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*1890s | * 1890s [[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. | ||
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* | * 1890s The yard made sailing ships until 1904. | ||
*1920s | |||
*1930s | * 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. | ||
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*1945/50s | * 1904 William Hamilton converted the company to limited liability status | ||
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* 1919 Hamilton retired and sold the yard to the [[Lithgows|Lithgow Brothers]] who inherited the yards impressive list of liner customers. | |||
* WWI The yard made over a dozen warships including sloops, "X" craft lighters, merchant ships, tankers and cargo liners. | |||
* 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. | |||
* 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. | |||
* 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. | |||
==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss | * British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hamilton_and_Company] Wikipedia | |||
Revision as of 13:33, 16 September 2007
- 1890s 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.
- 1890s The yard made sailing ships until 1904.
- 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.
- 1904 William Hamilton converted the company to limited liability status
- 1919 Hamilton retired and sold the yard to the Lithgow Brothers who inherited the yards impressive list of liner customers.
- WWI The yard made over a dozen warships including sloops, "X" craft lighters, merchant ships, tankers and cargo liners.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Sources of Information
- British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss
- [1] Wikipedia