see "Cammell Laird: Shipbuilders to the World" at Birkenhead, England by Alex Naughton
Hi Mac,
My name is Matt Wardle and I am a graphic designer from Liverpool England. I am currently researching Camel Lairds ship building history. I intend to produce a graphic representation of the ship building history and the people involved in the building of all the ships ever to leave the yard.
I came across your site while searching on google and see that you have access to the listing of all the ships built in Lairds from the first laid keel. I would very much like to know where I can obtain this information as it is really the keystone in my research. I also need to find details of the vessels dimensions and there registered tonnage.
I hope you can help a fellow seafarer out!
Yours faithfully
Matt Wardle
Matt,
The work on AHOY about Cammel Lairds in not mine, it clearly states it is Alex Naughton who is the author, and he kindly gave me approval to reproduce his work, which is acknowledged.
I am able to give you the site where you will find all the ships built by this yard, but it does not list the details of each ship, I will also send separately some other other detail about CL's which should be of use.
You have set yourself a mammoth task, as over 1000 ships have been built by this yard.
Good luck,
Mac.Gregory.
Matt,
Archive details. Merseyside Maritime Museum Maritime Archives & Library Sheet No. 26 : Shipbuilding on Merseyside
Mac.
Matt,
Book on Cammel Laird's: "CAMMELL LAIRD" by Ian Collard
Mac.
Matt,
The Cammell Laird Archive Collection.
Click on the list of vessels build for all ships built at this this yard in the order of their construction.
Regards,
Mac.
Matt,
Some useful references,
http://www.mclarenbooks.co.uk/cgi-bin/bookshop/search.pl?catID=34&pg=1
CAMMELLL009039] Cammell Laird - BUILDERS OF GREAT SHIPS - Cammell Laird & Company......Birkenhead. published by the company, 1959. 79 pages. well illustrated.
£25.00add to basketgood clean copy 001 604
Here is a list of Manchester named ships built by Cammel Laird.
MANCHESTER PIONEER 1952-1963. 1805 G.T. 707 Net. 2735 DWT. Blt. 4-1952 by Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd., Birkenhead. 250'0" x 43'1" x 16'9". Lengthened 1960, 290'0" x 43'1" x 18'4-3/4". 2073 G.T. 944 Net. 3317 DWT. Sold 1963 to United Maritime Enterprises S.A., Piraeus. Renamed CYPRIAN MED. Resold January 1970 to Greek owners and renamed AGIOS ANTONIOS.
MANCHESTER EXPLORER 1952-1963. 1805 G.T. 707 Net. 2735 DWT. Blt 5-1952 by Cammel Laird & Co. Ltd., Birkenhead. 250'0" x 43'1" x 16'9". Sold 1963 to Crosbie & Co. Ltd., St. John's, Nfld. (a) C. A. CROSBIE 1963 (b) P. M. CROSBIE 1967. Resold 1969 to Panagos Shipping Co. Ltd., Famagusta, Cyprus; renamed PANAGOS. I.
MANCHESTER SPINNER (III) 1952-1968. 7815 G.T. 4580 Net. 10,265 DWT. Blt. 7-1952 by Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd., Birkenhead. 447'0" x 60'1" x 27'6 1/2". Sold 1968 to Estia Cia. Nav., Greece; renamed ESTIA. (12-9-68 Stravelakis Bros. Ltd.)
MANCHESTER MARINER (II) 1955-1968. 7850 G.T. 4571 Net. 9602 DWT. Blt 3-1955 by Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd. Birkenhead. 465'11" x 60'3" x 27'6 1/2". Sold 1968 to Mira Cia Nav. S.A., Greece; renamed IRA. (4-12-68 Stravelakis Bros Ltd.
Corinthic.
Built in 1947 by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead.
Tonnage: 15,682grt, 9,097nrt, 11,000dwt.
Engines: Twin screw, 2 x double reduction-geared turbines by builder, 14,000 SHP, 17 Kts.
Passengers: 85 1st Class.
Launched 30th May 1946, completed in the March of 1947.
Though she was damaged by fire in her refrigeration insulation Corinthic was completed on schedule, she underwent trials successfully on the 25th of March and made her maiden voyage to Sydney and Wellington on the 12th of April. She served on the service without incident until making her final voyage as a cargo liner on the 18th of February 1965. Corinthic was converted to cargo ship only at Schiedam in Holland where her passenger accommodation was removed, she continued as such until being sold for breaking and she arrived at Kaohsiung on the 23rd of October 1969 for work to commence.
Thats it Matt.
Best wishes,
Mac.
Matt
I forgot these Star ships.
Cammell Laird & Company Ltd., Birkenhead, England
Almeda Star 1 Andalucia Star 1 Arandora Star Argentina Star Auckland Star 2
Brasil Star Benedict 2 Brisbane Star 1 Clement 3 Dunedin Star 1 Fremantle Star 2
Hilary 3 Hildebrand 3 Hubert 4 Keren Melbourne Star 1 Paraguay Star
Rockhampton Star Romney 2 Sultan Star Tasmania Star Uruguay Star
Mac.
Matt,
One of my correspondents has sent this advice about getting more details on Cammell Laird built ships from the Lloyd's Register.
You should now be set to get all the information you need for your project.
Best wishes,
Mac.
Mac
Hope you are well,we haven't contacted for a while !
I was browsing this evening,first time for a while too, and saw Matt Wardle's mail about CLs shipyard.If he can obtain a list of ships built he will certainly be able to get other data from the annually printed LLoyd's Register, held in any good reference Library (particularly in Liverpool where he lives!) and listing all sorts of details on the ship's construction. I recently did this for a couple of WW1 vessels and was pleased with the range of Registers still maintained,back into the 1800s !
I am doing well with my mission to resurrect Father-in-Law and uncle's war service, and have spent absorbing days at the National Archives,not always in a disciplined manner as there is so much to dig in to !
Keep up the good work !
All the best
Terry
Hello Matt,
The attached E-Mail from Terry with whom I correspond, Has two more Cammell Laird references for you.
They may fill out some more detail if your Liverpool library has copies.
Hope your quest if progressing.
Best regards,
Mac.
Mac
Found myself in the Special Collections Archive of Southampton Library today. Had a bit of time to spare so took a look for books on Cammell Laird. Saw one small volume on the first 150 years of the business,but not a lot of data about how many built or names. There was some interesting snippets about the early years and the range of vessels built over that time.
It's reference in the Library (under a system called the Duodecimal !) is 338.4762382. There is no ISBN number, it is simply produced by Cammell Laird themselves. It is possible that Liverpool Library use this same system and have a copy there ! There are some fascinating facts about the early ships built. Some were in kit form and transported in bits. In 1834 the "John Randolph" a freighter,was shipped to the Savannah River in USA and riveted together on the river bank ! in 1836 two paddle steamers for exploration were built in kit form for the East Indies Company on the River Euphrates,shipped in pieces to Syria,and carried by Camel to the Euphrates to be constructed ! We don't know we're alive !
The second book about Cammell Laird they had was in a Maritime Store and not available in the time I had today. It is called Men Of Iron, written by D Hollett,Library ref 338.762382. No ISBN again.
Your correspondent may find a bit more of his needs in one or other of these.
Take it easy !
Best wishes
Terry
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