J & W Dudgeon [SEP] industry
J &amp; W Dudgeon
J & W Dudgeon was a Victorian shipbuilding and engineering company based in Cubitt Town, London, founded by John and William Dudgeon.
John and William Dudgeon had established the "Sun Iron Works" in Millwall in the 1850s, and had a reputation for advanced marine engines. In 1862 they set up as shipbuilders at a yard to the south of Cubitt Town Pier. They initially specialised in building blockade runners for the American Civil War, at times employing up to 1500 men.
Dudgeon
Dudgeon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Cecil Dudgeon, politician
- Gus Dudgeon, record producer
- James Dudgeon, footballer
- Joe Dudgeon, English footballer
- John Dudgeon, physician
- Neil Dudgeon, actor
- Patrick Dudgeon, mineralogist
- Richard Dudgeon, mechanic
See also.
- Dudgeon (steam automobile company) named after its founder Richard Dudgeon
- J & W Dudgeon, Victorian ship builders
- Dudgeon dagger, another name for