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Canadian Vickers Limited was an aircraft and ... Ross merged Montreal Dry Dock with Canadian Vickers. During the 1930s, the yard survived the Great Depression with ...
The ship was constructed by Canadian Vickers at their shipyard in Montreal, Quebec with the yard number 279. [4] The second Canadian government ship named for John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, the ship entered service in November 1962.
The aft section was constructed by Canadian Vickers at their yard in Montreal, Quebec, and named Montrealer. The aft section was launched in November 1961. The sections were joined and the vessel was completed as Montrealais in April 1962. [1] When completed, she was the largest Canadian freighter on the Great Lakes. [2]
Ordered as part of the 1942–1943 River-class building programme, [12] the ship was constructed by Canadian Vickers at their yard in Montreal, Quebec. The vessel was laid down on 7 January 1944 as Alvington [13] and launched on 15 April. [14] The ship was renamed Royal Mount and named for the town of Mount Royal, Quebec.
The SS Empire Engineer was built in 1920 by Canadian Vickers Ltd, Montreal. [1] She was yard number 79. [2]The ship was 400 feet 0 inches (121.92 m) long, with a beam of 52 feet 4 inches (15.95 m).
The yard at Barrow became the "Construction Yard". With these acquisitions, Vickers could now produce a complete selection of products, from ships and marine fittings to armour plate and a whole suite of ordnance. In 1901 the Royal Navy's first submarine, Holland 1, was launched at the Naval Construction Yard.
The ship was constructed in two parts at the Canadian Vickers yard at Montreal, Quebec, Canada with the yard number 276 for the Misener Shipping Company. The aft part of the ship was launched on 15 October 1960, with the fore part launched on 29 April 1961.
Vickers brand aircraft were produced from 1911 to 1965, when BAC ended the name. Like many other British manufacturers, an enterprise in Canada was set up; Canadian Vickers Limited. This company ceased operations in 1944. Canadair was founded shortly after by former Canadian Vickers employees and later absorbed into Bombardier Aerospace.