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'''William Doxford & Sons''' was a British shipbuilding firm founded in 1840.  It is often referred to as just '''Doxford'''.
'''William Doxford & Sons''' was a British shipbuilding firm founded in 1840.  It is often referred to as just '''Doxford''' before being acquired by the [[Northumberland Shipbuilding Company]] in 1918.


==Shipbuilding==
==Shipbuilding==
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|'''Ship'''||'''Type'''||'''Launched'''||'''Fate'''
|-
|{{UK-2Cygnet|f=p}}||gunboat||30 May, 1874||Broken up 1889
|-
|{{UK-2Express|f=p}}||gunboat||16 Jul, 1874||Sold 1889
|-
|{{UK-2Contest|f=p}}||gunboat||29 Aug, 1874||Broken up 1889
|-
|{{UK-1Opal|f=p}}||corvette||9 Mar, 1875||Sold 1892
|-
|{{UK-Haughty|f=p}}||destroyer||18 Sep, 1895||Broken up 1912
|-
|{{UK-2Hardy|f=p}}||destroyer||16 Dec, 1895||Broken up 1911
|-
|{{UK-Violet|f=p}}||destroyer||3 May, 1897||Broken up 1920
|-
|{{UK-Sylvia|f=p}}||destroyer||3 Jul, 1897||Broken up 1919
|-
|{{UK-Lee|f=p}}||destroyer||27 Jan, 1899||Wrecked 1909
|-
|{{UK-1Success|f=p}}||destroyer||21 Mar, 1901||Wrecked 1914
|-
|{{UK-Opal|f=p}}||destroyer||11 Sep, 1915||
|-
|{{UK-Mantis|f=p}}||gunboat||14 Sep, 1915||Sold 20 Jan, 1940
|-
|{{UK-Moth|f=p}}||gunboat||15 Sep, 1915||Scuttled 21 Dec, 1941
|-
|{{UK-Ophelia|f=p}}||destroyer||13 Oct, 1915||
|-
|{{UK-Opportune|f=p}}||destroyer||20 Nov, 1915||
|-
|{{UK-Oracle|f=p}}||destroyer||23 Dec, 1915||
|-
|{{UK-Orestes|f=p}}||destroyer||21 Mar, 1916||
|-
|{{UK-Orford|f=p}}||destroyer||19 Apr, 1916||
|-
|{{UK-1Orpheus|f=p}}||destroyer||17 Jun, 1916||
|-
|{{UK-Octavia|f=p}}||destroyer||21 Jun, 1916||
|-
|{{UK-Norseman|f=p}}||destroyer||15 Aug, 1916||
|-
|{{UK-1Oberon|f=p}}||destroyer||29 Sep, 1916||
|-
|{{UK-Redoubt|f=p}}||destroyer||28 Oct, 1916|| 13 Jul, 1926
|-
|{{UK-Recruit|f=p}}||destroyer||9 Dec, 1916||Mined 9 Aug, 1917
|-
|{{UK-Ulysses|f=p}}||destroyer||24 Mar, 1917||Collision 29 Oct, 1918
|-
|{{UK-Umpire|f=p}}||destroyer||9 Jun, 1917|| 7 Jan, 1930
|-
|{{UK-Vega|f=p}}||destroyer||1 Sep, 1917||
|-
|{{UK-Velox|f=p}}||destroyer||17 Nov, 1917||
|-
|{{UK-Walpole|f=p}}||destroyer||12 Feb, 1918|| 8 Feb, 1945
|-
|{{UK-Whitley|f=p}}||destroyer||13 Apr, 1918||Bombed 19 May, 1940
|-
|{{UK-Success|f=p}}||destroyer||29 Jun, 1918||
|-
|{{UK-Shamrock|f=p}}||destroyer||26 Aug, 1918||Handed over
|-
|{{UK-Shikari|f=p}}||destroyer||14 Jul, 1919||
|}
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During February and March of 1889, Doxford ran a series of successful trials of an oil-burning torpedo boat at Portsmouth.  Both the torpedo boat and her engines were built by the company.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''.  Monday, 4 March, 1889.  Issue '''32637''', col A-B, p. 7.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 17:42, 26 April 2018

William Doxford & Sons was a British shipbuilding firm founded in 1840. It is often referred to as just Doxford before being acquired by the Northumberland Shipbuilding Company in 1918.

Shipbuilding

Ship Type Launched Fate
H.M.S. Cygnet gunboat 30 May, 1874 Broken up 1889
H.M.S. Express gunboat 16 Jul, 1874 Sold 1889
H.M.S. Contest gunboat 29 Aug, 1874 Broken up 1889
H.M.S. Opal corvette 9 Mar, 1875 Sold 1892
H.M.S. Haughty destroyer 18 Sep, 1895 Broken up 1912
H.M.S. Hardy destroyer 16 Dec, 1895 Broken up 1911
H.M.S. Violet destroyer 3 May, 1897 Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Sylvia destroyer 3 Jul, 1897 Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Lee destroyer 27 Jan, 1899 Wrecked 1909
H.M.S. Success destroyer 21 Mar, 1901 Wrecked 1914
H.M.S. Opal destroyer 11 Sep, 1915
H.M.S. Mantis gunboat 14 Sep, 1915 Sold 20 Jan, 1940
H.M.S. Moth gunboat 15 Sep, 1915 Scuttled 21 Dec, 1941
H.M.S. Ophelia destroyer 13 Oct, 1915
H.M.S. Opportune destroyer 20 Nov, 1915
H.M.S. Oracle destroyer 23 Dec, 1915
H.M.S. Orestes destroyer 21 Mar, 1916
H.M.S. Orford destroyer 19 Apr, 1916
H.M.S. Orpheus destroyer 17 Jun, 1916
H.M.S. Octavia destroyer 21 Jun, 1916
H.M.S. Norseman destroyer 15 Aug, 1916
H.M.S. Oberon destroyer 29 Sep, 1916
H.M.S. Redoubt destroyer 28 Oct, 1916 13 Jul, 1926
H.M.S. Recruit destroyer 9 Dec, 1916 Mined 9 Aug, 1917
H.M.S. Ulysses destroyer 24 Mar, 1917 Collision 29 Oct, 1918
H.M.S. Umpire destroyer 9 Jun, 1917 7 Jan, 1930
H.M.S. Vega destroyer 1 Sep, 1917
H.M.S. Velox destroyer 17 Nov, 1917
H.M.S. Walpole destroyer 12 Feb, 1918 8 Feb, 1945
H.M.S. Whitley destroyer 13 Apr, 1918 Bombed 19 May, 1940
H.M.S. Success destroyer 29 Jun, 1918
H.M.S. Shamrock destroyer 26 Aug, 1918 Handed over
H.M.S. Shikari destroyer 14 Jul, 1919

During February and March of 1889, Doxford ran a series of successful trials of an oil-burning torpedo boat at Portsmouth. Both the torpedo boat and her engines were built by the company.[1]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Monday, 4 March, 1889. Issue 32637, col A-B, p. 7.

Bibliography

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