1889 Shipbuilding Statistics

Shipbuilding Statistics 1889
No.	Company	No. of vessels	Tonnage of sailing Ships	Tonnage of Steamers	Tonnage Total	Engine hp
1	Russell and Co	23	22,957	22,588	45,495	-
2	William Denny and Brothers	38	8,054	22,199	30,143	36,980
3	James and George Thomson	2	-	21,000	21,000	36,000
4	Alexander Stephen and Sons	7	1,660	15,315	16,975	7,700
5	Fairfield Co	8	-	15,299	15,299	15,720
6	D. and W. Henderson and Co	2	2,222	12,253	14,475	7,485
7	Charles Connell and Co	6	4,992	8,811	13,803	-
8	A. and J. Inglis	4	-	11,855	11,855	10,481
9	London and Glasgow Co	4	-	10,045	10,045	12,000
10	Caird and Co	2	-	9,944	9,944	10,000
11	Barclay, Curle and Co	4	-	9,340	9,340	7,800
12	A. McMillan and Son	6	-	7,737	7,737	-
13	Scott and Co, Greenock	7	-	7,179	7,179	6,070
14	R. Napier and Sons	3	-	7,047	7,047	8,300
15	R. Duncan and Co	5	2,950	3,840	6,790	-
16	Aitken and Mansel	3	-	5,682	5,682	-
17	Murdoch and Murray	3	-	5,295	5,295	-
18	John Reid and Co	4	-	5,200	5,200	-
19	Napier, Shanks and Bell	5	1,060	3,650	4,710	-
20	W. Hamilton and Co	3	2,280	2,282	4,562	-
21	Lobnitz and Co	17	-	4,384	4,384	3,195
22	William Simons and Co	10	-	3,110	3,110	3,750
23	Fleming and Ferguson	4	-	2,980	2,980	3,700
24	Ailsa Shipbuilding Co	5	20	2,850	2,870	-
25	Alley and MacLellan	31	2,094	134	2,228	39
26	Birrel, Stenhouse and Co	1	1,906	-	1,906	-
27	McKnight and Co	4	-	1,806	1,806	-
28	J. McArthur and Co	8	12	1,617	1,629	-
29	Campbeltown Co	1	-	1,508	1,508	-
30	D. J. Dunlop and Co	3	400	1,100	1,500	1,600
31	John Fullerton and Co	3	-	1,071	1,071	-
32	Scott and Co, Bowling	4	-	744	744	-
33	Ardrossan Shipbuilding Co	2	161	350	511	-
34	T. B. Seath and Co	3	40	350	390	-
35	W. S. Cummings	7	91	134	255	340
36	D. McGill and Co	1	-	165	165	-
37	Hanna, Donald and Wilson	1	-	83	83	1,000
38	William Swan and Co	1	53	-	53	-
	Totals:	250	50,860	228,800	279,700	156,440

Engines

Engines made by engineers who are themselves shipbuilders
No.	Company	No. of engines	ihp
1	J. and J. Thomson	7	14,100
2	Dunsmuir and Jackson	11	11,730
3	Hutson and Corbett	14	10,800
4	R. Napier and Sons	5	9,600
5	James Howden and Co	6	7,600
6	Muir and Houston	12	6,725
7	David Rowan and Co	3	6,170
8	Ross and Duncan	26	5,245
9	William King and Co	4	4,040
10	D. Stewart and Co	3	4,000
11	Kincaid and Co	2	4,000
12	Rankin and Blackmore	4	3,840
13	Bow and McLachlan	18	2,790
14	M. Paul and Co	47	2,735
15	William Kemp	4	2,530
16	A. and J. Inglis	1	1,860
17	Fleming and Ferguson	12	600
-	Totals:	179	98,365

See Also

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Sources of Information

• The Engineer of 18th Jan 1889 p47