 Henry Scarr employed female welders to build prefabricated ships during the Second World War. | |
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Fate | Bought out |
| Successor | Richard Dunston |
| Headquarters | Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Henry Scarr Ltd. was an English shipbuilding company based in the East Riding of Yorkshire at Hessle on the Humber. Henry Scarr took over an existing shipyard in 1897, and continued to build ships there until 1932, when the site was bought by Richard Dunston Ltd. Dunstons operated the shipyard until 1974, and after a series of takeovers, shipbuilding ceased in 1994.