Robert Napier & Sons

Robert Napier & Sons was a British shipbuilding firm located in Govan. It is often referred to as just Napier.

History

The Govan shipyard was purchased by William Beardmore & Company in 1900, and then by Harland & Wolff in 1912.

Ship	Type	Launched	Fate
H.M.S. Black Prince	armoured frigate	27 Feb, 1861	Sold 21 Feb, 1923
H.M.S. Malabar	iron screw troopship	8 Dec, 1866	Sold Jan, 1918
H.M.S. Audacious	central battery ironclad	27 Feb, 1869	Sold 1922
H.M.S. Invincible	central battery ironclad	29 May, 1869	Foundered 17 Sep, 1914
H.M.S. Hotspur	turret ram	19 Mar, 1870	Sold 1904
H.M.S. Bustard	gunboat	7 Jan, 1871	Sold Mar, 1923
H.M.S. Kite	gunboat	8 Feb, 1871	Sold 18 May, 1920
H.M.S. Hydra	coastal monitor	28 Dec, 1871	Sold 1903
H.M.S. Sheldrake	gunboat	3 Jul, 1875	Sold 1906
H.M.S. Moorhen	gunboat	13 Sep, 1875	Sold 1888
H.M.S. Wild Swan	composite screw sloop	28 Jan, 1876	Sold 1920
H.M.S. Penguin	composite screw sloop	25 Mar, 1876	Sold 1924
H.M.S. Northampton	armoured cruiser	18 Nov, 1876	Sold Apr, 1905
H.M.S. Leander	second class protected cruiser	28 Oct, 1882	1920
H.M.S. Arethusa	second class protected cruiser	23 Dec, 1882	1905
H.M.S. Phaeton	second class protected cruiser	27 Feb, 1883	1947
H.M.S. Galatea	armoured cruiser	10 Mar, 1887	4 Apr, 1905
H.M.S. Ophir	armed merchant cruiser	Nov, 1891	Scrapped 1922
H.M.S. Gibraltar	first class protected cruiser	27 Apr, 1892	Sold Sep, 1923