R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/R._and_W._Hawthorn,_Leslie_and_Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dissolved 1977
gptkbp:fate merged into Swan Hunter
gptkbp:formedByMergerOf A. Leslie and Company
R and W Hawthorn
gptkbp:founded 1886
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company
gptkbp:industry shipbuilding
locomotive manufacturing
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:Andrew_Leslie
Robert Hawthorn
William Hawthorn
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Hebburn
Tyne and Wear
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:River_Tyne
gptkbp:notableProduct locomotives
ships
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:HMS_Ark_Royal_(R09)
gptkb:HMS_Kelly
RMS Mauretania (engines supplied)
gptkbp:notableWork building cargo ships
building steam locomotives
building Royal Navy warships
building passenger liners
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees thousands (at peak)
gptkbp:parentCompany Swan Hunter (after 1968)
gptkbp:servesArea worldwide
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Swan_Hunter
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5