List of ships built by Cammell Laird

The following is a non-exhaustive list of ships that were built by Cammell Laird, a shipbuilding and repair company founded in 1828 in Birkenhead, England. The ships are listed in order of their launch, grouped into time periods.

1800s

ShipBuiltTypeFlagRef1836Steamer1845Troop ship1848Paddle steamer1854Paddle steamerThe Manx Sun. 1 July 18541860Paddle steamer1860Paddle steamer1862Sloop1862Troop ship1863Paddle steamer1863Turret ship1863Turret ship1864Paddle steamer1865Ironclad1865Turret ship1866Troop ship1866Turret shipHNLMS Stier1868Monitor1869Turret ship page 231874Paddle steamerARA Paraná1874Gunboat1874Schooner1876Paddle steamer1876Paddle steamer1877Paddle steamer1878Packet steamer1880Paddle steamerSS Pembroke1880Ferry1880Paddle steamer1881Paddle steamer1886Torpedo gunboat page 288 pages 82-831887Cargo steamerColombia1889Passenger steamerSS Antelope1889FerrySS Gazelle1889FerrySS Lynx1889Ferry1890Torpedo gunboatChilean Navy site Almirante Lynch , retrieved on 5 November 20121890Torpedo gunboat1890Patrol vessel1891Passenger steamer1891BattleshipSS Sir Richard Grenville1891Passenger tender1892Passenger tender1892Battleship1892Battleship page 3551893Passenger liner1894DestroyerThe Times (London), Monday, 17 December 1894, p.101894Destroyer1894Destroyer1894Destroyer1894Tug boat1895Destroyer1895DestroyerThe Times (London), Wednesday, 9 October 1895, p.71895Destroyer1895Destroyer1896Torpedo gunboat1896Destroyer1896Destroyer1896Destroyer1896Mail ship1896Destroyer1896Battleship1897Mail ship1897Destroyer1897Training ship1897Destroyer1897Destroyer1899Battleship

1900-1924 ShipBuiltTypeFlagRef1900Sloop1900Passenger ship1901Battleship1901Destroyer1901Destroyer1901Destroyer1902Passenger ship1902Passenger ship1903Destroyer1903Destroyer1903Destroyer1903Destroyer1903Cruiser1904Destroyer1904Destroyer1904Cruiser1904Cruiser1905Destroyer1905Destroyer1905Destroyer1906Passenger shipSS St George1906Ferry1907Destroyer1907DestroyerSS Sir Francis Drake1908TugSS Sir Walter Raleigh1908TugHMS Renard1910Destroyer1910Packet steamerHMS Raccoon1910Destroyer1910Passenger vessel1910Packet steamer1910Destroyer1910Submarine depot ship 1911Destroyer 1911Steam ship 1911Destroyer 1911Destroyer1911Destroyer1911Destroyer1912Battleship1912Passenger ship1912Passenger liner1912Cruiser1912Destroyer1913Passenger linerSS Britanica1913Reefer1913Packet steamerHMS Garland1913DestroyerVasilefs Constantinos1914Ocean liner1914Cruiser1915Minelayer1915Cruiser1915Cruiser1915Cruiser1915Cruiser1915Submarine 1915Flotila leader1915Passenger ship1915Flotilla leader1916Cruiser1916Submarine1916Submarine1916Submarine1916Flotila leader1916Flotila leader1916Destroyer1916Submarine1916Flotila leader1916Flotila leader1916Flotila leader1917Submarine1917Destroyer1917Destroyer1918Flotila leader1918Cruiser1918Flotila leader1918Cruiser1918Flotila leader1918Submarine1918Submarine1918Submarine1918Submarine1918Flotila leader1918Passenger liner1919Destroyer1918Flotila leader1920Dry cargo ship1920Ocean linerSS Zent1920ReeferSS Patia1922Reefer1923CanallerSS Casanare1922Reefer1923Passenger steamer1924Reefer1924Liner

1925-1949 ShipBuiltTypeFlagRefSS Aracataca1925Reefer1925Cargo ship1925Battleship1926Passenger and cargo linerSS Cristales1926ReeferSS Sulaco1926ReeferSS Tetala1926ReeferSS Andalucia Star1927Passenger liner1927Passenger liner1927Packet steamerRMS Lady Drake1928Passenger liner1928Passenger liner1928Passenger linerRMS Lady Rodney1929Passenger linerRMS Lady Somers1929Passenger linerSS Matina1929ReeferSS Mopan1929Reefer1929Packet steamer1929SubmarineSS Sultan Star1929ReeferSS Benedict1930Passenger linerSS Deemore1930Tug1930Banana boatSS Prince David1930Passenger linerMacLeod, M. K. The Prince Ships, 1940–1945, Canadian Forces Headquarters (CFHQ) Reports 31 Oct 1965, National Defence Directorate of History and Heritage, page 7.SS Prince Henry1930Passenger linerSS Prince Robert1930Passenger liner1931Passenger liner1932Cruiser1932Ferry1932Ferry1933Destroyer1933FerryHMAS Southern Cross1933Troop shipRMS Clement1934Passenger liner1934Destroyer1934Packet steamer1934Submarine1934Submarine1935Passenger liner1935Cargo ship1935Cargo linerSS British Confidence1936Oil tanker1936Destroyer1936Destroyer1936Cargo liner1936Submarine1937RFA1937Aircraft carrier1937Cargo linerSS British Fortitude1937Oil tanker1937Passenger and cargo linerMisiones1937DestroyerSanta Cruz1937Destroyer1938Troop ship1938Mail ship1938Submarine1938Submarine1939DestroyerSS British Sincerity1939Oil tanker1939CruiserDiloma1939Tanker1939Battleship1939Submarine1939Battleship1940Destroyer1940DestroyerHMS Brocklesby1940Destroyer1940CruiserHMS Eskdale1940Destroyer1940Destroyer1940Submarine1940Submarine1941Destroyer1941Cruiser1941Destroyer1941DestroyerHMS Belvoir1941Destroyer1941RFA1941CAM ship1941CAM ShipHMS Glaisdale1941Destroyer1941Destroyer1941Submarine1941Submarine1941SubmarineSS British Promise1942Oil tankerSS British Tradition1942Oil tanker1942Sloop1942Sloop1942Destroyer1942Destroyer1942Submarine1942Submarine1942Destroyer1942Destroyer1942Submarine1942Submarine1942Submarine1942Submarine1942Submarine1942Submarine1942SubmarineSS British Restraint1943Oil tanker1943Merchant aircraft carrier1943Submarine1943Submarine1943Submarine1943Submarine1943Submarine1943Submarine1943Submarine1943Submarine1943Submarine1943Destroyer1943Destroyer1943Destroyer1943Destroyer1943Aircraft carrier1943Destroyer1944Submarine1944Destroyer1944Destroyer1944Destroyer1944Submarine1944Submarine1944Submarine1944Submarine1944Submarine1944Submarine1944Submarine1944Submarine1944Submarine1944Submarine1944Destroyer1945Submarine1945Submarine1945Submarine1945Destroyer1945Submarine1946SubmarineSS Argentina Star1946Passenger Liner1946Packet steamer1946Packet steamerSS Brasil Star1947Reefer1947Ferry1947FerryTSS Tynwald1947Packet steamerSS Uruguay Star1947ReeferSS Paraguay Star1948ReeferTSS Snaefell1948Packet steamer

1950-1974 ShipBuiltTypeFlagRef1950Aircraft carrier1950Packet steamerSS Tasmania Star1950ReeferSS Hildebrand1951ReeferSS Romney1952Cargo linerSS Hubert1954Liner1954Frigate1955Packet steamer1955Frigate1956Oil tankerSS San Fortunato1956Oil tanker1957SubmarineSS Rockhampton Star1957ReeferSS Auckland Star1958ReeferINS Talwar1958Frigate1959SubmarineSS Fremantle Star1959Reefer1959Submarine1959Mail ship1960Destroyer1960Submarine1961Ferry1961SubmarineCS Retriever1961Cable ship1962Frigate1962Packet steamerCS Mercury1962Cable ship1963SubmarineCS Cable Enterprise1964Cable shipRMAS Mandarin1964Mooring and salvageRMAS Pintail1964Mooring and salvage1965Packet steamer1966SubmarineKoningin Juliana1967Car / passenger ferryZeeland ferry joins BR on Harwich-Hook Railway Gazette 1 November 1968 page 7841967Ferry1967Nuclear submarine1967Ferry1968Nuclear submarine1969Nuclear submarineMV Gazana1971LPG carrierEsso Clyde1972Oil tankerEsso Mersey1972Oil tankerOakworth1972Bulk carrierOrbita1972Bulk carrierOrduna1972Bulk carrierOrtega1972Bulk carrier1973DestroyerMV Gambada1973LPG carrierSS St Edmund1973Ferry1973RFA1974Destroyer

1975-1999 ShipBuiltTypeFlagRef1975RFA1976RFA1980Destroyer1981RFA1983DestroyerSovereign Explorer1984Semi-submersible drill rigAV-1 (British Gas)1985Jack-up accommodation platform1987FrigateHMS Unseen1989SubmarineHMS Ursula1991SubmarineHMS Unicorn1992Submarine

2000s ShipBuiltTypeFlagNotesRefMS Leka2001Ferry2013Ferry2013Ferry2014Aircraft carrierThe flight deck was built at Lairds and shipped to Rosyth Dockyard for final construction2016Aircraft carrierThe flight deck was built at Lairds and shipped to Rosyth Dockyard for final construction2018Research vesselRed Kestrel2019Freight ferry2025Ferry (II)2025Ferry2025FrigateThe 1000-tonne double bottom block was built at Lairds before being shipped to BAE Govan for integrations2025FrigateEight upper units were constructed at Laird's before being shipped to BAE Govan for integrations

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