Furness Shipbuilding Company
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The Furness Shipbuilding Company was a shipbuilding company in Haverton Hill, Stockton on Tees, England. It was established during the First World War and operated from 1917 until 1979. The company wa
Construction of new berths during the First World War
RFA Wave Conqueror, a Wave-class oiler of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, launched from the shipyard in 1943
The derelict slipways of the Furness Shipbuilding Company in 2005
Tramp trade
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A boat or ship engaged in the tramp trade is one which does not have a fixed schedule, itinerary nor published ports of call, and trades on the spot market as opposed to freight liners. A steamship en
A tramp freighter in 1950
The SS Felixstowe, which was built in 1918, served as a tramp steamer until the 1940s.