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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.
| 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 |
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]
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In total company built 258 ships.[6] Some of the better-known ships built by Andrew Leslie & Co include:
- SS Petriana, chemical and oil product tanker, completed in 1879 for Bell & Symonds, London.[7]
- SS Tantallon, cargo steamship, completed in 1879 for JD Milburn, Newcastle.[8]
- SS Robert Dickinson, chemical and oil product tanker, completed in 1881 for Bell & Symonds, London.[9]
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