Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Rankin and Blackmore

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Rankin and Blackmore of Greenock were makers of steam engines for marine use.

  • 1862 Company founded.
  • 1914 Private company.
  • 1925 See Aberconway for information on shipbuilding h.p produced in 1904 and 1925
  • 1946 Built for 'PS Bristol Queen' of Bristol.
  • 1961 Engineers, boiler makers and ironfounders, specialising in ships' engines and steering gear.


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