James Lamont & Co

James Lamont & Co

Type	Private
Industry	Shipbuilding
Founded	1870
Headquarters	Greenock, Scotland

James Lamont & Co was a shipbuilder and ship-repairer on the Clyde.

History

James Lamont & Co were established as a ship repairer at East India Harbour, Greenock, in 1870.^[1] After the collapse of the Clyde Shipbuilding Co, Lamonts purchased the Castle Yard at Port Glasgow in 1929. They did not build ships there until 1938, reverting to repairs during the war and becoming a full shipyard again once hostilities were over.^[2]

In 1979 the company announced that it was to give up shipbuilding and concentrate on repair work, which had been expanded by the opening of a 113m dry-dock in 1966.

Ships built

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Over 70 ships,^[3] including for the Associated Humber Lines, Darlington, Harrogate and Selby^[1]

Yard No	Name	Launch	Type	Notes
375	Eilean Dubh[4]	1951	Kessock ferry	Ross & Cromarty County Council
388	Ardgerry[5]	1957	coaster	P MacCallum & Sons Greenock
389	Wrestler[6]	1957	tug	Steel & Bennie Ltd
390	Campaigner[7]	1957	tug	Steel & Bennie Ltd
391	Royal Daffodil II[8]	1957	cruise	Wallasey Local Government Board, Liverpool
395	Selby[9]	1959	coaster	Associated Humber Lines
407	Flying Falcon[10]	1967	tug	Clyde Shipping Co Ltd
408	James Lamey[11]	1967	tug	J. H. Lamey Ltd of Liverpool +several other tugs[2]
411	Warrior[12]	1969	tug	Steel & Bennie Ltd
412	Dalmarnock[13]	1970	Sludge carrier	Glasgow City Council
416	MV Kilbrannan[14]	1972	landing-craft type ferry	Caledonian MacBrayne
417	MV Morvern[15]	1972	landing-craft type ferry	Caledonian MacBrayne
418	MV Jupiter[16]	1973	ferry	Caledonian MacBrayne
419	MV Juno[17]	1974	ferry	Caledonian MacBrayne
420	MV Bruernish[18]	1973	landing-craft type ferry	Caledonian MacBrayne
421	MV Coll[19]	1973	landing-craft type ferry	Caledonian MacBrayne
422	MV Rhum[20]	1973	landing-craft type ferry	Caledonian MacBrayne
423	MV Eigg[21]	1974	landing-craft type ferry	Caledonian MacBrayne
424	MV Canna[22]	1975	landing-craft type ferry	Caledonian MacBrayne
425	MV Raasay[23]	1976	landing-craft type ferry	Caledonian MacBrayne
431	Garroch Head[24]	1977	Sludge carrier	Glasgow City Council[1]
432	Divis 11	1978	Sludge carrier	Belfast City Corporation - the yard's final build.[2]

Footnotes

1. "Port Glasgow Yards". History of Port Glasgow. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
2. "James Lamont & Co Ltd". History of Port Glasgow. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
3. "Shipyard search results for "1596"". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
4. "MV Eilean Dubh". Clydebuilt Ship Database. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
5. "Ardgerry". Clydesite. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
6. "Wrestler". Clydesite. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
7. "Campaigner". Clydesite. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
8. "Royal Daffodil II". Clydesite. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
9. "mv Selby". Clydesite. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
10. "Flying Falcon". Clydesite. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
11. "James Lamey". Clydesite. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
12. "Warrior". Clydesite. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
13. "Dalmarnock". Clydesite. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
14. "Kilbrannan". Clydesite. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
15. "Morvern". Clydesite. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
16. "MV Jupiter". Clydesite. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
17. "MV Juno". Clydesite. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
18. "MV Bruernish". Clydesite. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
19. "MV Coll". Clydesite. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
20. "MV Rhum". Clydesite. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
21. "MV Eigg". Clydesite. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
22. "MV Canna". Clydesite. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
23. "MV Raasay". Clydesite. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
24. "Garroch Head". Clydesite. Retrieved 20 September 2009.