William Hamilton & Company

William Hamilton & Company was a British shipbuilding firm located in Glasgow.

History

The firm built three "P" class patrol boats as well as the monitor Prince Rupert.

Shipbuilding

Ship	Type	Launched	Fate
H.M.S. Prince Rupert	monitor	20 May, 1915	Sold May, 1923
H.M.S. Nigella	sweeping sloop	10 Dec, 1915	Sold 29 Nov, 1922
H.M.S. Pansy	sweeping sloop	1 Feb, 1916	Sold 12 Jan, 1920
H.M.S. Melton	paddle minesweeper	16 Mar, 1916	Sold 25 Nov, 1927
H.M.S. P13	patrol boat	7 Jun, 1916	Sold Jul, 1923
H.M.S. P57	patrol boat	6 Aug, 1917	to Egypt 21 May, 1920
H.M.S. Lychnis	convoy sloop	21 Aug, 1917	Sold 1946
H.M.S. Pelargonium	convoy sloop	18 Mar, 1918	Sold 25 Jan, 1921
H.M.S. P58	patrol boat	9 May, 1918	Sold Dec, 1921

See Also

• Wikipedia