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- Comment: It is stated to be an offshoot. It warrants merging with the parent company's article. Neither article is too long to contra-indicate the merge. Please go ahead, gaining consensus at Talk:Stothert & Pitt where felt to be necessary 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 17:26, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
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G.K. Stothert & Co was a British engineering company primarily known for shipbuilding and repair founded in 1852 in Bristol, England.
History
[edit]The Bristol offshoot of Stothert and Pitt (which was at that time named Stothert, Slaughter & Co.) had been set up in St Phillips in 1837 with the hope of gaining orders from the Great Western Railway.[1] By 1844 they had diversified into shipbuilding, producing two 105 ton iron screw steamers named Avon and Severn which were built for running between Newport and Bristol[2][3].[4] The railway works part of the company eventually became Avonside Engine Company, and the shipbuilding part moved to Hotwells and became a separate company in 1852 under the control of George Kelson Stothert. It was officially known as the Clifton Marine Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Works.[2] Subsequent partnerships were formed with E.T. Fripp (1855–1859)[5] and R.H. Marten (1859–1862)[6]; after that, G. K. Stothert held sole control until 1899.[7] When he died in 1908, the business was established as a limited company carrying his name.[8][9] The business remained in operation under his name until 1933[4], although shipbuilding stopped in 1904[2].[3]
A fire occurred at the yard in 1893; later correspondence states that this destroyed the company's records to that date.[10]
After G. K. Stothert passed away, the obituary written by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers noted that he "...was one of the pioneers of iron shipbuilding in this country".[11]
Location
[edit]In 1852, the company took over an existing shipyard adjacent to the Cumberland Basin that had been used by George Lunnell between 1834 and 1851.[12] Their site consisted of slipways, Hotwells Dry Dock (now Pooles Wharf Marina) and Merchant's Dock[13] (now filled in, although the old entrance is still visible).
Vessels
[edit]Several large vessels were built within the first few years of operation, including the Scamander,[14] Meander[15] and Araxes[16], ranging between 780 and 1156 tons and being built in 1854 and 1855 for the Moss Line of Liverpool.[2][3]
The company became known for producing river and canal tugs, including a significant number for use on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. This commenced with an initial order for three in 1860 (Moss Rose, 1860[7], Mayflower, 1861[17] and Violet, 1862[7]) and ended with a final order for two in 1904 (Active and Victor)[2][18] which are believed to be the final vessels launched by the company.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ Cattell, John (1997). "Avonside Ironworks, Bristol" (PDF). BIAS Journal (30): 13.
- ^ a b c d e Farr, Grahame (1977). Shipbuilding in the Port of Bristol. Greenwich: National Maritime Museum. p. 13. ISBN 0-905555-05-8.
- ^ a b c Torrens, Hugh (1978). The Evolution of a Family Firm - Stothert and Pitt of Bath. Stothert & Pitt Ltd. pp. 44–47. ISBN 0950602507.
- ^ a b Torrens, Hugh (1976). "The Early Years of Stothert & Pitt" (PDF). BIAS Journal (9): 27.
- ^ "The London Gazette" (PDF). 26 August 1856. p. 2926.
- ^ "The London Gazette" (PDF). 21 July 1863. p. 3634.
- ^ a b c King, A (1983). "Bristol's other Iron Ship Steam Tug 'Mayflower'" (PDF). BIAS Journal (16): 10–14.
- ^ "BT 34/3426/101574 - Company number: 101574; G K Stothert and Company Ltd. Incorporated 1909. Liquidator's Accounts on the dissolution of the company at some point between 1909 and 1932". The National Archives. 1932.
- ^ "The London Gazette" (PDF). 4 May 1909. p. 3428.
- ^ "Notes and papers relating to an article on Bristol industries by Miss R F Butler for Gloucester Victoria County History: Letter from C K Stothert and Company on shipbuilding". Bristol Archives online catalogue. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "George Kelson Stothert - Graces Guide". www.gracesguide.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Farr, Grahame (1971). Bristol Shipbuilding in the Nineteenth Century (PDF). Bristol Branch of the Historical Association. pp. 14a.
- ^ "Stotherts Dock". Bristol Archives online catalogue. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ "Launch of a Fine Iron Steamer". Morning Chronicle. No. 27357. London. 29 August 1854.
- ^ "Ship Launch". Bristol Mercury. No. 3380. Bristol. 30 December 1854.
- ^ "Launch of a Fine Iron Steamer". Bristol Mercury. No. 3408. Bristol. 14 July 1855.
- ^ "Mayflower | National Historic Ships". www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ ""General Arrangement S.T. "Active" & "Victor""". catalogue.gloucestershire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "G. K. Stothert and Co - Graces Guide". www.gracesguide.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-07.