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Ships built in the year 1897
Ship Name Year Builder D / H / P Almirante Barroso 1897 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Elswick D / H / P Ministro Zenteno 1897 Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Elswick D / H / P Caisson - Argentina 1897 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Elswick D Caisson - Argentina 1897 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Elswick D Yashima 1897 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Elswick D / H / P Aileen 1897 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H / P Audrey 1897 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H / P Harald Haarfagre 1897 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H / P Mechti 1897 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H Nedjef 1897 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H Rasoul 1897 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H Samarkand 1897 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H Usein Manafoff 1897 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H Zaritza 1897 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Low Walker D / H Alpha 1897 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker Altai 1897 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H Ashot Erkat 1897 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H Beta 1897 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker Delta 1897 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker Epsilon 1897 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker Eta 1897 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker Gamma 1897 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker Ignatiy 1897 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H Jupiter 1897 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H Kadina 1897 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H / P Orotava 1897 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H / P Willyama 1897 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker D / H / P Zeta 1897 W Dobson & Co Ltd, Walker Alba 1897 Edwards Brothers, Howdon D / H City of Lincoln 1897 Edwards Brothers, Howdon D / H City of London 1897 Edwards Brothers, Howdon D / H / P Hawk 1897 Edwards Brothers, Howdon D / H Martin 1897 Edwards Brothers, Howdon D / H Prome 1897 Edwards Brothers, Howdon D / H Swallow 1897 Edwards Brothers, Howdon D / H / P Swift 1897 Edwards Brothers, Howdon D / H / P Vanda 1897 Edwards Brothers, Howdon D / H Ayrshire 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H Berkshire 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H Carroo 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H Dove 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H Empress (TT) 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H Grouse 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H / P Gull 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H / P Jay 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H / P Killarney 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H Lelia 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H Marian 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H Ostero 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H Pigeon 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H / P Plover 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H Quail 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H / P Snipe 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H Svino 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H Teal 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H / P Waverley 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H Westward Ho 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H Wren 1897 Edwards Brothers, North Shields D / H / P Ben Lomond 1897 JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields D / H Ben Nevis 1897 JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields D / H Conqueror (TT) 1897 JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields D / H / P Diamond (TT) 1897 JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields D / H / P Duchess 1897 JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields D / H Jubilee (TT) 1897 JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields D / H / P Marie Stephanie 1897 JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields D / H Rover (TT) 1897 JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields D / H Trawler Prince 1897 JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields D / H Victorian Prince 1897 JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields D / H Devon 1897 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Equator 1897 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H Meridian 1897 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Polus 1897 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Siberiak (TT) 1897 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H Tropic 1897 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H Unnamed river craft 1897 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn Unnamed river craft 1897 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn Unnamed river craft 1897 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn Unnamed river craft 1897 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn Unnamed river craft 1897 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn Unnamed river craft 1897 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn Unnamed river craft 1897 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn Unnamed river craft 1897 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn Adana 1897 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H / P Asama 1897 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Montcalm 1897 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H / P Oriel 1897 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H Penguin (TT) 1897 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H / P Socotra 1897 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H / P Trentham Hall 1897 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow D / H / P Bat 1897 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Willington Quay D / H / P Chamois 1897 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Willington Quay D / H / P Crane 1897 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Willington Quay D / H / P Flying Fish 1897 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Willington Quay D / H / P Star 1897 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Willington Quay D / H / P Whiting 1897 Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Willington Quay D / H / P Afonwen 1897 J Readhead & Sons, South Shields D / H / P Alnmere 1897 J Readhead & Sons, South Shields D / H Fridtjof Nansen 1897 J Readhead & Sons, South Shields D / H Kirriemoor 1897 J Readhead & Sons, South Shields D / H / P Northville 1897 J Readhead & Sons, South Shields D / H / P Trevilley 1897 J Readhead & Sons, South Shields D / H / P Ville de Valenciennes 1897 J Readhead & Sons, South Shields D / H / P Ayr (TT) 1897 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H Clara 1897 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H Dora 1897 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H Maretanza 1897 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H Petrel (TT) 1897 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H / P Prince Ferdinand de Roumanie 1897 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H Rhona (TT) 1897 JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields D / H Ashanti 1897 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H / P Carville 1897 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H Ethelhilda 1897 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H / P Havana Dock 1897 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / P Manoussis 1897 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H Metis 1897 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H Milwaukee 1897 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H / P Monarch 1897 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H / P Saint Leonards 1897 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H Sorata 1897 CS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend D / H Fitzclarence 1897 Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay D / H Gloxinia 1897 Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay D / H / P Port Albert 1897 Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay D / H / P Port Phillip 1897 Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay D / H Trojan 1897 Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co, Willington Quay D / H Albina 1897 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H Anping 1897 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H Ariadne 1897 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H Avon 1897 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H / P Sakkarah 1897 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H / P Takao 1897 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H Van der Lijn 1897 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H / P Van Swoll 1897 Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard, Low Walker D / H Crest 1897 Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay D / H / P Helios 1897 Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay D / H Hermod 1897 Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay D / H St Hilda 1897 Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Bill Quay D / H / P ------------------------------- ----- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------