Records of Cartsdyke Dockyard Co Ltd, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 GD 323/6
- Dates of Creation:1966-1978
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:0.25 metresThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material
Scope and Content
- Directors' reports and accounts 1966-1972
- Company secretary's files 1966-1978
Administrative / Biographical History
Builders, designers and repairers of ships and marine constructions, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. Bacame a division of Scott Lithgow Ltd, Greenock, formed at the merger of Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd , Greenock, and Lithgows Ltd , Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, in 1970.
The Greenock Dockyard Co Ltd owned the yard until it was taken over in 1966 by Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd . Among the ships completing at the time of the take-over were two, nos. 510 and 511, for Geest Industries Ltd . As the ultimate owners of these ships had not been involved in the shipyard transactions, it was decided to form a new company to see these contracts through. Consequently, the 'Geestcape' and 'Geesthaven' were handed over by Cartsdyke Dockyard Co Ltd , incorporated March 1966. The ships, however, were recorded in Lloyds Register as products of Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd . Following the delivery of the two Geest ships the Cartsdyke Dockyard Co Ltd ceased to trade.
The company became part of the merger negotiated between Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd and Lithgows Ltd , 1967-1970.
In 1977, the Cartsdyke yard was nationalised as part of Scott Lithgow's assets and in 1979 the yard ceased building.
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 their 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 322 Records of Scott and Sons (Bowling) Ltd
GB 248 GD 323/1 Records of Scott Lithgow Ltd
GB 248 GD 323/7 Records of Greenock Dockyard Co Ltd
GB 248 GD 323/13 Records of Lithgows Ltd
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Additional Information
This material is original
The fonds level of description was compiled by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, 10 October 2001
No alterations made to date
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