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*1920s - The yard made a number of larger shelterdeckers and a coastal liner for the [[London and Edinburgh Shipping Co]] The yard went on to build two large cargo-liners for a Dutch company. [[Vickers]] closed the yard down in 1923 due to the slump in freight rates, completing its last ship ''Ravnefjell'' for a Norwegian company. | *1920s - The yard made a number of larger shelterdeckers and a coastal liner for the [[London and Edinburgh Shipping Co]] The yard went on to build two large cargo-liners for a Dutch company. [[Vickers]] closed the yard down in 1923 due to the slump in freight rates, completing its last ship ''Ravnefjell'' for a Norwegian company. | ||
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- WWI Building ships
Forth Shipbuilding and Engineering Co came into existence during World War I when Vickers Ltd. took over three yards that had previously operated as separate entities on the river Forth.
- World War I - The yard made three standard "D" type colliers, three standard "H" type colliers and half a dozen coasters. A further dozen colliers were also made in the post war period for French and Norwegian companies.
- 1920s - The yard made a number of larger shelterdeckers and a coastal liner for the London and Edinburgh Shipping Co The yard went on to build two large cargo-liners for a Dutch company. Vickers closed the yard down in 1923 due to the slump in freight rates, completing its last ship Ravnefjell for a Norwegian company.
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Sources of Information
- British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss