William Doxford and Sons

industry:
Shipbuilder
Nationality:
British

1840 - William Doxford senior started building wooden ships at Cox Green. 1857 - moved to larger premises at Pallion. William Doxford junior started working in the yard. 1864 - Pallion yard started building iron ships. 1870 - the five berth West Yard laid down. 1872 - began receiving Admiralty orders. 1878 - built workshops to build their own steam engines and boilers. 1882 - William Doxford senior died and the management of the company taken over by his sons, with William junior in overall control. 1887 - installed oil burning boilers in a torpedo boat but the Admiralty was not interested. 1891 - became a limited liability company with the capital solely owned by the Doxford family.

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Sectional model of the midship section of a cargo steamer

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Sectional model, scale 1:24, of the midship section of a cargo steamer of a 'turret-deck' vessel showing transverse framing, by the Science Museum Workshops, South Kensington, London, England, 1899. William Doxford and Sons Limited supplied the drawings to the Science Museum Workshops.

Sectional model of the midship section of a cargo steamer