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SS Laura (1875)
SS ''Laura'' was an 1875-built steamship owned by Peter Mærsk-Møller. Originally built as the ''Roll Call'' by John Readhead & Sons, J Readhead & Co in South Shields, she was renamed ''Ellen'' in 1881 and then acquired by Peter Mærsk-Møller in 1886 and renamed ''Laura''. The ship was the first to bear the white Heptagram, seven pointed star emblem of the Maersk company, which was created by Peter Mærsk-Møller's son Arnold Peter Møller. History 1875 to 1881 ''Roll Call'' was built in 1875 by John Readhead & Sons in South Shields, UK. Her iron hull was long, wide and had a draft of . She was fitted with a 40-HP steam engine which powered a screw propeller. 1881 to 1886 In 1881 the ship was acquired by O Prior & Co and renamed ''Ellen''; she was registered in Copenhagen with J Svendsen serving as captain. 1886 to 1909 In 1886 the ship was acquired by Dampskibsselskabet Laura (Danish for "Laura Steamship Company") and captain Peter Mærsk-Møller in Svendborg. In 1898 Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Readhead & Sons
John Readhead & Sons was a shipyard on the River Tyne in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. History John Readhead and John Softley founded the business in 1865 in South Shields as Readhead and Softley. The first ship they built was a small Collier (ship type), collier called ''Unus''. Swan Hunter bought the company in 1967 after publication of the ''Geddes Report'' which recommended Rationalization (economics), rationalisation of shipbuilding on the River Tyne. It was Nationalisation, nationalised with the rest of Swan Hunter in 1977. The yard at South Shields closed in 1984. References Further reading *External links * Defunct companies based in Tyne and Wear Manufacturing companies established in 1865 Manufacturing compani ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |