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T.B. Seath & Co. facts for kids
T.B. Seath & Co. was a company in Scotland that built ships. It was started in 1856 by Thomas Bollen Seath. Their shipyard was located on the south bank of the River Clyde in Rutherglen, near Glasgow. Before this, Thomas Seath had another shipyard that was taken over by a company called A. & J. Inglis.
For a while, T.B. Seath & Co. even ran a boat service for passengers on the river, taking them to central Glasgow. The company was known for building small boats made of iron. These included steamboats and yachts. Some of their boats were used for the Clutha ferry service, which carried people across the river.
The company built over 300 boats! It's amazing that some of them are still being used today, even in the 21st century. Famous boats they built include the MY Raven, the MY Lady of the Lake, the PS Brighton, the MV Nelcebee, and the PS Lune.
The Seath business closed in 1902. This happened because a weir (a type of dam) was built on the river. This weir blocked the way for ships from Rutherglen to reach the sea. Other companies continued to use the shipyard until 1923. Thomas Seath is buried in a special tomb at the nearby Southern Necropolis.
Boats Built by T.B. Seath & Co.
T.B. Seath & Co. built many different types of boats. Here are some of the notable ones:
| Launched | Ship's name at launch |
Tonnage (GRT) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 | MY Lady of the Lake | 43 | This boat is still used today on Ullswater lake in the English Lake District. |
| 1882 | SS Mabel | 28 | This boat was left on the shore at Loch Maree in 1913. |
| 1883 | PS Brighton | 417 | This ship was used as a hulk (a ship that floats but cannot sail) in 1916 in Port Stephens in New South Wales, Australia. |
| 1883 | MV Nelcebee | You can see this boat on display at the South Australian Maritime Museum. | |
| 1888 | PS Lucy Ashton | 271.3 | This ship was taken apart for scrap metal in 1951. |
| 1889 | MY Raven | 63 | This boat is also still used today on Ullswater lake in the English Lake District. |
| 1892 | PS Lune | 253 | This ship was taken apart for scrap metal in 1923 or 1924. |