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2 unusual facts about Swan Hunter


Swan Hunter

Based in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, the company was responsible for some of the greatest ships of the early 20th century — most famously, the RMS Mauretania which held the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic, and the RMS Carpathia which rescued the survivors from the RMS Titanic.

Also in 1903 the Company took a controlling interest in the Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company, which was an early licensed manufacturer of Parsons turbine engines, which enabled the Mauretania to achieve its great speed.


MV Kowloon Bridge

MV Kowloon Bridge was a Bridge-class ore-bulk-oil combination carrier built by Swan Hunter in 1973, but sank off the coast of the Republic of Ireland in December 1986.


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MV Kowloon Bridge

The MV Kowloon Bridge was built on the River Tees by Swan Hunter for Bibby Line and originally named English Bridge.