Tyneside Tug Builders in alphabetical order of Surname

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L
M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	XYZ

Clelands Shipbuilders

1866 - William Cleland
1872 - William Cleland and Company Ltd.
1876 - Clelands Graving Dock & Slipway Company Ltd.
1920 - Clelands (Shiprepairers) Ltd.
1932 - Clelands (Successors) Ltd., Willington Quay
1957 - Clelands Shipbuilding Company Ltd.

The yard was operated by a number of builders before it was occupied by William Cleland in 1866. William Cleland had Clyde origins and was initially a manager for T & W Smith of North Shields. In the 1860s he left Smiths and moved to the yard of Palmer Brothers at Howdon. However after Palmers became a limited company in 1865 he left to begin business for himself. The business was incorporated as a limited liability company in 1872. Following William Cleland's death in 1876, the company concentrated mainly on repair work until the mid 1930s. In 1934 the company was purchased for £3,000 by the Craggs family, owners of a similar yard at Goole and the yard was upgraded to allow more building work to be undertaken. The yard was then noted for spectacular sideways launches from its cramped site next to Willington Gut. The company became a Swan Hunter subsidiary from 1967 and then became part of British Shipbuilders from 1st July, 1977. The yard closed in 1983.

The following is a list of tugs built by the Clelands companies:

Clelands Graving Dock & Slipway Company Ltd

YdNo	Year	Name
3	1898	Majestic *

Clelands (Successors) Ltd., Willington Quay

YdNo	Year	Name
46	1938	Anbar
48	1938	Mihrabad
64	1942	Empire Thistle *
65	1942	Empire Piper *
66	1943	Empire Sandy *
67	1943	Empire John
68	1944	Empire Winnie *
69	1944	Empire Aid *
70	1944	Empire Julia *
71	1944	Empire Susan *
72	1945	Empire Mary *
73	1945	Empire Jean *
74	1945	Empire Bess *
108	1947	Metro *
112	1948	Pluto
111	1949	Chindit
142	1949	BOC 41
182	1953	Chipchase *
191	1955	Berguna *
212	1956	Pemeno *
234	1959	Habab *
235	1959	Hamasah
297	1968	Andy Mitchell *