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William Simons & Co., London Works
| Name | William Simons & Co., London Works |
| Ortssitz | Renfrew (Schottl.) |
| Art des Unternehmens | Maschinenfabrik |
| Anmerkungen | Am Clyde mit 900 feet Wasserlinie. Anfangs in Greenock, dann in Kanada, wieder in Greenock, dann in Whiteinch und schließlich am Clyde. Das Unternehmen existierte bis 1959. |
| Quellenangaben | [Institution of Mechanical Engineers (1895) 522] http://www.clydemaritime.co.uk/wm_simon [Lloyd's Register of Shipping 2 (1910/11) 385] |
| Hinweise | [Z VDI (1886), Taf. XXXVI]: Eimerkettenbagger |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1810 |
Gründung durch William Simons in Greenock |
| 1814 |
Bau der Fregatte "Confiance" für die britische Regierung. Das Schiff nimmt am Krieg gegen die USA teil. |
| 1861 |
Bau des Raddampfers "Rothesay Castle", der eine Geschwindigkeit von 20.25 miles per hour erreicht |
| 1867 |
Bau der ersten Dampffähre für Passagier- und Fahrzeugverkehr über den Clyde |
| 1868 |
Die "India", das erste Schiff mit Vierzylinder-Verbunddampfmaschinen, läuft vom Stapel. Es ist für den Nordatlantikverkehr vorgesehen. |
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Kommentar |
| Schiffe |
1810 |
Beginn (kleine Fracht- und Passagierschiffe) |
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| Schiffskessel |
1910 |
[Lloyd's Register of Shipping 2 (1910/11) 385] |
1910 |
[Lloyd's Register of Shipping 2 (1910/11) 385] |
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| Schiffsmaschinen |
1910 |
[Lloyd's Register of Shipping 2 (1910/11) 385] |
1910 |
[Lloyd's Register of Shipping 2 (1910/11) 385] |
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gesamt |
Arbeiter |
Angest. |
Lehrl. |
männl. |
weibl. |
Kommentar |
| 1895 |
1200 |
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ca. 1200 |
| ZEIT | 1895 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | These works are situated on the river Clyde about six miles below Glasgow. The firm was established in 1810, and the works at the present time occupy nearly fifteen acres, comprising engine-shops, foundry, boiler shed, smithy, and the various other departments required in a complete engineering and shipbuilding works. The river frontage is about 900 feet.
Besides vessels for the mercantile marine, the particular work turned out consists of dredging vessels and ferry steamers of all kinds, of which there are always a number to be seen in the course of construction. Of the latter kind of craft, the elevating-deck ferry-steamer "Finniesten," which now so successfully bridges the Clyde at the busiest part of Glasgow Harbour, may be specially noted as having been designed and constructed here. Amongst the most recent vessels completed is the 1,300-ton stern-well hopper-dredger "Percy Sanderson," constructed for the European Commission of the Danube; it is fitted with a chain of dredging buckets and an independent sand-dredging pump. Three powerful stern-well hopper-dredgers have recently been delivered at Portsmouth Dockyard; and two bow-well hopper-dredgers have been constructed for the Russian Government. One of the latter is fitted with a special disintegrating apparatus for dealing with hard material, so that this can be easily discharged ashore through piping by means of a current of seater from a centrifugal pump, or through the dredger's own shoots, or overboard into barges alongside.
There is to be seen under construction, and well advanced, a 1,200-ton sand-pump hopper- dredger for the Natal Government, fitted with two 33-inch sand-dredging pumps. Alongside of this is a powerful barge-loading dredger for the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, which is nearly ready for delivery, having buckets of about 23 cubic feet capacity each. Two other equally powerful barge-loading dredgers are on hand for Portsmouth and Devonport Dockyards. Steel is principally employed in the construction of the dredging machinery and buckets. Ripping claws or picks of special form are provided on several of the bucket dredgers, for cutting up hard material.
It is the custom to launch these vessels in a complete state, having their machinery on board and ready for the steam trials. It will be observed that the vessels now on the stocks possess numerous items of equipment for efficiency and comfort, which compare favourably with first-class passenger steamers: including electric light for night working, steam-steering gear, feed-water heaters, filters, and boiler-circulators. An interesting collection of models of the special work turned out is to be seen in the model room. |
| QUELLE | [Institution of Mechanical Engineers (1895) 522] |
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