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|{{UK-1Waterwitch|f=p}}||armoured gunboat||28 Jun, 1866{{Conways1860|p. 111}}||Sold 1890
|{{UK-1Waterwitch|f=p}}||armoured gunboat||28 Jun, 1866||Sold 1890
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|{{DE-KonigWilhelm|f=p}}||armored frigate||25 Apr, 1868{{GronerWarships1|p. 4}}||Sold ''c''. 1921
|{{DE-KonigWilhelm|f=p}}||armored frigate||25 Apr, 1868||Sold ''c''. 1921
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|{{UK-Volage|f=p}}||corvette||27 Feb, 1869{{Conways1860|p. 50}}||Sold  
|{{UK-Volage|f=p}}||corvette||27 Feb, 1869||Sold  
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|{{UK-2Active|f=p}}||corvette||13 Mar, 1869{{Conways1860|p. 50}}||Sold 1906
|{{UK-2Active|f=p}}||corvette||13 Mar, 1869||Sold 1906
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|{{UK-1Cyclops|f=p}}||coastal monitor||18 Jul, 1871{{Conways1860|p. 25}}||Sold 1903
|{{UK-1Cyclops|f=p}}||coastal monitor||18 Jul, 1871||Sold 1903
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|{{UK-1Rover|f=p}}||corvette||12 Aug, 1874{{Conways1860|p. 50}}||Sold 1893
|{{UK-1Rover|f=p}}||corvette||12 Aug, 1874||Sold 1893
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|{{UK-2Superb|f=p}}||central battery ironclad||16 Nov, 1875{{Conways1860|p. 18}}||Sold 1906
|{{UK-2Superb|f=p}}||central battery ironclad||16 Nov, 1875||Sold 1906
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|{{UK-1Swift|f=p}}||gunvessel||1879{{Conways1860|p. 110}}||Sold 1902
|{{UK-1Swift|f=p}}||gunvessel||1879||Sold 1902
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|{{UK-1Linnet|f=p}}||gunvessel||1880{{Conways1860|p. 110}}||Sold 1904
|{{UK-1Linnet|f=p}}||gunvessel||1880||Sold 1904
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|{{UK-1Benbow|f=p}}||second class battleship||15 Jun, 1885{{Conways1860|p. 30}}||Sold 13 Jul, 1909
|{{UK-1Benbow|f=p}}||second class battleship||15 Jun, 1885||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
|{{UK-SansPareil|f=p}}||second class battleship||9 May, 1887||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
|{{UK-Blenheim|f=p}}||first class protected cruiser||5 Jul, 1890||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
|{{UK-1Grafton|f=p}}||first class protected cruiser||30 Jan, 1892||Sold 1 Jul, 1920
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|{{UK-Theseus|f=p}}||first class protected cruiser||8 Sep, 1892{{Conways1860|p. 66}}||Sold 1921
|{{UK-Theseus|f=p}}||first class protected cruiser||8 Sep, 1892||Sold 1921
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|{{UK-Zebra|f=p}}||destroyer||3 Dec, 1895{{Conways1860|p. 93}}||Broken up 1914
|{{UK-Zebra|f=p}}||destroyer||3 Dec, 1895||Broken up 1914
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|{{UK-Albion|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||21 Jun, 1898{{DittColl|p. 30}}||Sold 11 Dec, 1919
|{{UK-Albion|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||21 Jun, 1898||Sold 11 Dec, 1919
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|{{UK-1Duncan|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||21 Mar, 1901{{DittColl|p. 30}}||Sold 18 Feb, 1920
|{{UK-1Duncan|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||21 Mar, 1901||Sold 18 Feb, 1920
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|{{UK-Cornwallis|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||13 Jul, 1901{{DittColl|p. 30}}||Torpedoed 9 Jan, 1917
|{{UK-Cornwallis|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||13 Jul, 1901||Torpedoed 9 Jan, 1917
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|{{UK-BlackPrince|f=p}}||armoured cruiser||8 Nov, 1904{{Conways1860|p. 72}}||Sunk 31 May, 1916
|{{UK-BlackPrince|f=p}}||armoured cruiser||8 Nov, 1904||Sunk 31 May, 1916
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|{{UK-1Nautilus|f=p}}||destroyer||30 Mar, 1910{{Conways1906|pp. 73-74}}|| Sep, 1920
|{{UK-1Nautilus|f=p}}||destroyer||30 Mar, 1910|| Sep, 1920
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|{{UK-Thunderer|f=p}}||dreadnought||1 Feb, 1911{{DittColl|p. 33}}||Sold 17 Dec, 1926
|{{UK-Thunderer|f=p}}||dreadnought||1 Feb, 1911||Sold 17 Dec, 1926
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Revision as of 17:39, 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 Sold 1890
S.M.S. König Wilhelm armored frigate 25 Apr, 1868 Sold c. 1921
H.M.S. Volage corvette 27 Feb, 1869 Sold
H.M.S. Active corvette 13 Mar, 1869 Sold 1906
H.M.S. Cyclops coastal monitor 18 Jul, 1871 Sold 1903
H.M.S. Rover corvette 12 Aug, 1874 Sold 1893
H.M.S. Superb central battery ironclad 16 Nov, 1875 Sold 1906
H.M.S. Swift gunvessel 1879 Sold 1902
H.M.S. Linnet gunvessel 1880 Sold 1904
H.M.S. Benbow second class battleship 15 Jun, 1885 Sold 13 Jul, 1909
H.M.S. Sans Pareil second class battleship 9 May, 1887 Sold 9 Apr, 1907
H.M.S. Blenheim first class protected cruiser 5 Jul, 1890 Sold 13 Jul, 1926
H.M.S. Grafton first class protected cruiser 30 Jan, 1892 Sold 1 Jul, 1920
H.M.S. Theseus first class protected cruiser 8 Sep, 1892 Sold 1921
H.M.S. Zebra destroyer 3 Dec, 1895 Broken up 1914
H.M.S. Albion pre-dreadnought 21 Jun, 1898 Sold 11 Dec, 1919
H.M.S. Duncan pre-dreadnought 21 Mar, 1901 Sold 18 Feb, 1920
H.M.S. Cornwallis pre-dreadnought 13 Jul, 1901 Torpedoed 9 Jan, 1917
H.M.S. Black Prince armoured cruiser 8 Nov, 1904 Sunk 31 May, 1916
H.M.S. Nautilus destroyer 30 Mar, 1910 Sep, 1920
H.M.S. Thunderer dreadnought 1 Feb, 1911 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.[2]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Burt. British Battleships of World War One. p. 9.
  2. ↑ 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).

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