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George Nisbet & Co., Glasgow
George Nisbet & Co., Glasgow
Post by yorkieman » Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:31 pm
Vessels were registered in the names of the Clydesdale Shipping Co., Nisbet Shipping Co. and Northern Navigation Company
Fleet list from a Miramar search - dates are year of build not necessarily year first owned, most early vessels were second-hand but they had a major building programme in 1920's.
BLAIRHALL 1899
BLAIRBEG 1905
BLAIRCREE 1906
BLAIRHOLM 1906
BLAIRLOGIE 1912
BLAIRADAM 1914
BLAIRBEG 1917
BLAIRGOWRIE 1924
BLAIRATHOLL 1925
BLAIRDEVON 1925
BLAIRESK 1925
BLAIRMORE 1928
BLAIRLOGIE 1929
BLAIRSPEY 1929
BLAIRANGUS 1930
BLAIRNEVIS 1930
BLAIRCLOVA 1938
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Re: George Nisbet & Co., Glasgow
Post by yorkieman » Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:35 pm
1925, 3319grt
Napier & Miller, Old Kilpatrick (252) for Nisbet Shipping Co. (G. Nisbet), Glasgow
Sank on 26/11/1942 following a collision with JOHN BAKKE, 51.25N 48.30W
New York for the Tyne

Freeman of Eriskay
Re: George Nisbet & Co., Glasgow
Post by yorkieman » Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:37 pm
1925, 3282grt
Napier & Miller, Old Kilpatrick (244) for Nisbet Shipping Co. (G. Nisbet), Glasgow
1956 JENNIFER JANE
1959 DOROTHEA
Broken up at Karachi 4/1970

Freeman of Eriskay
Re: George Nisbet & Co., Glasgow
Post by yorkieman » Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:39 pm
1928, 4141grt
Ayrshire Dockyard, Irvine (514) for Clydesdale Navigation Co. (G.Nisbet), Glasgow
Sunk on 24/8/1940 by U.37 in position 56.00N 27.30W
Newcastle NB for the Tyne with pit props

Freeman of Eriskay
Re: George Nisbet & Co., Glasgow
Post by yorkieman » Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:42 pm
1929, 4155grt
Ardrossan D.D. & Shipbuilding (344) for Northern Navigation (G. Nisbet), Glasgow
Torpedoed by U.101 on 18/10/1940 in position 57.55N 11.10W
and the next day by U.100 but remained afloat due to her timber cargo and towed to port
Rebuilt with new forepart and 1942 renamed EMPIRE SPEY
1946 BLAIRSPEY, returned to first owners
1961 EVANDROS
Broken up at La Spezia, arrived 2/5/1967


Freeman of Eriskay
Re: George Nisbet & Co., Glasgow
Post by yorkieman » Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:44 pm
BLAIRCLOVA 1938
1938, 8083grt
John Readhead, South Shields (512) as SUTHERLAND for B. J. Sutherland, Newcastle
1939 BLAIRCLOVA, Clydesdale Shipping Co. (G. Nisbet), Glasgow
1961 OCEAN VENTURE
Wrecked in typhoon on 1/9/1962 on Harbour Island, Tolo, Hong Kong, broken up

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