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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipbuilding, ship repair, engine building, boilermaking |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Defunct | 1984 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Swan Hunter |
| Headquarters | South Shields, UK |
John Readhead & Sons was a shipyard on the River Tyne in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England founded in 1865.
John Readhead and John Softley founded the business in 1865 in South Shields as Readhead and Softley. [1] The first ship they built was a small collier called Unus. [1] Swan Hunter bought the company in 1967 after publication of the Geddes Report which recommended rationalisation of shipbuilding on the River Tyne. [2] It was nationalised with the rest of Swan Hunter in 1977. The yard at South Shields closed in 1984. [3]
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Empire Clough was a 6,147 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1942 by John Readhead & Sons Ltd of South Shields for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was torpedoed and sunk on her maiden voyage.
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Clan Mackinlay was a 7,392 GRT cargo ship that was built as Empire Fawley in 1945 by John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold in 1946 and renamed Clan Mackinlay. She was in service until 1962 when she was scrapped.
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