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James Lamont & Co became established at East India Harbour, Greenock, in 1870 a site they have continuously used for ship-repairing operation They purchased the Castle Yard in 1929 but did not-commence shipbuilding there until 1938, and again'-the yard reverted to repairs during the war becoming a full shipyard again once hostilities were well over. In 1979 the company announced that it was to give up shipbuilding and concentrate on repair work, which had been expanded by their 113 m dry-dock opened in 1966. Altogether over 70 ships have been built including for the Associated Humber Line, Darlington, Harrogate and Selby, for Glasgow City Council the sludge hoppers Dalmarnock and Garrocb Head and ten Caledonian-Midbrayne landing-craft type ferries. | |||
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* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]] | * [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]] | ||
* Port Glasgow Shipyards [http://www.portglasgow4u.co.uk/Shipyards/Early_Shipyards.html] | |||
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Revision as of 13:43, 19 August 2011
of Greenock, Scotland
- 1870 Company founded.
- 1925 Private company.
- 1961 Shipbuilders, repairers and engineers.
James Lamont & Co became established at East India Harbour, Greenock, in 1870 a site they have continuously used for ship-repairing operation They purchased the Castle Yard in 1929 but did not-commence shipbuilding there until 1938, and again'-the yard reverted to repairs during the war becoming a full shipyard again once hostilities were well over. In 1979 the company announced that it was to give up shipbuilding and concentrate on repair work, which had been expanded by their 113 m dry-dock opened in 1966. Altogether over 70 ships have been built including for the Associated Humber Line, Darlington, Harrogate and Selby, for Glasgow City Council the sludge hoppers Dalmarnock and Garrocb Head and ten Caledonian-Midbrayne landing-craft type ferries.
See Also
Sources of Information
- 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- Port Glasgow Shipyards [1]