Yarrow Shipbuilders

Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited
Company typePublic company
IndustryShipbuilding
Founded1865
FateMerged with others to form British Shipbuilders (1977–1985)
SuccessorGEC Marconi Marine (YSL) (1985–1999)
BAE Systems Marine (1999–2003)
BAE Systems Naval Ships (2003–2006)
BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions (2006–2008)
BVT Surface Fleet (2008–2009)
BAE Systems Surface Ships (2009–)
HeadquartersScotstoun, Glasgow, UK
Key people
Sir Alfred Yarrow
Sir Harold Yarrow
Sir Eric Yarrow
Sir Arnold Weinstock
Sir Robert Easton
Murray Easton CBE
ProductsNaval ships
Merchant ships
Marine steam engines
Marine engines
Boilers
Number of employees
Approximately 3,000
ParentUpper Clyde Shipbuilders (1968–1970)
Yarrow & Co. Ltd. (1970–1977)
British Shipbuilders (1977–1985)
GEC Marconi (1985–1999)
BAE Systems (1999–present)
SubsidiariesCoventry Ordnance Works (1905–1925)

Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited (YSL), often styled as simply Yarrows, was a major shipbuilding firm based in the Scotstoun district of Glasgow on the River Clyde. It is now part of BAE Systems Surface Ships, owned by BAE Systems, which has also operated the nearby Govan shipyard (formerly Fairfields) since 1999.