William Beardmore and Company was a Scottish Engineering and Shipbuilding company based in Glasgow. Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ...

It was active between about 1890 and 1930. It was founded and owned by William Beardmore, later Lord Invernairn. (atter whom the Beardmore Glacier was named) and at its peak employed about 40,000 people. The Beardmore Glacier (83º45´S 171º00´E) in Antarctica is the largest glacier in the world, with a length exceeding 160 km (100 mi). ...

Initially the company operated a steelworks and gun arsenal at Parkhead, A Ship yard opened at Dalmuir in 1899 and was the most advanced yard in Britain at the time. The yard however had problems attracting work and nearly closed. The Anglo German shipbuilding arms race rescued the fortunes and seveal dreadnought orders were secured, including: This article is about a battleship as a type of warship. ...

• HMS Conqueror
• HMS Benbow
• HMS Ramillies

Many crusiers, destroyers and other ships were also built, including the world's first aircraft carrier HMS Argus. Nine vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Conqueror. ... Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Benbow, after Admiral John Benbow: Benbow was an Admiral-class battleship launched in 1885 and scrapped in 1909. ... Several vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Ramillies after the battle of Ramillies: Ramillies, launched 1664 as Royal Katherine, was a 90-gun second-rate. ... Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Argus, after Argus, the hundred-eyed giant of mythology. ...

After The War

The post war recession hit the firm hard, and the shipyard was forced to close in 1930.

References

• http://www.theclydebankstory.com/story_TCSC02.php - detailed history of the company

• R.D. Thomas, B.Patterson, Drednoughts in Camera 1905-1920, 1998, Sutton Publishing