Robert Napier and Sons
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Robert Napier & Sons war ein Maschinen- und Schiffbauunternehmen in Govan, Glasgow in Schottland. Das Unternehmen bestand von 1811 bis 1900 und gilt als Wegbereiter im Dampfschiffsbau und als Schrittmacher des Schiffbaus am Fluss Clyde.
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Messrs Robert Napier and Sons was a famous firm of Clyde shipbuilders and marine engineers at Govan, Glasgow founded by Robert Napier in 1826. It was moved to Govan for more space in 1841. His sons James and John were taken into partnership in 1853. The whole Clyde, every engineer and shipbuilder in it, was considered to have benefitted from the firm's achievements and celebrity. By the 1840s it was universally recognised as the finest in Britain. Many firms were founded by former employees.
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Robert Napier & Sons
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Robert Napier & Sons war ein Maschinen- und Schiffbauunternehmen in Govan, Glasgow in Schottland. Das Unternehmen bestand von 1811 bis 1900 und gilt als Wegbereiter im Dampfschiffsbau und als Schrittmacher des Schiffbaus am Fluss Clyde.
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Messrs Robert Napier and Sons was a famous firm of Clyde shipbuilders and marine engineers at Govan, Glasgow founded by Robert Napier in 1826. It was moved to Govan for more space in 1841. His sons James and John were taken into partnership in 1853. The whole Clyde, every engineer and shipbuilder in it, was considered to have benefitted from the firm's achievements and celebrity. By the 1840s it was universally recognised as the finest in Britain. Many firms were founded by former employees. After Robert Napier's death in 1876 the plant and goodwill were sold by auction in March 1877 and purchased by a group of engineers led by the previous manager, A C Kirk. It continued to build ships and engines until 1900 when it was incorporated in William Beardmore and Company.
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