CAMMELL Laird has drawn on its long and illustrious shipbuilding history to take part in a special community project to mark the centenary of World War One. The project saw a group of Cammell Laird apprentices renovate the famous HMS Liverpool Bell for the Church of Our Lady & St Nicholas in Liverpool. It will … Continue reading →

MINISTER for Defence Equipment Support and Technology Philip Dunne MP visited Cammell Laird recently, ahead of giving a keynote address at the opening of the Underwater Defence Technology Conference and Exhibition in Liverpool. He was welcomed to the yard by Chief Executive John Syvret CBE and Managing Ditector Linton Roberts before being taken round to see at first-hand the … Continue reading →

Painters from world famous shipyard and engineering services company Cammell Laird have started work today on Dazzle Ship, a co-commission by Liverpool Biennial, Tate Liverpool and 14-18 NOW WW1 Centenary Art Commission to work with the idea of “dazzle” camouflage using an historic pilot ship conserved by Merseyside Maritime Museum. Renowned artist Carlos Cruz-Diez has been … Continue reading →

STRONGEST YEAR FOR FERRY WORK Cammell Laird says it has developed one of the most advanced ‘bespoke environmental’ packages for ferries in the shipyard industry, following its strongest year of trading in the sector. Cammell Laird, one of the most famous names in maritime history, says it has docked 24 ferries between 2013 and the … Continue reading →

A memorial has been unveiled in Birkenhead dedicated to the victims of one of the worst maritime disasters of the 19th century. HMS Birkenhead, a steam frigate built by John Laird’s shipbuilders in Birkenhead, sank off the coast of Gansbaai, South Africa on February 26 in 1852. Out of 638 people onboard, only 193 survived. … Continue reading →