John Elder (shipbuilder)
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John Elder was a Scottish marine engineer and shipbuilder. He was born at Glasgow on 8 March 1824. His family was connected with Kinross, where, for several generations, his forefathers had followed t
John Elder
The grave of John Elder, Glasgow Necropolis
Robert Napier and Sons
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Messrs Robert Napier and Sons was a famous firm of Clyde shipbuilders and marine engineers at Govan, Glasgow founded by Robert Napier in 1826. It was moved to Govan for more space in 1841. His sons Ja
Early side-lever engine designed by Napier, from PS Leven (1823), on display at the Scottish Maritime Museum in Dumbarton
HMS Duke of Wellington 1852, the Navy's largest warship (her Napier engines were transferred from the frigate Simoon) firing a gun salute in Portsmouth Harbour during her time as flagship there.
HMS Black Prince in the 1880s
SS Aberdeen