Description:  This is at Whitby Marina, sited along the river path, off Langborne Road from the large car park on the west bank of the river Esk, before the bridge carrying the A171 over the river.  The plaque is in the floor of the seating area, with the Shipwrights Sculpture nearby.

History:    The sculpture was commissioned by Image Makers of Devon, and funded by the Borough Council at a cost of £8000.  The carved wooden sculpture is by Mike Williams, and installed in 2002.

Inscription:

Fishburn’s Shipyard
1748-1830

Standing here about 200 years ago, you would have been surrounded by the sights
and sounds of shipwrights busily chiselling and hammering away.  This was the
location of Fishburn’s Yard – one of a large number of shipyards which once
lined the River Esk.  From these yards all manner of sea-going vessels
were built – whalers, fishing craft and trading ships of all sizes.

All four ships used by Captain Cook for his three voyages of
discovery, including the famous ‘Endeavour’, were
Whitby-built colliers, boats designed
originally for transporting coal.
 

Around the edge of the plaque are listed some of the ships built:
Earl of Pembroke, 370 tons – Culland’s Grove, 599 tons – King George, 365 tons –
Mariner, 446 tons – Leda, 91 tons – Sprightly, 194 tons – The Esk, 629 tons –
Dorothy, 202 tons – Resolution, 291 tons

GPS Coordinates:  54.480299, -0.613.650

References:
Whitby Gazette.  Friday, 15 March, 2002.  Page 13.