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William Doxford & Sons Ltd, often referred to simply as Doxford, was a British shipbuilding and marine engineering company. ==History== William Doxford founded the company in 1840. From 1870 it was based in Pallion, Sunderland, on the River Wear in Northeast England. The Company was managed by William Doxford's four sons following his death in 1882.〔 It was acquired by Northumberland Shipbuilding Company in 1918.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Northumberland Shipbuilding Company )〕 It was renamed ''Doxford & Sunderland Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd'' in 1961 and ''Doxford & Sunderland Ltd'' in 1966.〔 Court Line took it over in 1972 and renamed it ''Sunderland Shipbuilders Ltd''.〔 In the 1970s a new all-weather Pallion yard was built which could build two ships of up to 30,000 tons deadweight side-by-side. The steel came in at one end, and the completed ship left from the other with engines installed and sometimes with the machinery running. Court Line collapsed in 1974 and the company was nationalised.〔 It was privatised in 1986 when it was merged with Austin & Pickersgill to form North East Shipbuilders.〔 However, within two years of the merger the Doxford Pallion yard was closed down. Sunderland Wall climbing centre now occupies a section of the building.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Last shipyard )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Doxford & Sons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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