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Grangemouth & Greenock Dockyard Co
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In 1900 the Grangemouth Dockyard Co acquired a shipyard at Cartsdyke, Greenock and assumed the name Grangemouth & Greenock Dockyard Co, changed in 1908 to Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co. In March 1916 the company acquired John Reid & Co's shipyard at Whiteinch, Glasgow. The Greenock Dockyard was sold to Cayzer in 1918 just before the end of the First World War. The name then reverted back to the Grangemouth Dockyard Co.
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Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd
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In 1900 the Grangemouth Dockyard Co acquired a shipyard at Cartsdyke, Greenock and assumed the name Grangemouth & Greenock Dockyard Co, changed in 1908 to Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co. In March 1916 the company acquired John Reid & Co's shipyard at Whiteinch, Glasgow. The Greenock Dockyard was sold to Cayzer in 1918 just before the end of the First World War. The name then reverted back to the Grangemouth Dockyard Co.
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Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd
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Grangemouth Dockyard Co was established in 1885 by William Miller and Samuel Pophouse Jackson. The company started with a shipbuilding yard in Grangemouth and in 1888 acquired two yards in Alloa and Ardrossan. In 1900 a yard was acquired in Greenock and the company re-named the Grangemouth and Greenock Dockyard Co. In 1918 the Greenock yard was sold to Cayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd and the company reverted to the name Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd.
In 1967 it became part of the Swan Hunter Group and then became a British Shipbuilders subsidiary after nationalisation in 1977. In November 1983 British Shipbuilders announced the closure of Grangemouth Dockyard after completion of the last contract, which was the Forth Ports Authority tug, Oxcar [source: Scotsman 5 Nov 1983]. However, it reverted to being a private company in 1984 and in 1987 it went into liquidation. From 1885-1972 the company built ships. In 1972 it stopped building ships and concentrated entirely on repairs. The Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd was incorporated in 1907 with the registration number SC6595. [Ref: GB234/BT2/6595]. Its name was changed to Grangemouth Dockyard Ltd and it was dissolved under that name in 1989 [Ref: GB234/BT2/1989/6595] The Greenock Dockyard Co Ltd was incorporated in 1919 and dissolved in 1970. [Ref: GB234/BT2//1970/14] |
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Ronald Brown
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Grangemouth Dockyard worker
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Dobson & Charles
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Grangemouth Shipbuilding firm. Predecessor of Grangemouth Dockyard Co (used the same yard) The dry dock was constructed in 1811 and leased to T Adamson in 1825, then to Geo Falconer Adamson & Thomas Black Adamson in 1861. In 1878 Thomas Dobson & James Charles leased the dry dock, in 1884 their creditors, Hertson & Corbett & Co, took over and then the dry dock was taken over by Grangemouth Dockyard Co.
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John Wilkie
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Electrician at Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd in 1941
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J Drysdale
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Foreman (?) at Grangemouth Dockyard Co in the 1940s
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William Hare
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Foreman, Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd
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William Hair
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Charge Hand, Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd
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J M Robertson
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Architect, working in Charing Cross, Grangemouth in 1905 and at 32 Craiglockart Rd, Edinburgh in 1938
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Andy Mitchell
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Andy Mitchell was a shipwright who is known to have worked for Grangemouth Dockyard Co in the 1950s.
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Thomas Sinclair
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Tam Sinclair was a shipwright who is known to have worked for Grangemouth Dockyard Co in the 1950s.
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Furness Withy & Co., Ltd
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Francis Caird Inglis
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Francis Caird Inglis (1876-1940) was a photographer based in Edinburgh.
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Peter MacKay
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Peter MacKay was a shipbuilder. He was employed at the Trench Point Shipyard, Campbeltown, c 1890-1895 and later (post 1900) he set up Mackay Brothers shipyard in Alloa. After 1914 he was employed by Grangemouth Dockyard Co.
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John Dobbie
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Grangemouth Docks
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Place owned by various companies. A dry dock was built in 1811, and leased by various companies including Dobson & Charles and the Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Work began in April 1838 in constructing a dock, following an Agreement between the Forth & Clyde Canal Co and the Earl of Zetland. This dock was opened in 1843 as the New Dock, but later was known as the Old Dock. Junction Dock was built in 1855, Carron Dock was built by the Caledonian Railway Co between 1877 and 1882 and the Grange Dock was built between 1898 and 1906. The Forth Harbour Reorganisation Scheme, 1967, led to Grangemouth Docks becoming part of Forth Ports Authority. In the 1970s, by volume of cargo, Grangemouth was Scotland's second largest port
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Alexander Aikman
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Alexander Aikman joined the Board of Grangemouth Dockyard Co in 1925 and was the Managing Director for 40 years. He retired 1965 and became a consultant to the company. He was awarded the OBE for services to shipbuilding during the Second World War. He was also made Officer of the Order of Orange Nassau for his services on the maintenance and repair of the Royal Netherlands Navy during the Second World War.
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Grangemouth : Abbots Rd Primary School
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