Brooke Marine

Brooke Marine (also known as J.W. Brooke & Co. and Brooke Yachts) was a Lowestoft-based shipbuilding firm.[1] The company constructed boats and small ships for civilian and commercial use, as well as minor warships for the Royal Navy, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Australian Navy, Kenya Navy and United States Navy.[2]

The company was founded in 1874 as a foundry by John Walter Brooke and expanded into boatbuilding and shipbuilding in the early 1900s. It operated until 1992.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b Brooke Marine, Ocean Pirate. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  2. ^ Brooke Marine 2 Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Lowestoft Maritime Museum. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  3. ^ Brooke Marine Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Lowestoft Maritime Museum. Retrieved 2011-04-25.