Former Haverton Hill Ship Yard

The furness Ship yard, run by swann hunters, built some of the biggest ships the UK, had ever seen, including the ill fated MV Derbyshire, She was lost September 9, 1980 during Typhoon Orchid, south of Japan (25°30′N, 130°30′E); all hands (42 crew and two wives) were lost. At 91,655 gross tons she was, and remains, the largest UK ship ever to have been lost at sea.