Difference between revisions of "Scottish Concrete Ship Co"
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Battery Park, Greenock<ref>The Shipbuilder and Marine Engine-builder, Volume 20</ref> | Battery Park, Greenock<ref>The Shipbuilder and Marine Engine-builder, Volume 20</ref> | ||
1918 The Scottish Concrete Ship Co Limited was incorporated in January 1918 as a private company with a capital of £10,000<ref>The Scotsman 12 January 1918</ref> It was one of a number of similar ventures started at that time to build lighters and barges | 1918 The Scottish Concrete Ship Co Limited was incorporated in January 1918 as a private company with a capital of £10,000<ref>The Scotsman 12 January 1918</ref> It was one of a number of similar ventures started at that time to build lighters and barges in concrete when steel was in short supply. A return to peacetime conditions undermined the rationale behind such businesses and only a handful of vessels were built. | ||
1920 The company resolved to liquidate voluntarily in November 1920<ref>Edinburgh Gazette 17 December 1920</ref> | 1920 The company resolved to liquidate voluntarily in November 1920<ref>Edinburgh Gazette 17 December 1920</ref> | ||
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== Sources of Information == | == Sources of Information == | ||
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*Records of the vessels they constructed are held in the archives of [[Lloyd's Register of Shipping]]. | * National Records of Scotland BT2/9983 | ||
* Records of the vessels they constructed are held in the archives of [[Lloyd's Register of Shipping]]. | |||
[[Category: Town - Greenock]] | [[Category: Town - Greenock]] | ||
[[Category: Ship Builders]] | [[Category: Ship Builders]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:13, 4 July 2021
Battery Park, Greenock[1]
1918 The Scottish Concrete Ship Co Limited was incorporated in January 1918 as a private company with a capital of £10,000[2] It was one of a number of similar ventures started at that time to build lighters and barges in concrete when steel was in short supply. A return to peacetime conditions undermined the rationale behind such businesses and only a handful of vessels were built.
1920 The company resolved to liquidate voluntarily in November 1920[3]
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Sources of Information
- National Records of Scotland BT2/9983
- Records of the vessels they constructed are held in the archives of Lloyd's Register of Shipping.