Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
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The Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited was a British shipbuilding company in the famous Govan area on the Clyde in Scotland.
History
The shipyard in Govan was founded in the 1860s as Randolph, Elder and Company, later John Elder and Company. In 1885 the yard was reorganised as the Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. As this company it continued until 1965 when it filed for bankruptcy. In response, the yard was again reorganised in 1966 as Fairfields, under guarantee by the government. The following year Fairfields and the other major Clydeside yards, Stephens, Connels, YSL and Browns, were merged to form Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (UCS). This was later formed into Govan shipbuilders which was nationalised as British Shipbuilders which was later privatised and the Govan yards went to Kværner, which was then purchased and is now part of BAE Systems Naval Ships.Production
Fairfields was a major warship builder, turning out many vessels for the Royal Navy and other navies through the First World War and the Second World War.
Reference
- Clyde built ships data base - lists all ships built on the Clyde - http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/index.asp
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