Westburn West Shipyard

Location type

Works

Name and dates

Westburn West Shipyard

Served by the Harland & Wolff Ltd.

Chronology Dates

  /  /1844James T Caird
Begins shipbuilding at the Westburn West Shipyard, formerly the yard of Muress & Clark.
  /  /1863James T Caird
Expands Westburn West Shipyard by buying a portion of John Scott & Sonss Westburn East Shipyard.
  /  /1872James T Caird
Expands Westburn West Shipyard by buying all of John Scott & Sonss Westburn East Shipyard.
  /  /1916James T Caird
Harland and Wolff buy a controlling interest in the company and plan to expand the combined Westburn West Shipyard and Westburn East Shipyard site.
  /  /1925James T Caird
Harland and Wolff expand Westburn West Shipyard and Westburn East Shipyard by relocating the Old West Church and leasing and filling in much of West Harbour [Greenock].
  /  /1928James T Caird
Harland and Wolff closes the newly expanded combined Westburn West Shipyard and Westburn East Shipyard site.
  /  /1935James T Caird
Westburn West Shipyard and Westburn East Shipyard are sold to National Shipbuilders Security Ltd.
  /  /1940James T Caird
The former Westburn West Shipyard and Westburn East Shipyard sites become a seaplane base.