Difference between revisions of "William Simons and Co"
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[[Image:Im1871EnV32-p252.jpg|thumb| 1871. ]] | |||
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[[Image:Im1879v48Er-Sim.jpg|thumb| 1879. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im1888EnV66-p202.jpg|thumb| 1888. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im1890EnV70-p227.jpg|thumb| 1890. Stern well hopper dredger.]] | [[Image:Im1890EnV70-p227.jpg|thumb| 1890. Stern well hopper dredger.]] | ||
[[Image:Im1899EnV88-p646.jpg|thumb| 1899. Steam dredger Devolant.]] | [[Image:Im1899EnV88-p646.jpg|thumb| 1899. Steam dredger Devolant.]] | ||
[[image:Im1900EnV90-p240.jpg|thumb| 1900. La Puissante.]] | [[image:Im1900EnV90-p240.jpg|thumb| 1900. La Puissante.]] | ||
[[Image:Im1903EnV96-p598.jpg|thumb| 1903. Clyde dredger, Craigiehall.]] | |||
[[Image:Im1905V100-p497.jpg|thumb| 1905. 750 ton steam dredger.]] | [[Image:Im1905V100-p497.jpg|thumb| 1905. 750 ton steam dredger.]] | ||
[[image:ImEnV101-p166a.jpg|thumb| 1906.]] | [[image:ImEnV101-p166a.jpg|thumb| 1906.]] | ||
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[[image:Im1908aEng-WmSimons.jpg|thumb| 1908. ]] | |||
[[image:Im1909V108-p58.jpg|thumb| 1909. Sand pump dredger and pipeline at Rangoon.]] | [[image:Im1909V108-p58.jpg|thumb| 1909. Sand pump dredger and pipeline at Rangoon.]] | ||
[[image:Im1909V108-p59a.jpg|thumb| 1909. View along the pipe from the dredger.]] | [[image:Im1909V108-p59a.jpg|thumb| 1909. View along the pipe from the dredger.]] |
Revision as of 15:33, 8 March 2013
William Simons and Co Ltd, ship and dredger builders, of Renfrew, Scotland.
1819 Fingal was built by William Simons and Co, Greenock; 100 horse-power, 202 tons; for Belfast trade.
1886 Andrew Brown became the controlling partner of William Simons and Co, a major dredger builder. Andrew Brown managed the yard along with William Simons, Junior and Walter Simons; he was a respected designer of dredging equipment. Brown's innovations led to a long association with the Clyde Navigation Trust.
1901 First minute books and ledgers in archive[1].
1957 The Simons yard was taken over by the Weir Group in 1957 who then went on to buy out Lobnitz and Co's yard in 1959.
1959 Formation of Simons-Lobnitz