London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company, also known as the London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company, was a
shipbuilding firm established in 1864 by a consortium of London bankers, including the
Glasgow engineer James Rodger. They acquired the Middleton Yard in
Govan in 1864, and soon acquired more land at Ron Bank in Govan which belonged to the Lochhead family. The old Lochhead land lay between
Robert Napier and Sons "Old Yard" and the Middleton Yard allowing expansion to the west. London & Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. also bought land at Lancefield on the northern side of the
River Clyde
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and established a boiler workshop there.
The company was very successful at the Middleton Yard, building numerous ships, including many for the
Cunard Line
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, such as the and , both launched in 1895. The company also built many ships for the
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, including , , , , , , , and the 4000 ton , launched in February 1902. Many ships were also built for the
Royal Navy at the Middleton Yard; amongst them was the 10,000 ton , a first class
armoured cruiser
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launched in January 1904. Another ship built for the Royal Navy was , a cruiser launched in December 1902. In 1910 London & Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. acquired Napier's Govan East Yard (New Yard) from the owners
William Beardmore and Co. Now as well as having the boiler shop at Lancefield and an engine works at Anderston Quay the London & Glasgow now owned the yards from Highland Lane up to Mackie & Thompson at Napier's "Old Yard".
In 1912
Harland and Wolff Limited acquired both the Middleton and Govan East Yard from London & Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. along with the Napier's "Old Yard" from Mackie & Thomson, creating one large yard which ran until 1962.
List of ships built
* SS Osterley, launched 27 January 1909
*{{HMS, Lynx, 1913, 6, launched 20 March 1913, completed January 1914, mined and sunk 9 August 1915
References
*http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/London_and_Glasgow_Shipbuilding_Co
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External links
List of ships built at Middleton Yard
Manufacturing companies established in 1864
British companies established in 1864
Defunct shipbuilding companies of Scotland