Vosper Thornycroft Satellite and aerial maps of Vosper Thornycroft with nearby locations
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| Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Port of Southampton , England | 1.3 | 230 | GBSOU |
| Mayflower Park , England | 2.0 | 280 | |
| SMC Marchwood , England | 2.8 | 266 | GBMAW |
| Hamble South , England | 5.4 | 137 | |
| Hamble , England | 5.5 | 127 | EGHM |
 Southampton General , England | 5.5 | 321 | EGI40 |
Vosper Thornycroft |
1871 to 2004 | ||
| 50° 53' 42'' N 1° 23' 0'' W | ||
| Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire, England | ||
| ICAO: | IATA: | Local: GBWST |
H E Vosper established a shipyard at Camber in Portsmouth Harbour in 1871. A second yard was purchased at Flathouse in 1936. The company merged with J I Thornycroft of Woolston in 1965 and around the same time, closed its original (1864) yard at Chiswick in West London. 
The Woolston shipyard was demolished in 2005 to make way for a housing and shopping re-development. Shipbuilding facilities transferred to Portsmouth.
List of ships built at Vosper Thornycroft |
| From | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Frigate |  | Type 12 Rothesay class |
| 1963 | Frigate |  | Type 81 Tribal class |
| 1967 | Support Ship | Abdiel class | |
| 1967 | Frigate | Leander (mod) class | |
| 1974 | Frigate |  | Type 21 Amazon class |
| 1976 | Frigate |  |  Niteroi class |
| 1981 | Guided-Missile Destroyer |  | Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class |
| 1984 | Landing Ship/Platform Dock |  Kalaat Beni class | |
| 1985 | Guided-Missile Destroyer |  | Type 42 (Batch 3) |
| 2000 | Corvette | Triton class | |
| 2003 | Corvette | River class |
| Launch | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1958-dec-11 |  F111 HMNZS Otago | Type 12 Rothesay class |
| 1960-jul-11 |  F122 HMS Gurkha | Type 81 Tribal class |
| 1965-nov-24 | F52 HMS Juno | Leander (mod) class |
| 1967-jan-27 | N21 HMS Abdiel | Abdiel class |
| 1971-apr-26 | F169 HMS Amazon | Type 21 Amazon class |
| 1972-mar-16 | F170 HMS Antelope | Type 21 Amazon class |
| 1972-nov-23 | F171 HMS Active | Type 21 Amazon class |
| 1974-feb-8 | F40 Niteroi | Niteroi class |
| 1975-mar-27 | F41 Defensora | Niteroi class |
| 1976-apr-15 | F42 Constituição | Niteroi class |
| 1977-feb-7 | F43 Liberal | Niteroi class |
| 1979-jan-29 | D90 HMS Southampton | Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class |
| 1980-feb-18 | D91 HMS Nottingham | Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class |
| 1982-nov-2 | D96 HMS Gloucester | Type 42 (Batch 3) |
| 1984-may-15 | 473 Kalaat Beni Rached | Kalaat Beni class |
| 2000-may-6 | rv Triton | Triton class |
| 2002-dec-4 | P282 HMS Severn | River class |
| 2003-jun-14 | P283 HMS Mersey | River class |
List of aircraft and events at Vosper Thornycroft |
| Dates | Org/Type | Unit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-jun-14 | 2003-jun-25 | RN | River class | P283 HMS Mersey |
