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==Shipbuilding==
 
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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==

Revision as of 22:15, 9 August 2014

William Doxford & Sons was a British shipbuilding firm founded in 1840. It is often referred to as just Doxford.

Shipbuilding

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.

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