Shepherd & Leech Shipyard, Whitehaven
 

The Whitehaven shipyard of Lumley Kennedy & Co. was closed down in 1864, and was then taken over by Joseph Shepherd, a former foreman at the Kennedy yard. The yard was operated under the name of Shepherd & Leech, and 17 vessels were built there between 1865 and 1879.
 

Vessel Rig Tonnage Launched
James Davidson Barque 216 24th April 1865
Ann Humphreys Brig  174 6th November 1865
Elizabeth Kelly Brigantine  168 1866
Ann Middleton Brig 180 19th January 1867
Pearl Schooner  122 2nd July 1867
Miriam Brigantine  126 1868
Chrysolite Barquentine  158 1869
Sea Mew Trawl Boat   1870
Beckermet Barquentine 229 3rd June 1871
Albatross Trawl Boat 37 7th June 1872
Queen Yawl 36 1876
Princess Yawl 35 1878
Countess Yawl 40 1879
Royal Consort      
Greyhound      
Anne Maria      
James Bruce Yacht    

Sources :

    1. D. Hay, "History of Ship-Building in Whitehaven" (Manuscript), circa 1970, information provided by the Cumbria Archive Service, sent to me by Bob Dalrymple.
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