Company type | Private |
---|---|
Industry | Shipbuilding |
Founded | 1853 |
Defunct | 1886 |
Fate | Mergers with R and W Hawthorn |
Successor | Hawthorn Leslie and Company |
Headquarters | Newcastle upon Tyne, North-East England |
Key people | Andrew Leslie |
Products | Ships |
Number of employees | 2600 |
Andrew Leslie & Co, Hebburn was a shipbuilding company that was started in 1853 on an 8-acre site at Hebburn Quay, Newcastle upon Tyne. [1] The company later merged with the locomotive manufacturer R and W Hawthorn to create Hawthorn Leslie and Company in 1886, [2] when the founder Andrew Leslie retired.
Between 1854 and 1885 the ship yard built 255 vessels. [3] and in 1866 constructed a dry dock, which exists till present day. [4] The company employed around 2600 men, with more jobs in ancillary trades. [3] By 1886, the company later merged with the locomotives company R. and W. Hawthorn, forming the Hawthorn Leslie & Company. [5]
In total company built 258 ships. [6] Some of the better-known ships built by Andrew Leslie & Co include:
Company type | Private |
---|---|
Industry | Shipbuilding |
Founded | 1853 |
Defunct | 1886 |
Fate | Mergers with R and W Hawthorn |
Successor | Hawthorn Leslie and Company |
Headquarters | Newcastle upon Tyne, North-East England |
Key people | Andrew Leslie |
Products | Ships |
Number of employees | 2600 |
Andrew Leslie & Co, Hebburn was a shipbuilding company that was started in 1853 on an 8-acre site at Hebburn Quay, Newcastle upon Tyne. [1] The company later merged with the locomotive manufacturer R and W Hawthorn to create Hawthorn Leslie and Company in 1886, [2] when the founder Andrew Leslie retired.
Between 1854 and 1885 the ship yard built 255 vessels. [3] and in 1866 constructed a dry dock, which exists till present day. [4] The company employed around 2600 men, with more jobs in ancillary trades. [3] By 1886, the company later merged with the locomotives company R. and W. Hawthorn, forming the Hawthorn Leslie & Company. [5]
In total company built 258 ships. [6] Some of the better-known ships built by Andrew Leslie & Co include: