Robert Napier & Sons
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Jump to navigationJump to searchRobert Napier & Sons was a British shipbuilding firm located in Govan. It is often referred to as just Napier.
History
The Govan shipyard was purchased by William Beardmore & Company in 1900, and then by Harland & Wolff in 1912.
Shipbuilding
Ship | Type | Launched | Fate |
H.M.S. Black Prince | armoured frigate | 27 Feb, 1861 | Sold 21 Feb, 1923 |
H.M.S. Malabar | iron screw troopship | 8 Dec, 1866 | Sold Jan, 1918 |
H.M.S. Audacious | central battery ironclad | 27 Feb, 1869 | Sold 1922 |
H.M.S. Invincible | central battery ironclad | 29 May, 1869 | Foundered 17 Sep, 1914 |
H.M.S. Hotspur | turret ram | 19 Mar, 1870 | Sold 1904 |
H.M.S. Bustard | gunboat | 7 Jan, 1871 | Sold Mar, 1923 |
H.M.S. Kite | gunboat | 8 Feb, 1871 | Sold 18 May, 1920 |
H.M.S. Hydra | coastal monitor | 28 Dec, 1871 | Sold 1903 |
H.M.S. Sheldrake | gunboat | 3 Jul, 1875 | Sold 1906 |
H.M.S. Moorhen | gunboat | 13 Sep, 1875 | Sold 1888 |
H.M.S. Wild Swan | composite screw sloop | 28 Jan, 1876 | Sold 1920 |
H.M.S. Penguin | composite screw sloop | 25 Mar, 1876 | Sold 1924 |
H.M.S. Northampton | armoured cruiser | 18 Nov, 1876 | Sold Apr, 1905 |
H.M.S. Leander | second class protected cruiser | 28 Oct, 1882 | 1920 |
H.M.S. Arethusa | second class protected cruiser | 23 Dec, 1882 | 1905 |
H.M.S. Phaeton | second class protected cruiser | 27 Feb, 1883 | 1947 |
H.M.S. Galatea | armoured cruiser | 10 Mar, 1887 | 4 Apr, 1905 |
H.M.S. Ophir | armed merchant cruiser | Nov, 1891 | Scrapped 1922 |
H.M.S. Gibraltar | first class protected cruiser | 27 Apr, 1892 | Sold Sep, 1923 |
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