Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
Public | |
Industry | Shipbuilding |
Fate | Closed |
Founded | 1874 |
Defunct | 1981 |
Headquarters | Dundee, Scotland |
The Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Limited was a major Scottish shipbuilding company based in Dundee, Scotland that traded for more than a century and built more than 500 ships.
History
W.B. Thompson founded the Tay Foundry in 1866 and the WB Thompson Shipbuilding in 1874. In 1889 the company took over the Marine Engineering Works at Lilybank Foundry. In 1896 WB Thompson was restructured and the name changed to Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company[1] in honour of the founder's first customer, the Earl of Caledon.[2]
In 1932 Caledon closed the Lilybank engine works. In 1968 Caledon merged with Henry Robb of Leith, forming Robb Caledon Shipbuilding Limited. The Caledon Shipyard built its last ships in 1980 and operations ceased there in 1981.[1][3]
The Caledon yard built a total of 509 ships, plus 20 barges and 34 launches.[1]
Ships built by Caledon
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Ships built by Caledon include:
Naval
Survey ships
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Landing ships Auxiliaries |
Merchant
Yard No | Name | Type | Launch | Owner/Notes |
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5 | Ilala | single screw iron steamship | 1874 | WB Thompson |
7 | Scotia | single screw iron steamship | 1875 | Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co |
8 | Glentrum | single screw steamship | 1875 | James Mitchell |
11 | Astoria | sailing ship | 1876 | Joseph Gibson & Co |
14 | Ugarte No 1 | single screw iron steamship | 1876 | Ugarte Bros |
16 | Earlshall | iron barque | 1876 | Robertson Bros |
17 | Lintrathen | iron sailing barque | 1876 | Joseph Gibson & Co |
18 | Tulchan | iron sailing barque | 1876 | AM Banks & Co |
19 | Altona | single screw iron steamship | 1877 | Yorkshire Coal & Steam Shipping Co |
20 | Kaffrarian | steam paddle tug | 1877 | Kaffrarian Steam Landing & Shipping Co |
21 | Rosedale | twin screw iron steamship | 1877 | Gippsland SN Co |
22 | Glenisia | single screw iron steamship | 1878 | James Mitchell |
23 | Fairport | single screw iron coastal steamship | 1877 | John Smart Roy |
24 | Vesper | single screw iron steamship | 1878 | RA Mudie & sons |
25 | Marathon | single screw steamship | 1878 | D Scott & Son |
27 | Otto M'Combie | single screw iron steamship | 1879 | J M'Combie |
28 | Inchcape | single screw iron steam coaster | 1879 | JS Roy & David Linsay |
29 | Vasco da Gama | single screw iron steamship | 1879 | George MacAndrew |
30 | Coraki | twin screw shallow draught passenger steamship | 1879 | Clarence & Richmond SN Co |
31 | Dundee | single screw iron steamship | 1880 | RA Mudie & Sons |
32 | Garry | single screw iron steamship | 1880 | North Sea Steam Shipping Co |
33 | Countess of Cromertie | single screw steamship | 1880 | WB Thomson |
34 | Kenmore | single screw iron steamship | 1880 | Albany Shipping Co |
36 | Diamond | single screw iron steamship | 1881 | Dundee Gem Line SS Co |
37 | Opal | single screw iron steamship | 1881 | Dundee Gem Line SS Co |
38 | John Ray | single screw iron steamship | 1881 | MA Ray & Son |
40 | Coxhaven | single screw steamship | 1882 | Yorkshire Coal & Steam Shipping Co |
41 | Dundee | iron sailing ship | 1882 | Charles Barrie |
42 | Calabria | single screw iron steamship | 1883 | D Scott & Son |
43 | Goya | single screw iron steamship | 1882 | Miguel Saenz |
44 | Lista | single screw iron steamship | 1882 | Miguel Saenz |
43 | St Thomas | single screw steel steamship | 1882 | Arbroath & London SS Co |
47 | Lauderdale | single screw cargo steamship | 1882 | R Mackill & Co |
50 | Fushun | single screw steel steamship | 1883 | WB Thompson |
53 | Jasper | single screw steel steamship | 1883 | Dundee Gem Line SS Co |
56 | AD Bordes | four-masted sailing ship | 1884 | AD Bordes et Fils |
57 | Retriever | twin screw iron steam tug | 1884 | Retriever Steamship Co |
58 | Craig Burn | four-masted iron sailing ship | 1884 | R Shankland & Co |
59 | Dresden | single screw steel steamship | 1884 | Yorkshire Coal & Steam Shipping Co |
60 | Lanquedoc | iron passenger steamship | 1884 | SG de Transporte Marte de Vapeur |
62 | Firth of Stronsa | barque | 1885 | J Spencer & Co |
63 | Chili | iron barque | 1885 | AD Bordes et Fils |
64 | Firth of Solway | barque | 1885 | J Spencer & Co |
65 | Indra | iron twin screw steam tug | 1888 | Ganges Steam Towing Co |
68 | Avocet | single screw steel steamship | 1885 | Cork Steamship Co |
71 | Tarapaca | four-masted iron sailing ship | 1886 | AD Boedes et Fils |
73 | Eddystone | single screw cargo and passenger steamship | 1886 | Clyde Shipping Co |
75 | Dalhousie | single screw iron steam trawler | 1886 | WB Thompson |
76 | Lamberton | iron steam trawler | 1885 | Berwick Trawling Co |
78 | Euphrates | irson steam trawler | 1886 | Thomas Hamling |
81 | Portland | single screw iron steamship | 1887 | Clyde Shipping Co |
82 | Glanmire | single screw iron steamship | 1887 | City of Cork Steam Packet Co |
83 | Retriever | twin screw iron steam tug | 1888 | Turner, Morrison & Co |
85 | Ibis | single screw steel steamship | 1888 | Cork Steamship Co |
86 | Fulmar | single screw steamship | 1888 | Cork Steamship Co |
87 | Curfew | single screw steamship | 1888 | RA Mudie & Son |
88 | Pladda | single screw steamship | 1889 | Clyde Shipping Co |
89 | Arrow | twin screw steam tug | 1889 | Shropshire Union Railways & Canal Co |
90 | Red Sea | single screw steamship | 1889 | Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co |
91 | Ailsa Craig | single screw steamship | 1890 | Clyde Shipping Co |
93 | Egret | three-masted single screw steel steamship | 1890 | Cork Steamship Co |
95 | Perth | single screw steel steamship | 1890 | JW Kidd |
96 | Ptarmigan | single screw steel steamship | 1890 | Cork Steam Shipping Co |
98 | Arranmore | single screw iron steamship | 1890 | Clyde Shipping Co |
106 | Berlin | single screw iron steamship | 1891 | Yorkshire Coal & Steam Shipping Co |
107 | Juteopolis | steel-hulled four-masted barque | 1891 | Charles Barrie |
112 | Lawhill | steel-hulled four-masted barque | 24 Aug 1892 | Charles Barrie |
159 | Californian | cargo and passenger liner | 26 Nov 1901 | Leyland Line |
189 | Lanfranc | passenger liner | 18 Oct 1906 | Alfred Booth and Company |
200 | Hilary | cargo and passenger liner | 31 May 1908 | Alfred Booth and Company |
235 | Alban | cargo and passenger liner | 11 Mar 1914 | Alfred Booth and Company |
259 | Perseus | twin screw refrigerated steamship | 1922 | China Mutual SN Co |
282 | British Commander | oil tanker | 1922 | British Tanker Company |
283 | British Commodore | oil tanker | 1923 | British Tanker Company |
313 | British Faith | oil tanker | 1928 | British Tanker Company |
314 | British Hope | oil tanker | 1928 | British Tanker Company |
376 | Tambua | cargo ship | 1938 | Colonial Sugar Refinery Co |
381 | NLV Hesperus[4] | lighthouse tender | 1939 | Northern Lighthouse Board |
393 | Empire Heywood | cargo ship | 21 Oct 1941 | Ministry of War Transport |
394 | Empire Prince | cargo ship | 31 Mar 1942 | Ministry of War Transport |
395 | Empire Archer | carco ship | 29 Jun 1942 | Ministry of War Transport |
396 | Empire Bard | heavy lift ship | 30 Dec 1941 | Ministry of War Transport |
409 | Rhexenor | single screw motor cargo ship | 1945 | China Mutual SN Co |
410 | Stentor | single screw motor cargo ship | 1946 | Ocean SS Co |
426 | Rajah Brooke | cargo and passenger ship | 1948 | Sarawak Steamship Co |
471 | Rossetti | cargo | 1950 | Lamport and Holt Line |
507 | NLV Pharos[4] | lighthouse tender | 1955 | Northern Lighthouse Board |
508 | Canadian Star | cargo ship | 1956 | Blue Star Line |
531 | NLV Pole Star[4] | lighthouse tender | 1961 | Northern Lighthouse Board |
532 | Ngakuta | cargo ship | 1962 | Union Steamship Co |
533 | Ngatoro | cargo ship | 1962 | Union Steamship Co |
536 | John Burns | ferry | 1963 | Woolwich Free Ferry |
537 | Ernest Bevin | ferry | 1963 | Woolwich Free Ferry |
538 | James Newman | ferry | 1963 | Woolwich Free Ferry |
541 | Port Huon | cargo ship | 1965 | Port Line |
542 | Port Albany | cargo ship | 1965 | Port Line |
543 | Ngahere | cargo ship | 1966 | Union Steamship Co |
544 | Ngapara | cargo ship | 1966 | Union Steamship Co |
560 | Caedmon | C-class ferry | 3 May 1973 | Sealink |
561 | Cenwulf | C-class ferry | 1 Jun 1973 | Sealink |
562 | Cenred | C-class ferry | 3 Jul 1973 | Sealink |
576 | Bytom | cargo ship | 1980 | Polsteam |
577 | Kościerzyna | cargo ship | 1980 | Polsteam |
References
- 1 2 3 "The Caledon Shipyard". Friends of Dundee City Archives. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ↑ "History". Brown & Tawse Steelstock.
- ↑ http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1981/oct/19/robb-caledon-shipyard-dundee
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missing title (help). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 19 October 1981. col. 23. - 1 2 3 "NLB Ships through time". Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 27 June 2010.