A. Leslie and Company

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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. The company later merged with the locomotive manufacturer R and W Hawthorn to create Hawthorn Leslie and Company in 1886, when the founder Andrew Leslie retired. Between 1854 and 1885 the ship yard built 255 vessels. and in 1866 constructed a dry dock, which exists till present day. The company employed around 2600 men, with more jobs in ancillary trades. By 1886, the company later merged with the locomotives company R. and W. Hawthorn, forming the Hawthorn Leslie & Company.

Ships built

In total company built 258 ships. Some of the better-known ships built by Andrew Leslie & Co include:

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