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James Lamont & Co
Company typePrivate
IndustryShipbuilding
Founded1870
HeadquartersGreenock, Scotland

James Lamont & Co was a shipbuilder and ship-repairer on the Clyde.

History

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James Lamont & Co were established as a ship repairer at East India Harbour, Greenock, in 1870.[1] After the collapse of the Clyde Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Ltd , Lamonts purchased the Castle Yard at Port Glasgow in 1929. Clyde Shipbuilding had been at the Castle yard from 1900 from which they launched about 100 ships.[2] Before that, Blackwood & Gordon built 202 ships at the yard from 1860.[3] Lamont did not build ships there until 1938, reverting to repairs during the war and becoming a full shipyard again once hostilities were over.[4]

In 1979 the company announced that it was to give up shipbuilding and concentrate on repair work, which had been expanded by the opening of a 113m dry-dock in 1966.

Ships built

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Over 70 ships,[5] including for the Associated Humber Lines, Darlington, Harrogate and Selby[1]

Yard No Name Launch Type Notes
375 Eilean Dubh[6] 1951 Kessock ferry Ross & Cromarty County Council
388 Ardgerry[7] 1957 coaster P MacCallum & Sons Greenock
389 Wrestler[8] 1957 tug Steel & Bennie Ltd
390 Campaigner[9] 1957 tug Steel & Bennie Ltd
391 Royal Daffodil II[10] 1957 cruise Wallasey Local Government Board, Liverpool
395 Selby[11] 1959 coaster Associated Humber Lines
403 MV Portree[12] 1965 Skye ferry Caledonian Steam Packet Company
405 MV Broadford[13] 1966 Skye ferry Caledonian Steam Packet Company
407 Flying Falcon[14] 1967 tug Clyde Shipping Co Ltd
408 James Lamey[15] 1967 tug J. H. Lamey Ltd of Liverpool

several other tugs[4]

411 Warrior[16] 1969 tug Steel & Bennie Ltd
412 Dalmarnock[17] 1970 Sludge carrier Glasgow City Council
416 MV Kilbrannan[18] 1972 landing-craft type ferry Caledonian Steam Packet Company
417 MV Morvern[19] 1972 landing-craft type ferry Caledonian MacBrayne
418 MV Jupiter[20] 1973 ferry Caledonian MacBrayne
419 MV Juno[21] 1974 ferry Caledonian MacBrayne
420 MV Bruernish[22] 1973 landing-craft type ferry Caledonian MacBrayne
421 MV Coll[23] 1973 landing-craft type ferry Caledonian MacBrayne
422 MV Rhum[24] 1973 landing-craft type ferry Caledonian MacBrayne
423 MV Eigg[25] 1974 landing-craft type ferry Caledonian MacBrayne
424 MV Canna[26] 1975 landing-craft type ferry Caledonian MacBrayne
425 MV Raasay[27] 1976 landing-craft type ferry Caledonian MacBrayne
431 Garroch Head[28] 1977 Sludge carrier Glasgow City Council[1]
432 Divis 11 1978 Sludge carrier Belfast City Corporation - the yard's final build.[4]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c "Port Glasgow Yards". History of Port Glasgow. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Clyde Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Ltd - Records of Murdoch & Murray, shipbuilders, Port Glasgow and Dumbarton". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Vessel list". www.clydeships.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "James Lamont & Co Ltd". History of Port Glasgow. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Shipyard search results for "1596"". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 20 July 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "MV Eilean Dubh". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Ardgerry". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Wrestler". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Campaigner". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Royal Daffodil II". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  11. ^ "mv Selby". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  12. ^ "mv Portree". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  13. ^ "mv Broadford". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Flying Falcon". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  15. ^ "James Lamey". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  16. ^ "Warrior". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  17. ^ "Dalmarnock". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  18. ^ "Kilbrannan". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  19. ^ "Morvern". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  20. ^ "MV Jupiter". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  21. ^ "MV Juno". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  22. ^ "MV Bruernish". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  23. ^ "MV Coll". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  24. ^ "MV Rhum". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  25. ^ "MV Eigg". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  26. ^ "MV Canna". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  27. ^ "MV Raasay". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  28. ^ "Garroch Head". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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