William Denny and Brothers

William Denny and Brothers
William Denny and Brothers
Former type Private
Industry Shipbuilding
Fate Liquidation
Founded 1840
Defunct 1963
Headquarters Dumbarton, UK

William Denny and Brothers Limited, and often referred to simply as Denny, were a Scottish shipbuilding company.

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History

TS King Edward (1901) on sea trial
Type 41 frigate HMS Jaguar (1957)

The Company was founded by Peter Denny in 1840 and based in Dumbarton, on the River Clyde. Although the Denny yard was situated near the junction of the River Clyde and the River Leven, the yard was on the Leven.[1] The founder developed the company's interests in ship owning and operation with interests in the British & Burmese Steam Navigation Company, the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company and La Platense Flotilla.[2]

The Company built all types of ships but were particularly well known as producers of fine cross-channel steamships and ferries. It was a pioneer in the development of the ship's stabiliser in conjunction with Edinburgh-based Brown Brothers & Company. In 1913 the Channel steamer Paris was one of the first ships to use geared turbine engines utilising new Michell tilting-pad fluid bearing.[3] It also undertook experimental work in hovercraft and helicopter-type aircraft.

A subsidiary company, Denny & Company, also based in Dumbarton, manufactured a wide range of types of steam and diesel marine engines.

Dennys were always innovators and were one of the first commercial shipyards in the world to have their own experimental testing tank: this is now open to the public as a museum.[4] William Denny & Company went into voluntary liquidation in 1963.[4]

Denny-built vessels

Some Denny-built vessels remain in existence, including:

Company flag

A white flag, with a blue elephant. The flag was unusual in having for its emblem an elephant. This image was taken from the civic arms of Dumbarton, and it also served to symbolise the strength and solidity of the company's products.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Leven-built CUTTY SARK". Shipping & Shipbuilding News, Ayr. 22 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20071009043505/http://www.shippingtimes.co.uk/item624_leven.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-19. 
  2. ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  3. ^ D Dowson; C M Taylor; M Godet; D Berthe (1987). fluid film lubrication - Osborn Reynolds centennary: proceedings of the 13th Leeds-Lyon symposium on Tribology. Amsterdam: Elsevier. p. 51. ISBN 0444428569. 
  4. ^ a b "Dumbarton - Denny Ship Model Experiment Tank". Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine. http://billward.eu/pages_denny/default.html. 
  5. ^ "Campaign to save paddle steamer", BBC News Scotland, 19 September 2007
  6. ^ Clydebuilt Ships Database - ships and shipbuilders on the River Clyde Clydebuilt Ships Database

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