Business records of UK shipbuilding businesses. Records are mainly of businesses based in the North East of England, particularly on the Rivers Tyne and Wear. Records cover subjects including the ownership, financial management, property, and shipbuilding operations.

Records of British Shipbuilders Corporation relates to the operation of the body established to own and manage the UK shipbuilding business, operational from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. Records include directors minute books and share ledgers for many nationalised shipbuilders, often including a significant period of time prior to the business being nationalised.