John Brown and Company of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, was at one time the most important shipbuilder in the world. The company was responsible for building many notable ships.
The shipyard was founded by the James and George Thomson, brothers who had worked for the famous engineer Robert Napier. They quickly established a reputation in building prestigious passenger ships, building the Jura for Cunard in 1854 and the record breaking Russia in 1867.
The company moved to Clydebank near the village of Dalmuir in 1871. The location at the confluence of the River Clyde, with the tributary River Cart at allowed very large ships to be launched. The company developed a reputation based on engineering quality and innovation.
In the early 1900s, the company developed marine engineering technology through the development of the steam turbine. The performance of these engines so impressed the Royal Navy and as a consequence, placed orders for many of its major warships with John Brown.
John Brown and Company, a Sheffield steel-
- RMS Lusitania -
1906 Cunard Liner (torpedoed and sunk in 1915) - RMS Aquitania -
Cunard Liner 1913- 50 - HMS Hood -
1916 iconic pre- WW2 battlecruiser Sunk 1941 - HMS Tiger -
battlecruiser 1916- 32 - HMS Repulse -
1916 battlecruiser 1941 bombed and sunk - HMS Barham -
1916 battleship 1941 Torpedoed and sunk - RMS Queen Mary -
Cunard Liner (Now a floating hotel and convention center, Long Beach CA) - RMS Queen Elizabeth -
Cunard Liner (Burned and sank in Hong Kong Harbour 1972) - RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 -
Cunard Liner 1967- - HMS Vanguard 1946 -
60 The last battleship. - HMY Britannia 1954-
97 The Queen’s yacht 
HMS Repulse -1916 battlecruiser Bombed and sunk by Japanese 1941 - HMS Barham -
1916 battleship. Torpedoed, blew- up and sunk 1941 - RMS Queen Mary -
1934 Cunard Liner (Now a floating hotel and convention center, Long Beach CA) - RMS Queen Elizabeth -
1938 Cunard Liner (Burned and sank in Hong Kong Harbour 1972)
RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 -
HMS Vanguard the last battleship built in the world 1946-
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