Forth Shipbuilding and Engineering Co
From Graces Guide
of Alloa
- WWI Building ships
Forth Shipbuilding and Engineering Co came into existence during World War I when Vickers Ltd. took over three yards that had previously operated as separate entities on the river Forth. The company was incorporated in 1916.[1] The company went into voluntary liquidation in 1921.[2] A successor, Forth Shipbuilding and Engineering Co (1921) Limited was incorporated[3] but this latter company was in voluntary liquidation by 1927.[4]
- World War I - The yard made three standard "D" type colliers, three standard "H" type colliers and half a dozen coasters. A further dozen colliers were also made in the post war period for French and Norwegian companies.
- 1920s - The yard made a number of larger shelterdeckers and a coastal liner for the London and Edinburgh Shipping Co The yard went on to build two large cargo-liners for a Dutch company. Vickers closed the yard down in 1923 due to the slump in freight rates, completing its last ship Ravnefjell for a Norwegian company.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The National Archives BT 31/23151/142936
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32360/page/4843
- ↑ The National Archives BT 31/26922/178363
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33332/page/7613
- British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss