William Crichton (engineer)
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William Crichton was a Scottish engineer and shipbuilder who spent most of his career in Turku, located in the Grand Duchy of Finland.
Launch of the Imperial Russian steam frigate Rurik at Turku Old Shipyard.
House in which Crichton lived with his family in Turku.
Crichton family grave in Turku.
M Crichton & C:o
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W:m Crichton & C:o Ab is a former engineering and shipbuilding company that operated in Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland from 1842 to 1913. The company also had another shipyard in Okhta, Saint Petersbur
William Crichton (engineer)
…of his career in Turku, located in the Grand Duchy of Finland. Crichton moved to Turku at the age of 23 to lead a steam engine construction project at Cowie and Eriksson, a local engineering company. After two years, he moved to Helsinki to work for Fiskars, but because of the Crimean War he was arrested due to his…
Wm Crichton & Co
S/S Lahtis in the 1890s
Picture of Crichton's hydraulic patent slip from 1865