Gourlay Brothers

Gourlay Brothers was a marine engineering and shipbuilding company based in Dundee, Scotland.

[2] In May 1854, Gourlay's turned to shipbuilding, leasing land at the east end of Marine Parade to use as a slipway.

By 1866 Gourlay's had become the largest of the five shipbuilding firms in Dundee, employing about 300 men, and building 14,000 tons of shipping between 1861 and 1867.

In 1869 Gourlay's leased more land downriver from their yard, which they named Camperdown Dock, enabling even larger ships to be built.

Although Gourlay's were pioneers in the use of the screw propeller, they now gained a reputation for building paddle steamers.

This, along with higher prices of raw materials, pushed up the cost of building, shortening profit margins.

In May 1909 the equipment of the Yard and Foundry were sold at public auction, and on 23 June 1910, the company was formally dissolved.