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Bow, McLachlan and Company

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Bow, McLachlan & Co. entered the specialist market for "knock down" vessels. These were bolted together at the shipyard, all the parts marked with numbers, disassembled into many hundreds of parts and transported in kit form for final reassembly with rivets. This elaborate method of construction
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for its co-founder William Bow. In the 1920s Bow, Maclachlan supplied export orders from countries including Australia, Greece, India and Portugal. At the beginning of the 1930s the company supplied export orders including a class of six tugs for the
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was used to provide inland shipping for export, or for lakes that had no navigable link with the open sea. The company supplied a number of "knock down" ships to the
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on Lake Victoria were reported to have survived into the 21st century, now trading in private ownership. One UK Admiralty
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to Australia "in sections for re-erection at Sydney". Ships built in 1904 included the sail and steam-powered cutter
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but was reconstituted as a new company with the same name. Also in 1920 the company built the steam yacht
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so the UK Government sponsored a rationalisation of the shipbuilding industry. In 1932
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Several Bow, MacLachlan ships survive around the World. The veteran cargo ship
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In 1872 William Bow and John McLachlan founded the company at Abbotsinch,
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In 1912 Bow, McLachlan built two coastal "pocket liners" for the
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Grace's Guide: The Best of British Engineering 1750–1960s
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Bow, McLachlan developed a good reputation for building
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In 1906 Bow, McLachlan built 164:(1907). The company also built 56:Canadian Pacific "pocket liner" 806:Ships built on the River Clyde 420:In 1920 the company went into 408:class mooring vessels for the 1: 846:1932 mergers and acquisitions 644:. 10 January 1903. p. 9. 642:National Library of Australia 495:and cargo and passenger ship 285:Bow, MacLachlan supplied the 563:(also 1931) is preserved at 557:, Chile and the paddle tug 867: 28:Bow, McLachlan and Company 692: 690: 637:The Sydney Morning Herald 565:Chatham Historic Dockyard 487:on the River Nile in 2010 81:limited liability company 206:'s telegraph companies: 18:Bow, McLachlan & Co. 841:History of Renfrewshire 606:"Bow, McLachlan and Co" 539:(1927) is preserved in 349:. It also supplied the 503:class mooring vessel, 488: 351:Hunt-class minesweeper 278: 270:Hunt-class minesweeper 64: 481: 422:voluntary liquidation 268: 202:ships for two of Sir 54: 339:in 1916 and several 220:Eastern Telegraph Co 73:marine steam engines 233:: the sister ships 110:(1901), the larger 489: 279: 83:at the same time. 65: 32:marine engineering 783: 782: 682:Shipyards of the 612:. 29 January 2009 16:(Redirected from 858: 697: 676: 669: 662: 653: 646: 645: 628: 622: 621: 619: 617: 602: 553:is preserved in 464:Second World War 453:Great Depression 231:British Columbia 21: 866: 865: 861: 860: 859: 857: 856: 855: 786: 785: 784: 779: 778: 777: 772: 767: 762: 757: 752: 747: 742: 737: 732: 727: 722: 717: 712: 707: 702: 686: 680: 650: 649: 630: 629: 625: 615: 613: 604: 603: 578: 573: 545:New South Wales 476: 474:Surviving ships 418: 283:First World War 263: 261:First World War 242:Princess Sophia 91:for service on 60:Princess Sophia 49: 44: 30:was a Scottish 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 864: 862: 854: 853: 848: 843: 838: 833: 828: 823: 818: 813: 808: 803: 798: 788: 787: 781: 780: 773: 768: 763: 758: 753: 748: 743: 738: 733: 728: 723: 718: 713: 708: 703: 698: 691: 688: 687: 681: 679: 678: 671: 664: 656: 648: 647: 623: 575: 574: 572: 569: 519:paddle steamer 475: 472: 417: 414: 347:naval trawlers 262: 259: 183:HM Coast Guard 89:Uganda Railway 48: 45: 43: 40: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 863: 852: 849: 847: 844: 842: 839: 837: 834: 832: 829: 827: 824: 822: 819: 817: 814: 812: 809: 807: 804: 802: 799: 797: 794: 793: 791: 776: 771: 766: 761: 756: 751: 746: 741: 740:Barclay Curle 736: 731: 726: 721: 716: 711: 706: 701: 696: 689: 685: 677: 672: 670: 665: 663: 658: 657: 654: 643: 639: 638: 633: 627: 624: 611: 607: 601: 599: 597: 595: 593: 591: 589: 587: 585: 583: 581: 577: 570: 568: 566: 562: 561: 556: 552: 551: 546: 542: 538: 537: 533: 529: 525: 524: 520: 516: 515: 510: 506: 502: 498: 494: 486: 485: 480: 473: 471: 469: 468:landing craft 465: 460: 458: 454: 450: 446: 445: 441: 436: 434: 429: 428: 423: 415: 413: 411: 407: 403: 402: 397: 396: 390: 389: 384: 383: 378: 377: 372: 371: 365: 364: 358: 357: 352: 348: 345: 343: 338: 337: 331: 329: 325:in 1915, the 324: 323: 318: 317: 311: 309: 304: 303: 298: 295: 293: 288: 284: 277: 276: 271: 267: 260: 258: 256: 255: 250: 249: 244: 243: 238: 237: 236:Princess Mary 232: 228: 223: 221: 217: 216: 211: 210: 205: 201: 197: 193: 192: 188: 184: 180: 179: 173: 172: 167: 163: 162: 156: 153: 149: 148: 143: 142: 137: 136: 131: 126: 124: 123: 119: 115: 114: 109: 108: 103: 102: 98: 94: 93:Lake Victoria 90: 84: 82: 78: 74: 70: 62: 61: 57: 53: 46: 41: 39: 37: 33: 29: 19: 635: 626: 614:. 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Index

Bow, McLachlan & Co.
marine engineering
shipbuilding

Canadian Pacific "pocket liner"
Princess Sophia
Renfrewshire
marine steam engines
Paisley
limited liability company
Uganda Railway
Lake Victoria
sister ships
Sybil
Winifred
Clement Hill
cargo ship
Nyanza
tugs
Hallgarth
Samson
Roca
Admiralty
paddle
HMS Robust
barges
Myee
HMS Argus
HM Coast Guard
steam yacht

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