Blyth Shipbuilding Company

In 1863 the yard was taken over by Hodgson and Soulsby who repaired and built small wooden sailing ships.

[1] In 1914 a cargo ship under construction was purchased by the Admiralty and converted into the Navy's first seaplane carrier Ark Royal.

During the war the company completed nine tramps and colliers,[1] along with ten X-lighter landing craft[2] and six sloops for the Royal Navy; these were the Arabis-class minesweeper Verbena, the Aubrietia-class convoy escorts Aubrietia and Gaillardia, the Anchusa-class convoy escort Ivy and the 24-class fleet minesweepers Merry Hampton and Ormonde.

Unfortunately rising costs and falling orders meant that, after losing money for five years, the yard was finally closed in 1967.

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