TYNE BUILT SHIPS
A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built
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Shipbuilder: John Wright, South Shields (1773 - 1803)
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John Wright was connected by marriage with the Wallis family, having married Jane Wallis in 1756.
He may well have taken a position in the old shipyard, however Robert Wallis died in 1781.
The first mention of John as a shipbuilder is in 1779 when a brigantine was advertised for sale on John Wright's Ways at the Low End of South Shields.
When he died in 1803 he was described as a shipowner, so he seems to have retired from being a shipbuilder some years earlier.
Description courtesy of Amy C Flagg
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| Yd No | Year | Ship Name | D / H / P |
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| | 1782 | Vine | |
| | 1784 | Argo | |