Clelands Shipbuilding Company

Clelands Shipbuilding Company was a leading British shipbuilding company. The Company was based in Wallsend was nationalised by the British Government.

Clelands Shipbuilding Company
TypePrivate
IndustryShipbuilding
FateAcquired
SuccessorSwan Hunter
Founded1866
Defunct1984
HeadquartersWallsend, UK

History

The Company was established by William Cleland in 1866 as Clelands Shipbuilding Company.[1] It was based at Willington Quay[2] in Wallsend and became one of the UK's leading builders of coastal vessels.[1] During the 1930s it got into financial difficulties and for a while was known as Clelands (Successors) Ltd.[1] It was acquired by Swan Hunter in 1967 and was nationalised in 1977 at which time it was subsumed into British Shipbuilders.[1] The yard closed down in 1984.[1]

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