Robert Sinclair Scott (1843 – 1905) was a Scottish shipbuilder. Along with his brother
John
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he built more than a thousand ships at the family firm
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited, often referred to simply as Scotts, was a Scottish shipbuilding company based in Greenock on the River Clyde. In its time in Greenock, Scotts built over 1,250 ships.
History
John Scott f ...
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Biography
Robert Sinclair Scott was born into a family of shipbuilders: his father was Charles Cuningham Scott and his mother was Helen Rankin.
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John Scott (shipbuilder)
John Scott (5 September 1830, Greenock – 19 May 1903, Ayrshire) was a Scottish engineer and shipbuilder.
Life
He was born at Greenock on 5 September 1830, and was eldest son in the family of five sons and six daughters of Charles Cuningham Sc ...
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Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited, often referred to simply as Scotts, was a Scottish shipbuilding company based in Greenock on the River Clyde. In its time in Greenock, Scotts built over 1,250 ships.
History
John Scott f ...
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External links
Scotts Shipbuilding National Library of Scotland
1843 births
1905 deaths
People from Largs
Scottish engineers
Scottish shipbuilders
19th-century Scottish businesspeople
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