Cammell Laird

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Cammell Laird was a British shipbuilder, formed by the union of the shipbuilding interests of William Laird & Son with the Sheffield steelmakers Charles Cammell Co. in 1903 .

Laird's began with warship construction in the 1840s and was a leader in large vessels by 1885. Their primary yard was at Birkenhead.[1]

Shipbuilding

Ship Type Launched Fate
H.M.S. Mutine sloop 1 Mar, 1900 Sold 16 Aug, 1932
H.M.S. Rinaldo sloop 29 May, 1900 Sold 21 Oct, 1921
H.M.S. Pathfinder scout cruiser 16 Jul, 1904 Torpedoed 5 Sep, 1914
H.M.S. Patrol scout cruiser 13 Oct, 1904 Sold 21 Apr, 1920
H.M.S. Cossack destroyer 16 Feb, 1907 1919
H.M.S. Swift flotilla leader 7 Dec, 1907 9 Nov, 1921
H.M.S. Renard destroyer 30 Nov, 1909 Aug, 1920
H.M.S. Wolverine destroyer 15 Jan, 1910 Collision 12 Dec, 1917
H.M.S. Racoon destroyer 15 Feb, 1910 Wrecked 9 Jan, 1918
H.M.S. Adamant depot ship 1911 Sold 21 Sep, 1932
H.M.S. Lapwing destroyer 29 Jul, 1911 26 Oct, 1921
H.M.S. Lizard destroyer 10 Oct, 1911 4 Nov, 1921
H.M.A.S. Melbourne light cruiser 30 May, 1912 Sold 8 Dec, 1928
H.M.S. Audacious dreadnought 14 Sep, 1912 Mined 27 Oct, 1914
H.M.S. Garland destroyer 23 Apr, 1913 Sep, 1921
H.M.S. Caroline light cruiser 29 Sep, 1914 Preserved
H.M.S. Cleopatra light cruiser 14 Jan, 1915 Sold 1931
H.M.S. Birkenhead light cruiser 18 Jan, 1915 Sold 26 Oct, 1921
H.M.S. Kempenfelt flotilla leader 1 May, 1915
H.M.S. Castor light cruiser 28 Jul, 1915 Sold Jul, 1936
H.M.S. Abdiel flotilla leader 12 Oct, 1915 Jul, 1936
H.M.S. E 42 submarine 22 Oct, 1915 Sold Sep, 1922
H.M.S. E 41 submarine 22 Oct, 1915 Sold Sep, 1922
H.M.S. Chester light cruiser 8 Dec, 1915 Sold 9 Nov, 1921
H.M.S. Gabriel flotilla leader 23 Dec, 1915 9 May, 1921
H.M.S. Ithuriel flotilla leader 8 Mar, 1916 8 Nov, 1921
H.M.S. E 46 submarine 4 Apr, 1916 Sold Sep, 1922
H.M.S. Grenville flotilla leader 17 Jun, 1916 Dec, 1931
H.M.S. Parker flotilla leader 16 Aug, 1916 5 Nov, 1921
H.M.S. Hoste flotilla leader 16 Aug, 1916 Collision 21 Dec, 1916
H.M.S. Seymour flotilla leader 31 Aug, 1916 7 Jan, 1930
H.M.S. Saumarez flotilla leader 14 Oct, 1916 8 Jan, 1931
H.M.S. Caledon light cruiser 25 Nov, 1916 Sold Jan, 1948
H.M.S. Valentine flotilla leader 24 Mar, 1917 Stranded 15 May, 1940
H.M.S. L 7 submarine 24 Apr, 1917 Sold 1930
H.M.S. Valhalla flotilla leader 22 May, 1917 17 Dec, 1931
H.M.S. L 8 submarine 7 Jul, 1917 Sold Oct, 1930
H.M.S. Scott flotilla leader 18 Oct, 1917 Torpedoed 15 Aug, 1918
H.M.S. Bruce flotilla leader 26 Feb, 1918 Sunk 22 Nov, 1939
H.M.S. R 11 submarine 16 Mar, 1918 Sold Feb, 1923
H.M.S. R 12 submarine 9 Apr, 1918 Sold Feb, 1923
H.M.S. Douglas flotilla leader 8 Jun, 1918 20 Mar, 1945
H.M.S. H 33 submarine 24 Aug, 1918 Sold 1944
H.M.S. Campbell flotilla leader 21 Sep, 1918 18 Feb, 1947
H.M.S. H 34 submarine 5 Nov, 1918 Sold 1945
H.M.S. Cairo light cruiser 19 Nov, 1918 Sunk
H.M.S. Mackay flotilla leader 21 Dec, 1918 18 Feb, 1947
H.M.S. Malcolm flotilla leader 29 May, 1919 25 Jul, 1945
H.M.S. Capetown light cruiser 18 Jun, 1919 Sold Apr, 1948
H.M.S. Rodney dreadnought 17 Dec, 1925 Broken up 1948
H.M.S. Phoenix submarine 3 Oct, 1929 Sunk 16 Jul, 1940
H.M.S. Achilles light cruiser 1 Sep, 1932 Transferred 1948
H.M.S. Sealion submarine 16 Mar, 1934
H.M.S. Salmon submarine 30 Apr, 1934 Sunk 9 Jul, 1940
H.M.S. Fearless destroyer 12 May, 1934 Sunk 23 Jul, 1941
H.M.S. Foresight destroyer 29 Jun, 1934 Sunk 12 Aug, 1942
H.M.S. Hardy destroyer 7 Apr, 1936 Sunk 10 Apr, 1940
H.M.S. Spearfish submarine 21 Apr, 1936 Sunk 1 Aug, 1940
H.M.S. Inglefield destroyer 15 Oct, 1936 Sunk 25 Feb, 1944
H.M.S. Safari submarine 18 Nov, 1941 Sold 1946
H.M.S. Sahib submarine 19 Jan, 1942 Sunk 24 Apr, 1943
H.M.S. Saracen submarine 16 Feb, 1942 Sunk 14 Aug, 1943
H.M.S. Sibyl submarine 29 Apr, 1942 Broken up 1948
H.M.S. Seadog submarine 11 Jun, 1942 Sold 24 Dec, 1947
H.M.S. Sea Nymph submarine 29 Jul, 1942 Broken up 1948
H.M.S. Sickle submarine 27 Aug, 1942 Sunk Jun, 1944
H.M.S. Simoom submarine 12 Oct, 1942 Sunk Nov, 1943
H.M.S. Stubborn submarine 11 Nov, 1942 Expended 30 Apr, 1946
H.M.S. Surf submarine 10 Dec, 1942 Sold 22 Oct, 1949
H.M.S. Syrtis submarine 4 Feb, 1943 Sunk 28 Mar, 1944
H.M.S. Stonehenge submarine 23 Mar, 1943 Sunk 15 Mar, 1944
H.M.S. Stoic submarine 8 Apr, 1943 Sold Jul, 1950
H.M.S. Storm submarine 18 May, 1943 Scrapped Sep, 1949
H.M.S. Stratagem submarine 21 Jun, 1943 Sunk 22 Nov, 1944
H.M.S. Spirit submarine 20 Jul, 1943 Broken up 1950
H.M.S. Statesman submarine 14 Sep, 1943 Sold 3 Jan, 1961
H.M.S. Sturdy submarine 30 Sep, 1943 Sold Jul, 1957
H.M.S. Stygian submarine 30 Nov, 1943 Sold 28 Oct, 1949
H.M.S. Subtle submarine 27 Jan, 1944 Broken up Jul, 1959
H.M.S. Supreme submarine 24 Feb, 1944 Broken up Jul, 1950
H.M.S. Sea Scout submarine 24 Mar, 1944 Broken up 1965
H.M.S. Selene submarine 24 Apr, 1944 Sold 1961
H.M.S. Solent submarine 8 Jun, 1944 Broken up 1961
H.M.S. Sleuth submarine 6 Jul, 1944 Broken up 1958
H.M.S. Sidon submarine 4 Sep, 1944 Explosion 16 Jun, 1955
H.M.S. Spearhead submarine 2 Oct, 1944 Scrapped 1967
H.M.S. Spur submarine 17 Nov, 1944 Broken up Oct, 1969
H.M.S. Scorcher submarine 18 Dec, 1944 Broken up 1962
H.M.S. Sanguine submarine 15 Feb, 1945 Cannibalised 1969
H.M.S. Saga submarine 14 Mar, 1945 Disposal 1969
H.M.S. Springer submarine 14 May, 1945 Disposal 1972

Footnotes

  1. Burt. British Battleships of World War One. p. 9.

Bibliography

  • Burt, R. A. (1986). British Battleships of World War One. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).