Laird

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Laird Brothers was a British shipbuilder originally founded by William Laird and his son John as Laird, Son & Company in 1828.

History

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]

John Laird was joined by his three sons in 1860 and the company became John Laird, Sons & Company. After John Laird's death in 1874, the three sons continued operation as Laird Brothers.

The company merged with the Sheffield steelmakers Charles Cammell Co. in 1903 to become Cammell Laird.

Shipbuilding

Ship Type Launched Fate
H.M.S. Captain masted turret ship 27 Mar, 1869 Foundered 7 Sep, 1870
H.M.S. Vanguard central battery ironclad 3 Jan, 1870[2] Collision 1 Sep, 1875
H.M.S. Ant gunboat 14 Aug, 1873[3] Sold 2 Jun, 1926
H.M.S. Cuckoo gunboat 14 Aug, 1873[4] Sold 1959
H.M.S. Hyaena gunboat 30 Aug, 1873[5] Sold 3 Apr, 1906
H.M.S. Weazel gunboat 4 Sep, 1873[6] Disposed of after 1904
H.M.S. Albacore gunboat 13 Jan, 1883[Citation needed] Sold 1906
H.M.S. Mistletoe gunboat 7 Feb, 1883[Citation needed] Sold 1907
H.M.S. Watchful gunboat 13 Feb, 1883[Citation needed] Sold 1903
H.M.S. Onyx torpedo gunboat 7 Sep, 1892[7] Sold Aug, 1924
H.M.S. Renard torpedo gunboat 13 Sep, 1892[8] Sold 4 Apr, 1905
H.M.S. Royal Oak pre-dreadnought 5 Nov, 1892[9] Sold 1914
H.M. T.B. 97 first-class torpedo boat 1893[10] Sold 1920
H.M.S. Ferret destroyer 9 Dec, 1893[11] Sunk 1911
H.M.S. Lynx destroyer 24 Jan, 1894[12] Broken up 1912
H.M.S. Banshee destroyer 17 Nov, 1894[13] Broken up 1912
H.M.S. Contest destroyer 1 Dec, 1894[14] Broken up 1911
H.M.S. Dragon destroyer 15 Dec, 1894[15] Broken up 1912
H.M.S. Quail destroyer 24 Sep, 1895[16] Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Sparrowhawk destroyer 8 Oct, 1895[17] Wrecked 1904
H.M.S. Thrasher destroyer 5 Nov, 1895[18] Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Virago destroyer 19 Nov, 1895[19] Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Mars pre-dreadnought 30 Mar, 1896[20] Sold 9 May, 1921
H.M.S. Earnest destroyer 7 Nov, 1896[21] Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Griffon destroyer 21 Nov, 1896[22] Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Locust destroyer 5 Dec, 1896[23] Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Panther destroyer 21 Jan, 1897[24] Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Seal destroyer 6 Mar, 1897[25] Broken up 1921
H.M.S. Wolf destroyer 2 Jun, 1897[26] Broken up 1921
H.M.S. Express destroyer 11 Dec, 1897[27] Broken up 1921
H.M.S. Orwell destroyer 29 Sep, 1898[28] Broken up 1922
H.M.S. Glory pre-dreadnought 11 Mar, 1899[29] Sold 19 Dec, 1922
H.M.S. Lively destroyer 14 Jul, 1900[30] Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Sprightly destroyer 25 Sep, 1900[31] Broken up 1921
H.M.S. Exmouth pre-dreadnought 31 Aug, 1901[32] Sold 15 Jan, 1920
H.M.S. Foyle destroyer 25 Feb, 1903[33] Mined 15 Mar, 1917
H.M.S. Itchen destroyer 17 Mar, 1903[34] Torpedoed 6 Jul, 1917
H.M.S. Arun destroyer 29 Apr, 1903[35] Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Topaze third class protected cruiser 23 Jul, 1903[36] Sold 22 Sep, 1921
H.M.S. Blackwater destroyer 25 Jul, 1903[37] Collision 1909
H.M.S. Diamond third class protected cruiser 6 Jan, 1904[38] Sold 9 May, 1921
H.M.S. Liffey destroyer 23 Sep, 1904[39] Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Moy destroyer 10 Nov, 1904[40] Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Ouse destroyer 7 Jan, 1905[41] Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Test destroyer 6 May, 1905[42] Sold 30 Aug, 1919
H.M.S. Stour destroyer 3 Jun, 1905[43] Sold 30 Aug, 1919
H.M.S. PC 44 patrol boat 25 Apr, 1917[44] Sold Dec, 1921

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Burt. British Battleships of World War One. p. 9.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 15.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.
  4. ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 281.
  5. ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 281.
  6. ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 281.
  7. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
  8. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 89.
  9. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 32.
  10. ↑ Brassey's Naval Annual 1896. p. 318.
  11. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
  12. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 91.
  13. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
  14. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
  15. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
  16. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  17. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  18. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  19. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  20. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 29.
  21. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  22. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  23. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  24. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  25. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  26. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  27. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
  28. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 96.
  29. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  30. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
  31. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 97.
  32. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 30.
  33. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
  34. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 99.
  35. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
  36. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
  37. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
  38. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
  39. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
  40. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
  41. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 100.
  42. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
  43. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 59.
  44. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 99.

Bibliography

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

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