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55°51′50.6″N 4°19′8.9″W / 55.864056°N 4.319139°W / 55.864056; -4.319139

Govan Shipbuilders Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryShipbuilding
PredecessorFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering
FoundedSeptember 1972
Defunct1988
FateAcquired
SuccessorKvaerner Govan
HeadquartersGovan, Scotland, UK
Key people
Lord Strathalmond (Chairman)
Eric Mackie OBE (Managing Director)
Number of employees
6000 (1978)
ParentBritish Shipbuilders (1977-1988)
SubsidiariesScotstoun Marine Ltd (1973-1980)

Govan Shipbuilders Ltd (GSL) was a British shipbuilding company based on the River Clyde at Glasgow in Scotland. It operated the former Fairfield Shipyard and took its name from the Govan area in which it was located.

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