![]() TID164, one of a class of wartime tugs designed and built by Dunston's | |
Company type | Private company |
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Industry | Shipbuilding |
Founded | 1858 |
Fate | Closed |
Headquarters | Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Richard Dunston was a shipbuilder on the Humber, England. The company started building wooden barges miles from the sea and evolved to pioneer fully welded steel ships of a single design. The yard is now closed, although the name continues in a ship repair yard.