Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company

Palmer's was a British shipbuilder, founded in 1852.

Their primary shipyard was at Jarrow on the Tyne.

Shipbuilding

Ship	Type	Launched	Fate
H.M.S. Swiftsure	central battery ironclad	15 Jun, 1870	Sold 1908
H.M.S. Triumph	central battery ironclad	27 Sep, 1870	Sold 1921
H.M.S. Gorgon	coastal monitor	14 Oct, 1871	Sold 1903
H.M.S. Medina	flatiron gunboat	3 Aug, 1876	Sold 1904
H.M.S. Medway	flatiron gunboat	3 Oct, 1876	Sold 1904
H.M.S. Sabrina	flatiron gunboat	3 Oct, 1876	Sold 1922
H.M.S. Spey	flatiron gunboat	5 Oct, 1876	Sold 1923
H.M.S. Tay	flatiron gunboat	19 Oct, 1876	Sold 1920
H.M.S. Tees	flatiron gunboat	19 Oct, 1876	Sold 1907
H.M.S. Dee	flatiron gunboat	4 Apr, 1877	Sold 1902
H.M.S. Don	flatiron gunboat	14 Apr, 1877	Sold 1914
H.M.S. Esk	flatiron gunboat	28 Apr, 1877	Sold 1903
H.M.S. Slaney	flatiron gunboat	28 Apr, 1877	Sold 1919
H.M.S. Trent	flatiron gunboat	23 Aug, 1877	Sold 1923
H.M.S. Tweed	flatiron gunboat	23 Aug, 1877	Sold 1905
H.M.S. Surprise	third class protected cruiser	17 Jan, 1885	Sold 1919
H.M.S. Alacrity	third class protected cruiser	28 Feb, 1885	Sold 1913
H.M.S. Orlando	armoured cruiser	3 Aug, 1886	11 Jul, 1905
H.M.S. Undaunted	armoured cruiser	25 Nov, 1886	9 Apr, 1907
S.M.S. Planet	torpedo gunboat	25 Jun, 1889	Scrapped 1920
H.M.S. Pique	second class protected cruiser	13 Dec, 1890	Sold 1911
H.M.C.S. Rainbow	second class protected cruiser	25 Mar, 1891	Sold 1920
H.M.S. Retribution	second class protected cruiser	6 Aug, 1891	Sold 1911
H.M.S. Resolution	pre-dreadnought	28 May, 1892	Sold 1914
H.M.S. Revenge	pre-dreadnought	3 Nov, 1892	Sold 6 Nov, 1919
H.M.S. Janus	destroyer	12 Mar, 1895	Broken up 1914
H.M.S. Lightning	destroyer	10 Apr, 1895	Mined 30 Jun, 1915
H.M.S. Porcupine	destroyer	19 Sep, 1895	Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Star	destroyer	11 Aug, 1896
H.M.S. Whiting	destroyer	26 Aug, 1896	27 Nov, 1919
H.M.S. Bat	destroyer	7 Oct, 1896
H.M.S. Chamois	destroyer	9 Nov, 1896	Foundered 1904
H.M.S. Crane	destroyer	17 Dec, 1896
H.M.S. Flying Fish	destroyer	4 Mar, 1897
H.M.S. Pegasus	third class protected cruiser	4 Mar, 1897	Sunk 20 Sep, 1914
H.M.S. Fawn	destroyer	13 Apr, 1897	Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Flirt	destroyer	15 May, 1897	Sunk 27 Oct, 1916
H.M.S. Pyramus	third class protected cruiser	15 May, 1897	Sold 21 Apr, 1920
H.M.S. Spiteful	destroyer	11 Jan, 1899	Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Peterel	destroyer	30 Mar, 1899	Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Myrmidon	destroyer	26 May, 1900	Mined 26 Mar, 1917
H.M.S. Kangaroo	destroyer	8 Sep, 1900	Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Syren	destroyer	20 Dec, 1900	Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Russell	pre-dreadnought	19 Feb, 1901	Mined 27 Apr, 1916
H.M.S. Erne	destroyer	14 Jan, 1903	Wrecked 6 Feb, 1915
H.M.S. Ettrick	destroyer	28 Feb, 1903	Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Exe	destroyer	27 Apr, 1903	Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Cherwell	destroyer	23 Jul, 1903	Sold 23 Jun, 1919
H.M.S. Dee	destroyer	10 Sep, 1903	Sold 23 Jul, 1919
H.M.S. Rother	destroyer	5 Jan, 1904	Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Sapphire	third class protected cruiser	17 Mar, 1904	Sold 9 May, 1921
H.M.S. Ure	destroyer	25 Oct, 1904	Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Wear	destroyer	21 Jan, 1905	Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Swale	destroyer	20 Apr, 1905	Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Lord Nelson	pre-dreadnought	4 Sep, 1906	Sold 4 Jun, 1920
H.M.S. Albacore	destroyer	19 Sep, 1906	1 Aug, 1919
H.M.S. Bonetta	destroyer	14 Jan, 1907	7 Jun, 1920
H.M. T.B. 24	first-class torpedo boat	19 Mar, 1908	Collision 28 Jan, 1917
H.M. T.B. 35	first-class torpedo boat	19 Apr, 1909	Sold 1922
H.M. T.B. 36	first-class torpedo boat	6 May, 1909	Sold 1921
H.M.S. Viking	destroyer	14 Sep, 1909	1919
H.M.S. Hercules	dreadnought	10 May, 1910	Sold 8 Nov, 1921
H.M.S. Queen Mary	battlecruiser	20 Mar, 1912	Sunk 31 May, 1916
H.M.S. Leonidas	destroyer	30 Oct, 1913	May, 1921
H.M.S. Lucifer	destroyer	29 Dec, 1913	Dec, 1921
H.M.S. Murray	destroyer	6 Aug, 1914	May, 1921
H.M.S. Myngs	destroyer	24 Sep, 1914	May, 1921
H.M.S. Resolution	dreadnought	14 Jan, 1915	Sold 5 May, 1948
H.M.S. General Wolfe	monitor	9 Sep, 1915	Sold 9 May, 1921
H.M.S. Nonsuch	destroyer	8 Dec, 1915
H.M.S. Negro	destroyer	8 Mar, 1916	Collision 21 Dec, 1916
H.M.S. Norman	destroyer	20 Mar, 1916
H.M.S. E 39	submarine	18 May, 1916	Sold Oct, 1921
H.M.S. Northesk	destroyer	5 Jul, 1916
H.M.S. Oriole	destroyer	31 Jul, 1916
H.M.S. Osiris	destroyer	28 Sep, 1916
H.M.S. E 40	submarine	9 Nov, 1916	Sold Dec, 1921
H.M.S. North Star	destroyer	9 Nov, 1916	Sunk 23 Apr, 1918
H.M.S. Nugent	destroyer	23 Jan, 1917
H.M.S. Urchin	destroyer	7 Jun, 1917	7 Jan, 1930
H.M.S. Ursa	destroyer	23 Jul, 1917	13 Jul, 1926
H.M.S. Waterhen	destroyer	26 Mar, 1918	Foundered 30 Jun, 1941
H.M.S. Dauntless	light cruiser	10 Apr, 1918	Sold Feb, 1946
H.M.S. Wryneck	destroyer	13 May, 1918	Sunk 27 Apr, 1941
H.M.S. Steadfast	destroyer	8 Aug, 1918
H.M.S. Sterling	destroyer	8 Oct, 1918
H.M.S. Stonehenge	destroyer	19 Mar, 1919
H.M.S. Stormcloud	destroyer	30 May, 1919
H.M.S. York	heavy cruiser	17 Jul, 1928	Destroyed 26 Mar, 1941
H.M.S. Boreas	destroyer	18 Jul, 1930	Scrapped 1952
H.M.S. Brazen	destroyer	25 Jul, 1930	Bombed 20 Jul, 1940
H.M.S. Diana	destroyer	16 Jun, 1932	Collision 22 Oct, 1940
H.M.S. Duchess	destroyer	19 Jul, 1932	Collision 12 Dec, 1939

By the 1860s, the firm was turning out large irons warships. A late prize was Queen Mary.

Bibliography

• Burt, R. A. (1986). British Battleships of World War One. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).