Former type Private Defunct 1984 | Fate Acquired Founded 1865 Ceased operations 1984 | |
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Headquarters South Shields, United Kingdom | ||
John Readhead & Sons was a shipyard on the River Tyne in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England.
History
John Readhead and John Softley founded the business in 1865 in South Shields as Readhead and Softley. The first ship they built was a small collier called Unus. Swan Hunter bought the company in 1967 after publication of the Geddes Report which recommended rationalisation of shipbuilding on the River Tyne. It was nationalised with the rest of Swan Hunter in 1977. The yard at South Shields closed in 1984.
References
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