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+ | |{{UK-1Waterwitch|f=p}}||armoured gunboat||28 Jun, 1866{{Conways1860|p. 111}}||Sold 1890 | ||
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+ | |{{DE-KonigWilhelm|f=p}}||armored frigate||25 Apr, 1868{{GronerWarships1|p. 4}}||Sold ''c''. 1921 | ||
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+ | |{{UK-Volage|f=p}}||corvette||27 Feb, 1869{{Conways1860|p. 50}}||Sold | ||
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+ | |{{UK-2Active|f=p}}||corvette||13 Mar, 1869{{Conways1860|p. 50}}||Sold 1906 | ||
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+ | |{{UK-1Cyclops|f=p}}||coastal monitor||18 Jul, 1871{{Conways1860|p. 25}}||Sold 1903 | ||
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+ | |{{UK-1Rover|f=p}}||corvette||12 Aug, 1874{{Conways1860|p. 50}}||Sold 1893 | ||
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+ | |{{UK-2Superb|f=p}}||central battery ironclad||16 Nov, 1875{{Conways1860|p. 18}}||Sold 1906 | ||
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+ | |{{UK-1Swift|f=p}}||gunvessel||1879{{Conways1860|p. 110}}||Sold 1902 | ||
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+ | |{{UK-1Linnet|f=p}}||gunvessel||1880{{Conways1860|p. 110}}||Sold 1904 | ||
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+ | |{{UK-1Benbow|f=p}}||second class battleship||15 Jun, 1885{{Conways1860|p. 30}}||Sold 13 Jul, 1909 | ||
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+ | |{{UK-SansPareil|f=p}}||second class battleship||9 May, 1887{{Conways1860|p. 30}}||Sold 9 Apr, 1907 | ||
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+ | |{{UK-Blenheim|f=p}}||first class protected cruiser||5 Jul, 1890{{Conways1860|p. 66}}||Sold 13 Jul, 1926 | ||
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+ | |{{UK-1Grafton|f=p}}||first class protected cruiser||30 Jan, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 66}}||Sold 1 Jul, 1920 | ||
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+ | |{{UK-Theseus|f=p}}||first class protected cruiser||8 Sep, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 66}}||Sold 1921 | ||
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+ | |{{UK-Zebra|f=p}}||destroyer||3 Dec, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 93}}||Broken up 1914 | ||
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+ | |{{UK-Albion|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||21 Jun, 1898{{DittColl|p. 30}}||Sold 11 Dec, 1919 | ||
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+ | |{{UK-1Duncan|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||21 Mar, 1901{{DittColl|p. 30}}||Sold 18 Feb, 1920 | ||
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+ | |{{UK-Cornwallis|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||13 Jul, 1901{{DittColl|p. 30}}||Torpedoed 9 Jan, 1917 | ||
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+ | |{{UK-BlackPrince|f=p}}||armoured cruiser||8 Nov, 1904{{Conways1860|p. 72}}||Sunk 31 May, 1916 | ||
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+ | |{{UK-1Nautilus|f=p}}||destroyer||30 Mar, 1910{{Conways1906|pp. 73-74}}|| Sep, 1920 | ||
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+ | |{{UK-Thunderer|f=p}}||dreadnought||1 Feb, 1911{{DittColl|p. 33}}||Sold 17 Dec, 1926 | ||
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Constructed ''Warrior'' in 1859. Its last major warship was {{UK-Thunderer}} when it faced liquidation in 1912, thus ending major construction on the Thames.{{Burt1986|p. 9}} | Constructed ''Warrior'' in 1859. Its last major warship was {{UK-Thunderer}} when it faced liquidation in 1912, thus ending major construction on the Thames.{{Burt1986|p. 9}} | ||
Revision as of 13:53, 26 April 2018
Thames Ironworks was a British shipbuilder from the early 1800s with its yard at Blackwall..
Laird's began with warship construction in the 1840s and was a leader in large vessels by 1885. Their primary yard was at Birkenhead.[1]
Shipbuilding
Ship | Type | Launched | Fate |
H.M.S. Waterwitch | armoured gunboat | 28 Jun, 1866[2] | Sold 1890 |
S.M.S. König Wilhelm | armored frigate | 25 Apr, 1868[3] | Sold c. 1921 |
H.M.S. Volage | corvette | 27 Feb, 1869[4] | Sold |
H.M.S. Active | corvette | 13 Mar, 1869[5] | Sold 1906 |
H.M.S. Cyclops | coastal monitor | 18 Jul, 1871[6] | Sold 1903 |
H.M.S. Rover | corvette | 12 Aug, 1874[7] | Sold 1893 |
H.M.S. Superb | central battery ironclad | 16 Nov, 1875[8] | Sold 1906 |
H.M.S. Swift | gunvessel | 1879[9] | Sold 1902 |
H.M.S. Linnet | gunvessel | 1880[10] | Sold 1904 |
H.M.S. Benbow | second class battleship | 15 Jun, 1885[11] | Sold 13 Jul, 1909 |
H.M.S. Sans Pareil | second class battleship | 9 May, 1887[12] | Sold 9 Apr, 1907 |
H.M.S. Blenheim | first class protected cruiser | 5 Jul, 1890[13] | Sold 13 Jul, 1926 |
H.M.S. Grafton | first class protected cruiser | 30 Jan, 1892[14] | Sold 1 Jul, 1920 |
H.M.S. Theseus | first class protected cruiser | 8 Sep, 1892[15] | Sold 1921 |
H.M.S. Zebra | destroyer | 3 Dec, 1895[16] | Broken up 1914 |
H.M.S. Albion | pre-dreadnought | 21 Jun, 1898[17] | Sold 11 Dec, 1919 |
H.M.S. Duncan | pre-dreadnought | 21 Mar, 1901[18] | Sold 18 Feb, 1920 |
H.M.S. Cornwallis | pre-dreadnought | 13 Jul, 1901[19] | Torpedoed 9 Jan, 1917 |
H.M.S. Black Prince | armoured cruiser | 8 Nov, 1904[20] | Sunk 31 May, 1916 |
H.M.S. Nautilus | destroyer | 30 Mar, 1910[21] | Sep, 1920 |
H.M.S. Thunderer | dreadnought | 1 Feb, 1911[22] | Sold 17 Dec, 1926 |
Constructed Warrior in 1859. Its last major warship was Thunderer when it faced liquidation in 1912, thus ending major construction on the Thames.[23]
Footnotes
- ↑ Burt. British Battleships of World War One. p. 9.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
- ↑ German Warships 1815-1945 I. p. 4.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 25.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 50.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 18.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 110.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 110.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 33.
- ↑ Burt. British Battleships of World War One. p. 9.
Bibliography
- Burt, R. A. (1986). British Battleships of World War One. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).