List of Illustrations.
| PAGE | ||
| H.M.S. "Argyll" (Plate I.) | [Frontispiece] | |
| PERSONALIA. | ||
| Portraits of William Scott (born 1722, died 1769); John Scott (born 1752, died 1837); William Scott, his Brother (born 1765); and Charles Cuningham Scott (born 1794, died 1875) (Plate II.) | ||
| Adjoining page | [1] | |
| John Scott, C.B. (born 1830, died 1903); Robert Sinclair Scott (born 1843, died 1905); Charles Cuningham Scott (the present Chairman); Robert Lyons Scott (Plate III.) | ||
| Adjoining page | [1] | |
| THE ERA OF THE SAILING SHIP. (Pages 1 to 14.) | ||
| The Beginnings (Plate IV.) | Facing page | [2] |
| Greenock and Scotts' Yard in the Eighteenth Century (Plate V.) | Facing page | [4] |
| A West Indiaman | [7] | |
| A Typical East Indiaman | [9] | |
| The "Lord of the Isles" (Plate VI.) | Facing page | [10] |
| The "Archibald Russell" (Plate VII.) | " " | [12] |
| THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STEAMSHIP. (Pages 15 to 42.) | ||
| Early Steamboats at Greenock, 1820 (Plate VIII.) | Facing page | [16] |
| The "City of Glasgow" (Plate IX.) | " " | [20] |
| A Side-Lever Engine of 1831 | [23] | |
| An Engine of 1832 | [25] | |
| Scotts' First P. and O. Liner, the "Tagus" (Plate X.) | Facing page | [26] |
| Type of Side-Lever Engine of 1840 | [29] | |
| Double-Geared Engine for Early Atlantic Liner | [32] | |
| A Pioneer in Water-Tube Boilers (The Rowan Boiler) | [35] | |
| High-Pressure Machinery in the "Thetis" (Plate XI.) | Facing page | [36] |
| The Machinery of the "Achilles" | [38] | |
| General Arrangement of the Machinery of the "Achilles" (Plate XII.) | Facing page | [38] |
| The "Achilles" of 1865, off Gravesend (Plate XIII.) | " " | [40] |
| A CENTURY'S WORK FOR THE NAVY. (Pages 43 to 62.) | ||
| Model of H.M.S. "Prince of Wales," 1803 (Plate XIV.) | Facing page | [43] |
| The Launch of the First Clyde-Built Steam Frigate "Greenock," 1849 (Plate XV.) | Facing page | [44] |
| Machinery in H.M.SS. "Hecla," and "Hecate" 1839 (Plate XVI.) | Facing page | [46] |
| Machinery of H.M.S. "Greenock," 1848 | [48] | |
| Machinery of H.M.S. "Canopus," 1900 | [49] | |
| H.M.S. "Thrush," 1889 (Plate XVII.) | Facing page | [50] |
| Engines of H.M.S. "Thrush," 1889 (Plate XVIII.) | [52] | |
| H.M. Battleship "Prince of Wales" (Plate XIX.) | [58] | |
| Propelling Engines of H.M.S. "Argyll" (Plate XX.) | [60] | |
| YACHTING AND YACHTS. (Pages 63 to 72.) | ||
| The "Erin," Owned by Sir Thomas Lipton, Bart. (Plate XXI.) | Facing page | [63] |
| The "Clarence," an Early Racing Cutter (Plate XXII.) | " " | [64] |
| The "Greta" of 1876; the "Greta" of 1895 (Plate XXIII.) | Facing page | [66] |
| The "Margarita"; the "Tuscarora" (Plate XXIV.) | [68] | |
| The Saloons of the "Beryl," Owned by Lord Inverclyde (Plate XXV.) | Facing page | [70] |
| Typical Yacht Engines (Plate XXVI.) | " " | [72] |
| THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. (Pages 73 to 87.) | ||
| Dining-Saloon in a Mail Steamer; Drawing-Room in the Steam Yacht "Foros" (Plate XXVII.) | Facing page | [73] |
| The Donaldson Liner "Cassandra" (Plate XXVIII.) | " " | [74] |
| The Holt Liner "Achilles" of 1900 (Plate XXIX.) | " " | [76] |
| The Largest Oil-Carrying Steamer afloat—the "Narragansett" (Plate XXX.) | Facing page | [78] |
| The Launch of a China Steamer (Plate XXXI.) | " " | [80] |
| The China Navigation Company's T.SS. "Fengtien" (Plate XXXII.) | Adjoining page | [81] |
| The British India Company's SS. "Bharata" (Plate XXXIII.) | Facing page | [82] |
| One of Twenty Thames Steamers Engined by the Scotts (Plate XXXIV.) | Facing page | [84] |
| Engines and Boilers for Twenty London County Council Steamers (Plate XXXV.) | Adjoining page | [85] |
| Typical Propelling Machinery (Plate XXXVI.) | Facing page | [86] |
| EFFICIENCY: DESIGN: ADMINISTRATION. (Pages 88 to 93.) | ||
| Shipbuilding (Plate XXXVII.) | Facing page | [88] |
| The Launch of H.M.S. "Argyll" (Plate XXXVIII.) | " " | [90] |
| Engine Construction (Plate XXXIX.) | " " | [92] |
| THE SHIPBUILDING YARD. (Pages 94 to 105.) | ||
| The Moulding Loft (Plate XL.) | Facing page | [94] |
| Beam Shearing Machine; Bevelling Machine; Hydraulic Joggling Machine (Plate XLI.) | Adjoining page | [95] |
| In one of the Platers' Sheds (Plate XLII.) | Facing " | [96] |
| Punching and Shearing (Plate XLIII.) | " " | [98] |
| The Fitting-out Dock (Plate XLIV.) | " " | [100] |
| The Graving Dock (Plate XLV.) | Adjoining " | [101] |
| The Saw Mill (Plate XLVI.) | Facing " | [102] |
| Two Views in the Joiners' Shops (Plate XLVII.) | Adjoining " | [103] |
| Electric Generators in the Power Station; Hydraulic Pumps and Air-Compressors in the Power Station (Plate XLVIII.) | Facing page | [104] |
| THE ENGINE AND BOILER WORKS. (Pages 106 to 116.) | ||
| View in Main Machine Shop (Plate XLIX.) | Facing page | [106] |
| Vertical Planing Machine; Multiple Spindle Drilling Machine (Plate L.) | Facing page | [108] |
| Surfacing and Boring Lathe (Plate LI.) | Adjoining " | [109] |
| Brass-Finishing Shop (Plate LII.) | Facing " | [110] |
| Tool, Gauge, Template and Jig Department (Plate LIII.) | " " | [112] |
| In the Boiler Shop (Plate LIV.) | " " | [114] |
| Hydraulic Plate-Bending Machine | [114] | |
[Personalia.]
John Scott (I) founded the firm in 1711, and engaged in the building of herring busses and small craft. There is, unfortunately, no engraving of him extant, so that our series of portraits on Plates II. and III. adjoining page 1, is to this extent incomplete.
William Scott, his son, born 1722, died 1769, succeeded him, and, with his brother, extended the business alike as regards the extent of the works, and the types of vessels built. His first square-rigged ship—of 1765—was the first vessel built on the Clyde for owners out of Scotland.