The Pageants

The Pageants was a shipyard in Rotherhithe on the River Thames, London. It was established in the early 18th century and one of its first occupants was John Buxton of Deptford. After being used by Buxton for construction of Navy ships between 1741 and 1744 the yard fell into decline, possibly being used to store timber and later as a ship-breakers.^[1]

Ships

Buxton constructed six warships for the Royal Navy during his time at the Pageants:^[1]

44-gun fifth-rate HMS Launceston – 1741
24-gun sixth-rate HMS Lowestoffe – 1741
14-gun sloop HMS Otter – 1742
24-gun sixth-rate HMS Sheerness – 1743
14-gun sloop HMS Drake – 1743
10-gun sloop HMS Swallow – 1743

References

^ ^a ^b Rankin, Stuart (July 2004). Shipyards, Granaries and Wharves, Maritime Rotherhithe, History Walk B. London: Southwark Council. ISBN 0-905849-37-X. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011.

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[walkb-1] Rankin, Stuart (July 2004). Shipyards, Granaries and Wharves, Maritime Rotherhithe, History Walk B. London: Southwark Council. ISBN 0-905849-37-X. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011.

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