| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Founded | 1853 |
| Defunct | 1886 |
| Fate | Mergers with R and W Hawthorn |
| Successor | Hawthorn Leslie and Company |
| Headquarters | Newcastle upon Tyne, North-East England |
Key people | Andrew Leslie |
| Products | Ships |
Number of employees | 2600 |
Andrew Leslie & Co, Hebburn was a shipbuilding company that was started in 1853 on an 8-acre site at Hebburn Quay, Newcastle upon Tyne.[1] The company later merged with the locomotive manufacturer R and W Hawthorn to create Hawthorn Leslie and Company in 1886,[2] when the founder Andrew Leslie retired.
Between 1854 and 1885 the ship yard built 255 vessels.[3] and in 1866 constructed a dry dock, which exists till present day.[4] The company employed around 2600 men, with more jobs in ancillary trades.[3] By 1886, the company later merged with the locomotives company R. and W. Hawthorn, forming the Hawthorn Leslie & Company.[5]
Ships built[edit]
In total company built 258 ships.[6] Some of the better-known ships built by Andrew Leslie & Co include:
- SS Petriana, chemical and oil product tanker, completed in 1879 for Bell & Symonds, London.[7]
- SS Tantallon, cargo steamship, completed in 1879 for JD Milburn, Newcastle.[8]
- SS Robert Dickinson, chemical and oil product tanker, completed in 1881 for Bell & Symonds, London.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Stanley Bruce The Shipbuilders of Aberdeen
- ^ "Hawthorn Shipbuilders". EdinPhoto. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
- ^ a b "Local Information for Hebburn". Town Info. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
- ^ Andrew Leslie & Co, Hebburn - History
- ^ Kerr, Fred (30 June 2017). Steam at Work: Preserved Industrial Locomotives. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4738-9659-8.
- ^ Shipbuilder: Andrew Leslie & Co, Hebburn (1854 - 1885) Tyne Built Ships. A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built.
- ^ Petriana
- ^ Tantallon Tyne Built Ships. A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built.
- ^ Robert Dickinson