Yarrow boilers are an important class of high-pressure water-tube boilers. They were developed by
Yarrow & Co. (London), Shipbuilders and Engineers and were widely used on ships, particularly warships.
Yarrow boiler, with the flue and outer casing removed
Yarrow's U-tube circulation experiment
Cleaning a Yarrow boiler
End half-section of a boiler, showing the enclosing furnace and flue
Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited (YSL), often styled as simply Yarrows, was a major shipbuilding firm based in the Scotstoun district of Glasgow on the River Clyde. It is now part of BAE Systems Surface Ships, owned by BAE Systems, which has also operated the nearby Govan shipyard since 1999.
An advertisement for Yarrow & Co. Ltd. in the 1923 Brassey's Naval Annual, featuring the S-class destroyer HMS Tyrian and the Fly-class gunboat
A Thyella-class destroyer for the Royal Hellenic Navy being launched at Yarrow's London Yard in Cubitt Town, 1906.
June 1979 Polish ships under construction.
Launch of HMS Daring, a Type 45 destroyer from the former YSL yard, now BAE Systems in 2006.