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- Kvaerner_Govan abstract "Kvaerner Govan Ltd (KGL), located at Govan in Glasgow on the River Clyde, was a shipyard subsidiary formed in 1988 when the Norwegian group Kvaerner Industrier purchased the Govan Shipbuilders division of the nationalised British Shipbuilders corporation. Prior to the Govan Shipyard's nationalisation in 1977, as a result of the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act, it had been operated by Govan Shipbuilders Ltd, which emerged from the collapse of the previous Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (UCS) joint venture in 1972. Prior to the formation of UCS in 1968, the Shipyard was operated by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, which had a history extending back to 1834.Kvaerner Govan Ltd invested £30m in modernisation of the shipyard during the early 1990s to enable it to specialise in the construction of liquefied natural gas and chemical tankers. This included the construction of a large Tank Assembly Shop (TAS), later known as the Ship Block Outfit Hall (SBOH), which enabled the indoor construction of large prefabricated modular ship blocks. Other investment included renovating one of the yard's three slipways to incorporate a 'skidding' system, with another filled in to create more berthside storage area. The new indoor modular block construction techniques cut the time ships spent on the outdoor slipways to 20 weeks from 18 months, which, along with reforms in labour relations, improved productivity at the yard by 40% between 1988 and 1992.Between 1991 and 2000, Kvaerner Govan constructed 19 vessels in the yard, including 4 gas tankers and 6 chemical tankers. However, in the later 1990s, the market for such vessels was depressed and the yard had to find alternative contracts. This included five small Anchor handling tug supply vessels for the North Sea oil industry. The yard also constructed the helicopter carrier HMS Ocean for the Royal Navy under sub-contract from VSEL, MS Norsea for North Sea Ferries and the highly sophisticated satellite launch command ship Sea Launch Commander for Sea Launch Inc of Long Beach, California.In December 1999, after Kvaerner announced a withdrawal from the shipbuilding industry, the Govan yard was purchased by Clydeport and then taken on a long-term 20-year lease by BAE Systems Marine, who also owned the former Yarrow Shipbuilders yard in Scotstoun on the Clyde. It is now part of BAE Systems Surface Ships. Continued investment in capital equipment such as Plasma cutting and Panel Line welding, has seen the Govan Shipyard emerge as BAE Systems' Steelwork Centre of Excellence. The 220 ton capacity Fairfield Titan Crane, built in 1911, was demolished in 2007 to make way for construction of modules for the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers at the yard.".
- Kvaerner_Govan extinctionYear "1999".
- Kvaerner_Govan fate "Acquired".
- Kvaerner_Govan foundingYear "1988".
- Kvaerner_Govan industry Naval_architecture.
- Kvaerner_Govan industry Shipbuilding.
- Kvaerner_Govan location Glasgow.
- Kvaerner_Govan location Govan.
- Kvaerner_Govan location United_Kingdom.
- Kvaerner_Govan numberOfEmployees "2000".
- Kvaerner_Govan parentCompany Kv%C3%A6rner.
- Kvaerner_Govan predecessor Govan_Shipbuilders.
- Kvaerner_Govan successor BAE_Systems_Marine.
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- Kvaerner_Govan companyLogo File:Logo_kvaerner.png.
- Kvaerner_Govan companyName "Kvaerner Govan Limited".
- Kvaerner_Govan defunct "1999".
- Kvaerner_Govan fate "Acquired".
- Kvaerner_Govan foundation "1988".
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- Kvaerner_Govan industry Naval_architecture.
- Kvaerner_Govan industry Shipbuilding.
- Kvaerner_Govan keyPeople "Steiner Draegebo".
- Kvaerner_Govan location "Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK".
- Kvaerner_Govan numEmployees "Approximately 2,000".
- Kvaerner_Govan parent Kværner.
- Kvaerner_Govan predecessor Govan_Shipbuilders.
- Kvaerner_Govan successor BAE_Systems_Marine.
- Kvaerner_Govan type "Private".
- Kvaerner_Govan subject Category:1988_establishments_in_Scotland.
- Kvaerner_Govan subject Category:Companies_based_in_Glasgow.
- Kvaerner_Govan subject Category:Companies_established_in_1988.
- Kvaerner_Govan subject Category:Govan.
- Kvaerner_Govan type Abstraction100002137.
- Kvaerner_Govan type CompaniesBasedInGlasgow.
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- Kvaerner_Govan type Group100031264.
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- Kvaerner_Govan type Organisation.
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- Kvaerner_Govan comment "Kvaerner Govan Ltd (KGL), located at Govan in Glasgow on the River Clyde, was a shipyard subsidiary formed in 1988 when the Norwegian group Kvaerner Industrier purchased the Govan Shipbuilders division of the nationalised British Shipbuilders corporation.".
- Kvaerner_Govan label "Kvaerner Govan".
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- Kvaerner_Govan isPrimaryTopicOf Kvaerner_Govan.
- Kvaerner_Govan name "Kvaerner Govan Limited".