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Cameron-class Steamship
The Cameron-class steamships were a ship class, class of UK Cargo ship, cargo twin-Propeller, screw steamships. They were designed for Clan Line and were also used by Scottish Shire Line and the Royal Navy. The Greenock Dockyard Company built all members of the class. Most members of the class had two Marine steam engine#Triple or multiple expansion, triple-expansion engines, each coupled to a low-pressure exhaust Steam turbine#Marine propulsion, steam turbine. The exception was ''Lanarkshire'', which was built with six turbines and no reciprocating engines, Clan Line ships Clan line owned 16 Cameron-class ships. Ten were sunk in the Second World War. *, launched in 1935, sunk in the Indian Ocean by in August 1943. *''Clan Macaulay'', launched in 1936, damaged by bombing at Malta, scrapped in 1963. *''Clan Buchanan'', launched in 1937, sunk in the Indian Ocean by the in 1941. *''Clan Cameron'', launched in 1937, scrapped 1959. *, launched in 1937, sunk by bombing off Malta 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Greenock Dockyard Company
The Greenock Dockyard Company was a Scottish shipbuilding and ship repair firm located at Greenock, on the River Clyde. History The company was established by J E Scott of Greenock, with the yard at Cartsdyke being taken over in 1879 by Russell and Company, of Greenock, which later became Lithgows. The dockyard had been well established when it merged with the Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd to become the Grangemouth and Greenock Dockyard in 1900. After eight years, the name changed to Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co. The Greenock yard was then sold to the operators of the Clan Line in 1918 and in 1920 it was incorporated as the Greenock Dockyard Co Ltd. In 1935, the Greenock Dockyard exchanged its yards with those of their neighbour, Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company. The Greenock Dockyard Company built a large number of merchant ships for British merchant lines before, during and after the wars. In 1966 the company was taken over by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |