Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
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The Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Limited was a British
shipbuilding company
based in Dundee
on the east coast of Scotland
.
. In 1968, Caledon merged with Henry Robb
of Leith
, forming Robb Caledon Shipbuilding Limited. Operations ceased in Dundee in 1981.
United Kingdom
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shipbuilding company
Shipyard
Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance and basing activities than shipyards, which are sometimes associated more with initial...
based in Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
on the east coast of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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History
The Company was founded by WB Thompson in 1874: it was restructured and the name changed to Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company in 1896 in honour of the founder's first customer, the Earl of CaledonJames Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon
James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon KP, DL was a soldier and politician and the son of James Du Pre Alexander, 3rd Earl of Caledon and Lady Jane Grimston, styled Viscount Alexander until 1855....
. In 1968, Caledon merged with Henry Robb
Henry Robb
Henry Robb, Limited, known colloquially as Robbs, was a British shipbuilding company based in Leith Docks on the east coast of Scotland. Robbs was notable for building small-to-medium sized vessels, particularly tugs and dredgers.-History:...
of Leith
Leith
-South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....
, forming Robb Caledon Shipbuilding Limited. Operations ceased in Dundee in 1981.
Naval
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Landing ships
Auxiliaries
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Merchant
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| Lawhill Lawhill The Lawhill was a steel-hulled four-masted barque rigged in "jubilee" or "baldheaded" fashion, i.e. without royal sails over the topgallant sails, active in the early part of the 20th century... |
steel-hulled four-masted barque Barque A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing vessel with three or more masts.- History of the term :The word barque appears to have come from the Greek word baris, a term for an Egyptian boat. This entered Latin as barca, which gave rise to the Italian barca, Spanish barco, and the French barge and... |
24 August 1892 | Charles Barrie Charles Barrie, 1st Baron Abertay Charles Coupar Barrie, 1st Baron Abertay KBE DL JP was a businessman and Liberal Party and later Liberal National politician in the United Kingdom.-Background and education:... |
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| 159 | 26 November 1901 | International Mercantile Marine Co. International Mercantile Marine Co. The International Mercantile Marine Co., originally the International Navigation Co., was a trust formed in the early twentieth century as an attempt by J.P. Morgan to monopolize the shipping trade. The end result was heavy losses for Morgan.... |
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| British Commander | oil tanker | 1922 | British Tanker Company British Tanker Company British Tanker Company Limited was the maritime transport arm of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, the forerunner of BP. The British Tanker Company was formed in 1915 with an initial fleet of seven oil tankers... |
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| 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 |
| 381 | lighthouse tender | 1939 | Northern Lighthouse Board Northern Lighthouse Board The Northern Lighthouse Board is the General Lighthouse Authority for Scotland and the Isle of Man. It is a non-departmental public body responsible for marine navigation aids around coastal areas.-History:... |
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| 395 | cargo vessel | 29 June 1942 | Ministry of War Transport | |
| 507 | lighthouse tender | 1955 | Northern Lighthouse Board Northern Lighthouse Board The Northern Lighthouse Board is the General Lighthouse Authority for Scotland and the Isle of Man. It is a non-departmental public body responsible for marine navigation aids around coastal areas.-History:... |
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| 531 | lighthouse tender | 1961 | Northern Lighthouse Board | |
| 536 | John Burns | ferry | 1963 | |
| 537 | Ernest Bevin | ferry | 1963 | Woolwich ferry |
| 538 | James Newman | ferry | 1963 | |
| 560 | C-class ferry | 3 May 1973 | Sealink Sealink Sealink was a ferry company based in the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1984, operating services to France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Channel Islands, Isle of Wight and Ireland.... /Wightlink Wightlink Wightlink is a ferry company operating routes between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England.Their core routes are car ferries from Lymington to Yarmouth and Portsmouth to Fishbourne... |
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| 561 | C-class ferry | 1 June 1973 | Sealink Sealink Sealink was a ferry company based in the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1984, operating services to France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Channel Islands, Isle of Wight and Ireland.... /Wightlink Wightlink Wightlink is a ferry company operating routes between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England.Their core routes are car ferries from Lymington to Yarmouth and Portsmouth to Fishbourne... |
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| 562 | C-class ferry | 3 July 1973 | Sealink Sealink Sealink was a ferry company based in the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1984, operating services to France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Channel Islands, Isle of Wight and Ireland.... /Wightlink Wightlink Wightlink is a ferry company operating routes between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England.Their core routes are car ferries from Lymington to Yarmouth and Portsmouth to Fishbourne... |