| 词条 | William Doxford & Sons |
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|name = William Doxford & Sons |logo = |type = Private |caption = |fate = Acquired |successor = A&P Group |foundation = 1840 |defunct = 1986 |location = Sunderland, UK |industry = Shipbuilding Diesel engines |key_people = William Doxford |products = |num_employees = |parent = |subsid = }} William Doxford & Sons Ltd, often referred to simply as Doxford, was a British shipbuilding and marine engineering company. HistoryWilliam Doxford founded the company in 1840.[1] From 1870 it was based in Pallion, Sunderland, on the River Wear in Northeast England. The Company was managed by William Doxford's four sons following his death in 1882.[1] It was acquired by Northumberland Shipbuilding Company in 1918.[2] It was renamed Doxford & Sunderland Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd in 1961 and Doxford & Sunderland Ltd in 1966.[1] Court Line took it over in 1972 and renamed it Sunderland Shipbuilders Ltd.[1] In the 1970s a new all-weather Pallion yard was built which could build two ships of up to 30,000 tons deadweight side-by-side. The steel came in at one end, and the completed ship left from the other with engines installed and sometimes with the machinery running.[3] Court Line collapsed in 1974 and the company was nationalised.[1] It was privatised in 1986 when it was merged with Austin & Pickersgill to form North East Shipbuilders.[1] However, the last ship built at Pallion was floated out of the yard in 1989 after which it closed as a shipbuilding yard. The old shipyard is now occupied by Pallion Engineering Limited, whilst the former marine engine works is occupied by W.H.Forster (Printers) Ltd. OperationsDoxford was a major British shipbuilder. It also made marine diesel engines, the last of which it built in 1980. See also
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite book |last1=Crockett |first1=Margaret |last2=Foster |first2=Janet |date=October 2005 |title=Report on the Access to Shipbuilding Collections in North East England (ARK) Project |location= |publisher=The Archive – Skills Consultancy |url= http://www.tyneandweararchives.org.uk/pdf/arkrep.pdf |accessdate=}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Northumberland_Shipbuilding_Co|title=Northumberland Shipbuilding Company|publisher=Grace's Guide|accessdate=30 May 2015}} 3. ^{{cite news |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-james-venus-1548891.html |last=Wilson |first=Bill |title=Obituary: James Venus |newspaper=The Independent |date=2 September 1992 |accessdate=}} External links{{Commons category|William Doxford & Sons Ltd}}
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