Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company

Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company was a British shipbuilder founded in 1864 by John Elder and Charles Randolph, becoming Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. in 1885.

Their shipyard was located at Govan on the Clyde.

Shipbuilding

Ship	Type	Launched	Fate
H.M.S. Nelson	armoured cruiser	4 Nov, 1876	Sold Jul, 1910
H.M.S. Comus	corvette	3 Apr, 1878	Sold 1904
H.M.S. Curacoa	corvette	18 Apr, 1878	Sold 1904
H.M.S. Champion	corvette	1 Jul, 1878	Sold 1931
H.M.S. Cleopatra	corvette	1 Aug, 1878	Sold 1931
H.M.S. Carysfort	corvette	26 Sep, 1878	Sold 1899
H.M.S. Conquest	corvette	28 Oct, 1878	Sold 1899
H.M.S. Rambler	gunvessel	1880	Sold 1907
H.M.S. Ranger	gunvessel	1880	Sold 1892
H.M.S. Australia	armoured cruiser	25 Nov, 1886	4 Apr, 1905
H.M.S. Magicienne	second class protected cruiser	12 May, 1888	Sold 1905
H.M.S. Marathon	second class protected cruiser	23 Aug, 1888	Sold 1905
H.M.S. Caribbean	armed merchant cruiser	22 May, 1890	Foundered 27 Sep, 1915
H.M.S. Campania	seaplane carrier	8 Sep, 1893	Foundered 5 Nov, 1918
H.M.S. Handy	destroyer	9 Mar, 1895	Broken up 1916
H.M.S. Hart	destroyer	27 Mar, 1895	Broken up 1912
H.M.S. Venus	second class protected cruiser	5 Sep, 1895	Sold 22 Sep, 1921
H.M.S. Diana	second class protected cruiser	5 Dec, 1895	Sold 1 Jul, 1920
H.M.S. Hunter	destroyer	28 Dec, 1895	Broken up 1912
H.M.S. Diadem	first class protected cruiser	21 Oct, 1896	Sold 9 May, 1921
H.M.S. Gipsy	destroyer	9 Mar, 1897	1921
H.M.S. Osprey	destroyer	17 Apr, 1897	Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Fairy	destroyer	29 May, 1897	Foundered 5 Jul, 1920
H.M.S. Argonaut	first class protected cruiser	24 Jan, 1898	Sold 18 May, 1920
H.M.S. Hermes	second class protected cruiser	7 Apr, 1898	Torpedoed 31 Oct, 1914
H.M.S. Highflyer	second class protected cruiser	4 Jun, 1898	Sold Jun, 1921
H.M.S. Leven	destroyer	28 Jun, 1898	Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Falcon	destroyer	1899	Collision 1 Apr, 1918
H.M.S. Cressy	armoured cruiser	4 Dec, 1899	Torpedoed 22 Sep, 1914
H.M.S. Ostrich	destroyer	22 Mar, 1900	Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Aboukir	armoured cruiser	16 May, 1900	Torpedoed 22 Sep, 1914
H.M.S. Good Hope	armoured cruiser	21 Feb, 1901	Sunk 1 Nov, 1914
H.M.S. Bedford	armoured cruiser	31 Aug, 1901	Sold 21 Aug, 1910
H.M.S. Donegal	armoured cruiser	4 Sep, 1902	Sold 1 Jul, 1920
H.M.S. Commonwealth	pre-dreadnought	13 May, 1903	Sold 18 Nov, 1921
H.M.S. Armadale Castle	armed merchant cruiser	11 Aug, 1903	Scrapped 1936
H.M.S. Forward	scout cruiser	27 Aug, 1904	Sold 27 Jul, 1921
H.M.S. Foresight	scout cruiser	8 Oct, 1904	Sold 3 Mar, 1920
H.M.S. Cochrane	armoured cruiser	20 May, 1905	Stranded 14 Nov, 1918
H.M.S. Empress of Britain	armed merchant cruiser	11 Nov, 1905	Scrapped 1930
H.M.S. Indomitable	battlecruiser	16 Mar, 1907	Sold 1 Dec, 1921
H.M.S. Otway	armed merchant cruiser	1909	Torpedoed 23 Jul, 1917
H.M.S. Glasgow	light cruiser	30 Sep, 1909	Sold 29 Apr, 1927
H.M.S. Grasshopper	destroyer	23 Nov, 1909	Nov, 1921
H.M.S. Mosquito	destroyer	27 Jan, 1910	Aug, 1920
H.M.A.S. Parramatta	destroyer	9 Feb, 1910	Dismantled Oct, 1929
H.M.S. Scorpion	destroyer	19 Feb, 1910	Oct, 1921
H.M.S. Cameleon	destroyer	1 Jun, 1910	Nov, 1921
H.M.S. Comet	destroyer	23 Jun, 1910	Torpedoed 6 Aug, 1918
H.M.S. Goldfinch	destroyer	12 Jul, 1910	Wrecked 19 Feb, 1915
H.M.A.S. Warrego	destroyer	4 Apr, 1911	Dismantled Oct, 1929
H.M.S. New Zealand	battlecruiser	1 Jul, 1911	Sold 19 Dec, 1922
H.M.S. Empress of Russia	armed merchant cruiser	28 Aug, 1912	Scrapped 1945
H.M.S. Fortune	destroyer	17 Mar, 1913	Sunk 31 May, 1916
H.M.S. Laforey	destroyer	28 Mar, 1913	Mined 25 Mar, 1917
H.M.S. Lawford	destroyer	30 Oct, 1913	Aug, 1922
H.M.S. Louis	destroyer	30 Dec, 1913	Mined 31 Oct, 1915
H.M.S. Lydiard	destroyer	26 Feb, 1914	Nov, 1921
H.M.S. Undaunted	light cruiser	28 Apr, 1914	Sold 9 Apr, 1923
H.M.S. Valiant	dreadnought	4 Nov, 1914	Sold 19 Mar, 1948
H.M.S. Medea	destroyer	30 Jan, 1915	9 May, 1921
H.M.S. Medusa	destroyer	27 Mar, 1915	Collision 25 Mar, 1916
H.M.S. Mandate	destroyer	27 Apr, 1915
H.M.S. Manners	destroyer	15 Jun, 1915
H.M.S. Avenger	armed merchant cruiser	1915	Torpedoed 14 Jun, 1917
H.M.S. Mindful	destroyer	24 Aug, 1915
H.M.S. E 37	submarine	2 Sep, 1915	Lost 1 Dec, 1916
H.M.S. Mischief	destroyer	12 Oct, 1915
H.M.S. Onslaught	destroyer	4 Dec, 1915
H.M.S. Onslow	destroyer	15 Feb, 1916
H.M.S. Renown	battlecruiser	4 Mar, 1916	Sold 19 Mar, 1948
H.M.S. Observer	destroyer	1 May, 1916
H.M.S. E 47	submarine	29 May, 1916	Lost 20 Aug, 1917
H.M.S. Offa	destroyer	7 Jun, 1916
H.M.S. E 38	submarine	13 Jun, 1916	Sold Sep, 1922
H.M.S. Orcadia	destroyer	26 Jul, 1916
H.M.S. E 48	submarine	2 Aug, 1916	Sold Jul, 1928
H.M.S. Oriana	destroyer	23 Sep, 1916
H.M.S. Pheasant	destroyer	23 Oct, 1916	Mined 1 Mar, 1917
H.M.S. K 13	submarine	11 Nov, 1916	Sold Dec, 1926
H.M.S. Phoebe	destroyer	20 Nov, 1916
H.M.S. Tempest	destroyer	26 Jan, 1917	Handed over 28 Jan, 1937
H.M.S. K 14	submarine	8 Feb, 1917	Sold Dec, 1926
H.M.S. Undine	destroyer	22 Mar, 1917	Apr, 1928
H.M.S. Cardiff	light cruiser	12 Apr, 1917	Sold 23 Jan, 1946
H.M.S. Vendetta	destroyer	3 Sep, 1917
H.M.S. Venetia	destroyer	29 Oct, 1917	Mined 19 Oct, 1940
H.M.S. Irvine	minesweeper	8 Dec, 1917	Sold 21 Feb, 1923
H.M.S. Walrus	destroyer	27 Dec, 1917	Stranded 12 Feb, 1938
H.M.S. L 15	submarine	16 Jan, 1918	Sold Feb, 1932
H.M.S. Kendal	minesweeper	9 Feb, 1918	Sold 3 Oct, 1928
H.M.S. Wolfhound	destroyer	14 Mar, 1918	18 Feb, 1948
H.M.S. L 16	submarine	9 Apr, 1918	Sold Feb, 1934
H.M.S. Sikh	destroyer	7 May, 1918
H.M.S. Kinross	minesweeper	4 Jul, 1918	Mined 16 Jun, 1919
H.M.S. Sirdar	destroyer	6 Jul, 1918
H.M.S. Carlisle	light cruiser	9 Jul, 1918	Sold 1948
H.M.S. Somme	destroyer	10 Sep, 1918
H.M.S. L 55	submarine	21 Sep, 1918	Sunk 9 Jun, 1919
H.M.S. Lydd	minesweeper	4 Dec, 1918	Sold 13 Mar, 1947
H.M.S. Colombo	light cruiser	18 Dec, 1918	Sold 22 Jan, 1948
H.M.S. Spindrift	destroyer	30 Dec, 1918
H.M.S. Wanderer	destroyer	1 May, 1919	31 Jan, 1946
H.M.S. L 56	submarine	29 May, 1919	Sold Mar, 1938
H.M.S. Despatch	light cruiser	24 Sep, 1919	Sold Apr, 1946
H.M.S. Spear	destroyer	9 Nov, 1919
H.M.S. Berwick	heavy cruiser	30 Mar, 1926	Broken up 1948
H.M.S. Norfolk	cruiser	12 Dec, 1928	Broken up 1950
H.M.S. Dainty	destroyer	3 May, 1932	Sunk 24 Feb, 1941
H.M.S. Delight	destroyer	2 Jun, 1932	Sunk 29 Jul, 1940
H.M.S. Garland	destroyer	24 Oct, 1935	Transferred 1947
H.M.S. Gipsy	destroyer	7 Nov, 1935	Sunk 21 Nov, 1939
H.M.S. Liverpool	light cruiser	24 Mar, 1937	Broken up 1958
H.M.S. Gurkha	destroyer	7 Jul, 1937	Bombed 9 Apr, 1940
H.M.S. Maori	destroyer	2 Sep, 1937	Bombed 12 Feb, 1942

Bibliography

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