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Ironworks company and ship builders in 19th century Aberdeen

George Duffus & Co.
FormerlyJohn Duffus & Co.
Industry
Defunct1846 (1846)
HeadquartersAberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

John Duffus & Co., then George Duffus & Co. was an Aberdeen iron-works and shipbuilding company. The George Duffus company cast the iron parts for Shakkin' Briggie (1836), and also built Aberdeen's first paddle steamer, The Queen of Scotland (1827), the first steamship on the Aberdeen-London service. Duffus & Co. ceased business in 1846.

References

  1. W. Hamish Fraser, Clive Howard Lee Aberdeen, 1800-2000: A New History 1862321086 2000 - Page 76 "The others were all smaller concerns, of which the best known was John Duffus & Co. A later, but ... This was a wooden-hulled coastal paddle steamer, the Queen of Scotland, built for the Aberdeen Steam Navigation Co. Aberdeen's first ..."
  2. Nick RobinsCoastal Passenger Liners of the British Isles (illustration)
  3. Scottish Economic & Social History 1983 - Volume 3 - Page 72 "... major firms, John Duffus & Co., ceased business in 1846 as a consequence. Most of those thrown out of work did find alternative employment, however. "
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