William Doxford & Sons
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William Doxford & Sons Ltd, often referred to simply as Doxford, was a British shipbuilding and marine engineering company.
History
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William Doxford founded the company in 1840.[1] From 1870 it was based in Pallion, Sunderland, on the River Wear in Northeast England. The Company was managed by William Doxford's four sons following his death in 1882.[1] It was acquired by Northumberland Shipbuilding Company in 1918.[2]
It was renamed Doxford & Sunderland Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd in 1961 and Doxford & Sunderland Ltd in 1966.[1] Court Line took it over in 1972 and renamed it Sunderland Shipbuilders Ltd.[1]
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In the 1970s a new all-weather Pallion yard was built which could build two ships of up to 30,000 tons deadweight side-by-side. The steel came in at one end, and the completed ship left from the other with engines installed and sometimes with the machinery running.[3]
Court Line collapsed in 1974 and the company was nationalised.[1] It was privatised in 1986 when it was merged with Austin & Pickersgill to form North East Shipbuilders.[1] However, the last ship built at Pallion was floated out of the yard in 1989 after which it closed as a shipbuilding yard. The old shipyard is now occupied by Pallion Engineering Limited, whilst the former marine engine works is occupied by W.H.Forster (Printers) Ltd.
Operations
Doxford was a major British shipbuilder. It also made marine diesel engines, the last of which it built in 1980.
See also
- List of shipbuilders and shipyards
- Turret deck ship
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- Badagry Palm (1979) – the last Doxford marine engine (J-Type)
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References
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External links
- Doxford Engine Friends Association
- William Doxford and Sons page on Ships Nostalgia website. Membership (free) is required.
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- Defunct shipbuilding companies of the United Kingdom
- Former defence companies of the United Kingdom
- Marine engine manufacturers
- Engine manufacturers of the United Kingdom
- Shipbuilding companies of the City of Sunderland
- Manufacturing companies established in 1840
- Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1986
- British Shipbuilders