Govan Shipbuilders
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| Private | |
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Predecessor | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering |
| Successor | Kvaerner Govan |
| Founded | September 1972 |
| Defunct | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Govan, Scotland, UK |
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Key people
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Lord Strathalmond (Chairman) Eric Mackie OBE (Managing Director) |
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Number of employees
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6000 (1978) |
| Parent | British Shipbuilders (1977-1988) |
| Subsidiaries | Scotstoun Marine Ltd (1973-1980) |
Coordinates: 55°51′50.6″N 4°19′8.9″W / 55.864056°N 4.319139°W
Govan Shipbuilders Ltd (GSL) was a British shipbuilding company based on the River Clyde at Glasgow in Scotland. It operated the former Fairfield Shipyard and took its name from the Govan area in which it was located.
The company was formed in 1972 by way of a purchase of the former Fairfield Shipyard in Govan from Sir Robert Smith, Liquidator of Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (UCS), itself a product of the amalgamation of several Clydeside yards; Fairfields, Alex Stephens, Charles Connell and Company, Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. and John Browns.
Between 1973 and 1980 Scotstoun Marine Ltd, a subsidiary of Govan Shipbuilders, also operated the former Connell shipyard in Scotstoun.
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