George Nisbet & Co., Glasgow

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Nisbet appears to have owned ships between 1915 and 1961, distinguished by the 'BLAIR' name prefix and a bold funnel of red with black top separated by a white band. In 1939 they were in the same building as Clan, 109 Hope Street, but by 1950's were at 95 Bothwell Street.
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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BLAIRATHOLL 1925

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

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BLAIRDEVON 1925

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

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BLAIRMORE 1928

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

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BLAIRSPEY 1929

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

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EDIT 26/9/2010 ..... ONE I STARTED IN JULY AND NOW MOVED TO 'CLYDE SHIPOWNERS', PERHAPS SOMEONE CAN FILL IN MORE OF THE COMPANY'S HISTORY AS I SUGGESTED THEN!
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