• Hughes Bolckow formerly Messrs, Hughes, Bolckow, and Co., Limited was a well-known shipbreaking company based in Blyth, Northumberland. Intending to create...
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    in 1935, reprieved for one voyage, then scrapped in 1936 at Blyth by Hughes Bolckow Ltd. Ships built at Govan Clydebuilt Database - Shipping Times, Stuart...
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    was allocated to BISCO for scrapping on 15 June 1948 and arrived at Hughes Bolckow, Blyth, on 12 July for breaking up. "H.M.S. BERWICK HERE FROM ENGLAND:...
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    laid up Caronia, and then sold her for £20,000 to Hughes Bolckow & Co for scrap. In 1932 Hughes Bolckow sold her to Kobe Kaiun KK for £39,000, who renamed...
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    ship was listed for disposal in March 1921 and was sold for scrap to Hughes Bolckow in September 1922. She was towed to Blyth, Northumberland on 22 September...
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    Motherbank, awaiting disposal. On 1 April 1914 she was sold at auction to Hughes Bolckow for scrap at a price of £39,000. She was broken up at Blyth. "cwt" is...
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    January 1910. 18 November 1910. October 1911 Sold for breaking up to Hughes Bolckow, Blyth, 2 October 1928. Yarmouth London & Glasgow Shipbuilding, Govan...
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    supplemented by ship building, including the opening of a facility by Hughes, Bolckow and Co of Middlesbrough. Large scale shipbuilding had begun in 1811...
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    end of 1931 Cunard listed both Carmania and Caronia for sale. In 1932 Hughes Bolckow & Co. bought her for scrap. She arrived at Blyth on 22 April to be broken...
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  • 1946 to South Georgia Line, planned for whaling but instead sold to Hughes Bolckow and scrapped at Blyth in 1947. Delphic 1918 1925–1933 8,002 Laid in...
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