A. Leslie and Company

A. Leslie and Company was a shipbuilding company that was started in around 1853, based North-East England. The company later merged with the locomotive manufacturer R and W Hawthorn to create Hawthorn Leslie and Company in 1886,[1] when the founder Andrew Leslie retired.

Between 1854 and 1885 the ship yard built 255 vessels.[2] The company employed around 2600 men, with more jobs in ancillary trades.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Hawthorn Shipbuilders". EdinPhoto. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  2. 1 2 "Local Information for Hebburn". Town Info. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
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