User:Harlsbottom/Guide to the various names of shipbuilders

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Contents 1 British shipyards 1.1 Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Limited 1.2 Vickers, Limited 1.3 William Beardmore & Company, Limited. 1.4 Harland & Wolff, Limited 1.5 William Denny & Brothers, Limited 1.6 Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Company, Limited 1.7 Ayrshire Dockyard Company 1.8 Barclay Curle & Company, Limited 1.9 Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Limited 1.10 Ardrossan Dockyard, Limited 2 U.S. shipyards 2.1 Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Limited

[edit] British shipyards

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

Date	Name
1897-1927	Sir W. G. Armstrong & Co., Ltd.

• Armstrong Naval Shipyard, Elswick (-1921)
• Walker Shipyard, Walker - The Walker shipyard 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.

• Naval Construction Yard, Barrow-in-Furness (1897-)

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.

• 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.

• Leven shipyard, Dumbarton (1867-1963)

[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.

• Irvine, North Borders.

[edit] Barclay Curle & Company, Limited

Date	Name
?-?	Barclay Curle & Company, Limited.

• Whiteinch.
• Elderslie.
• Stobcross.
• Kelvinghaugh.
• Govan.

[edit] Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Limited

Date	Name
1887-1986	Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Limited.

• Troon.

[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] U.S. shipyards

[edit] Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Limited

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

• Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, MA (1901-1964)
• "Victory Yard", Squantum, MA (1917-1919)

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.