Company type | Private |
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Industry | Shipbuilding, Shipowner |
Founded | 1823 or 1824 |
Defunct | 1831 |
Fate | Closed |
Successor | Yard taken over by William Patterson |
Headquarters | River Avon, UK |
Key people | William Scott (founder), William Patterson, Christopher Scott, Sir Robert Seppings, James Mullen Scott (son), John Scott, Sr. |
William Scott Shipbuilders was a short-lived shipbuilder in Bristol, England in the 19th century and an early producer of steamships. The yard was important in the development of Bristol Shipbuilding. Scott's assistant, William Patterson, went on to build SS Great Britain.