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.