The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-03 00:00:00

SHIP-BUILDING ON THE CLYDE.

We learn from the Glasgow papers of last week that
numerous launches- of iron ships and steam-boats 110"
taken place on the Clyde, and that there is every prospect
a busy season, several of the boats now launched 01
ordered being for Liverpool houses. On Thursday after'
noon, an iron screw steam vessel, the Vesta, was launched
from the building-yard' of Messrs. Smith and Rodger, a'
Govan. The Vesta is built for Messrs. Malcomson
there, Waterford, for the cattle and dairy produce tri
between Haerlengen and London. Messrs. Smith 8111
Rodger are also building an iron screw steamer of
tons burthen, which will make the tenth vessel and tli
twelfth pair of engines made by Messrs. Smith and Rodgr,
for the same Waterford company. A small steamer later
launched at Waterford, and belonging to Messrs. gv
comson, is daily expected here to have her engines put'
These enterprising Clyde ship-builders are also busy on
powerful screw steamer, of 800 tons, for the Austral
colonies. She is to be named the City of Melbourne, 204
will be ready about the month of October. A new sere
steamer, building for Messrs. William Sloan and Co. fa',
the Glasgow and London trade, will be launched in Jtii
She is to replace the Metropolitan, lost some time ago '7ll
the English coast, and it is intended that she will bear tb°
name of that ill-fated vessel. Last week Messrs. Snlitli
and Rodger contracted for the building of a screw steaay
ship of 1000 tons, for 'Messrs. W. S. Dixon and Co. Live:
pool. This vessel is intended for the Mediterranean trades
and is to be the duplicate of the Persia, built for the sat
firm in August last. Messrs. Smith and Rodger have to'
commenced the ribs of an iron sailing vessel of 800 tops'for Messrs. J. Richardson and Co., who design to lay ~
on for the trade to the Mauritius. We may conclude 04
present notice of this busy building-yard by stating, tag•
on Thursday another iron saility, vessel of 450 tons 10
commenced. She is for the West India trade, and is 0
be the property of Messrs. James Ewing and Co. gc
Tuesday afternoon, a new iron clipper ship, intended JA
the Australian trade, was launched from the building-Yo'",,,
of Messrs. Stephen and Sons, at Kelvinhaugh. The Huh f
ricane is owned by Messrs. Potter, Wilson and Co., °
Glasgow.
Messrs. Stephen and Sons, of Kelvinhaugh, says 010
Glasgow Citizen, are about to lay.down two large vesna',,
in the shed from which the Hurricane was launched a;
Tuesday. One of these is a sailing vessel of 1,800 t 013.,
; register the other is a paddle-steamer of 800 ton:
register, with engines of 400 horse-power, contracted b 9
Messrs. Randolph, Elder, and Co,, who are to Pr?„vaido
the engines. The latter vessel is destined for the. the
between Derry and Live_rpool in connection v"t‘rco
railways. On Tuesday, M ears. .I W. II by and ;r0"
London Works, Renfrew, launchede
the Flamingo, -11.
paddle-steamer. Messrs. Hoby and Co. have two other
paddle-steamers in their yard, and have four keels laid, or
about to be laid. Two launches came off on Monday a'
Port-Glasgow, the first, from the building-yard of Messrs'
John Wood and Co., of a fine wood screw schooner, which
was gracefully named the Josefine, by
Miss Isabella
GilkisShe is owned by Messrs. Salomon, Moro,. d
Leon, of Manchester, and is intended for the Brazil'an
macn ,
ap
coasting trade. She is to be fitted by Messrs. „
and Clark, of Greenock, with a pair of osscillating engitleo'