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Rowhedge Ironworks was a shipyard situated on the River Colne, and in the village of

Rowhedge Rowhedge is a village in the Colchester borough of Essex, England. It is located just over south-east of Colchester town centre and is part of the civil parish of East Donyland. Geography Rowhedge is on the right (west) bank of the tidal Ri ...

, in the

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county of

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. It existed from 1904 to 1964, and built a number of coastal vessels, including VIC type

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s and ferries for the

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. The yard also specialised in building small craft for overseas buyers, often in kit form for assembly abroad, including vessels for use on

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and the

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. The site of the yard is now occupied by a riverside housing development.

Vessels built

In total, the Rowhedge Ironworks built some 900 vessels, including: * * (1936) * (1938) * ''

Guide of Dunkirk RNLB ''Guide of Dunkirk'' (ON 826) is a 35ft 6in Self-righting motor-class lifeboat whose construction was funded by the Girl Guides in 1940. She was self-righting and designed for launching from a beach. As one of the Little Ships of Dunkirk s ...

'' (1940) * (1941) * ''

Empire Lad Suffix beginning with L ''Empire Labrador'' ''Empire Labrador'' was a 3,539 GRT cargo ship which was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. Launched on 19 August 1944 and completed in October 1944. Sold in 1949 to Williamson & Co ...

'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1945) * ''

VIC 77 Vic (; es, Vic or Pancracio Celdrán (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5ª edición). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 843. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9. «Vic o Vich (viquense, vigitano, vigatán, ausense, ausetano, ausonense): ...

'' (1945) * ''

VIC 78 Vic (; es, Vic or Pancracio Celdrán (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5ª edición). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 843. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9. «Vic o Vich (viquense, vigitano, vigatán, ausense, ausetano, ausonense): ...

'' (1945) * (1946) * (1956)

References

External links

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Defunct shipbuilding companies of England Essex {{shipbuilding-stub