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. Euphrates iron screw troopship 24 Nov, 1866 Sold 23 Nov, 1894
H.M.S. Captain masted turret ship 27 Mar, 1869 Foundered 7 Sep, 1870
H.M.S. Vanguard central battery ironclad 3 Jan, 1870 Collision 1 Sep, 1875
H.M.S. Ant gunboat 14 Aug, 1873 Sold 2 Jun, 1926
H.M.S. Cuckoo gunboat 14 Aug, 1873 Sold 1959
H.M.S. Hyaena gunboat 30 Aug, 1873 Sold 3 Apr, 1906
H.M.S. Weazel gunboat 4 Sep, 1873 Disposed of after 1904
H.M.S. Clive troop ship 1882 Sold c. 1919
H.M.S. Albacore gunboat 13 Jan, 1883 Sold 1906
H.M.S. Mistletoe gunboat 7 Feb, 1883 Sold 1907
H.M.S. Watchful gunboat 13 Feb, 1883 Sold 1903
H.M.S. Lawrence troop ship 15 Jun, 1886 Sold c. 1922
H.M.S. Onyx torpedo gunboat 7 Sep, 1892 Sold Aug, 1924
H.M.S. Renard torpedo gunboat 13 Sep, 1892 Sold 4 Apr, 1905
H.M.S. Royal Oak pre-dreadnought 5 Nov, 1892 Sold 1914
H.M.S. Minto troop ship 22 Mar, 1893 Sold 1925
H.M. T.B. 97 first-class torpedo boat 1893 Sold 1920
H.M.S. Ferret destroyer 9 Dec, 1893 Sunk 1911
H.M.S. Lynx destroyer 24 Jan, 1894 Broken up 1912
H.M.S. Banshee destroyer 17 Nov, 1894 Broken up 1912
H.M.S. Contest destroyer 1 Dec, 1894 Broken up 1911
H.M.S. Dragon destroyer 15 Dec, 1894 Broken up 1912
H.M.S. Quail destroyer 24 Sep, 1895 Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Sparrowhawk destroyer 8 Oct, 1895 Wrecked 1904
H.M.S. Thrasher destroyer 5 Nov, 1895 Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Virago destroyer 19 Nov, 1895 Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Mars pre-dreadnought 30 Mar, 1896 Sold 9 May, 1921
H.M.S. Earnest destroyer 7 Nov, 1896 Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Griffon destroyer 21 Nov, 1896 Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Locust destroyer 5 Dec, 1896 Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Panther destroyer 21 Jan, 1897 Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Seal destroyer 6 Mar, 1897 Broken up 1921
H.M.S. Wolf destroyer 2 Jun, 1897 Broken up 1921
H.M.S. Express destroyer 11 Dec, 1897 Broken up 1921
H.M.S. Orwell destroyer 29 Sep, 1898 Broken up 1922
H.M.S. Glory pre-dreadnought 11 Mar, 1899 Sold 19 Dec, 1922
H.M.S. Lively destroyer 14 Jul, 1900 Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Sprightly destroyer 25 Sep, 1900 Broken up 1921
H.M.S. Exmouth pre-dreadnought 31 Aug, 1901 Sold 15 Jan, 1920
H.M.S. Foyle destroyer 25 Feb, 1903 Mined 15 Mar, 1917
H.M.S. Itchen destroyer 17 Mar, 1903 Torpedoed 6 Jul, 1917
H.M.S. Arun destroyer 29 Apr, 1903 Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Topaze third class protected cruiser 23 Jul, 1903 Sold 22 Sep, 1921
H.M.S. Blackwater destroyer 25 Jul, 1903 Collision 1909
H.M.S. Diamond third class protected cruiser 6 Jan, 1904 Sold 9 May, 1921
H.M.S. Liffey destroyer 23 Sep, 1904 Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Moy destroyer 10 Nov, 1904 Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Ouse destroyer 7 Jan, 1905 Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Test destroyer 6 May, 1905 Sold 30 Aug, 1919
H.M.S. Stour destroyer 3 Jun, 1905 Sold 30 Aug, 1919
H.M.S. PC 44 patrol boat 25 Apr, 1917 Sold Dec, 1921

Footnotes

  1. 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).