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This was the Denny Shipyard, located on the east bank of a bend of the River Leven in Dumbarton. The symbol of the yard was an elephant, representing Dumbarton (Dumbarton Rock is said to resemble an elephant).

The yard was rail served and there were two access points
- Dumbarton East Junction via Dumbarton Joint Goods (NBR&CR)
- Leven Shipyard Junction by Dumbarton East station (CR)

The works had its own locomotives, sourced from other locations such as collieries and the Dalmuir Naval Construction Yard. Within the works was an impressive four miles of railway, rail served between 1857 and 1970.

Closure was announced in 1963. The shipyard closed in February 1964, the last launch being the cargo vessel Melbrook. The goodwill was bought by Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd. Two cranes were bought by Barclay Curle & Co and transferred to the Elderslie Dockyard (dry docks).

After 1964 much of the site was used by Foster Wheeler Power Products Company, John Brown Landboilers Ltd and UiE (Shipbuilding) Scotland Ltd. For this, new concrete jetties were installed at the slipway sites.
Thomas Anderson Ltd (Dumbarton Saw Mill by Dumbarton Castle) continued to access their works through the site from Leven Shipyard Junction.

The site is now occupied by a supermarket and housing. The southern fitting out basin has been filled in.

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Denny Tank Museum

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