Cammell Laird
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Jump to navigationJump to searchCammell Laird was a British shipbuilder, formed by the union of the shipbuilding interests of William Laird & Son with the Sheffield steelmakers Charles Cammell Co. in 1903 .
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. Mutine | sloop | 1 Mar, 1900[2] | Sold 16 Aug, 1932 |
H.M.S. Rinaldo | sloop | 29 May, 1900[3] | Sold 21 Oct, 1921 |
H.M.S. Pathfinder | scout cruiser | 16 Jul, 1904[4] | Torpedoed 5 Sep, 1914 |
H.M.S. Patrol | scout cruiser | 13 Oct, 1904[5] | Sold 21 Apr, 1920 |
H.M.S. Cossack | destroyer | 16 Feb, 1907[6] | 1919 |
H.M.S. Swift | flotilla leader | 7 Dec, 1907[7] | 9 Nov, 1921 |
H.M.S. Renard | destroyer | 30 Nov, 1909[8] | Aug, 1920 |
H.M.S. Wolverine | destroyer | 15 Jan, 1910[9] | Collision 12 Dec, 1917 |
H.M.S. Racoon | destroyer | 15 Feb, 1910[10] | Wrecked 9 Jan, 1918 |
H.M.S. Adamant | depot ship | 1911[11] | Sold 21 Sep, 1932 |
H.M.S. Lapwing | destroyer | 29 Jul, 1911[12] | 26 Oct, 1921 |
H.M.S. Lizard | destroyer | 10 Oct, 1911[13] | 4 Nov, 1921 |
H.M.A.S. Melbourne | light cruiser | 30 May, 1912[14] | Sold 8 Dec, 1928 |
H.M.S. Audacious | dreadnought | 14 Sep, 1912[15] | Mined 27 Oct, 1914 |
H.M.S. Garland | destroyer | 23 Apr, 1913[16] | Sep, 1921 |
H.M.S. Caroline | light cruiser | 29 Sep, 1914[17] | Preserved |
H.M.S. Cleopatra | light cruiser | 14 Jan, 1915[18] | Sold 1931 |
H.M.S. Birkenhead | light cruiser | 18 Jan, 1915[19] | Sold 26 Oct, 1921 |
H.M.S. Kempenfelt | flotilla leader | 1 May, 1915[20] | |
H.M.S. Castor | light cruiser | 28 Jul, 1915[21] | Sold Jul, 1936 |
H.M.S. Abdiel | flotilla leader | 12 Oct, 1915[22] | Jul, 1936 |
H.M.S. E 42 | submarine | 22 Oct, 1915[23] | Sold Sep, 1922 |
H.M.S. E 41 | submarine | 22 Oct, 1915[24] | Sold Sep, 1922 |
H.M.S. Chester | light cruiser | 8 Dec, 1915[25] | Sold 9 Nov, 1921 |
H.M.S. Gabriel | flotilla leader | 23 Dec, 1915[26] | 9 May, 1921 |
H.M.S. Ithuriel | flotilla leader | 8 Mar, 1916[27] | 8 Nov, 1921 |
H.M.S. E 46 | submarine | 4 Apr, 1916[28] | Sold Sep, 1922 |
H.M.S. Grenville | flotilla leader | 17 Jun, 1916[29] | Dec, 1931 |
H.M.S. Parker | flotilla leader | 16 Aug, 1916[30] | 5 Nov, 1921 |
H.M.S. Hoste | flotilla leader | 16 Aug, 1916[31] | Collision 21 Dec, 1916 |
H.M.S. Seymour | flotilla leader | 31 Aug, 1916[32] | 7 Jan, 1930 |
H.M.S. Saumarez | flotilla leader | 14 Oct, 1916[33] | 8 Jan, 1931 |
H.M.S. Caledon | light cruiser | 25 Nov, 1916[34] | Sold Jan, 1948 |
H.M.S. Valentine | flotilla leader | 24 Mar, 1917[35] | Stranded 15 May, 1940 |
H.M.S. L 7 | submarine | 24 Apr, 1917[36] | Sold 1930 |
H.M.S. Valhalla | flotilla leader | 22 May, 1917[37] | 17 Dec, 1931 |
H.M.S. L 8 | submarine | 7 Jul, 1917[38] | Sold Oct, 1930 |
H.M.S. Scott | flotilla leader | 18 Oct, 1917[39] | Torpedoed 15 Aug, 1918 |
H.M.S. Bruce | flotilla leader | 26 Feb, 1918[40] | Sunk 22 Nov, 1939 |
H.M.S. R 11 | submarine | 16 Mar, 1918[41] | Sold Feb, 1923 |
H.M.S. R 12 | submarine | 9 Apr, 1918[42] | Sold Feb, 1923 |
H.M.S. Douglas | flotilla leader | 8 Jun, 1918[43] | 20 Mar, 1945 |
H.M.S. H 33 | submarine | 24 Aug, 1918[44] | Sold 1944 |
H.M.S. Campbell | flotilla leader | 21 Sep, 1918[45] | 18 Feb, 1947 |
H.M.S. H 34 | submarine | 5 Nov, 1918[46] | Sold 1945 |
H.M.S. Cairo | light cruiser | 19 Nov, 1918 | Sunk |
H.M.S. Mackay | flotilla leader | 21 Dec, 1918[47] | 18 Feb, 1947 |
H.M.S. Malcolm | flotilla leader | 29 May, 1919[48] | 25 Jul, 1945 |
H.M.S. Capetown | light cruiser | 18 Jun, 1919 | Sold Apr, 1948 |
H.M.S. Rodney | dreadnought | 17 Dec, 1925[49] | Broken up 1948 |
H.M.S. Phoenix | submarine | 3 Oct, 1929 | Sunk 16 Jul, 1940 |
H.M.S. Achilles | light cruiser | 1 Sep, 1932[50] | Transferred 1948 |
H.M.S. Sealion | submarine | 16 Mar, 1934 | |
H.M.S. Salmon | submarine | 30 Apr, 1934 | Sunk 9 Jul, 1940 |
H.M.S. Fearless | destroyer | 12 May, 1934[51] | Sunk 23 Jul, 1941 |
H.M.S. Foresight | destroyer | 29 Jun, 1934[52] | Sunk 12 Aug, 1942 |
H.M.S. Hardy | destroyer | 7 Apr, 1936[53] | Sunk 10 Apr, 1940 |
H.M.S. Spearfish | submarine | 21 Apr, 1936 | Sunk 1 Aug, 1940 |
H.M.S. Inglefield | destroyer | 15 Oct, 1936[54] | Sunk 25 Feb, 1944 |
H.M.S. Safari | submarine | 18 Nov, 1941 | Sold 1946 |
H.M.S. Sahib | submarine | 19 Jan, 1942 | Sunk 24 Apr, 1943 |
H.M.S. Saracen | submarine | 16 Feb, 1942 | Sunk 14 Aug, 1943 |
H.M.S. Sibyl | submarine | 29 Apr, 1942 | Broken up 1948 |
H.M.S. Seadog | submarine | 11 Jun, 1942 | Sold 24 Dec, 1947 |
H.M.S. Sea Nymph | submarine | 29 Jul, 1942 | Broken up 1948 |
H.M.S. Sickle | submarine | 27 Aug, 1942 | Sunk Jun, 1944 |
H.M.S. Simoom | submarine | 12 Oct, 1942 | Sunk Nov, 1943 |
H.M.S. Stubborn | submarine | 11 Nov, 1942 | Expended 30 Apr, 1946 |
H.M.S. Surf | submarine | 10 Dec, 1942 | Sold 22 Oct, 1949 |
H.M.S. Syrtis | submarine | 4 Feb, 1943 | Sunk 28 Mar, 1944 |
H.M.S. Stonehenge | submarine | 23 Mar, 1943 | Sunk 15 Mar, 1944 |
H.M.S. Stoic | submarine | 8 Apr, 1943 | Sold Jul, 1950 |
H.M.S. Storm | submarine | 18 May, 1943 | Scrapped Sep, 1949 |
H.M.S. Stratagem | submarine | 21 Jun, 1943 | Sunk 22 Nov, 1944 |
H.M.S. Spirit | submarine | 20 Jul, 1943 | Broken up 1950 |
H.M.S. Statesman | submarine | 14 Sep, 1943 | Sold 3 Jan, 1961 |
H.M.S. Sturdy | submarine | 30 Sep, 1943 | Sold Jul, 1957 |
H.M.S. Stygian | submarine | 30 Nov, 1943 | Sold 28 Oct, 1949 |
H.M.S. Subtle | submarine | 27 Jan, 1944 | Broken up Jul, 1959 |
H.M.S. Supreme | submarine | 24 Feb, 1944 | Broken up Jul, 1950 |
H.M.S. Sea Scout | submarine | 24 Mar, 1944 | Broken up 1965 |
H.M.S. Selene | submarine | 24 Apr, 1944 | Sold 1961 |
H.M.S. Solent | submarine | 8 Jun, 1944 | Broken up 1961 |
H.M.S. Sleuth | submarine | 6 Jul, 1944 | Broken up 1958 |
H.M.S. Sidon | submarine | 4 Sep, 1944 | Explosion 16 Jun, 1955 |
H.M.S. Spearhead | submarine | 2 Oct, 1944 | Scrapped 1967 |
H.M.S. Spur | submarine | 17 Nov, 1944 | Broken up Oct, 1969 |
H.M.S. Scorcher | submarine | 18 Dec, 1944 | Broken up 1962 |
H.M.S. Sanguine | submarine | 15 Feb, 1945 | Cannibalised 1969 |
H.M.S. Saga | submarine | 14 Mar, 1945 | Disposal 1969 |
H.M.S. Springer | submarine | 14 May, 1945 | Disposal 1972 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Burt. British Battleships of World War One. p. 9.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 279.
- ↑ Lyon; Winfield. The Steam & Sail List. p. 279.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 85.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 85.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 72.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 60.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. pp. 73-74.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 295.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 62.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 46.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 33.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 75.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 47.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 65.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 59.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 88.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 88.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 58.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 88.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 69.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 60.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 93.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 92.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 72.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 14.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 38.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 39.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 40.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 40.
Bibliography
- Burt, R. A. (1986). British Battleships of World War One. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).