Swan Hunter
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Swan Hunter, formerly known as Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, is a shipbuilding design, engineering, and management company,[1] based in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England.
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Shipbuilding Naval architecture Offshore installation services |
Founded | 1880; 144 years ago (1880) |
Headquarters | Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England |
Key people | Gerard Kroese, (Director) |
Number of employees | 25 including contractors (2017) |
Website | swanhunter |
At its apex, the company represented the combined forces of three powerful shipbuilding families: Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson.
The company was responsible for some of the greatest ships of the early 20th century, most famously RMS Mauretania which held the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic, and RMS Carpathia which rescued survivors from RMS Titanic.
In 2006 Swan Hunter ceased vessel construction on Tyneside, but continues to provide design engineering services.