / H |
86 | 1884 | Darwin | D / H |
87 | 1884 | Garonne | D / H |
88 | 1885 | Denbighshire | D / H |
89 | 1885 | Burrumbeet | D / H / P |
90 | 1885 | Corangamite | D / H |
91 | 1885 | Oliva | D / H |
92 | 1885 | Eveline | D / H / P |
93 | 1885 | Newcastle | D / H / P |
94 | 1885 | Cabo Trafalgar | D / H |
95 | 1886 | Saint Seiriol | D / H |
96 | 1887 | Bellona | D / H |
97 | 1886 | Northenden | D / H |
98 | 1886 | Warrington | D / H / P |
99 | 1886 | Bayley | D / H |
100 | 1887 | Carmarthenshire | D / H |
101 | 1886 | Horatia | D / H |
102 | 1888 | Avalon | D / H |
103 | 1888 | Gellivara | D / H / P |
104 | 1887 | Paris | D / H |
105 | 1887 | Fifeshire | D / H |
106 | 1887 | Elingamite | D / H / P |
130 | 1887 | New Amsterdam | D / H |
131 | 1887 | Courier | D / H / P |
132 | 1888 | Felbridge | D / H |
133 | 1888 | Knutsford | D / H |
134 | 1889 | Circassian Prince | D / H / P |
135 | 1888 | Iser | D / H / P |
136 | 1888 | Arbib Brothers | D / H |
137 | 1889 | Caesar | D / H / P |
138 | 1889 | Deramore | D / H / P |
139 | 1889 | Aldersgate | D / H |
140 | 1889 | Newquay | D / H |
141 | 1889 | Santon | D / H |
142 | 1889 | Cambridge | D / H |
144 | 1889 | Kara | D / H / P |
145 | 1889 | Lingfield | D / H / P |
146 | 1889 | Attivita | D / H |
147 | 1889 | Kriemhild | D / H / P |
148 | 1890 | Moldava | D / H |
150 | 1890 | Maori | D / H |
151 | 1890 | Arundo | D / H |
152 | 1890 | Abbeymoor | D / H |
153 | 1890 | Venus | D / H / P |
154 | 1890 | Madagascar | D / H |
155 | 1890 | Adriana | D / H |
156 | 1890 | Julia | D / H |
157 | 1890 | Radnorshire | D / H |
158 | 1890 | Citta di Venezia | D / H |
159 | 1890 | Tosari | D / H / P |
160 | 1891 | Lawang | D / H / P |
161 | 1891 | Priok | D / H |
162 | 1891 | Calvin | D / H |
163 | 1891 | Essequebo | D / H |
164 | 1891 | Nottingham | D / H |
165 | 1891 | Staveley | D / H / P |
166 | 1891 | Chancellor | D / H |
167 | 1891 | Elginshire | D / H / P |
168 | 1891 | Flottbek | D / H / P |
169 | 1891 | Tyne Pontoon | |
170 | 1893 | Castillian Prince | D / H |
171 | 1892 | Guiana caisson | |
172 | 1891 | Alpha | D |
173 | 1892 | Tasmania | D / H / P |
174 | 1892 | Ashdown | D / H / P |
175 | 1892 | Warrimoo | D / H / P |
176 | 1892 | Miowera | D / H / P |
177 | 1892 | Milton Stuart | D / H / P |
178 | 1892 | Oceanic | D / H / P |
181 | 1893 | Zeno | D / H |
182 | 1893 | Westmeath | D / H / P |
183 | 1893 | Mexican Prince | D / H |
184 | 1893 | Maori | D / H / P |
185 | 1894 | Osborne | D / H |
186 | 1894 | Linlithgow | D / H |
187 | 1894 | Indralema | D / H / P |
188 | 1894 | Aeolus | D / H |
189 | 1893 | Cayo Mono | D / H / P |
190 | 1894 | Strathisla | D / H |
191 | 1894 | Repton | D / H |
192 | 1894 | Musician | D / H |
193 | 1894 | Beechley | D / H |
194 | 1894 | Solveig | D / H / P |
195 | 1894 | Newlyn | D / H |
196 | 1895 | Dowgate | D / H |
197 | 1895 | Saint Cuthbert | D / H |
198 | 1895 | Forest Brook | D / H |
199 | 1895 | Aotea | D / H / P |
200 | 1895 | Westmeath | D / H |
202 | 1895 | Hanseat | D / H |
203 | 1896 | Balmoral | D / H |
204 | 1895 | Saint Tudwal | D / H / P |
205 | 1896 | Neptune | D / H |
206 | 1895 | Phryne | D / H / P |
207 | 1896 | Smith's Pontoon No 2 | D / H |
208 | 1896 | Norham | D / H |
209 | 1896 | Saint Mary | D / H |
210 | 1896 | Leitrim | D / H |
211 | 1897 | Ethelhilda | D / H / P |
212 | 1897 | Metis | D / H |
213 | 1896 | Thornley | D / H |
214 | 1897 | Milwaukee | D / H / P |
215 | 1896 | Mayo | D / H |
216 | 1896 | Claverhill | D / H |
217 | 1896 | Corcovado | D / H |
218 | 1897 | Ashanti | D / H / P |
219 | 1897 | Carville | D / H |
220 | 1897 | Saint Leonards | D / H |
221 | 1896 | Ekuro | D / H |
222 | 1897 | Sorata | D / H |
223 | 1897 | Manoussis | D / H |
224 | 1897 | Monarch | D / H / P |
225 | 1898 | Lokoja | D / H / P |
226 | 1898 | Reresby | D / H |
227 | 1898 | Idaho | D / H |
228 | 1898 | Ultonia | D / H / P |
229 | 1898 | America Maru | D / H / P |
230 | 1898 | Mount Royal | D / H / P |
231 | 1897 | Havana Dock | D / P |
232 | 1898 | Polarstjernen | D / H / P |
233 | 1898 | Cardiff Caisson | |
234 | 1898 | Olimpo | D / H |
235 | 1898 | Stettin Dock | D / H / P |
236 | 1898 | Saint Quentin | D / H |
237 | 1898 | Osborne | D / H |
238 | 1899 | Milwaukee - forepart | D / H |
240 | 1899 | Politician | D / H / P |
241 | 1899 | Japan Caisson | |
242 | 1899 | Saint Andrew | D / H / P |
243 | 1899 | Newcastle | D / H / P |
244 | 1899 | Newholm | D / H |
245 | 1899 | Kumara | D / H / P |
246 | 1899 | Lucifer | D / H |
247 | 1900 | Ivernia | D / H / P |
248 | 1900 | Dacia | D / H / P |
249 | 1900 | Saint Dunstan | D / H |
250 | 1900 | Ruth | D / H / P |
251 | 1900 | Consuelo | D / H / P |
252 | 1900 | Montreal | D / H |
253 | 1900 | Macedonia | D / H / P |
254 | 1900 | Tactician | D / H / P |
255 | 1900 | Delta | D / H / P |
256 | 1900 | Proteo | D / H |
257 | 1900 | Callisto | D / H / P |
258 | 1901 | Mystic | D / H / P |
259 | 1901 | Mira | D / H |
260 | 1901 | Catalone | D / H / P |
261 | 1901 | Patrician | D / H / P |
262 | 1902 | Bermuda Dock - AFD1 | D / H / P |
263 | 1901 | Lake Manitoba | D / H / P |
264 | 1902 | Lake Michigan | D / H / P |
265 | 1901 | Riasan Dock | D / H |
266 | 1901 | Themisto | D / H / P |
267 | 1902 | Potomac | D / H / P |
269 | 1901 | Mira | D / H |
271 | 1902 | Japan Dock No 1 | D / H |
272 | 1902 | Santa Fe | D / H |
273 | 1902 | Monadnock | D / H / P |
274 | 1903 | Carpathia | D / H / P |
275 | 1902 | August Belmont | D / H / P |
276 | 1903 | Goldmouth | D / H |
277 | 1903 | Sunderland Dock | D / H / P |
278 | 1902 | Japan Dock No 2 | D / H |
279 | 1902 | Durban Dock No 1 | D / H / P |
280 | 1903 | Petroleum | D / H / P |
281 | 1903 | Princess Victoria | D / H / P |
282 | 1903 | Dominion | D / H |
283 | 1903 | Undine | D / H |
284 | 1903 | Crosby Hall | D / H |
285 | 1903 | Lillie | D / H |
286 | 1903 | Canopus | D / H / P |
287 | 1903 | Westmount | D / H / P |
288 | 1903 | Fairmount | D / H / P |
289 | 1903 | Durban Dock No 2 | D / H / P |
290 | 1904 | Coal Depot No 1 | D / H / P |
291 | 1903 | Knowsley Hall | D / H / P |
292 | 1903 | Newmount | D / H / P |
293 | 1903 | Durban Workshop | D / H / P |
295 | 1904 | Matina | D / H / P |
296 | 1904 | Manistee | D / H |
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