Isaac Pimblott and Sons
From Graces Guide
Isaac Pimblott and Sons were based on the River Weaver, which was nearby to the Manchester Ship Canal. . It opened in 1867 and was founded by Isaac Pimblott and then taken over by his two sons John and Thomas. Theyard built small tugs, barges, launches and small wooden harbour craft. During World War II it built thirteen examples of the "VIC" type Clyde puffer, three coasters, three tankers. In th epost war period, the yard focussed on building coasters for Indonesian and other countries. It continued building small craft for the navy in the 60s and the yard vclosed in 1971 with the company going into liquidation in 1974.
Sources of Information
British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss