059 - The Shipwrights' Company

THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF SHIPWRIGHTS

	Arms: Azure in a Sea proper the Hull of a Ship Or and for difference in the dexter chief point a Sword erect point upward of the last on a Chief Argent a Cross Gules charged with a Lion passant guardant Or Crest: [Upon a Helm on a Wreath of the Colours] On an Ark Sable resting upon a Mount Vert a Dove bearing an Olive Branch proper and for difference in the prow of the ark a Sword as in the arms Mantling: Gules doubled Argent Motto: Within The Ark Safe For Ever
Granted by Royal Warrant 2 March 1920; exemplified 24 June 1920.

History:
The Free Shipwrights received Ordinances in 1428 and the Foreign [Rotherhithe] Shipwrights a Charter in 1612, but a legal decision caused the latter's demise. In 1782 the present Company received its Livery, which, numbering 500, is restricted to persons with British maritime interests. Charitable and educational support is given to maritime objectives, including apprentices.

The former Hall stood in Ratcliff from the beginning of the 17th century to the end of the 18th century when it was destroyed.

For current contact details please go to The Livery Companies Database, which can be found on The Fishmongers' Company's website.