Blyth Shipbuilding

Blyth Shipbuilding was a minor British shipbuilder in Northumberland on the RIver Blyth.

History

Work at the yard started in the early nineteenth century. After a series of corporate amalgamations, the firm commenced building iron vessels in 1880, first for the Russians. It became an LLC in 1883.

The firm closed in 1925 in the face of a fall-off in business. Fitful operations continued until a final closure in 1930. It was able to re-open in 1937 and built small ships for the Royal Navy. Once again, the end of a war forced a series of closures and reductions in scale of operations.

Shipbuilding

Ship	Type	Launched	Fate
H.M.S. Ark Royal	seaplane carrier	5 Sep, 1914	Sold 1946
H.M.S. Verbena	sweeping sloop	9 Nov, 1915	Sold 13 Oct, 1933
H.M.S. Aubrietia	convoy sloop	17 Jun, 1916	Sold 25 Oct, 1922
H.M.S. Gaillardia	convoy sloop	19 May, 1917	Mined 22 Mar, 1918
H.M.S. Ivy	convoy sloop	31 Oct, 1917	Sold Feb, 1920
H.M.S. Ormonde	sweeping sloop	8 Jun, 1918	Sold 6 Aug, 1937
H.M.S. Merry Hampton	sweeping sloop	19 Dec, 1918	Scuttled Feb, 1943

See Also

• Wikipedia