New Vessels launched on the Clyde during the Year 1874.
| Nos. | Tons. | Nos. | Tons. | |
| Iron Steamers under 100 tons each | 14 | 543 | ||
| Iron Steamers from 100 to 500 tons each | 25 | 7,621 | ||
| Iron Steamers from 500 to 1000 tons each | 29 | 19,121 | ||
| Iron Steamers from 1000 to 2000 tons each | 23 | 36,029 | ||
| Iron Steamers from 2000 to 3000 tons each | 25 | 61,202 | ||
| Iron Steamers from 3000 tons and upwards | 19 | 70,969 | ||
| 135 | 195,485 | |||
| Iron Sailing Ships, under 500 tons each | 1 | 415 | ||
| Iron Sailing Ships, from 500 to 1000 tons each | 12 | 8,867 | ||
| Iron Sailing Ships, from 1000 to 2000 tons each | 37 | 56,266 | ||
| 50 | 65,548 | |||
| Composite Steamer | 1 | 100 | ||
| Composite Gunboats for the British Government | 2 | 656 | ||
| 3 | 756 | |||
| Composite Sailing Ship | 1 | 241 | ||
| Iron Canal Lighter | 1 | 100 | ||
| Iron Steam Launches | 3 | 30 | ||
| Iron Hopper Barges | 2 | 140 | ||
| Wooden Schooner | 1 | 130 | ||
| 196 | 262,430 |
The returns from which this table is constructed were obtained confidentially from the respective builders, and I may add that the value of the vessels specified above may be assumed, notwithstanding a fall of from 2l. to 3l. a ton, when compared with the value in the year 1873, as amounting, in round numbers, to the enormous sum of nearly 6,500,000l. sterling.—Note by Mr. William West Watson, Chamberlain of the City of Glasgow.
APPENDIX No. 4. Vol. iv., p. 71.
Shipbuilders on the Clyde, from 1st January to 31st December, 1871.
The following return from the ‘North British Daily Mail’ of 1st January, 1872, includes not merely the vessels built at Glasgow, but also at Greenock, Port-Glasgow, Dumbarton, and other places on the Clyde.
| Names of Builders. | Steamers. | Sailing Ships. | Tonnage. | H.P. Nominal. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Elder & Co., Fairfield | 12 | 2 | 31,889 | 5,275 |
| Caird & Co., Greenock | 6 | .. | 18,400 | 2,820 |
| William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton | 7 | .. | 14,921 | 1,810 |
| Archibald M’Millan & Son, Dumbarton | 7 | .. | 9,720 | 500 |
| London & Glasgow E. & I. S. Co., L., Glasgow | 8 | .. | 8,740 | 1,220 |
| J. & G. Thomson, Govan | 6 | .. | 8,715 | 1,040 |
| A. Stephen & Sons, Linthouse | 5 | 2 | 8,529 | 965 |
| Henderson, Coulburn, & Co., Renfrew | 11 | .. | 7,386 | 1,200 |
| Aitken & Mansel, Whiteinch | 7 | 4 | 6,760 | 840 |
| Blackwood & Gordon, Port-Glasgow | 7 | .. | 6,284 | 870 |
| Barclay, Curle, & Co., Stobcross and Whiteinch | 7 | 1 | 6,070 | 500 |
| Robert Duncan & Co., Port-Glasgow | 4 | .. | 5,726 | 1,528 |
| R. Napier & Sons, Govan | 5 | .. | 5,709 | 860 |
| Charles Connell & Co., Scotstoun | 3 | .. | 5,560 | 385 |
| Tod & M’Gregor, Patrick | 2 | .. | 5,500 | 710 |
| William Simons & Co., Renfrew | 7 | .. | 5,450 | 1,050 |
| Scott & Co., Greenock | 7 | .. | 4,900 | 710 |
| J. G. Lawrie, Whiteinch | 4 | 1 | 4,760 | 800 |
| John Reid & Co., Port-Glasgow | .. | 5 | 4,620 | .. |
| Robert Steele & Co., Port-Glasgow | 3 | .. | 4,389 | 611 |
| A. & J. Inglis, Pointhouse | 6 | 2 | 4,322 | 730 |
| Henry Murray & Co., Port-Glasgow | 14 | .. | 3,780 | 569 |
| Dobie & Co., Govan | 5 | .. | 3,445 | 450 |
| Thomas Wingate & Co., Whiteinch | 12 | 5 | 2,947 | 395 |
| William Hamilton & Co., Port-Glasgow | 3 | .. | 2,304 | 308 |
| J. & R. Swan, Dumbarton | 6 | 5 | 2,000 | 230 |
| Cunliffe & Dunlop, Port-Glasgow | 4 | 3 | 1,381 | 210 |
| Thomas B. Seath & Co., Rutherglen | 6 | 9 | 1,000 | 100 |
| Irvine Shipbuilding Co., Irvine | .. | 4 | 973 | .. |
| John Fullarton & Co., Paisley | 4 | .. | 916 | 173 |
| Robert M’Lea, Rothesay | .. | 5 | 700 | .. |
| J. & J. Fife, Rothesay | .. | 17 | .. | .. |
| Scott & M’Gill, Bowling | 2 | 1 | 200 | 20 |
| William Fyfe & Sons, Fairlie | .. | 3 | 175 | .. |
| Peter Barclay & Sons, Ardrossan | .. | 1 | 117 | .. |
Note.—No reliable return similar to the above has been compiled since 1871 of the names of the builders, and the number of ships built by each firm, but the aggregate amount of tonnage launched on the Clyde each year since then, inclusive of 1874, has been quite as great (see [preceding page]), though the proportion to each builder has of course materially varied.