Scarborough shipbuiding in the 19th century Scarborough shipbuilding was a contracting industry after the ending of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. The 1824 reciprocity treaties were blamed for the emerging situation, where ships could be built, manned and victualled overseas, at half the prices prevailing here. Robert Tindall was followed by Richard Harris Tindall as manager, of the main Scarborough yard, a fine designer, with more modern ideas. The barque "Teviot" marked his coming into authority with a departure from their older type of ships. The size of ships demanded, fell off with the advent of iron ships. Sir Edward Harland, founder of the Belfast firm of iron shipbuilders served his apprenticeship with the Tindalls. R.H. Tindall was keen to construct steel ships but the harbour was silting up and was unsuitable for large vessels. The Scarborough yard closed in 1862.
Some Ships built at Scarborough
date builder
1838 Tindalls Bee snow 106
1838 G.Sheader & T.Armstrong Ebenezer yawl 23
1838 G.Sheader & T. Armstrong Fidelity lugger 22
1838 R.Skelton New mar?? sloop 26
? J & W.Smith Integrity yawl 22
1838 J & W.Smith Diligent yawl 20
1838 J & W. Smith Jerome yawl 22
1838 J. Skelton 3 Brothers yawl 23
1838 Tindall Persia ship ?
1838 Sheader & Armstrong Glen-Roy sloop 28
1839 Tindall Orion barque 316
1839 Tindall Rising sun yawl 21
1839 Tindall Ant brig 112
1840 J & W. Smith Happy Return.yawl 35
1840 J. Skelton Two friends yawl 24
1840 J & W smith Willing mind yawl 26 ?
1840 Tindall Sumatra barque 354
1840 Thomas Armstrong Faith yawl 21
1840 J & W. Smith Charity yawl 26
1840 robert skelton Pearl yawl 26
1840 J W.smith Three brothers.yawl
1840 J. skelton Hope yawl 26
1840 R. skelton Robert & Mary.yawl 29
1840 T. Armstrong Sarah yawl 28
1840 Tindall emerald ketch 101
1841 R. Skelton Two brothers. yawl 25
1841 W. Wear Duncan dunbar.schooner 67
1841 Tindall Diamond barque 290
1841 N. Sheader Undaunted lugger 23
1841 R.Skelton Paragon yawl 80
1841 J & W Smith Friends yawl 26
1841 J & W. smith Thomas & William,yawl 28
1842 Tindal Fortitude ship 640
1842 tindal Alert brig 107
1843 R. Skelton Three brothers.yawl 34
1844 R.skelton Diamond yawl 28
1844 tindall Arabia barque 263
1845 Tindall Reindeer barque 213
1845 M.Smith Ino yawl 30
1845 tindall Medway ship 654
1847 tindfall Leontes barque 222
1847 W.&.B &R.Wilson Ve nue schooner 50
1847 Tindall Severn ship 536
1848 Wm smith Concern yawl 34
1848 R. Skelton York lugger 41
1849? Tindall P erseverance,barque 281
1849 Tindall Trent barque 236
1850 Tindall Albemarle ship 714
1852 Tindall Coaster brig 144
1852 Tindall Water lilly schooner 51
1852 Tindall Aries barque 234
1853 Tindall Nimrod ship 1002
1856 Tindall Avon ship 645
1859 Tindall Mile brig 164
1859 tindall T..vboil? barque 433
1860 Tindall Tay brig 186
1861 Tindal Thames barque 445
1863 Tindall Clyde brig 186
1873 John Edward Violet ketch 56
1879 James Frank Caprey schooner 23
