William Patterson Shipbuilders

William Patterson & Son
Company typePrivate
IndustryShipbuilding
Founded1830
Defunct1869
FateClosed
SuccessorYards taken over by Claughton (Wapping) and Wapping Dock Co. (Great Western Yard)
HeadquartersRiver Avon, UK
Key people
William Patterson (founder),
John Mercer, Jr. (partner),
William Patterson, Jr. (son),
Isambard Kingdom Brunel

William Patterson Shipbuilders was a major shipbuilder in Bristol, England, during the 19th century and an innovator in ship construction, producing both the SS Great Western and SS Great Britain, fine lined yachts and a small number of warships.[1]

  1. ^ Farr, Graeme (1977). Shipbuilding in the Port of Bristol National Maritime Museum Maritime Monographs and Reports. p8