Company Treasures
Browse the extensive collection of Shipwrights' treasures collected over the years.
Browse the extensive collection of Shipwrights' treasures collected over the years.
Rigged model made of teak, walnut and ivory by Holman of Exmouth. Engraved ivory plates, on the starboard side:
ON THE OCCASION OF THE AWARD OF THE FIRST MEDAL IN SILVER GIVEN BY
THE PERMANENT MASTER H.M. KING GEORGE VI
THIS MODEL OF THE SHIP “CUTTY SARK”
WAS PRESENTED IN JULY 1945 TO
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF SHIPWRIGHTS BY
GERALD E. F. TORREY, PAST MASTER,
IN WHOSE YEAR OF OFFICE ARE FOUNDED
THESE PRIZES FOR SHIPWRIGHT APPRENTICES.
on the port side:
SPEED AND POWER
HER HIGHEST SPEED THROUGH WATER REACHED
12.5 KNOTS AND ON 2 DAYS RUNNING SHE MADE
362 AND 363 KNOTS AVERAGING OVER 15 KNOTS.
FOR THE DISPLACEMENT AT 20.0 FT DRAUGHT
OF 2100 TONS ENGINES OF 4000 I.H.P. WOULD
BE NEEDED TO ATTAIN 15 KNOTS SPEED.
at the bow:
COMPOSITE CLIPPER SHIP “CUTTY SARK”
BUILT BY SCOTT AND LINTON, DUMBARTON IN 1868
FOR CAPTAIN JOHN WILLIS OF LONDON
LENGTH, REGISTERED 212.5 FT
ON KEEL 203.6 FT
OVER ALL 280.0 FT
BREADTH, EXTREME 36.0 FT
DEPTH, MOULDED 22.5 FT
TONNAGE, NET 921.0 TONS
THIS MODEL OF TEAK, WALNUT AND IVORY WAS MADE BY
W. F. HOLMAN OF EXMOUTH, DEVON
TO A SCALE OF 1 INCH TO 10 FT.
and round the base, the names of the King’s (Queen’s) Silver Medallists, anti-clockwise from the starboard centre:
1945
Kenneth Ernest Wood
an apprentice of
Green and Silley Weir
and of
Swan Hunter and
Wigham Richardson
Kenneth E. Wood later became a Liveryman of the Company.
1946
John McNeill
an Apprentice of
Alexander Stephen and Sons, Ltd.
Glasgow.
1947
Stanley Forbes
An apprentice of
The Caledon Shipbuilding
& Engineering Co., Ltd.
Dundee
1948
John H. Blyth
Apprentice to
Burntisland
Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
Burntisland, Fife
1949
Samuel A. Greer
an apprentice of
Harland & Wolff Ltd.
Belfast
1950
Leslie King
an apprentice of
Vickers-Armstrong Ltd.
Barrow-in Furness
1951
George William Moore
an apprentice of
Alfred Holt & Co. Ltd.
Liverpool
1952
Ernest Curtis
a Plater apprentice of
R. & W. Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd.
Hebburn-on-Tyne
forward end:
1953
Arthur Walkden
an apprentice of
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd
Barrow-in-Furness
1955
THOMAS ROBINSON
AN APPRENTICE OF
SIR JAMES LAING & SONS LTD.
SUNDERLAND
1957
JAMES DAVIDSON THOMPSON
PLATER APPRENTICE OF
VICKERS-ARMSTRONGS LTD.
BARROW-IN-FURNESS
1958
WILLIAM BECK
PLATER APPRENTICE OF
FURNESS SHIPBUILDING CO. LTD.
BILLINGHAM, Co. DURHAM
1959
WILLIAM CAMPBELL
AN APPRENTICE OF
YARROW & C0. LTD.
SCOTSTOUN, GLASGOW
port side:
1960
ROBERT GERALD THOMPSON
PLATER APPRENTICE OF
COOK WELTON & GEMMELL LTD.
BEVERLEY, YORKS.
1961
ROY GROVES
SHIPWRIGHT APPRENTICE
J. SAMUEL WHITE & CO. LTD.
COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
1963
BRIAN BORELAND
SHIPWRIGHT APPRENTICE
HARLAND & WOLFF LTD.
BELFAST
1964
WILLIAM JOHN BROWN
SHIPWRIGHT APPRENTICE
HARLAND & WOLFF LTD.
BELFAST
1965
RICHARD SNAITH
SHIPWRIGHT APPRENTICE
FURNESS SHIPBUILDING CO. LTD.
BILLINGHAM, CO. DURHAM
1966
JAMES STUART ROBERTSON
SHIPWRIGHT APPRENTICE
FAIRFIELDS (GLASGOW) LIMITED
1967
GEOFFREY WILSON
PLATER APPRENTICE
FURNESS SHIPBUILDING CO. LTD>
1968
DESMOND T. L. HILLIER
SHIPWRIGHT APPRENTICE
FAIRFIELDS (GLASGOW) LIMITED
1970
BRIAN GEORGE DOWNING
SHIPWRIGHT APPRENTICE
CAMMELL LAIRD & CO.
(SHIPBUILDERS & ENGINEERS)
LTD.
1971
KENNETH NORMAN WILSON
Plater Apprentice
DOXFORD AND SUNDERLAND LTD.
(There was no award in 1972)
1973
CECIL STANFIELD
Apprentice
HARLAND AND WOLFF LIMITED
1974
ALAN WALKER
Shipwright Apprentice
SWAN HUNTER GROUP LTD.
Alan Walker became a freeman of the Company
1975
GEOFFREY McLEAN
SHIPWRIGHT APPRENTICE
SCOTSTOUN MARINE LTD.
1976
ALEXANDER GLEN
SHIPWRIGHT APPRENTICE
THE GRANGEMOUTH DOCKYARD
CO. LTD.
aft end:
1977
LESLIE PARRY
SHIPWRIGHT APPRENTICE
CAMMELL LAIRD SHIPBUILDERS LTD.
1978
ANTHONY INGRAM
SHIPBUILDING APPRENTICE
AUSTIN & PICKERSGILL LTD.
1979
GRAHAM JOHN SWEENEY
SHIPBUILDING APPRENTICE
CAMMELL LAIRD
SHIPBUILDERS LTD.
1980
JOHN McDERMOTT
PLATER APPRENTICE
SUNDERLAND
SHIPBUILDERS LTD.
1981
MARTIN P. HOLMES
BLACKSMITH APPRENTICE
SCOTT LITHGOW LTD.
1982
MARK J. SANDALL
METAL WORKER APPRENTICE
VOSPER THORNEYCROFT (UK) LTD.
starboard side:
1983
PAUL A. FINCH
METAL WORKING APPRENTICE
VOSPER THORNEYCROFT (UK) LTD.
1984
ROBERT HENRY CLARK
PLATER APPRENTICE
SUNDERLAND SHIPBUILDERS LTD.
1985
DAVID F. BURWOOD
WELDER APPRENTICE
SWAN HUNTER SHIPBUILDERS LTD.
1986 Peter Storey Austin & Pickrsgill Limited
1987 Patrick Cranney Yarrow Shipbuilders
1988 David Copes Harland & Wolff Limited
1989 James Anthony Wood
an apprentice of
Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd
Glasgow
1990
Paul Andrew Leitch
an apprentice of
Arland & Wolff Ltd
Belfast
1991
Lee John Irvine
An apprentice of
Cammell Laird Shipbuilders Ltd
1992
Sean Hanafin
An Apprentice of
Rosyth Royal; Dockyard
1993
CHRISTOPHER BOYLE
AN APPRENTICE OF
DEVONPOR MANAGEMENT
LIMITED
1994
GARY NOLAN
AN APPRENTICE OF
DEVONPOR MANAGEMENT
LIMITED
1995
JOHN MACDONALD
AN APPRENTICE OF
YARROW SHIPBUILDERS LTD
1996
STUART HOWIE
AN APPRENTICE OF
YARROW SHIPBUILDERS LTD
1997
ANDREW CUNNINGHAM
AN APPRENTICE OF
YARROW SHIPBUILDERS LTD
1998
WARREN PORTER
AN APPRENTICE OF
AMEC PROCESS & ENERGY
1999 (no date)
ROBERT MOORE
AN APPRENTICE OF
A & P (FALMOUTH) LTD
2000
JAMES SMALE
AN APPRENTICE OF
MARINE PROJECTS
PLYMOUTH
2001
CHARLES GLASSPOOL
an apprentice of
PRINCESS YACHTS INTERNATIONAL
PLYMOUTH
2001
Charles Glasspool
2002
David Duffey
2003
Gavin Davidson
2004
Graham Findlay
2005
Gemma Halshaw
2007
Marc Godden
2008
Liam Bibby
(073/1945)
