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William Doxford & Sons

British shipbuilding company and maker of marine diesel engines
Organization business Q2578500
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William Doxford & Sons

Summary

William Doxford & Sons is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • William Doxford & Sons is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • William Doxford & Sons's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • William Doxford & Sons's instance of is recorded as shipyard[5].
  • William Doxford & Sons followed J.L. Thompson and Sons[6].
  • William Doxford & Sons was followed by A&P Group[7].
  • William Doxford & Sons's headquarters location is recorded as Sunderland[8].
  • William Doxford & Sons's Commons category is recorded as William Doxford & Sons Ltd[9].
  • William Doxford & Sons's industry is recorded as shipbuilding[10].
  • 1840 marks the founding of William Doxford & Sons[11].
  • William Doxford & Sons was dissolved in 1986[12].
  • William Doxford & Sons's topic's main category is recorded as Category:William Doxford & Sons Ltd[13].
  • William Doxford & Sons's legal form is recorded as privately held company[14].

Body

Founding

1840 marks the founding of William Doxford & Sons[11].

Identity

William Doxford & Sons followed J.L. Thompson and Sons[6]. It was followed by A&P Group[7].

Operations

William Doxford & Sons's headquarters location is recorded as Sunderland[8].

Industry

William Doxford & Sons's industry is recorded as shipbuilding[10].

Dissolution

William Doxford & Sons was dissolved in 1986[12].

Why It Matters

William Doxford & Sons ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

business privately held company United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legal form → privately held company
    Industry → shipbuilding
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1986-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Industry → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:ولیم ڈوکس فورڈ اینڈ سنز]]"
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