Robert Steele & Company

Robert Steele & Company is a shipbuilder based in Greenock, Scotland formed in 1815 by Robert Steele and two sons. It followed dissolution of a shipbuilding partnership between Robert Steele and John Carswell, known as "Steele and Carswell."[1] The first vessel the company built was the three-masted barque Rebecca.[1] The company was one of the shipbuilders credited with the development of the four-masted barque along with Alexander Stephen and Sons.[2]

Eliza Stewart was built by Robert Steele & Co in 1833. The vessel is shown here under reduced sail in the Channel off the Eddystone lighthouse. National Maritime Museum, London

The company built twenty China tea clippers, including Ariel, Falcon, Kate Carne, Serica, Taeping and Sir Lancelot, many of which won China Tea Races.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Howard, Mark. "Robert Steele and Company: Shipbuilders of Greenock" (PDF). The Northern Mariner. Canadian Nautical Research Society. II (3): 17–29. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Nick Robins (21 January 2014). Scotland and the Sea: The Scottish Dimension in Maritime History. Seaforth Publishing. pp. 93–. ISBN 978-1-4738-3441-5.
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