List of shipbuilders and shipyards

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This is a list of shipbuilding companies with mention of their respective shipyards.

Contents

[edit] Shipbuilding companies of Great Britain

[edit] Evolution of British Shipbuilders, 1960-present
The evolution of British Shipbuilders, 1960 - present


[edit] Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Limited

Date Name
1897-1927 Sir W. G. Armstrong & Co., Ltd.
Yard Name Location Date Note
Armstrong Naval Shipyard Elswick (-1921)
Walker Shipyard Walker 1927 Became part of the Vickers Armstrong holdings in 1927.

[edit] Vickers, Limited

Date Name
-1897 The Barrow Shipbuilding Company.
1897-1927 Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Ltd.
1911-1927 Vickers, Ltd.

Vickers bought The Barrow Shipbuilding Company in 1897, and renamed the extant dockyard to its above form.

[edit] William Beardmore & Company, Limited.

Date Name
1890-1930 William Beardmore & Company, Ltd.
  • Naval Construction Works, Dalmuir (1899-1930)

The shipbuilding yard was opened in 1899 and was forced to close in 1930 due to lack of orders.


[edit] Harland & Wolff, Limited

Date Name
1858- Harland & Wolff, Limited.


Name Location Date Note
Queen's Island Belfast 1858-
East Yard Belfast 1918-?
Govan 1912-?

Harland & Wolff also had a yard in Bootle which was used primarily for repairs, especially during World War II.

[edit] William Denny & Brothers, Limited

Date Name
1849-1963 William Denny & Brothers.


[edit] Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Company, Limited

Date Name
1865-1933 Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Company, Ltd.
  • Hebburn (-1933) - Became part of the Vickers Armstrong holdings. A repair yard, don't think anything was built here.
  • Jarrow (1851-1933)


[edit] Ayrshire Dockyard Company

Date Name
 ?-? Ayrshire Dockyard Company.


[edit] Barclay Curle & Company, Limited

Date Name
 ?-? Barclay Curle & Company, Limited.
  • Clydeholm Shipyard, Whiteinch (1855-1967)
  • Elderslie.
  • Stobcross.
  • Kelvinghaugh.
  • Govan.

Barclay, Curle and Company was controlled by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson from 1912 onwards.


[edit] Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Limited

Date Name
1887-1986 Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Limited.


[edit] Ardrossan Dockyard, Limited

Date Name
1842-187? Barr & Shearer.
187?-1891 Ardrossan Shipbuilding Company.
1891-1899 Ardrossan Dockyard, Limited.
1899-1925 Ardrossan Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Company, Limited.
1925-1969 Ardrossan Dockyard, Limited.
  • Main Yard, Ardrossan (1842-1969)
  • South Yard, Ardrossan (191?-1930)


[edit] Hawthorn Leslie and Company

[edit] John I. Thornycroft & Company


[edit] Vosper & Company


[edit] British Shipbuilders

From 1977 to 1986 public Corporation running shipyards in UK. See entry for list of yards


[edit] Upper Clyde Shipbuilders

  • 1967 -1971

Grouping of several yards on the Clyde

[edit] Swan Hunter

[edit] Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company

  • 1885 - 1965, Govan


[edit] Shipbuilding companies of Canada

[edit] Shipbuilding companies of Finland

[edit] Shipbuilding companies of France

[edit] Shipbuilding companies of Germany

[edit] Shipbuilding companies of India

[edit] Shipbuilding companies of Japan

[edit] Shipbuilding companies of South Korea

[edit] Shipbuilding companies of the United States of America

[edit] Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Limited

Date Name
1901-1913 Fore River Ship and Engine Company.
1913-1964 Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Limited.

The "Victory Yard" was constructed specifically for the building of destroyers for the war effort, to free up the Fore River Yard for other vessels including the battlecruiser Lexington.

[edit] Other US Shipyards

[edit] External links

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