Hall, Russell & Company
Private | |
Industry | Shipbuilding |
Fate | Closed |
Founded | 1864 |
Defunct | 1992 |
Headquarters | Aberdeen, Scotland |
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited was a shipbuilder based in Aberdeen, Scotland.
History
Brothers James and William Hall, Thomas Russell, a Glasgow engineer, and James Cardno Couper founded the company in 1864 to build steam engines and boilers. In 1867 the company built its first ship, the Kwang Tung, for the Imperial Chinese Navy. Like most shipyards of their era, Hall Russell built ships first using iron and later changing to steel.[1]
In 1944–45 Hall, Russell built five coasters under sub-contract for the Burntisland Shipbuilding Company of Fife: hull numbers 773, 776, 781, 785 and 788.[2] In 1956–57 Hall, Russell built two more coasters for Burntisland: hull 750 launched as SS Winga and hull 857 launched as William Cory & Son's MV Corsea.[2]
In 1977 the company became part of the nationalised British Shipbuilders Corporation, before being returned to the private sector in 1986.[1] It came under the ownership of A&P Appledore International in 1989, as A&P Appledore International (Aberdeen).[1] However, it had been classed by the Government as a naval shipbuilder, despite traditionally producing fishing vessels and small cargo ships, and closed in 1992.[1]
In the Second World War Hall Russell built a number of Royal Navy Flower-class corvettes and River-class frigates.[1] After the war the company built fishing vessels, cargo ships and naval patrol craft.[1] The last vessel completed at the yard was the RMS St Helena, delivered in 1991.
The most widely known ship built by Hall Russell was MV Sir William Hardy. Launched in 1955, she was the first diesel-electric all-refrigerated trawler built in the UK. Refurbished by Greenpeace, she was renamed on 29 April 1978 the Rainbow Warrior. She was bombed by French agents in New Zealand 10 July 1985. Her masts currently stand outside the Dargaville Museum in upper North Island, New Zealand.
Ships built by Hall Russell
Ships built by Hall Russell include:
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Flower-class Corvettes
- 754 HMS Marguerite (K54) 1940
- 755 HMS Marigold (K87) 1941[3]
- 756 HMS Mignonette (K38) 1941
- 760 HMS Coriander (K183) 1941
- 761 HMS Loosestrife (K105) 1941; renamed Hallsevni
Island-class Patrol Vessels
- 960 FPV Jura 1973[4] sold and renamed Criscilla[5]
- 962 FPV Westra 1974 (2005-2007 MV Robert Hunter; since 2007: MV Steve Irwin)[6]
- 971 HMS Jersey (P295) 1976, sold 16 Dec 1993 and renamed BNS Ruhul Amin
- 972 HMS Orkney (P299) 1977, sold 30 April 1999 and renamed TTS Nelson (CG20)
- 973 HMS Shetland (P298) 1977, sold 19 Feb 2003 and renamed BNS Kapatakhaya[7]
- 974 HMS Guernsey (P297) 1977, sold Jan 2004 and renamed BNS Sangu
- 975 HMS Lindisfarne (P300) 1978, sold Jan 2004 and renamed BNS Turag
- 983 HMS Anglesey (P277) 1979, sold 2002 and renamed BNS Gomati
- 984 HMS Alderney (P278) 1979, sold 2002 and renamed BNS Karatoa[7]
Castle-class Patrol Vessels
- 985 HMS Leeds Castle (P258) 1980
- 986 HMS Dumbarton Castle (P265) 1982
Hong Kong Patrol Craft (HKPC)
- 988 HMS Peacock (P239) 1983 (now BRP Emilio Jacinto (PS-35))
- 989 HMS Plover (P240) 1984 (now BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36))
- 990 HMS Starling (P241) 1984 (now BRP Artemio Ricarte (PS-37))
- 991 HMS Swallow (P242) 1984 (now LÉ Ciara (P42))
- 992 HMS Swift (P243) 1984 (now LÉ Orla (P41))
Mooring and Salvage Vessels
- 979 MV Tornado 1979 torpedo retrieval[8]
- 993 RMAS Salmoor (A185) 1985
- 994 RMAS Salmaid (A186) 1985
- 995 RMAS Salmaster (A187) 1986
Fisheries Research Vessels
- 846 MV Sir William Hardy (later Rainbow Warrior) 1955
- 899 RRS Discovery 1962
- 940 FRV Clupea 1968
Auxiliaries
- 931 MV Criscilla (Freezer Stern Trawler) 1966; renamed RMAS Colonel Templer 1979[9]
Passenger
- 244 SS St. Sunniva 1887
- 723 St. Sunniva 1931
- 910 MV Hebrides (1964)[10]
- 911 MV Clansman (1964)[11]
- 912 MV Columba 1964 (now MV Hebridean Princess)[12]
- 963 St. Ola 1974[13]
- 997 St. Sunniva 1987 (conversion of 1972 Djursland/Panther)
Cargo
- 773 SS Edenwood, 1943 – Constantine Lines, Middlesbrough[2]
- 776 SS Avonwood, 1944 – Constantine Lines, Middlesbrough[2]
- 781 SS Corfen, 1944 – William Cory & Sons[2]
- 785 SS Firebeam, 1945 – Gas Light and Coke Company[2]
- 788 SS Sir Joseph Swan, 1945 – London Power Company[2]
- 750 SS Winga, 1957 – Glen & Company Ltd, Glasgow[2]
- 856 MV Rona, 1956 – Colonial Sugar Refinery Co Ltd, Australia
- 857 MV Corsea, 1956 – William Cory & Sons[2]
- MV Silver Harrier, 1970 – Colonial Sugar Refinery Co Ltd, Australia
- 949 MV Thameshaven, 1971 – the largest ship built in Aberdeen[14]
- 1000 RMS St Helena, 1989
Passenger/Cargo
- 852 MV Bonavista, 1956 - Canadian National Railway Co. for the Newfoundland coastal boat service
- 853 MV Nonia, 1956 - Canadian National Railway Co. for the Newfoundland coastal boat service
References
- Stanley Bruce (2009). Hall Russell Remembered - Shipbuilding in Aberdeen 1864 to 1992. ISBN 978-1-907234-02-6.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Aberdeen Ships / Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd.". Retrieved 2007-04-06.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Anderson, James B (2008). Sommerville, Iain, ed. "Ships built by the Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Ltd: arranged by date of launch". Welcome to Burntisland. Iain Sommerville. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ↑ "Marigold". Aberdeen Built Ships. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ↑ "FPV Jura". Aberdeen Built Ships. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ↑ "ScottishFishery Protection Cruisers". Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ↑ "FPV Westra". Aberdeen Built Ships. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Annual Report 2002-2003" (PDF). Disposal Services Agency. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ↑ "Tornado". Aberdeen Built Ships. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ↑ "Criscilla". Aberdeen Built Ships. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ↑ "Hebrides". Aberdeen Built Ships. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ↑ "Clansman". Aberdeen Built Ships. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ↑ "Columba". Aberdeen Built Ships. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ↑ "St Ola". Aberdeen Built Ships. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ↑ [http://www.aberdeenships.com/single.asp?index=101663 Seaforth Viscount, launched 8 Jul 1982 from the dry dock due to the construction of the covered slipway. Later renamed Far Viscount and is now the Cape Viscount. "Thameshaven"]. Aberdeen Built Ships. Retrieved 21 February 2010.