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J.L. Thompson and Sons
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J.L. Thompson and Sons was a shipyard on the River Wear, Sunderland, which produced ships from the mid-18th century until the 1980s. The world-famous Liberty Ship was among the designs to be created, produced and manufactured at the yard's base at North Sands.[1][2]
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![]() North Sands shipyard of J.L. Thompson & Sons, May 1950. | |
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Shipbuilding |
Founded | 1846 |
Defunct | 1961 |
Fate | Merged with William Doxford & Sons |
Successor | Doxford and Sunderland Shipbuilding and Engineering |
Headquarters | River Wear, Sunderland |
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