Alexander Stephen and Sons, Govan

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Alexander Stephen and Sons, Govan was a prominent Scottish shipbuilding company based in the Govan district of Glasgow, known for constructing numerous naval and commercial vessels during the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Scotstoun shipyard 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish company
shipbuilding company
basedInDistrict Govan district of Glasgow
country Scotland
United Kingdom
geographicContext Govan shipyard
surface form: River Clyde shipyards
hasActivity ship construction
ship design
ship repair
hasNameComponent Alexander Stephen
Govan
and Sons
historicalSignificance important employer in Govan
major contributor to Scottish shipbuilding
industry shipbuilding
locatedIn Glasgow
Govan
locatedInCity Glasgow
locatedInRegion Clyde shipyards
locatedOnRiver River Clyde
nationalContext British shipbuilding industry
notableFor construction of commercial vessels
construction of naval vessels
operatedDuringCentury 19th century
20th century
partOf Clyde shipbuilding industry
region Clydebank and Glasgow shipyards
typeOfVesselBuilt commercial vessels
merchant ships
naval ships

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Type 45 destroyers builtAt Alexander Stephen and Sons, Govan
subject surface form: Type 45 destroyer
this entity surface form: Scotstoun shipyard
HMS Sikh shipyard Alexander Stephen and Sons, Govan