The shipyard was sold off by the liquidators and was later used to build oil rigs. It finally closed for good in 2001. It's now home to the campus of West College Scotland.

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It merged with other shipyards to become part of the Upper Clyde Shipybuilders in 1968, which went on to be liquidated in the early 1970s, leading to the famous Work-In led by local shop stewards including Jimmy Reid and Jimmy Airlie.

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Founded in 1851, many world renowned ships were built here, including the RMS Lusitania, the HMS Hood, the RMS Queen Mary and the QE2, the last of the great Cunard liners to be launched in the Clyde (on this very slipway).

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The remains of the slipway at the John Brown and Company shipyard in Clydebank.

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I am Proud to say my Dad was a Banky, he did his time At John Browns Shipyard Clydebank Scotland #JohnBrownsShipyard #Clydebank #JohnBrowns #Scotland He also prior to that worked for a time at Singers where he met my Mum who was working in the needle straightening Department #SingersSewingmachines