List of ships built by the Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co. at Grangemouth 1914-1919
(L=launch, T=sea trial):
Holmpark Yard Number 356 L. 13th December 1913 T.19th February 1914
Steel screw steamer of 1468 gross tons for the Denholm Shipping Co, Greenock. On 3rd February 1918, on passage in the North Sea, a torpedo from a submarine missed her in the North Sea. The same happened on the 18th September 1918 in the Bristol Channel. A lucky ship! Renamed River Teign; Uto; Emelia Ievoli.
Ministro Ezcurra Yard Number 359 L. 11th April 1914 T. 29th June 1914
Steel screw steamer of 1988 gross tons. For the Argentine Government.
Venice Yard Number 360 L. 9th July 1914 T. July 1914
Steamer of 1874 gross tons for Furness Withy & Co Ltd of Hartlepool. Renamed Wigmore (1922); Mai (1926); Herleik (1931); seized in Bangkok by the Japanese 8th Dec 1941 & renamed Yulin Maru. Sunk 24th Feb 1945 near Qui Nohn by aircraft.
Traquair Yard Number 362 L. 2nd February 1915 T. November 1915
Steel screw steamer of 1067 gross tons for George Gibson & Co Ltd of Leith. On route from Leith to Dunkirk with coal she hit a mine on 12th January 1916 1 mile SW from Admiralty Pier at Dover.
Denpark Yard No. 364 L. 4th March 1916 T. June 1916
Steel screw steamer of 2010 gross tons for the Denholm Shipping Co, Greenock. Renamed William Harvey; River Dart; Ignaro.
Hazelpark Yard No. 365 L. 19th April 1916 T. October 1916
Steel screw steamer of 1964 gross tons. Sunk by a torpedo from a submarine on 20th March 1917, 3 miles S by E from Start Point, on route from the Tyne to La Rochelle with coal.
Heathpark Yard No. 366 L. 9th Nov. 1916 T. March 1917
Steel screw steamer of 2405 gross tons for the Denholm Line, Greenock.
Broompark Yard No. 367 Launched 7th June 1917
Steel screw steamer of 2126 gross tons for the Denholm Line, Greenock. Renamed River Taff in 1920, then Methil Hill in 1927 when bought by Mathew Taylor of Methil. On 4th August 1935 fire broke out in her cargo of esparto grass when off the Portuguese coast, and she became a constructive loss.
Lilac; HMS Yard No. 370 L. 29th April 1915 T. 26th June 1915
Acacia type Flower class sloop of 888 gross tons, British Navy for fleet sweeping. Sold 15th December 1922 to the Batson Syndicate.
Wellpark Yard No. 371 L. 30th October 1918 T. April 1918
Steel screw steamer of 1980 tons for the Denholm Line, Greenock. Renamed Navec
Glenpark Yard No. 372 L. 13th February 1918 T.
Steel screw steamer of 2133 gross tons for the Denholm Line, Greenock.
Clematis; HMS Yard No. 373 L. 29th July 1915 T. 7th October 1915
Acacia type Flower class sloop of 898 gross tons, British Navy. Sold 5th February 1931 to Young’s of Sunderland.
Carnation; HMS Yard No. 374 L. 6th Sept. 1915 T. 4th November 1915
Acacia type Flower class sloop of 897 gross tons for the Admiralty. Sold 14th January 1922 to Stanlee of Dover.
Geranium; HMS Yard No. 377 L. 8th Nov. 1915 T. 15th March 1916
Arabis class sloop of 913 gross tons. Transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1919 and paid off in 1927. Dismantled in 1932 at Sydney. Hull sunk 24th April 1935 as a target off Sydney.
Heather; HMS Yard No. 380 L. 16th June 1916 T. 18th Oct. 1916
Aubrietia type Flower class sloop of 1091 gross tons for the Admiralty. Served as a decoy ship “Q.16” (alias Bywater, Lisette, Lizette, Seetrus) until 1918. Her first commander was W Hallwright, who was killed on her bridge during a submarine attack and was replaced by Harold Auten. Sold 16th February 1932 to Midland Iron & Hardware Co, Plymouth.
Mistletoe; HMS Yard No. 382 L. 29th Nov. 1917 T. 26th April 1918
Anchusa type Fower class sloop of 1231 gross tons for the British Navy. Special service from 25th April to the end of the war, when she was in Liverpool undergoing basin trials. Sold 25th January 1921 and renamed Chiapas; then Esenada.
Slavol Yard No. 384 L. 21st April 1917 T. 16th February 1918
Steam oil tanker of 2623 tons for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Sunk by U-boat torpedo when sailing for Tobruk, Libya, on 26th March 1942.
Cambronne Yard No. 388 L. 30th April1919 T. 3rd July 1919
Steel screw steamer of 3085 gross tons. Ordered as WarHorizon, but completed as Cambronne for Soc. Anon. Chargeurs L’Ouest, Nantes. 1937 taken over by Cie Generale Transatlantique, Nantes; 1939 Cie Generale d’Armements Maritimes, Nantes; 1940 seized by Germany, managed by Dampfs Reed Hugo Ferdinand, Rostock. On 11th March 1945 she was bombed and sunk at Hamburg while in floating dock. Salvaged in 1950 and scrapped the following year.
Ashpark Yard No. 389 L. 2nd July1919 T. September 1919
Steel Screw Steamer or coaster of 1968 tons. Ordered as War Crouch but completed as Ashpark for the Denholm Shipping Co, Greenock. Renamed River Dare in 1920 for D.R. Llewellyn, Merrett & Price Ltd of Cardiff. Sank on 22nd March 1924 20 miles N of Cape St Vincent.
Donovan; HMS Yard No. 390 L. 27th April 1918 T. 27th August 1918
24 class sloop used as a fleet sweeping vessel for the Admiralty of 1412 gross tons. Sold 15th November 1922 to Ferguson Muir.
Sanfoin; HMS Yard No. 391 L. 10th June 1918 T. 4th Dec. 1918
24 class minesweeping sloop of 1411 gross tons built for the Admiralty. Sold 15th November 1922 to Ferguson Muir.
Sir Hugo; HMS Yard No. 392 L. 20th September 1918 T. 14th May 1919
24 class minesweeping sloop of 1412 gross tons built for the Admiralty. Sold 25th June 1930 to Cashmore, Newport.
Isinglass; HMS Yard No. 393 L. 5th March 1919 T.19th Nov. 1919
24 class minesweeping sloop of 1400 gross tons. She was only completed after the war was over. Sold on 12th August 1920 to Moise Mazza, Malta; retained, sold 15th November 1922 to Ferguson Muir & Co.
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