Temple shipbuilders explained

Temple shipbuilders was a family business in North East England during the late eighteenth century and the early nineteenth century.^[1]

Simon Temple, the Elder

Simon Temple (1728–1805) was born in Crayke, North Yorkshire. By 1780 he was advertising himself as a shipwright in South Shields.^[1]

Simon Temple, the Younger

Simon Temple (1759–1815) also born in Crayke opened a shipbuilding yard in Thrift Street, South Shields, and established a colliery in Jarrow.^[1]

William Smoult Temple

Was a shipbuilder at Jarrow (1811 - 1812).

Ships

Merchant vessels

• , an East Indiaman
  • • • • • • • • • • • • , an East Indiaman
• Lord Melville, see
  • • • • • Warrior, see

Naval vessels

• , name ship of her class
• , built as HMS Queen Mab but renamed
• , sixth-rate post ship
• Pandour, renamed, before launch; sixth-rate
• , a frigate

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shipbuilder: Simon Temple (Snr & Jnr). Tyne Built Ships. George Robinson and David Waller. 28 February 2016.