Robert Crawford
Robert Crawford ( -1931)
1931 Obituary[1]
"The Late Mb. Robert Crawford.—The death of Mr. Robert Crawford, which occurred on March 19, at his home in Laverookbank-road, Edinburgh, removes a well-known figure from Scottish shipbuilding circles. Mr. Crawford became associated with the firm of Messrs. Henry Robb, Limited, when, in 1923, they acquired the Victoria shipyard, Leith, from the liquidators of Messrs. Hawthorns and Company, Limited. He was invited to accept a seat on the board as technical director; his special knowledge and experience of dredger work and shallow-draught craft were invaluable, this being the work specialised in by the firm. As technical director, Mr. Crawford was responsible for all the designing and technical work at Messrs. Robb. As a youth he commenced his shipbuilding career with Messrs. S. McKnight and Company, Ayr, and was subsequently associated with Messrs. Sir Jas. Laing and Sons, Limited, Sunderland, and Messrs. The London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company, Govan. He was for a time naval, architect and shipyard manager of Messrs. Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Limited, Troon and Ayr, and prior to taking up his appointment in Leith, was technical director and commercial manager of Messrs. Dublin Dockyard Company, Limited, Alexandra Basin, Dublin. Mr. Crawford beoame a member of the Institution of Naval Architects in 1919, having been elected to full membership of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland on April 23, 1907."