The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-23 00:00:00

STEAM-BOAT BUILDING ON THE CLYDE.

An extraordinary degree of activity prevails at present
on the Clyde in the building and fittin out of steamers.
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The " Engineer," which ran during a portion of last year,
has been lengthened and improved, and is a remarkaelt
fine vessel. The " Superb" has also been lengthened, and
so improved as to entitle it to rank among the new vessels
of the season. A beautiful new steamer named the "
In-
vincible" was lately launched, and is now plying on the
Largs and Millport station. Three new steamers for thg
Castle Company are expected to be ready shortly, ati:
will no doubt sustain the high reputation which " ,_"
Castles" have so long enjoyed. At Paisley there are Itlf
fewer than four new steamers in course of erection. Twe,
of these are intended to ply in connection with the Greer.
ock Railway—the one to Helensburgh, and the othsrE
Rothsay ; the third is to run in conjunction with the ifl7;
Baisbane and the Lady Kelburne on the Largs
and the fourth is a small pleasure yacht for Lord lEg:3:-
ton. Two other steam can
yachts are erecting el
where—one of them by Messrs. Thomas Wingate
Co., to be fitted up with the screw-propeller; the otbo'
by Mr. Robert Napier, for Ashton Smith, Esq., late M.?"
on the ordinary principle. The spirited firm of Messrs:
Thomson and Macconnell have ordered a handsome
steamer as a companion to the Shandon. It is, we "r 3;
derstand, in an advanced state and is to be calved t
" Dolphin.". We hear also of afine steamer being nearly
finished to ply between Glasgow and Stranraer, entile
the " Albion," and of another beautiful new vessel, at,
station for which is not yet fixed, to be fitted un,!/.14,
Kebble's patent paddle. A new steamer is already an'Si
intended to ply upon Lochlomond. This will make t10;:e
steamers on Lochlomond this season ; and as they gif
owned, we believe, by rival companies, the public 140,
anticipate "cheap fares" on this Queen of Scottish leefor
Mr. William Napier is building two small steam-tugs
the Forth and Clyde Canal, to be propelled by Scrape
instead of paddles. In addition to the steamers which in
have enumerated, a number of large steam-ships ,ileceet
progress. Among these may be mentioned a magniumr.
vessel built by Mr. Steel, Greenock, the engines 1)1
Robert Napier, to supply the place of the "
in the Liverpool and Boston trade, and to be called,,, ib
believe, by the same name. The " City of Louden,„ith
another fine steam-ship in the course of erection is
the exception of the ' Great Britain," the latter be-
the largest vessel ever built of iron—she is to run ant
tween Aberdeen and London. Three large GoverSowber;
mail-packets are being built and fitted out by Mr. pdr
Napier, at Govan : their names are the " BloodP_!..ier's
the " Jackal," and the •• Lizard." In Mr. Nap' for
building-yard there is also an iron gun-brig eree"leet
the Indian Government, The same eminent Vials
lately completed the " Dundalk," a magnificev:_.,rrool.
steamer, now plying between Dundalk and Lies.-
Two large vessels for the Ardrossan and Fleetw o_ o'oo
tion are building by Messrs. Tod and M'Gregor. be-
firm are likewise engaged on a large vessel to pIY, vo
lieve, between Liverpool and Belfast. There are 1%11,01
fewer than from twenty to thirty steamers—some oate
of heavy tonnage--and representing a vast agc6,oo
ofca erectionpital—e on theitherla Clyde.
—Citizen,
at present

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