:J. Crichton & Company
{{Short description|Welsh shipbuilding company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
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| name = J. Crichton and Company
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| type = Private
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| fate = Ceased Operations
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| foundation = {{Start date|1913}}
| founder = James Crichton
| defunct = {{End date|1935}}
| location_city = Saltney, Flintshire (1913–1935), Wales
Connah's Quay, Flintshire (1918–1935)
| location_country = Wales
| locations = 2
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| industry = Transportation
| products = stern-wheeler, coaster, barge, ferry, lightship, launch, tug, yacht
| services = vessel repair, yacht and small boat repowering, upgrades, full service boat marina facility
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J. Crichton and Company was a ship building company based at Saltney, Flintshire, North Wales. The company was set up by James Crichton in 1913. In 1918, the company acquired another shipyard, at Connah's Quay.
The company built stern-wheelers, coasters, barges, ferries, lightships, launches, tugs, and yachts.
The Saltney Yard closed in 1935.
See also
References
- {{Cite book |last=Middlemiss |first=Norman L. |title=British Shipbuilding Yards |volume=1: North-East Coast |location=North Shields |publisher=Shield Publications |year=1994 |isbn=1871128110 |oclc=33017457 }}
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Category:1935 disestablishments in Wales
Category:British boat builders
Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1913
Category:Defunct shipbuilding companies of Wales
Category:Yacht building companies
Category:1913 establishments in Wales
Category:Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1935
Category:British companies disestablished in 1935
Category:British companies established in 1913
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