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and engine shops, and the mast and block shops, provided work for around 500 craftsmen. J Samuel White expanded still further in 1899. It rapidly became a world leader in the design and construction of small- to medium-sized naval and merchant ships, and also built numerous smaller craft, including
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In 1922 J. S. White established the 'Island
Transport Co. Ltd.' with barges running from Southampton, (and initially Portsmouth) to East Cowes to carry supplies for the shipyards. Any spare capacity was used to carry general, commercial cargo. After the shipyards closed in 1965, the trade was just
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in 1763–1764, as well as fast vessels for the
Revenue services and fishing smacks, and even a number of West Indiamen. At least three generations of the White family business undertook shipbuilding before Thomas White, (1773–1859) the grandfather of John Samuel White, moved from Broadstairs, to
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let fly with 200 tons of bombs, a wave of incendiaries followed by high explosives. The
Blyskawica left her moorings, dropped anchor outside the harbour, and retaliated all night with such vehemence that her guns had to be doused with water, and more ammunition had to be ferried across from
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he began work on what would become the 'Thetis' Yard across the river on the West bank on the 'salterns' and marsh between the Medina and Arctic roads. It opened officially on 1 October 1815. J. S. White subsequently rebuilt the east bank site which in 1825 became the Falcon Yard.
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At the height of its shipbuilding activities, J. S. White had shipbuilding slipways on the eastern side of the River Medina at East Cowes and fitting-out quays, engineering works and administration offices at Cowes on the western side of the river.
113:(It is worth mentioning that there was another 'White's engineers and shipyard' of Cowes, that of William White & Sons (1883 - 1929); the use of the term 'White's of Cowes' can, and does, lead to confusion.)
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By 1979 the company had been renamed
Elliott Turbomachinery Ltd and employed almost 850 people; and the American parent company, the Carrier Corporation, was taken over by another American company,
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but for her, the 800 casualties and thousands of damaged buildings, including 100,000 square feet (10,000 m) of wreckage at J. S. Whites, would have been far worse.
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199:, later famous as an aeronautical engineer, worked as a draughtsman for the company at the start of his career, before moving to Vickers to design airships.
252:. the business was carried on under the name 'William Weatherhead & Sons (1954) Ltd' until 1965 when it was renamed 'J. Samuel White (Scotland) Ltd'.
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320:"Sammy" White built well over two thousand vessels at their various shipyards at East Cowes between 1803 and their closure in 1963.
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In 1971 Foreign and
Colonial Investment Trust sold the company to Spectrol Holdings, a UK subsidiary of the Carrier Corporation of
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Caesarea (1960) and her sister ship Sarnia (1961), cross channel passenger ferries operating between Weymouth and the
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Naval vessels built by J. Samuel White (vessels in some classes also built by other shipbuilders) include (in date order):
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222:. The crane was installed in 1912 on the Cowes side of the river and still survives, it was last used in 2004, and now
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Over the years, J. S. White's produced lifeboats for the Royal
National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and other users.
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With the closing of the shipbuilding section in 1965, the works on the East Cowes side of the river were sold to the
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369:' was being urgently refitted at J Samuel White where it had been launched. On the night of 4 May, the
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where there was already more than a century of shipbuilding tradition. In the closing years of the
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Between 1912 and 1916 the company moved its aircraft manufacturing facilities across the river to
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which was displayed at the London Air Show at
Olympia in 1913. The company also manufactured 110
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with Howard T. Wright as general manager and chief designer. Because of its location on the
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In 1968 the company received a take-over bid for the whole group of companies from the
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At some time, J. S. White acquired the Henry
Bannister, rope making business of Cowes.
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Ships of the Royal Navy: The
Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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Green, W. & Swanborough, G.; "The Complete Book of Fighters", Salamander (1994).
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In 1954 J. S. White acquired the shipbuilding business of William Weatherheads at
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In 1961 J. S. White acquired the postcard and greeting-card printing business of
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Paul Hyland describes how J. S. White had grown during the succeeding century:
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in 1802, where he acquired the shipbuilding site on the east bank of the
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An expansion of the yard in 1911 led to the purchase of a large 80 ton
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In 1981 the company finally ceased trading and the sites were closed.
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Records indicate that by the 1850s J. S. White's docks with its steam
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J. S. White's built ships for commercial customers, including:
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The Woolwich Ferries, John Benn (1930) and Will Crooks (1930)
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East Cowes- A town of Ships, Castles, Industry and Invention
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general cargo. The Island Transport company was sold to the
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507:- J. S. White built a prototype Motor Landing Craft in 1926
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1119:"Expansion programme for J. Samuel White and Co., Ltd".
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designs, but had a remarkable number of smaller tubes.
936:"The Centenary of the Cowes Hammerhead Crane 1912–2012"
673:- the last ship built for the Royal Navy by J. S. White
660:(1961) - One built for the Royal Navy, another for the
91:, taking its name from John Samuel White (1838–1915).
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Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United Kingdom
1174:. ISLE OF WIGHT AVIATION. 8 May 2013. Archived from
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Almirante Lynch-class/Faulknor-class flotilla leader
1134:"Successful IW firm expects even brighter future".
740:In 1912 the company began constructing aircraft at
138:The family had a long tradition of shipbuilding in
614:, preserved as a museum ship, currently (2022) at
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2181:Port Victoria Marine Experimental Aircraft Depot
827:prototype fighter. This aircraft was tested at
286:, the Cowes site became an engineering works.
2404:Former defence companies of the United Kingdom
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445:(1912-1914) Originally 6 were ordered for the
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1342:Photos of J. Samuel White's fitting out crane
1285:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
1149:"Prospect of more work at a Cowes Factory".
823:Through 1916–1917 the company developed the
720:35ft 6in Self-righting motor-class lifeboats
1322:Pictures of some of J. Samuel White's ships
579:(1939) - 2 were used by the Polish Navy as
142:, with James White constructing the cutter
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854:, later requisitioned and sunk during the
2409:Defunct shipbuilding companies of England
2303:Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
2298:Defence Electronics and Components Agency
1196:Flying Boats of the Solent, Norman Hull.
110:and various types of commercial vessels.
2444:British companies disestablished in 1981
1485:Aerospace industry in the United Kingdom
1068:. The Dovecote Press. 2011. p. 83.
831:from 1917, and was written off in 1918.
744:in a "Gridiron Shed" on the bank of the
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2394:Aviation history of the United Kingdom
2389:Maritime history of the United Kingdom
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2354:Society of British Aerospace Companies
1787:Air Navigation and Engineering Company
1016:"Cockenzie & Port Seton | Economy"
1000:"300 Years of Shipbuilding at Cowes".
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267:. The company was sold in 1974 to the
131:, built for Chile, as the British HMS
106:and export customers; they also built
2449:British companies established in 1802
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975:Southampton Branch World Ship Society
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695:Lamb & White-class lifeboats
602:British Type III Hunt-class destroyer
340:. These were similar to contemporary
298:Foreign and Colonial Investment Trust
2414:Companies based on the Isle of Wight
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439:(otherwise Admiralty I class) (1911)
1501:Manufacturing in the United Kingdom
1332:Commercial Ships of J. Samuel White
705:Norfolk and Suffolk-class lifeboats
577:Type II Hunt-class destroyer escort
513:ARA Tucumán (1928) - Built for the
102:and other naval craft for both the
98:. During the 20th century it built
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954:"The Cowes Hammerhead Crane Trust"
571:Type I Hunt-class destroyer escort
365:In May 1942 the Polish destroyer '
14:
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2439:1981 disestablishments in England
2329:Farnborough International Airshow
1380:/Wight Aircraft designed aircraft
1315:
1104:"J. S. White and Co. take over".
1089:"Take-Over Bid for J. S. White".
988:
763:and built a number of seaplanes:
521:Bittern-class sloop escort vessel
274:With the regular construction of
94:It came to prominence during the
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1303:. Silver Link Publishing, 1993.
852:General Steam Navigation Company
323:
189:more than 130 lifeboats for the
2308:European Aviation Safety Agency
2161:Nieuport & General Aircraft
2156:National Aircraft Factory No. 2
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1123:. 20 November 1971. p. 14.
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1108:. 21 December 1968. p. 12.
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808:In 1913 the company produced a
419:Cricket-class coastal destroyer
193:, more than any other builder.
2434:1802 establishments in England
2429:United Kingdom in World War II
2166:Norman Thompson Flight Company
1897:British Aircraft Manufacturing
1327:Naval Ships of J. Samuel White
1153:. 13 January 1979. p. 10.
1093:. 26 October 1968. p. 11.
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1004:. 4 December 1965. p. 12.
968:"Town Quay - The Motor Barges"
960:
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463:Marksman-class flotilla leader
291:British Hovercraft Corporation
259:with production facilities at
1:
2424:United Kingdom in World War I
2216:Seaplane Experimental Station
2196:Rollason Aircraft and Engines
1947:Aeronautical Technical School
1852:William Beardmore and Company
1496:Economy of the United Kingdom
896:
155:on the northern coast of the
2419:Defunct companies of England
2201:Royal Aircraft Establishment
1892:British Aircraft Corporation
1817:Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
1408:Twin Landplane/Twin Seaplane
1337:Lifeboats of J. Samuel White
752:the company choose the name
636:(date unspecified – 1940’s?)
565:J-, K- and N-class destroyer
7:
1594:British Airways Engineering
1544:Surrey Satellite Technology
685:Their production included:
469:Admiralty M-class destroyer
433:(otherwise, H-class) (1911)
10:
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2349:Royal Aeronautical Society
1959:Desoutter Aircraft Company
1922:Clayton & Shuttleworth
1227:National Historic Ships UK
1151:Isle of Wight County Press
1136:Isle of Wight County Press
1121:Isle of Wight County Press
1106:Isle of Wight County Press
1091:Isle of Wight County Press
1002:Isle of Wight County Press
116:
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2054:Hants and Sussex Aviation
1969:Dunlop Standard Aerospace
1872:Bristol Aeroplane Company
1764:
1516:
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1385:
1168:"J.SAMUEL WHITE & CO"
1138:. 9 June 1979. p. 3.
1045:Wootton Bridge Historical
940:Wootton Bridge Historical
911:"Built by White's ?"
622:Halcyon-class minesweeper
616:Chatham Historic Dockyard
407:TB 114-class torpedo boat
389:Vigilant-class gun vessel
67:
59:
44:
34:
26:
2293:Civil Aviation Authority
2236:Sopwith Aviation Company
2039:Gloster Aircraft Company
2034:General Electric Company
2024:Garland Aircraft Company
1907:Central Aircraft Company
1887:British Aircraft Company
1877:British Aerial Transport
1777:Abbott-Baynes Sailplanes
1172:hampshireairfields.co.uk
871:Nore Light Vessel (1931)
865:a Thames fireboat (1935)
793:Wight Converted Seaplane
715:Ramsgate-class lifeboats
700:Liverpool-class lifeboat
610:(1943-1945) - including
401:Conflict-class destroyer
391:(1856) (J & R White)
269:Dickinson Robinson Group
2226:SELEX Sistemi Integrati
2099:Lindstrand Technologies
2069:Heston Aircraft Company
2019:Foster, Wikner Aircraft
1999:Fairey Aviation Company
1979:Edgar Percival Aircraft
1927:Comper Aircraft Company
1279:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
690:Barnett-class lifeboats
646:Blackwood-class frigate
634:75ft Motor Torpedo Boat
596:Q and R-class destroyer
529:(1937) - built for the
511:Mendoza-class destroyer
487:V and W-class destroyer
457:Laforey-class destroyer
437:Acheron-class destroyer
2141:Moss Brothers Aircraft
2074:Hewlett & Blondeau
1932:Cunliffe-Owen Aircraft
1711:Safran Landing Systems
1561:Military Air Solutions
1223:"LIGHT VESSEL 86 NORE"
876:Cowes Floating Bridges
850:built in 1925 for the
730:Watson-class lifeboats
710:Oakley-class lifeboats
662:Royal New Zealand Navy
658:Rothesay-class frigate
640:Daring-class destroyer
628:Weapon-class destroyer
559:Kingfisher-class sloop
425:Tribal-class destroyer
380:
361:
261:Newport, Isle of Wight
207:
181:
146:for the Royal Navy at
135:
2109:M. B. Arpin & Co.
2004:Fane Aircraft Company
1867:Boulton Paul Aircraft
1626:Dunlop Aircraft Tyres
1551:Babcock International
883:Sandbanks chain ferry
816:aircraft designed by
803:AD Seaplane Type 1000
768:Wight Pusher Seaplane
667:Leander-class frigate
652:Ham-class minesweeper
431:Acorn-class destroyer
413:River-class destroyer
363:
353:
205:
174:
124:
2266:Westland Helicopters
2094:Lakes Flying Company
1832:Austin Motor Company
1797:The Airscrew Company
1443:Triplane Flying Boat
725:Surf-class lifeboats
590:Hunt-class destroyer
585:ORP Krakowiak (L115)
527:Grom-class destroyer
338:White-Forster boiler
328:An order in 1911 of
216:Babcock & Wilcox
206:The hammerhead crane
175:Argentine destroyer
16:British shipbuilders
2151:Nash & Thompson
2146:D. Napier & Son
2131:Matra Marconi Space
1984:Elliotts of Newbury
1661:Hybrid Air Vehicles
1646:GE Aviation Systems
1641:General Dynamics UK
1636:Finmeccanica UK Ltd
1299:David L. Williams,
1020:East Lothian Fourth
736:Aircraft production
678:Lifeboat production
312:United Technologies
265:Inverness, Scotland
23:
2256:Vickers-Armstrongs
2176:Parnall & Sons
2119:Electronic Systems
2089:Kingsbury Aviation
1862:Boulton & Paul
1857:Blackburn Aircraft
1802:Airship Industries
1741:Thales Air Defence
1676:Marshall Aerospace
1671:Lockheed Martin UK
1614:Technical Services
1539:Astrium Satellites
1438:Converted Seaplane
878:(1925, & 1936)
856:Dunkirk evacuation
835:Commercial vessels
671:HMS Arethusa (F38)
612:HMS Cavalier (R73)
581:ORP Kujawiak (L72)
362:
305:Syracuse, New York
208:
182:
136:
21:
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2375:
2286:regulatory bodies
2279:
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2261:Westland Aircraft
2211:Scottish Aviation
1917:Chrislea Aircraft
1882:British Aerospace
1756:Ultra Electronics
1589:Boeing Defence UK
1451:
1450:
1292:978-1-86176-281-8
1075:978-1-904-34990-7
825:Wight Quadruplane
798:Wight Quadruplane
608:C-class destroyer
553:Egret-class sloop
493:HMS E32 Submarine
481:S-class destroyer
475:R-class destroyer
354:Polish destroyer
342:three-drum boiler
220:Renfrew, Scotland
197:Sir Barnes Wallis
78:
77:
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2241:Spartan Aircraft
2191:Reid and Sigrist
2084:Hunting Aircraft
2079:Hordern-Richmond
2029:General Aircraft
2014:Folland Aircraft
1989:English Electric
1912:Chilton Aircraft
1837:Aviation Traders
1812:Airwork Services
1746:Thales Optronics
1696:Reaction Engines
1566:Eurofighter GmbH
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1423:Trainer Seaplane
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829:Martlesham Heath
499:HMS F2 Submarine
236:Red Funnel Group
224:Grade II* listed
212:hammerhead crane
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2271:J. Samuel White
2186:Lang Propellers
2114:Marconi Company
2064:Hawker Siddeley
2059:Hawker Aircraft
1847:Beagle Aircraft
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1736:Telespazio VEGA
1631:Europa Aircraft
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1403:Pusher Seaplane
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1378:J. Samuel White
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1293:
1277:Colledge, J. J.
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890:Channel Islands
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395:HMS TB81 (1885)
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257:J. Arthur Dixon
129:flotilla leader
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81:J. Samuel White
74:, Isle of Wight
53:1815 (official)
30:Private company
22:J. Samuel White
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