Yarrow Shipbuilders, often called simply Yarrows, was a major shipbuilding firm based at Scotstoun in Glasgow on the River Clyde. Alfred Yarrow founded it in 1865 as Yarrow and Company at Poplar in London, where it built hundreds of steam launches and lake and river vessels and the Royal Navy first destroyers of the Havock class. It also made a water-tube boiler that carried his name. Outgrowing its London yard, the firm moved to a new site at Scotstoun from 1906, and the first vessel launched there in July 1908 was a destroyer for the Brazilian Navy. It gained a reputation for building fast warships and is now part of BAE Systems Surface Ships, which BAE Systems owns.
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based in the Scotstoun district of Glasgow on the River Clyde
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in the year 1865 as Yarrow & Company, Limited
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It is now part of BAE Systems Surface Ships, owned by BAE Systems
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based in the Scotstoun district of Glasgow on the River Clyde
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It is now part of BAE Systems Surface Ships, owned by BAE Systems
Has Vehicles: Tribal-class frigate, Move to Glasgow
Yarrow was involved in designing and building many of the Royal Navy's post-war escort fleet; including the Type 81 Tribal class, Type 14 Blackwood class
Has Vehicles: Blackwood-class frigate, Move to Glasgow
Yarrow was involved in designing and building many of the Royal Navy's post-war escort fleet; including the Type 81 Tribal class, Type 14 Blackwood class
Has Vehicles: Type 45 destroyer, Upper Clyde Shipbuilders and aftermath
and all the Type 45s were built at Scotstoun
Has Vehicles: Rothesay-class frigate, Move to Glasgow
Yarrow was involved in designing and building many of the Royal Navy's post-war escort fleet; including the Type 81 Tribal class, Type 14 Blackwood class and the Type 12M Rothesay-class frigates
Has Vehicles: Leander-class frigate, Move to Glasgow
The company was also involved in the Leander class programme.
View the SourceType 23 frigate (Wikipedia)
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in close partnership with the prime contractor, Yarrow Shipbuilders
Type 21 frigate (Wikipedia)
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the Type 21 project was given to the private shipyards of Vosper Thornycroft and Yarrow
Lekiu-class frigate (Wikipedia)
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The ships were built in the United Kingdom by Yarrow Shipbuilders of Glasgow
Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel (Wikipedia)
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All were built by Vosper Thornycroft in Woolston except Cottesmore and Middleton, which were built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited on the River Clyde.
Condell-class frigate (Wikipedia)
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built between 1969 and 1973, under Chilean modifications, by Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Ltd. in Scotstoun, Glasgow
Havock-class destroyer (Wikipedia)
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built in London in 1893 by Yarrow & Company
Corrientes-class destroyer (Wikipedia)
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Yarrow Shipbuilders built four torpedo boat destroyers between 1896 and 1898
Ikazuchi-class destroyer (Wikipedia)
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All were ordered from Yarrow & Company in Poplar, London
Weapon-class destroyer (Wikipedia)
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Battleaxe and Broadsword (from Yarrow)
Black Swan-class sloop (Wikipedia)
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being ordered from Yarrow and Company, Scotstoun, on 1 January 1938
River-class destroyer (1903) (Wikipedia)
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Yarrow type; all built by Yarrow Shipbuilders, Poplar, London
Pará-class destroyer (1908) (Wikipedia)
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built for the Brazilian Navy between 1908 and 1910 by Yarrow
Thyella-class destroyer (Wikipedia)
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were among the last vessels built at the Yarrow shipyard at Cubitt Town, London
Type 22 frigate (Wikipedia)
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The first Type 22 order was placed in 1972 with Yarrow Shipbuilders
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