Swan Hunter
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Swan Hunter, formerly known as Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson and originally known as C. S. Swan & Hunter, is a shipbuilding design, engineering, and management company, based in Wallsend, Tyne and
Shipbuilders G B Hunter and C S Swan (Jr) in 1907
World Unicorn, built by Swan Hunter at the Wallsend shipyard, Tyneside, in 1973.
Tanker Ottawa launch, Wallsend shipyard, circa 1964
A view of the Wallsend shipyard shortly after its closure
RMS Carpathia
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RMS Carpathia was a Cunard Line transatlantic passenger steamship built by C. S. Swan & Hunter in their shipyard in Wallsend, England.
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…of the greatest ships of the early 20th century, most famously RMS Mauretania which held the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic, and RMS Carpathia which rescued survivors from RMS Titanic. In 2006 Swan Hunter ceased vessel construction on Tyneside, but continues to provide design engineering…
RMS Carpathia under way
Carpathia being drydocked in Red Hook, New York
Captain Arthur Rostron. Under his command, Carpathia responded to Titanic's distress call and rescued survivors.
A medal awarded to a Carpathia crew member for the rescue of Titanic survivors