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Cammell Laird |
1856 to present | ||
53° 23' 17.28'' N 3° 0' 34.42'' W | ||
Birkenhead, Merseyside, England |
William Laird started as a boiler maker in 1824 at Wallasey Pool, and with his son John, built ships from 1828. It moved to its present site in Birkenhead on the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool, in 1856. William Laird and Charles Cammell amalgamated to become Cammell Laird in 1903. With the general malaise in UK shipbuilding, the company was nationalised by 1977 and was re-privatised in 1986 as part of Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd (VSEL).
The company closed in 1993 and reopened in 1995. By 2001 it went into receivership and was bought out by A&P, who eventually sold it to Northwestern Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders Ltd (NSSL) in 2003. NSSL focussed on repairs rather than building and on 1 Dec 2008, the famous Cammell Laird name was re-introduced.
The company has international alliances which have positioned it to win and extend Cluster contracts from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary to maintain availability of a number of vessels, globally.
As of 2011, Cammell Laird had 4 RFA Cluster maintenance contracts, numbers:3: RFA Bayleaf, RFA Orangeleaf, RFA Black Rover, RFA Gold Rover 4: RFA Diligence, RFA Wave Knight, RFA Wave Ruler 5: RFA Fort Austin, RFA Fort Rosalie 6: RFA Fort George, RFA Fort Victoria
Clusters 1 and 2 were held by A&P Falmouth. From Jun 2013, Cammell Laird embarked on a 5 year extension to its RFA cluster contract, until 2018.
During Oct 2018, the MoD announced renewal of a restructured Lot 1 RFA maintenance contract from Mar 2019 to Jun 2028, to consist of RFA Fort Victoria, RFA Fort Austin, RFA Fort Rosalie, RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler. Cammell Laird was also awarded the Lot 3 RFA maintenance contract consisting of RFA Tidespring, RFA Tiderace, RFA Tidesurge and RFA Tideforce.
The company closed in 1993 and reopened in 1995. By 2001 it went into receivership and was bought out by A&P, who eventually sold it to Northwestern Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders Ltd (NSSL) in 2003. NSSL focussed on repairs rather than building and on 1 Dec 2008, the famous Cammell Laird name was re-introduced.
The company has international alliances which have positioned it to win and extend Cluster contracts from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary to maintain availability of a number of vessels, globally.
As of 2011, Cammell Laird had 4 RFA Cluster maintenance contracts, numbers:
Clusters 1 and 2 were held by A&P Falmouth. From Jun 2013, Cammell Laird embarked on a 5 year extension to its RFA cluster contract, until 2018.
During Oct 2018, the MoD announced renewal of a restructured Lot 1 RFA maintenance contract from Mar 2019 to Jun 2028, to consist of RFA Fort Victoria, RFA Fort Austin, RFA Fort Rosalie, RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler. Cammell Laird was also awarded the Lot 3 RFA maintenance contract consisting of RFA Tidespring, RFA Tiderace, RFA Tidesurge and RFA Tideforce.

List of ships built at Cammell Laird |
From | |||
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1944 | Frigate | Type 15 class | |
1945 | Aircraft Carrier | Colossus class | |
1955 | Aircraft Carrier | ![]() | Audacious class |
1962 | Guided-Missile Destroyer | ![]() | County class |
1963 | Frigate | ![]() | Ikara Leander class |
1976 | Guided-Missile Destroyer | ![]() | Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class |
1986 | Guided-Missile Destroyer | ![]() | Type 42 (Batch 3) |
1989 | Frigate | ![]() | Type 22 (Batch 3) Cornwall class |
2019 | Support Ship | ![]() | RRS Sir David Attenborough |
Launch | ||
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1943-jul-9 | ![]() | Type 15 class |
1943-dec-30 | ![]() | Colossus class |
1950-mar-3 | ![]() | Audacious class |
1960-jun-16 | ![]() | County class |
1962-aug-16 | ![]() | Ikara Leander class |
1973-jul-30 | ![]() | Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class |
1974-jun-21 | ![]() | Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class |
1980-sep-25 | ![]() | Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class |
1983-apr-14 | ![]() | Type 42 (Batch 3) |
1987-oct-7 | ![]() | Type 22 (Batch 3) Cornwall class |
2018-jul-14 | ![]() | RRS Sir David Attenborough |
List of aircraft and events at Cammell Laird |
By Date | By Serial | By Model
Dates | Org/Type | Unit | |||||
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1943-jul-09 | RN | Type 15 class | F53 HMS Undaunted | ||||
1943-dec-30 | Birkenhead | RN | Colossus class | R63 HMS Venerable | |||
1950-mar-03 | Birkenhead | RN | Audacious class | R09 HMS Ark Royal | |||
1980-sep-25 | Birkenhead | RN | Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class | D92 HMS Liverpool | |||
2008-sep-13 | 2009-aug | RN | Fearless class | L11 HMS Intrepid | |||
2009-jun-08 | 2010-jan-09 | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Rover class | A273 RFA Black Rover | |||
2013-may-23 | 2013-may-27 Birkenhead | RN | Type 42 (Batch 3) | D97 HMS Edinburgh | |||
2015-feb-05 | 2015-aug | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Wave class | A389 RFA Wave Knight | |||
2017-sep | Pre-lay up refit | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Wave class | A390 RFA Wave Ruler | |||
2017-sep-06 | RN | HAS.1 | XV664 | ||||
2018 | Phalanx fitted | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Wave class | A389 RFA Wave Knight | |||
2020-may-07 | 2022-jun-14 PIP remediation | RN | Type 45 Daring class | D33 HMS Dauntless | |||
2021-apr-29 | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Tide class | A137 RFA Tiderace | ||||
2021-sep-15 | 2021-sep-20 PIP | RN | Type 45 Daring class | D32 HMS Daring | |||
2022-jan | Commissioners of Irish Lights | Granuaile class | ILV Granuaile | ||||
2023-jan | 2023-sep-16 | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | MRSO (1) class | K60 RFA Proteus |