Records of James Lamont & Co Ltd, shipbuilders and repairers, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland

Reference
- GB 248 UGD 140
Dates of Creation
- 1907-1981
Name of Creator
- James Lamont & Co Ltd (ship builders and repairers: 1925-c1989: Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland)
Physical Description
- 24.2 metres
  There are no physical characteristics or technical requirements that affect the use of this material.

Scope and Content

This material is currently being re-listed. Where available, covering dates for series of records have been given.

Order books 1955-1980
Job books
Estimates 1929-1978
Correspondence 1943-1975
Ship files 1947-1978
Ship plans 1932-1974 (ship nos. 367-445)
Yard plans 1907-1974
Memorandum and articles of association 1925
Minute books
Annual reports
Registers of directors and members
Board reports
Board correspondence
Private ledgers
Journals; cash books
Nominal accounts
Sales records
Purchase books
Materials books 1947-1978
Dock records
Technical records
Launch records c1946-1978
Photographs
Publicity materials
Calendars
Personnel records 1947-1981
Blackwood & Gordon Boat & Engine Cost Book 1885-1894 [UGD 140/12/18]

Administrative / Biographical History

James Lamont & Co , ship builders and repairers, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, was founded in 1870 . In 1925 , the firm was incorporated as a private limited company, James Lamont & Co Ltd , at the same time absorbing the boiler making and engineering business of Andrew Turner Lamont, Greenock. In 1929 , the Castle Works at Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, formerly owned by Clyde Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, were acquired. Shipbuilding commenced at these works from around 1946 , but they were closed in 1980 . The ship-repairing works at Greenock however, survived until 1989 when they too were closed.

Ritchie, L A (ed) The Shipbuilding Industry: A guide to Historical Records (Manchester, 1992)

Arrangement

This material is arranged into series, which consist of numbers of items related by format and/or function. Within series, the items are generally arranged chronologically.