Ships building on the Wear, for the Quarter ending September 30, 1875.
Intended for classification in Lloyd’s Register of British and Foreign Shipping.
WOODEN SHIPS.
| Name of Builder. | Tons. | Progress. | Class A. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crown, John | 700 | Planked and caulking | [*]13 |
| Dunn, G. | 50 | Planked | 8 |
| Gardner, J. | 650 | Nearly framed | 12 |
| ” | 100 | Planked | 10 |
| Gibbon, N. | 340 | ” | 12 |
| ” | 300 | Laying down | 12 |
| Gibbon, J., and Sons | 250 | ” | 12 |
| Pickersgill, William | 300 | Launched | 12 |
| ” | 300 | Keel laid | [*]12 |
| Richardson, W. | 280 | Fitting out | 12 |
| Thompson, Richard | 330 | Nearly ready to launch | 12 |
| ” | 490 | Framed | 12 |
COMPOSITE SHIPS.
| Name of Builder. | Tons. | Progress. | Class A. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laing, James | 1200 | Planked and decked | 16 |
| Thompson, R., jun. | 800 | Keel laid | 16 |
IRON SHIPS.
| Name of Builder. | Tons. | Progress. | Class A. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin and Hunter | 900 | Launched | 100 |
| ” | 700 | Building frames | [*]100 |
| ” | 1000 | Commencing | 100 |
| Bartram, Haswell, and Co. | 900 | Launched | 100 |
| ” | 1200 | Plated | 90 |
| ” | 800 | Framing | 100 |
| ” | 650 | Commencing | 100 |
| Blumer, J., and Co. | 1100 | Preparing to launch | 90 |
| ” | 500 | Plating | 100 |
| Doxford, W., and Sons | 2700 | Nearly ready to launch | 100 |
| ” | 2700 | Plating | 100 |
| ” | 650 | Ready to launch | 100 |
| ” | 1700 | Framing | 90 |
| ” | 700 | Not commenced | 100 |
| Gulston, G. S. | 700 | Ready to launch | 90 |
| Laing, James | 2700 | Framed and standing | [*]100 |
| ” | 2700 | Not commenced | [*]100 |
| ” | 1400 | Ready for sea | 90 |
| ” | 620 | Not commenced | 100 |
| Mounsey and Foster | 800 | Launched | 100 |
| ” | 800 | Plated | 100 |
| ” | 800 | Plated | 100 |
| Osbourne, Graham, and Co. | 1320 | Ready to launch | 100 |
| ” | 780 | In frame | 100 |
| ” | 1340 | Laving down | 100 |
| Oswald, T. R. | 1470 | In frame | 100 |
| ” | 1420 | Fitting out | 100 |
| Short Brothers | 1500 | Plating | 100 |
| Simey and Co. | 875 | Finishing | 90 |
| Thompson, Robert, jun. | 500 | Finishing | 100 |
| Thompson, J. L., and Sons | 600 | Preparing material | 100 |
| Watson, W. (creditors) | 1600 | Framed | 100 |
| Vessels sold | 41 |
| [Vessels *unsold] | 5 |
| Vessels building | 46 |
| Tonnage | 44,115 tons |
| Total last quarter, 57 vessels, of | 57,803 tons |