Rankin and Blackmore
Rankin and Blackmore of Greenock were makers of steam engines for marine use.
1862 Company founded.
1889 See 1889 Shipbuilding Statistics for detail of the marine engines produced.
1914 Private company.
1923 Lithgows bought Rankin and Blackmore, marine engineers, Greenock.
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. [1]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10