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Rowhedge Ironworks was a

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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 R ...

, in the English 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 Hythe Ferry in

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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) * ''

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'' (1940) * (1941) * '' Empire Lad'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

Empire Boxer Suffix beginning with B ''Empire Baffin'' was a 6,978 GRT cargo ship that was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow. She was launched on 28 August 1941 and completed in October 1941. In May 1942 she was a member of Convoy PQ 16. Damaged by ...

'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1945) * ''

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'' (1945) * ''

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

References

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Defunct shipbuilding companies of England Essex {{shipbuilding-stub