Everything about Govan Shipbuilders totally explained
Govan Shipbuilders Ltd was a
British company of the
Clydeside area of
Glasgow in
Scotland taking its name from the
Govan area.
The company was formed from
Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (UCS), itself a product of the amalgamation of several Clydeside yards,
Fairfields,
Alex Stephens,
Charles Connell and Company,
Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. and
Browns.
In 1971 Upper Clyde Shipbuilders had gone into receivership. Further government support in the form of a £6m loan had been refused by the then
Conservative government under
Edward Heath. Instead of striking, the unions decided to complete the current orders of the shipyards demonstrating that the labour force wasn't 'work-shy' and illustrating the long-term viability of the yards. This was successful to a degree. Govan was sold off in 1973 as Govan Shipbuilders. From 1973-1980
Scotstoun Marine Ltd, a subsidiary of
Govan Shipbuilders, operated the former
Connell shipyard.
In 1977 the
Labour government of
James Callaghan passed the
Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act which nationalised Govan and grouped it with other major British shipyards as
British Shipbuilders.
Between 1973 and 1988 at total of 53 ships were built by
Govan Shipbuilders at the Govan (former
Fairfield) shipyard
In 1988 the
Govan Shipbuilders was sold to the Norwegian group
Kvaerner Industrier and was renamed
Kvaerner Govan Ltd.
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