J. & G. Thomson

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J. & G. Thomson was a British shipbuilding concern which built destroyers for the Royal Navy until being acquired by John Brown & Company in 1899. Operation then continued under the Brown name.

Shipbuilding

Ship Type Launched Fate
H.M.S. Firebrand gunboat 30 Apr, 1877 Sold 1905
H.M.S. Firefly gunboat 28 Jun, 1877 Sold 1931
H.M.S. Scout torpedo cruiser 30 Jul, 1885 Sold 1904
H.M.S. Archer torpedo cruiser 23 Dec, 1885 Sold 1905
H.M.S. Mohawk torpedo cruiser 6 Feb, 1886 Sold 1905
H.M.S. Brisk torpedo cruiser 8 Apr, 1886 Sold 1906
H.M.S. Porpoise torpedo cruiser 7 May, 1886 Sold 1905
H.M.S. Cossack torpedo cruiser 3 Jun, 1886 Sold 1905
H.M.S. Tartar torpedo cruiser 28 Oct, 1886 Sold 1906
U.S.S. Harvard armed merchant cruiser 15 Mar, 1888 Returned 2 Sep, 1898
U.S.S. Yale armed merchant cruiser 23 Oct, 1888 Returned 2 Sep, 1898
H.M.S. Tauranga third class protected cruiser 28 Oct, 1889 Sold 1906
H.M.S. Ringarooma third class protected cruiser 10 Dec, 1889 Sold 1906
H.M.S. Terpsichore second class protected cruiser 30 Oct, 1890 Sold 1914
H.M.S. Thetis second class protected cruiser 13 Dec, 1890 Blockship 23 Apr, 1918
H.M.S. Tribune second class protected cruiser 24 Feb, 1891 Sold 1911
H.M.S. Ramillies pre-dreadnought 1 Mar, 1892 Sold 1913
H.M.S. Rocket destroyer 14 Aug, 1894 Broken up 1912
H.M.S. Shark destroyer 22 Sep, 1894 Broken up 1911
H.M.S. Surly destroyer 10 Nov, 1894 Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Terrible first class protected cruiser 27 May, 1895 Sold Jul, 1932
H.M.S. Jupiter pre-dreadnought 18 Nov, 1895 Sold 15 Jan, 1920
H.M.S. Brazen destroyer 3 Jul, 1896 Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Electra destroyer 14 Jul, 1896 Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Recruit destroyer 22 Aug, 1896 Torpedoed 1 May, 1915
U.S.S. Mayflower armed yacht 17 Nov, 1896 Sold 19 Oct, 1931
H.M.S. Europa first class protected cruiser 20 Mar, 1897 Sold 15 Sep, 1920
H.M.S. Vulture destroyer 22 Mar, 1898 Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Kestrel destroyer 25 Mar, 1898 Broken up 1921
H.M.S. Ariadne first class protected cruiser 22 Apr, 1898 Torpedoed 26 Jul, 1917
H.M.S. Arab destroyer 9 Feb, 1901 Broken up 1919
H.M.S. P28 patrol boat 6 Mar, 1916 Sold Jul, 1923
H.M.S. P49 patrol boat 19 Apr, 1917 Sold Jan, 1923

See Also

Footnotes

Bibliography

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