Cammell Laird

Cammell Laird was a British shipbuilder, formed by the union of the shipbuilding interests of William Laird & Son with the Sheffield steelmakers Charles Cammell Co. in 1903 .

Laird's began with warship construction in the 1840s and was a leader in large vessels by 1885. Their primary yard was at Birkenhead.

Shipbuilding

Ship	Type	Launched	Fate
H.M.S. Mutine	sloop	1 Mar, 1900	Sold 16 Aug, 1932
H.M.S. Rinaldo	sloop	29 May, 1900	Sold 21 Oct, 1921
H.M.S. Pathfinder	scout cruiser	16 Jul, 1904	Torpedoed 5 Sep, 1914
H.M.S. Patrol	scout cruiser	13 Oct, 1904	Sold 21 Apr, 1920
H.M.S. Cossack	destroyer	16 Feb, 1907	1919
H.M.S. Swift	flotilla leader	7 Dec, 1907	9 Nov, 1921
H.M.S. Renard	destroyer	30 Nov, 1909	Aug, 1920
H.M.S. Wolverine	destroyer	15 Jan, 1910	Collision 12 Dec, 1917
H.M.S. Racoon	destroyer	15 Feb, 1910	Wrecked 9 Jan, 1918
H.M.S. Adamant	depot ship	1911	Sold 21 Sep, 1932
H.M.S. Lapwing	destroyer	29 Jul, 1911	26 Oct, 1921
H.M.S. Lizard	destroyer	10 Oct, 1911	4 Nov, 1921
H.M.A.S. Melbourne	light cruiser	30 May, 1912	Sold 8 Dec, 1928
H.M.S. Audacious	dreadnought	14 Sep, 1912	Mined 27 Oct, 1914
H.M.S. Garland	destroyer	23 Apr, 1913	Sep, 1921
H.M.S. Caroline	light cruiser	29 Sep, 1914	Preserved
H.M.S. Cleopatra	light cruiser	14 Jan, 1915	Sold 1931
H.M.S. Birkenhead	light cruiser	18 Jan, 1915	Sold 26 Oct, 1921
H.M.S. Kempenfelt	flotilla leader	1 May, 1915
H.M.S. Castor	light cruiser	28 Jul, 1915	Sold Jul, 1936
H.M.S. Abdiel	flotilla leader	12 Oct, 1915	Jul, 1936
H.M.S. E 42	submarine	22 Oct, 1915	Sold Sep, 1922
H.M.S. E 41	submarine	22 Oct, 1915	Sold Sep, 1922
H.M.S. Chester	light cruiser	8 Dec, 1915	Sold 9 Nov, 1921
H.M.S. Gabriel	flotilla leader	23 Dec, 1915	9 May, 1921
H.M.S. Ithuriel	flotilla leader	8 Mar, 1916	8 Nov, 1921
H.M.S. E 46	submarine	4 Apr, 1916	Sold Sep, 1922
H.M.S. Grenville	flotilla leader	17 Jun, 1916	Dec, 1931
H.M.S. Parker	flotilla leader	16 Aug, 1916	5 Nov, 1921
H.M.S. Hoste	flotilla leader	16 Aug, 1916	Collision 21 Dec, 1916
H.M.S. Seymour	flotilla leader	31 Aug, 1916	7 Jan, 1930
H.M.S. Saumarez	flotilla leader	14 Oct, 1916	8 Jan, 1931
H.M.S. Caledon	light cruiser	25 Nov, 1916	Sold Jan, 1948
H.M.S. Valentine	flotilla leader	24 Mar, 1917	Stranded 15 May, 1940
H.M.S. L 7	submarine	24 Apr, 1917	Sold 1930
H.M.S. Valhalla	flotilla leader	22 May, 1917	17 Dec, 1931
H.M.S. L 8	submarine	7 Jul, 1917	Sold Oct, 1930
H.M.S. Scott	flotilla leader	18 Oct, 1917	Torpedoed 15 Aug, 1918
H.M.S. Bruce	flotilla leader	26 Feb, 1918	Sunk 22 Nov, 1939
H.M.S. R 11	submarine	16 Mar, 1918	Sold Feb, 1923
H.M.S. R 12	submarine	9 Apr, 1918	Sold Feb, 1923
H.M.S. Douglas	flotilla leader	8 Jun, 1918	20 Mar, 1945
H.M.S. H 33	submarine	24 Aug, 1918	Sold 1944
H.M.S. Campbell	flotilla leader	21 Sep, 1918	18 Feb, 1947
H.M.S. H 34	submarine	5 Nov, 1918	Sold 1945
H.M.S. Cairo	light cruiser	19 Nov, 1918	Sunk
H.M.S. Mackay	flotilla leader	21 Dec, 1918	18 Feb, 1947
H.M.S. Malcolm	flotilla leader	29 May, 1919	25 Jul, 1945
H.M.S. Capetown	light cruiser	18 Jun, 1919	Sold Apr, 1948
H.M.S. Rodney	dreadnought	17 Dec, 1925	Broken up 1948
H.M.S. Phoenix	submarine	3 Oct, 1929	Sunk 16 Jul, 1940
H.M.S. Achilles	light cruiser	1 Sep, 1932	Transferred 1948
H.M.S. Sealion	submarine	16 Mar, 1934
H.M.S. Salmon	submarine	30 Apr, 1934	Sunk 9 Jul, 1940
H.M.S. Fearless	destroyer	12 May, 1934	Sunk 23 Jul, 1941
H.M.S. Foresight	destroyer	29 Jun, 1934	Sunk 12 Aug, 1942
H.M.S. Hardy	destroyer	7 Apr, 1936	Sunk 10 Apr, 1940
H.M.S. Spearfish	submarine	21 Apr, 1936	Sunk 1 Aug, 1940
H.M.S. Inglefield	destroyer	15 Oct, 1936	Sunk 25 Feb, 1944
H.M.S. Safari	submarine	18 Nov, 1941	Sold 1946
H.M.S. Sahib	submarine	19 Jan, 1942	Sunk 24 Apr, 1943
H.M.S. Saracen	submarine	16 Feb, 1942	Sunk 14 Aug, 1943
H.M.S. Sibyl	submarine	29 Apr, 1942	Broken up 1948
H.M.S. Seadog	submarine	11 Jun, 1942	Sold 24 Dec, 1947
H.M.S. Sea Nymph	submarine	29 Jul, 1942	Broken up 1948
H.M.S. Sickle	submarine	27 Aug, 1942	Sunk Jun, 1944
H.M.S. Simoom	submarine	12 Oct, 1942	Sunk Nov, 1943
H.M.S. Stubborn	submarine	11 Nov, 1942	Expended 30 Apr, 1946
H.M.S. Surf	submarine	10 Dec, 1942	Sold 22 Oct, 1949
H.M.S. Syrtis	submarine	4 Feb, 1943	Sunk 28 Mar, 1944
H.M.S. Stonehenge	submarine	23 Mar, 1943	Sunk 15 Mar, 1944
H.M.S. Stoic	submarine	8 Apr, 1943	Sold Jul, 1950
H.M.S. Storm	submarine	18 May, 1943	Scrapped Sep, 1949
H.M.S. Stratagem	submarine	21 Jun, 1943	Sunk 22 Nov, 1944
H.M.S. Spirit	submarine	20 Jul, 1943	Broken up 1950
H.M.S. Statesman	submarine	14 Sep, 1943	Sold 3 Jan, 1961
H.M.S. Sturdy	submarine	30 Sep, 1943	Sold Jul, 1957
H.M.S. Stygian	submarine	30 Nov, 1943	Sold 28 Oct, 1949
H.M.S. Subtle	submarine	27 Jan, 1944	Broken up Jul, 1959
H.M.S. Supreme	submarine	24 Feb, 1944	Broken up Jul, 1950
H.M.S. Sea Scout	submarine	24 Mar, 1944	Broken up 1965
H.M.S. Selene	submarine	24 Apr, 1944	Sold 1961
H.M.S. Solent	submarine	8 Jun, 1944	Broken up 1961
H.M.S. Sleuth	submarine	6 Jul, 1944	Broken up 1958
H.M.S. Sidon	submarine	4 Sep, 1944	Explosion 16 Jun, 1955
H.M.S. Spearhead	submarine	2 Oct, 1944	Scrapped 1967
H.M.S. Spur	submarine	17 Nov, 1944	Broken up Oct, 1969
H.M.S. Scorcher	submarine	18 Dec, 1944	Broken up 1962
H.M.S. Sanguine	submarine	15 Feb, 1945	Cannibalised 1969
H.M.S. Saga	submarine	14 Mar, 1945	Disposal 1969
H.M.S. Springer	submarine	14 May, 1945	Disposal 1972

Bibliography

• Burt, R. A. (1986). British Battleships of World War One. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).