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1903. Floating Dock.

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1909. Steamship Craster Hall.

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1912. Port Glasgow.

1921. Motor ship Malia.

William Hamilton and Company of Port Glasgow.

1867 Company founded. William Hamilton was in business with his brother John Hamilton.

1873 Operated the Newark Yard, Port Glasgow^[1].

1887 Robert Harvey, John Hamilton Harvey and Thomas Hamilton became involved in the business

1889 See 1889 Shipbuilding Statistics for detail of the tonnage produced.

1891 William Hamilton branched out on his own, purchasing the Glen yard at Port Glasgow from John Reid who had gone bankrupt. Here the name of William Hamilton and Co. was established.

1890s The yard made sailing ships until 1904.

1896 John Hamilton retired

1902 Sold the Newark Yard, Port Glasgow, to the Ferguson Brothers ^[2].

1900s Although the Glen yard made six ships a year, no ships were made in 1903. However, orders soon picked up again, as local orders for tramps kept the yard afloat.

1904 William Hamilton converted the company to limited liability status, with capital of £170,000, divided into 1700 shares of £100 each^[3]

WWI The yard made over a dozen warships including sloops, "X" craft lighters, merchant ships, tankers and cargo liners.

1919 Hamilton retired and sold the yard to the Lithgow Brothers who inherited the yard's impressive list of liner customers.

1920s As with many other yards, the 1920s saw a period of slow business but the yard continued making passenger ships, cargo-liners, tramps and tankers. 25 such ships were made between 1920 and 1930.

1928 Private company.

1933 Name changed.

1934 The yard closed in November 1934, having made a series of tankers.

1935 Reopened in 1935 to build the first company ship to have refrigerated capacity: Marwarri. Orders also came in from African and local companies.

WWII The yard built six standard "Empire" tramps, and five others to private order along with five cargo-liners as well as some rebuilding work.

1945/50s The main output of the yard was cargo-liners which accounted for half of the ships built. The other half was for tankers.

Between 1948 and 1964, the yard built 19 tankers and 37 cargo-liners.

1961 Shipbuilders. (Berths up to 520 feet; floating docks and pontoons). 900 employees. ^[4]

In 1963, the yard completed its last ship and also launched its last ship (Treneglos and Freetown respectively). The Glen yard was then merged with the East yard of Lithgows who absorbed it into their ambitious modernisation programme.

Sources of Information

↑ Yards And Dates Of Ownership [1]
↑ Yards And Dates Of Ownership [2]
↑ The Scotsman 3 September 1904
↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE

National Records of Scotland BT2/5689
L. A. Ritchie, The Shipbuilding Industry: A Guide to Historical Records (1992)
British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss
[3] Wikipedia

[1] Yards And Dates Of Ownership [1]

[2] Yards And Dates Of Ownership [2]

[3] The Scotsman 3 September 1904

[4] 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE

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-[[William Hamilton]] had previously been in business with his brother John until he branched out on his own in the 1890s. William Hamilton purchased the Glen yard at Port Glasgow (which was being sold by [[John Reid]] who had gone bankrupt) and it was from here that the '''William Hamilton and Co.''' name established itself.
+[[Image:Im1903EnV96-p036a.jpg|thumb| 1903. Floating Dock.]]
+‎‎[[Image:Im1909V107-p234a.jpg ‎|thumb| 1909. Steamship Craster Hall. ]]
+[[Image:Im1909V107-p234.jpg|thumb| 1909.]]
+[[Image:Im1909V107-p242a.jpg|thumb| 1909.]]
+[[Image:Im1909V107-p242b.jpg|thumb| 1909.]]
+[[Image:Im1909V107-p242c.jpg|thumb| 1909.]]
+[[Image:Im1909V107-p242d.jpg|thumb| 1909.]]
-==Shipbuilding==
+[[Image:Im1912Comet-Hamilton.jpg|thumb| 1912. Port Glasgow. ]]
-*1890s - The yard made sailing ships until 1904.
+[[image:Im1921EnV132-p379.jpg|thumb| 1921. Motor ship Malia.]]
-*1900s - Although the Glen yard made six ships a year, no ships were made in 1903 due to a lack of business.  However, orders soon picked back up again, as local orders for tramps kept the yard afloat. William Hamilton converted the company to limited liability status in 1904 and he retired in 1919. Hamilton sold the yard to the [[Lithgow|Lithgow Brothers]] who inherited the yards impressive list of liner customers.
-*World War I - The yard made over a dozen warships including sloops, "X" craft lighters, merchant ships, tankers and cargo liners.
+'''William Hamilton and Company''' of Port Glasgow.
-*1920s - As with many other yards, the 20s saw a period of slow business, but the yard continued making passenger ships, cargo-liners, tramps and tankers.  25 such ships were made between 1920 and 1930.
-*1930s - The yard closed in November 1934 after having made a series of tankers. It reopened in 1935 to build the first company ship to have refrigerated capacity: ''Marwarri''. Orders also came in from African and local companies.
+Company founded. [[William Hamilton]] was in business with his brother [[John Hamilton (1841-1901)|John Hamilton]].
-*World War II -The yard built six standard "Empire" tramps, and five others to private order along with five cargo-liners as well as some rebuilding work.
-*1945/50s - The main output of the yard was cargo-liners which accounted for half of the ships built. The other half was for tankers. Between 1948 and 1964, the yard built 19 tankers and 37 cargo-liners.
+Operated the Newark Yard, Port Glasgow<ref>Yards And Dates Of Ownership [http://www.portglasgow4u.co.uk/Shipyards/Shipyard_Owners.html]</ref>.
-*1960s - In 1963, the yard completed its last ship and also launched its last ship (''Treneglos'' and ''Freetown'' respectively). The Glen yard was then merged with the East yard of Lithgow who absorbed it into their ambitious modernisation programme.
+[[Robert Harvey (of Glasgow)|Robert Harvey]], [[John Hamilton Harvey]] and [[Thomas Hamilton]] became involved in the business
+See [[1889 Shipbuilding Statistics]] for detail of the tonnage produced.
+William Hamilton branched out on his own, purchasing the Glen yard at Port Glasgow from [[John Reid and Co|John Reid]] who had gone bankrupt.  Here the name of '''William Hamilton and Co.''' was established.
+s The yard made sailing ships until 1904.
+John Hamilton retired
+Sold the Newark Yard, Port Glasgow, to the [[Ferguson Brothers]] <ref>Yards And Dates Of Ownership [http://www.portglasgow4u.co.uk/Shipyards/Shipyard_Owners.html]</ref>.
+s Although the Glen yard made six ships a year, no ships were made in 1903.  However, orders soon picked up again, as local orders for tramps kept the yard afloat.
+William Hamilton converted the company to limited liability status, with capital of £170,000, divided into 1700 shares of £100 each<ref>The Scotsman 3 September 1904</ref>
+WWI The yard made over a dozen warships including sloops, "X" craft lighters, merchant ships, tankers and cargo liners.
+Hamilton retired and sold the yard to the [[Lithgows|Lithgow Brothers]] who inherited the yard's impressive list of liner customers.
+s As with many other yards, the 1920s saw a period of slow business but the yard continued making passenger ships, cargo-liners, tramps and tankers.  25 such ships were made between 1920 and 1930.
+Private company.
+Name changed.
+The yard closed in November 1934, having made a series of tankers.
+Reopened in 1935 to build the first company ship to have refrigerated capacity: ''Marwarri''. Orders also came in from African and local companies.
+WWII The yard built six standard "Empire" tramps, and five others to private order along with five cargo-liners as well as some rebuilding work.
+/50s The main output of the yard was cargo-liners which accounted for half of the ships built. The other half was for tankers.
+Between 1948 and 1964, the yard built 19 tankers and 37 cargo-liners.
+Shipbuilders. (Berths up to 520 feet; floating docks and pontoons). 900 employees. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref>
+In 1963, the yard completed its last ship and also launched its last ship (''Treneglos'' and ''Freetown'' respectively). The Glen yard was then merged with the East yard of [[Lithgows]] who absorbed it into their ambitious modernisation programme.
+==See Also==
+<what-links-here/>
 ==Sources of Information==
-British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss
+<references/>
+* National Records of Scotland BT2/5689
+* L. A. Ritchie, The Shipbuilding Industry: A Guide to Historical Records (1992)
+* British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss
+* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hamilton_and_Company] Wikipedia
+{{DEFAULTSORT: Hamilton, W}}
+[[Category: Town - Port Glasgow]]
+[[Category: Ship Builders]]
+[[Category: Marine Engines]]

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