Records of Ardgowan Shipping Co Ltd and Blackhall Shipping Co Ltd, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland

• Directors' reports and accounts 1974-1975
• Directors' correspondence files 1974-1977

Shipping companies, Cartsburn Dockyard, Greenock, Inverclyde, , Scotland.

Both companies were incorporated in June 1974 as wholly owned subsidiaries of Scott Lithgow Ltd , Greenock. The companies placed an order with Scotts Shipbuilding Co Ltd for 28,000 ton bulk carriers of the type built previously by Scotts for Sugar Line Ltd . In May 1976, the share capital of both companies was acquired by the Furness Withy Group . In 1978, Furness Withy transferred orders for contract nos.1189, Oroga and 1190 Oropesa to Lithgows Ltd for completion. Ardgowan Shipping Co Ltd and Blackhall Shipping Co Ltd were dissolved in 1990.

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National Archives of Scotland : 1994

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Records held by Scott Lithgow Ltd prior to their acquisition by the National Archives of Scotland

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See source list on Shipping and Shipbuilding Industry available via the Glasgow University Archive Services homepage

GB 248 GD 320 Records of Lithgows Ltd

GB 248 GD 323/13 Records of Lithgows Ltd

GB 0136 PSNC Records of Furness, Withy & Co plc, shipowners , staff records and accounts 1921-1978 (National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, Maritime Archives and Library)

GB 0064 FWS Records of Furness, Withy & Co plc, shipowners , minutes and accounts (Subsidiaries), files, movement books, financial and staff records, commission accounts 1896-1982 (National Maritime Museum)

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The fonds level of description was compiled by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, 12 October 2001

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