William Doxford & Sons Ltd. of Sunderland : shipbuilders and engineers 1837-1988 /Patricia Richardson.

"This is the 'biography' of this outstanding family run company of British ship builders and marine engineers, spanning 150 years. After a hesitant beginning, William Doxford moved his yard to Pallion and brought his sons into the business. The company developed the innovative 'Turret Ship', and won the coveted Blue Riband for production in 1907. The sons controversially sold the business after WW1, but remained in charge, introducing the Marine Oil Engine, which helped them to survive the depressions of the 1920s and 1930s, and which was their icon to the 1970s. The book describes the successes of WW2 and the post war period, and then the struggles and decline of the British Shipbuilding Industry up to the Government's decision to close of yard at the end of 1988."--Provided by the publisher.