title: John Crown & Sons
text: # John Crown & Sons
  
  John Crown & Sons Ltd, was a British shipbuilding company founded in 1847 and based on the River Wear, Sunderland.
  
  ## History
  
  In its centenary year the shipyard was acquired by J.L. Thompson & Sons
  
  ## Ships built by John Crown & Sons Ltd
  
  | Naval vessels River-class frigates HMS Ettrick Castle-class corvettes HMS Farnham Castle HMS Hedingham Castle Flower-class corvettes HMS Burdock HMS Campion HMS Godetia (ex Dart) HMS Heliotrope HMS Hollyhock HMS Bullrush (mod.Type) HMS Bugloss (mod.Type) Isles-class trawlers HMS Earraid HMS Filla HMS Gruinard | Merchant ships Tugs Empire Ash Empire Belle Empire Dolly Empire Demon Empire Frank Empire Nicholas Empire Phyllis Empire Sally Empire Wold Colliers Empire Highlander Empire Lambeth Empire Lowlander Horseferry Torchbearer Cargo ship SS Dagenham Lightvessels Lightvessel Light Vessel 72 |
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