The firm was founded in 1883 on South Bridge Road, Hull, on the Humber bank.
The founding partners were William James Cook, Charles Keen Welton and William Gemmell.
By 1960 the workforce had declined from 650 to 600 and after struggling to find orders Cook, Welton & Gemmell built their last ship in 1962 and went into voluntary liquidation in 1963.[
The firm was taken over by Charles D.Holmes & Co in March 1963 and the company name changed to Beverley Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd.
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