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Peter Denny (1821–1895) (Daniel Macnee, 1868) Peter Denny FRSE LLD (25 October 1821 – 22 August 1895) was a shipbuilder and shipowner based in Dumbarton , Scotland . Parents and education
A marine engineering company, also based in Dumbarton, was formed by Peter Denny, John Tulloch and John McAusland in 1850 as Tulloch & Denny. In 1862 the company was renamed Denny & Co. The company manufactured a wide range of types of marine engines and was absorbed into William Denny & Brothers in 1918. Type 41 frigate HMS Jaguar (1957)
Built for the Dumbarton Steamboat Co. Moved to Liverpool in 1852. 1845 PS Rob Roy: 30 2 Built for the Dumbarton Steamboat Co. Operated on Loch Katrine. Scuttled in 1859. 1845 SS Waterwitch: 275 3 Built for the Taylor and Scott of Dublin. Sank on 2 November 1861 in a storm just after leaving the River Clyde. [1] 1846 PS Premier: 127 6
Memphis was built by William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton, United Kingdom for Peter Denny and Thomas Begbie. She was launched on April 3, 1862. She was launched on April 3, 1862. Her port of registry was London and the United Kingdom Official Number 44836 was allocated.
Messrs. Denny & Rankine Dumbarton: Chance: Merchantman: For Walter Grieve. [28] February ... Dumbarton: Memphis: Cargo ship: For Peter Denny & Tomas Begbie. 5 April
James Mills had worked for Johnny Jones and his Harbour Steam Company. After Jones’ death in 1869 Mills tried twice to float a Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Limited without attracting enough interest from local investors but in 1875 he found backing from Scottish shipbuilder Peter Denny in return for Union Steam Ship orders for Denny's Dumbarton shipyard.
Dumbarton (/ d ʌ m ˈ b ɑːr t ən /; Scots: Dumbairton, Dumbartoun or Dumbertan; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Breatann [t̪um ˈpɾʲɛht̪ən̪ˠ] or Dùn Breatainn [t̪um ˈpɾʲɛht̪ɪɲ], meaning 'fort of the Britons' [5]) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary.
A statue of the shipbuilder and shipowner, Peter Denny, sculpted by Sir Hamo Thornycroft, was erected in front of the building in 1902. [4] Various other monuments were placed to the east of the building: three cannon, which had been captured during the Third Anglo-Burmese War, were placed there at the time of its opening. [5]