Records of Scott Lithgow Drydocks Ltd, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 GD 323/22
- Dates of Creation:1959-1983
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:1.8 metresThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material
Scope and Content
- Board papers 1970-1979
- Directors' reports and accounts 1967-1982
- Directors'correspondence files 1959-1979
- Company secretary's files 1960-1983
- Financial records 1965-1980
- Marketing and Public Relations records c.1960-c.1980
- Ships papers for HMS Monowai 1975-1976
- Miscellaneous papers 1964-1971
Administrative / Biographical History
The Firth of Clyde Dry Dock Company Ltd was incorporated as a limited liability company in 1958 , operating the dry dock facility at Inchgreen, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland , from its opening in 1964. Its ability to accommodate ships of up to 150,000 dwt made it one of only seven such docks throughout the world. Operations were to be achieved mainly through pre-delivery docking and tankers discharging oil at the Finnart oil terminal located close-by. The original concept proved flawed and the company went became bankrupt in April 1967 , having failed to attract sufficient profitable ship repair business to sustain it.
In 1967 Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd , Greenock, and Lithgows Ltd , Greenock, took over the Firth of Clyde Dry Dock Company Ltd , on a 50/50 shareholding basis. The company names was changed to Scott Lithgow Drydocks Ltd in the same year.
From the outset, Scott Lithgow Drydocks Ltd was regarded as a necessary adjunct of the new building activities of Scott Lithgow Ltd . Priority at both the repair/fitting-out quay and the large drydock was always given to the new building side. There was some hope of winning ship repair work but no expectation of developing a major ship repair complex. In the end dependence upon Scott Lithgow Ltd failed to provide sufficient work.
At the time of nationalisation, June 1977, the company was operating at a loss. In September 1977, proposals were made to British Shipbuilders to allow the company to be absorbed by Scott Lithgow Ltd . The company ceased trading in March 1979 .
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 323/23 Records of British Shipbuilders
GB 248 UGD 239 Records of Firth of Clyde Drydock Co Ltd , including notebooks and photographs, 1964-1967
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Additional Information
This material is original
The fonds level of description was compiled by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, 16 October 2001
No alterations made to date
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