Records of Kingston Marine Technology Ltd, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 GD 323/18
- Dates of Creation:1968-1975
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:0.2 metresThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material
Scope and Content
- Board papers 1968-1975
Administrative / Biographical History
Research and design consultancy, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland . Incorporated in 1966, Kingston Marine Technology Ltd specialised in the design and construction of ships and marine facilities. From its base on the river Clyde's lower reaches, it conducted feasibility and damage condition studies and research and development for shipping and marine engineering concerns world wide. Became a division of Scott Lithgow Ltd , shipbuilders, Greenock, Inverclyde at merger of Lithgows Ltd , shipbuilders and repairers, Greenock, Inverclyde, and Scotts' Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd , Greenock, in 1970. Prior to the merger it was a wholly owned subsidiary of Lithgows Ltd .
In 1972 Lithgows (Holdings) Ltd , Glasgow, assumed responsibility for its financial affairs. In 1975, the company moved from its base in Port Glasgow to Thornliebank, Glasgow .
After 1977, the company remained independent of the nationalised shipbuilding industry but maintained a link with Scott Lithgow Ltd.
Arrangement
This material is arranged into series, which consist of numbers of items related by function and/or format. Within series, the items are generally arranged chronologically.
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
National Archives of Scotland : 1994
Held under the charge and superintendence of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
Other Finding Aids
Manual file level list of the Scott Lithgow Group collection available in searchroom
Alternative Form Available
No known copies
Conditions Governing Use
Requests for large scale copying must be referred to the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
Any requests to publish or reproduce documents from the collection must be referred to the Keeper of the Records of Scotland
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with National Archives of Scotland procedures
Custodial History
Records held by Scott Lithgow Ltd prior to acquisition by the National Archives of Scotland
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
See source list on Shipping and Shipbuilding Industry available via the Glasgow University Archive Services homepage
GB 248 GD 319 Records of Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
GB 248 GD 320 Records of Lithgows Ltd
GB 248 GD 323/1 Records of Scott Lithgow Ltd
GB 248 GD 323/13 Records of Lithgows Ltd
GB 248 GD 323/24 Records of Trafalgar House plc
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Additional Information
This material is original
The fonds level of description was compiled by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, 12 October 2001
No alterations made to date
Subjects
Corporate Names
Geographical Names
Greenock, Scotland