Difference between revisions of "Campbeltown Shipbuilding Co"
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* 1880s The yard built steamers for Glasgow based companies. In addition it also built a steamer for Australian coastal services, and this was the first of many steamers then built at the yard. | * 1880s The yard built steamers for Glasgow based companies. In addition it also built a steamer for Australian coastal services, and this was the first of many steamers then built at the yard. | ||
* 1889 See [[Shipbuilding Statistics 1889]] for detail of the tonnage produced | |||
* 1900s The yard made a steam yacht and a number of large ships. | * 1900s The yard made a steam yacht and a number of large ships. | ||
Revision as of 12:17, 18 September 2007
The yard is based at Trench Point, at the entrance to Campbeltown Loch in Scotland. It was previously the site of 17th Century earthworks.
- 1877 Archibald MacEachern founded the Campbeltown yard
- 1880s The yard built steamers for Glasgow based companies. In addition it also built a steamer for Australian coastal services, and this was the first of many steamers then built at the yard.
- 1889 See Shipbuilding Statistics 1889 for detail of the tonnage produced
- 1900s The yard made a steam yacht and a number of large ships.
- WWI Two colliers and two standard types were built during the War. The workforce increased to 300 men but almost immediately afterwards the yard began to go into decline
- 1922 After building 110 ships the yard closed down
- 1969 Campbeltown Shipyard opened on the site of the yard. It was a subsidiary of Lithgows. It had a workforce of 22 and built fishing vessels.
- 1980 The workforce increased to 150 but the yard closed permanently
Sources of Information
- British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss