Richardson, Duck & Company

Richardson, Duck & Company was a British shipbuilder located at Thornaby-on-Tees.

History

It built over 675 vessels between 1855 and 1924, fewer than ten of which were warships, per se, if we include six "X" class lighter barges.

Shipbuilding

Ship	Type	Launched	Fate
U.S.S. Alexander	collier	29 Sep, 1894	Sold 1913
H.M.S. Rosemary	sweeping sloop	22 Nov, 1915	Sold 17 Dec, 1946
H.M.S. Tulip	convoy sloop	15 Jul, 1916	Sunk 30 Apr, 1917

See Also

• Wikipedia