Cook, Welton & Gemmell was a shipbuilder based in Hull and Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire. England. They built trawlers and other small ships.
History
Founding and move to Beverley The firm was founded in 1883 on South Bridge Road, Hull, on the Humber bank. The founding partners were William James Cook, Charles Keen Welton and William Gemmell. In 1901–1902 the business moved nine miles up the River Hull to a new yard at Grovehill, Beverley purchased from Cochrane, Hamilton & Cooper. The yard had been founded by Andrew Cochrane in 1884. It was one of the few shipyards that launched broadside.
Prosperity and decline The new yard initially produced trawlers and whalers with dredging of the River Hull allowing larger ships to be built. During both world wars it built large numbers of ships such as minesweepers and anti-submarine trawlers for the Royal Navy. Between the wars it consolidated its reputation as a builder of high quality trawlers and continued to prosper into the 1950s. In 1954 the shipyard employed 650 workers and built 15 vessels (including three minesweepers, four trawlers, and a tug), but by 1960 the workforce had declined to 600 and after struggling to find orders Cook, Welton & Gemmell built their last ship in 1962 and went into voluntary liquidation in 1963.
Changes of ownership The firm was taken over by Charles D. Holmes & Co in March 1963 and the company name changed to Beverley Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd. C D Holmes was subsequently taken over in July 1973 by Drypool Group, which in turn went into liquidation in 1975. The yard was then taken over by Whitby Shipyard Ltd on 1 July 1976. That company changed its name to Phoenix Shipbuilders Ltd in December 1976 and had a receiver appointed in May 1977, resulting in the closure of the Beverley yard with nearly 180 redundancies. The site reverted to the ground landlords, Beverley Borough Council, and was later developed as the Acorn Industrial Estate.
Ships built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell
Naval vessels
Isles-class trawlers
Ailsa Craig (T377), 1943 Annet (T341), 1943 Arran (T06), 1941 Balta (T50), 1941 Benbecula (T379), 1944 Bern (T294), 1942 Blackbird (M15), 1943 Bressay (T214), 1942 Brora (T99), 1941 Bruray (T236), 1942 Bryher (T350), 1943 Calvay (T383), 1944 Colsay (T384), 1944 Crowlin (T380), 1944 Dabchick (M22), 1943 Egilsay (T215), 1942 Ensay (T216), 1942 Farne (T353), 1943 Flatholm (T354), 1943 Fuday (T385), 1944 Ganilly (T367), 1943 , 1943 Gweal (T246), 1942 Hannaray (T389), 1944 Harris (T386), 1944 Hascosay (T390), 1944 , 1942 Hildasay (T173), 1941 Hoxa (T16), 1941 Hoy (T114), 1941 Inchcolm (T18), 1941 Killegray (T174), 1941 Kittern (T382), 1943 Lindisfarne (T361), 1943 Lundy (T272), 1943 Mewstone (T374), 1943 Minalto (T362), 1943 Mull (T110), 1941 Neave (T247), 1942 Pladda (T144), 1941 Rosevean (T363), 1943 Sandray (T424), 1944 Scalpay (T237), 1942 Scaravay (J425), 1945 Scarba (T175), 1941 Sheppey (T292), 1942 Shillay (T426), 1945 Skokholm (T376), 1943 Stonechat (M25), 1944 Sursay (T427), 1945 Tahay (T452), 1945 Tocogay (T451), 1945 Trodday (T431), 1945 Ulva (T248), 1942 Vaceasay (T432), 1945 Vallay (T434), 1945 Whalsay (T293), 1942 Whitethroat (M03), 1944 Wiay (T441), 1945
Dance-class trawlers
Gavotte (T115), 1940 Hornpipe (T120), 1940
Tree-class trawlers
Birch (T93), 1940 Blackthorn (T100), 1940
Shakespearian-class trawlers Hamlet (T167), 1940 , 1941 , 1941 Laertes (T137), 1941 Hill-class trawlers
Birdlip (T218), 1941 , 1942 Butser (T219), 1942 Duncton (T220), 1942 Dunkery (T224), 1942 Inkpen (T225), 1942 Portsdown (T221), 1942 Yes Tor (T222), 1942
Military-class trawlers
Bombardier (T304), 1943 Coldstreamer (T337), 1943 Fusilier (T305), 1943 Grenadier (T334), 1943 Guardsman (T393), 1944 Home Guard (T394), 1944 Lancer (T335), 1943 Royal Marine (T395), 1944 Sapper (T336), 1942
ASW trawlers requisitioned before completion , 1940 Flower-class corvettes , 1941 , 1941 Ton-class minesweepers
Brinton (M1114), 1954 , 1954 Chilton (M1215), 1958 Darlaston (M1127), 1954 Dilston (M1142), 1955 Hazleton (M1142), 1954 Hexton (M1143), 1955 Penston (M1169), 1955 Picton (M1170), 1956 Wilkieston (M1192), 1957
Castle-class trawlers
Ordered during First World War but completed after the war as commercial vessels
Andrew Anderson (FY4405), 1920 Andrew Apsley (FY4298), 1919 Charles Antram (FY4401), 1920 Charles Boyes (FY3593), 1918 Dominick Addison (FY4296), 1919 Egilias Akerman (FY4294), 1919 Frederick Bush (FY3594), 1918 George Adgell (FY4402), 1920 George Aiken (FY4291), 1920 George Cochran (FY3721), 1918 Griffith Griffith (FY3780), 1919 Isaac Arthan (FY4297), 1920 John Aikenhead (FY4292), 1919 John Ashley (FY4293), 1919 John Baptish (FY3596), 1918 John Bateman (FY3599), 1918 John Bomkworth (FY3597), 1918 John Gauntlet (FY3779), 1919 John Graham (FY3778), 1919 John Gulipster (FY3782), 1919 Joseph Barratt (FY3586), 1918 Joseph Button (FY3584), 1918 Joshua Arabin (FY4299), 1919 Michael Griffith (FY3781), 1919 Patrick Bowe (FY3591), 1918 Peter Blumberry (FY3583), 1918 Philip Godby (FY3783), 1919 Phineas Beard (FY3588), 1918 , 1918 Richard Crofts (FY3720), 1918 Robert Bowen (FY3595), 1918 Thomas Adney (FY4295), 1919 Thomas Alexander (FY4404), 1920 Thomas Allen (FY4403), 1920 Thomas Altoft (FY4300), 1920 Thomas Bartlett (FY3598), 1918 Thomas Booth (FY3592), 1918 Thomas Boudige (FY4406), 1920 Thomas Connolly (FY3589), 1918 William Bell (FY3590), 1918 William Brady (FY3585), 1918 William Browis (FY3582), 1918 William Caldwell (FY3719), 1918 William Darnold (FY3722), 1918
Castle-class trawlers (non-standard)
George Aunger (FY3611), 1918 Hugh Black (FY3602), 1917 James Berry (FY3603), 1917 John Anderson (FY3610), 1917 John Brennan (FY3609), 1918 John Brice (FY3608), 1918 John Brooker (FY3605), 1917 John Burlingham (FY3600), 1917 Richard Bagley (FY3604), 1917 Robert Betson (FY3601), 1917 Thomas Blackthorn (FY3606), 1917 Thomas Buckley (FY3607), 1917
Mersey-class trawlers (non-standard) John Appleby (FY3612), 1917 John Arthur (FY3613), 1917 Kil-class patrol gunboats Kilchattan (FY4013), 1918 Kilchvan (FY4014), 1918 Kilclief (FY4015), 1918 Kilclogher (FY4016), 1918
War Department vessels Landsdowne, 1896 Moore, 1904 Osprey, 1895 Sir Redvers Buller, 1895
Fishing vessels Fishing trawlers
Port letter and number after name with year of building
Aby (FD138), 1945 Abydos (GY73), 1905 Achroite (H81), 1934 Active (H191), 1892 Admiral Hawke (H476), 1937 Advanturine (H197), 1930 Adventure (H1500), 1886 Akurey (RE95), 1947 Alamein (H123), 1950 Albatross, 1895 Alberta, 1910 Alderney (H273), 1895 Alert (H344), 1896 Alexandra (GY60), 1905 Alexandrite (H7), 1933 Alfred-Edith (O35), 1908 Almandine (H415), 1932 Amandine (H401), 1932 Amethyst (H455), 1928 Andalusite (H90), 1924 Andradite (H176), 1925 Andradite (H26), 1934 Angelo (H890), 1906 Anglia (GY254), 1890 Angus (H362), 1930 Anson (GY47), 1905 Aquamarine (H388), 1928 Arab (H516), 1933 Aracari (GY355), 1908 Aragonite (H79), 1934 Arctic Cavalier (H204), 1960 Arctic Corsair (H320), 1960 Arctic Hunter (H17), 1929 Arctic Ranger (H155), 1957 Arctic Vandal (H344), 1961 Argonaut (H291), 1895 Ariadne (H293), 1895 Ariel (H1473), 1885 Ariel (H843), 1905 Arkwright (H314), 1930 Artois (LR4049), 1947 Arum (CTA115), 1960 Asama (CF62), 1919 Athelstan (GY648), 1911 Athenian (GY357), 1903 Athenian (GY357), 1919 Auckland (H441), 1899 Aucuba (GY117), 1906 Aunis (LR4042), 1946 Avanturine (H197), 1930 Axinite (H183), 1925 Balthasar (H405), 1931 Barbados (GY71), 1905 Bardolph (H296), 1911 Basque (H521), 1933 Bassanio (H732), 1904 Bassethound (H151), 1891 Basuto (H401), 1931 Belovar (GY109), 1899 Belovar (GY109), 1906 Bempton (H19), 1914 Benella (H132), 1958 Bengal (GY108), 1905 Bengal (H287), 1896 Bermuda (GY56), 1905 Bernicia (GY1215), 1901 Beverlac (H72), 1929 Bianca (H845), 1905 Birch (GY677), 1912 Blakkur (GY378), 1931 Blanche (H928), 1907 Bloodhound (H89), 1890 Boadicea (H17), 1899 Boarhound (H125), 1891 Borella (H240), 1946 Borneo (GY115), 1905 Boston Seafire (H584), 1948 Bournemouth (H17), 1887 Breughel (O299), 1946 Breughel (O299), 1956 Brisbane (GY1281), 1903 Britannia (H1506), 1886 British Empire (H313), 1896 British Empire (H908), 1906 Briton (H538), 1901 Brontes (H41), 1934 Broxholme (H208), 1892 Brucella (H291), 1953 Buckhound (H143), 1891 Buffalo (GY52), 1905 Bulby (FD147), 1946 Bull Dog (H192), 1892 Bunsen (H269), 1926 Butterfly (H393), 1898 Cadet (H210), 1914 Cairo (H550), 1902 Calphurnia (GY495), 1909 Cambodia (GY597), 1911 Cambria (GY371), 1891 Cantatrice (GY469), 1915 Cape Adair (H119), 1956 Cape Barracouta (H267), 1930 Cape Columbia (H118 ), 1956 Cape Comorin (H291), 1936 Cape Otranto (H227), 1961 Cape Trafalgar (H59), 1957 Capel (H17), 1929 Capetown (H998), 1908 Cariama (GY4), 1904 Carieda (GY908), 1913 Cassandra (H848), 1905 Cayton Bay (H72), 1949 Celestial Empire (H371), 1897 Ceresio (H447), 1915 Ceylon (H103), 1890 Chalcedoney (H392), 1928 Chanticleer (H254), 1894 Chieftain (H847), 1905 Chindwin (H34), 1887 Christopher (H207), 1911 Chrysolite (H409), 1899 City of Birmingham (H162), 1891 City of Exeter (H256), 1894 City Of Gloucester (H298), 1895 City of Hull (H396), 1898 City of London (FD201), 1901 City of Wakefield (H132), 1891 Cleopatra (H46), 1899 Collingwood (GY1229), 1902 Commander Naismith (H385), 1915 Comrade (H348), 1896 Condor (GY85), 1905 Congo (GY274), 1897 Consort (GY498), 1909 Corientes (GY552), 1910 Cornelia (H257), 1894 Cornelian (H506), 1900 Corythaix (GY553), 1910 Councillor (H337), 1896 Courser (GY1287), 1904 Courser (GY79), 1905 Courtier (GY564), 1910 Courtland (GY35), 1904 Crusader (H5), 1904 Crystal (H303), 1895 Cuckoo (H309), 1896 Curlew (H274), 1895 Cyprus (H198), 1892 Cyrano (GY1203), 1900 Dale Castle (H195), 1892 Dane (GY403), 1897 Dane (H227), 1911 Davy (H322), 1936 De la Pole (H377), 1911 Deerhound (H81), 1889 Defender (GY1279), 1903 Delhi (H742), 1903 Dervish (H8), 1934 Desdemona (H535), 1901 Desideratum (H154), 1891 Destinn (GY307), 1914 Disa (CTA85), 1959 Dogberry (H46), 1909 Dogger Bank (H47), 1888 Donalda (GY149), 1914 Dorcas (H925), 1906 Douglas (H375), 1897 Douro (GY310), 1897 Dovey (GY425), 1897 Dromio (H102), 1910 Dromio (H94), 1929 Duchess of York (H227), 1893 Duke Of Wellington (H388), 1898 Duke Of York (H224), 1893 Durban (H378), 1897 Earl Essex (GY48), 1914 Earl Hereford (GY147), 1906 Earl Howard (GY332), 1914 Earl Kitchener (H345), 1915 Earl Lennox (GY367), 1914 Eastward Ho (H415), 1898 Edmond René, 1947 Edward B Cargill (H412), 1898 Edward Robson (H73), 1889 Edwardian (GY328), 1930 Edwardian (GY704), 1912 Egypt (H126), 1890 Eirikur Raudi (RE23), 1925 Electra (H1498), 1886 Electra (H661), 1904 Elk (GY1235), 1902 Ella Hewett (LO47), 1953 Embassy (GY469), 1928 Emperor (H741), 1903 Emu (H516), 1900 Encore (H523), 1900 Endymion (H519), 1900 Erin (H757), 1903 Ermine (H753), 1903 Eros (GY284), 1907 Eros (H768), 1903 Escallonia (GY631), 1911 Esmeralda (H747), 1903 Euclase (H384), 1931 Eudocia (H130), 1891 Excelsior (H70), 1889 Falcon (H321), 1896 Faraday (H366), 1897 Farnella (H41), 1948 Filey (H8), 1914 Flandre (GY598), 1915 Fleming (H3), 1929 Florence (H265), 1894 Fortuna (GY140), 1906 Forward (H407), 1898 Forward Ho (H331), 1914 Foxhound (H75), 1889 Franklin (H841), 1905 Fraser (H951), 1907 Freesia (GY633), 1911 Fulmar (H25), 1899 Fylkir (RE161), 1947 Fylkir (RE171), 1958 Gabir (GY497), 1909 Gadra (GY485), 1909 Galleon (GY269), 1930 Galvani (H88), 1929 Gambri (GY99), 1929 Gambri (GY992), 1916 Game Cock (H205), 1892 Gardar Thorsteinsson (GK3), 1948 Garu (GY644), 1911 Gaul (H761), 1904 Gazehound (SD87), 1891 Geir (RE241), 1947 Gelsina (GY869), 1916 General Gordon (H3), 1899 General Roberts (H38), 1888 George (H216), 1893 George Irvin (CTA138), 1953 Gibraltar (H1000), 1908 Gibraltar (H119), 1890 Godanes (NK105), 1947 Gonzalo (H892), 1906 Good Hope (H722), 1903 Good Luck (H497), 1912 Goth (H211), 1925 Gozo (H545), 1902 Graphic (H78), 1889 Great Admiral (GY361), 1908 Grebe (GY219), 1906