Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited

British shipbuilding firm
Organization shipyard Q932897
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Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited

Summary

Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited is a shipyard[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of shipyard entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited is located in Glasgow City[3].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[5].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited's instance of is recorded as shipyard[6].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited's instance of is recorded as enterprise[8].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited's founder is recorded as Alfred Yarrow[9].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited is owned by General Electric Company plc[10].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited followed Upper Clyde Shipbuilders[11].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited was followed by BAE Systems Marine[12].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited's headquarters location is recorded as Glasgow[13].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited's headquarters location is recorded as Scotstoun[14].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited's headquarters location is recorded as London[15].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited's headquarters location is recorded as Poplar[16].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited's child organization or unit is recorded as Coventry Ordnance Works[17].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited is part of British Shipbuilders[18].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited's Commons category is recorded as Yarrow Shipbuilders[19].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited's industry is recorded as shipbuilding[20].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited's industry is recorded as Manufacture of military fighting vehicles[21].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited's industry is recorded as manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers[22].
  • 1865 marks the founding of Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited[23].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited was dissolved in 1977[24].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited's location of formation is recorded as London[25].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited's location of formation is recorded as Poplar[26].
  • Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited's parent organization or unit is recorded as General Electric Company plc[27].

Body

Founding

Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited's founder is recorded as Alfred Yarrow[9]. 1865 marks the founding of it[23]. Founded in (location) include London[25] and Poplar[26].

Identity

Official names include Yarrow & Co.[28], Yarrow & Co. Ltd.[29], Yarrow and Co. (1922)[30], and Yarrow Shipbuilders[31]. Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited is part of British Shipbuilders[18]. It followed Upper Clyde Shipbuilders[11]. It was followed by BAE Systems Marine[12].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Glasgow[13], a city[32], in United Kingdom[33]; Scotstoun[14], a district[34], in United Kingdom[35]; London[15], a metropolis[36], in Roman Empire[37], founded in 0047[38]; and Poplar[16], an area of London[39], in United Kingdom[40]. Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited's parent organization or unit is recorded as General Electric Company plc[27]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Coventry Ordnance Works[17].

Industry

Industries include shipbuilding[20], Manufacture of military fighting vehicles[21], and manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers[22].

Ownership

Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited is owned by General Electric Company plc[10]. Products include warship[41], Yarrow boiler[42], torpedo boat[43], and destroyer[44].

Dissolution

Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited was dissolved in 1977[24].

Why It Matters

Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited ranks in the top 10% of shipyard entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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