Difference between revisions of "Menzies and Co"
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1664 Business established. | 1664 Business established. | ||
1760 Business | 1760 Business founded by [[Robert Menzies]] | ||
1835 Built the Seahorse, | 1835 Built the ''Seahorse'', subsequently renamed [[Sirius]], which became a pioneering (1838) transatlantic steamship of 703 tons, powered by an engine by [[Thomas Wingate and Co|Wingate]]<ref>A Short History of Naval and Marine Engineering by E. C. Smith. Published 1937</ref> | ||
1922 Employees: average 450. Maker of ship repairing fittings, marine engines lifeboats, etc. | 1922 Employees: average 450. Maker of ship repairing fittings, marine engines lifeboats, etc. | ||
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Menzies of Leith
Shipbuilding company
1664 Business established.
1760 Business founded by Robert Menzies
1835 Built the Seahorse, subsequently renamed Sirius, which became a pioneering (1838) transatlantic steamship of 703 tons, powered by an engine by Wingate[1]
1922 Employees: average 450. Maker of ship repairing fittings, marine engines lifeboats, etc.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ A Short History of Naval and Marine Engineering by E. C. Smith. Published 1937