Alexander Robertson started repairing boats in a small workshop at Sandbank in 1876, and Alexander Robertson & Sons went on to become one of the foremost wooden boat builders on Scotland's River Clyde. The 'golden years' of Robertson's yard were in the early 1900s when they started building classic 12- and 15-metre racing yachts. Robertsons was well known for the quality of its workmanship and was chosen to build the first 15-metre yacht designed by William Fife (Shimna, 1907). More than 55 boats were built by Robertsons in preparation for the First World War and the yard remained busy even during the Great Depression in the 1930s, as many wealthy businessmen developed a passion for yacht racing on the Clyde. During World War II the yard was devoted to Admiralty work, producing a wide range of large high-speed Fairmile Marine Motor Boats. After the war the yard built the successful one-class Loch Longs and two David Boyd designed 12-metre challengers for the America's Cup: Sceptre (1958) and Sovereign (1964). Due to difficult business conditions the Robertson family sold the yard in 1965, and it was turned over to GRP production work until it closed in 1980. During its 104-year history, Robertson's Yard built 500 boats, many of which are still sailing today. The yard ceased trading in the early 1980s and the site was levelled soon after. The site has since been consumed by residential building and the new Holy Loch Marina development.[4]
Sandbank was the site of the shore facilities of the U.S. Navysubmarine base in the Holy Loch from 1961 to 1992, part of the US Atlantic Fleet.[3] It was, for 30 years, until the end of the Cold War, the home port of the U.S. Navy's Submarine Squadron 14 (SUBRON 14, short name). Nowadays, part of the old navy complex that was the former location of Morris & Lorimer's boat building yard, is a timber loading berth and marina.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sandbank Argyll news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sandbank Scottish Gaelic an Oitir or Taigh a Chladaich 2 is a village on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute Scotland It is located 2 5 miles 4 kilometres north of Dunoon on the coastal A815 low road or the inland A885 high road and sits on the southern shore of the Holy Loch branching off the Firth of Clyde 3 SandbankScottish Gaelic Taigh a ChladaichLoading timber at SandbankSandbankLocation within Argyll and ButePopulation1 320 mid 2020 est 1 OS grid referenceNS 163 802Council areaArgyll and ButeLieutenancy areaArgyll and ButeCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townDUNOON ARGYLLPostcode districtPA23Dialling code01369UK ParliamentArgyll and ButeScottish ParliamentArgyll and ButeList of places UK Scotland 55 58 44 N 4 56 46 W 55 979 N 4 946 W 55 979 4 946 Contents 1 History 1 1 Robertsons Yachtbuilders 1 2 U S Navy years 2 Sport and recreation 2 1 National Cycle Route 75 2 2 Holy Loch Sailing Club 2 3 Holy Loch Marina 3 Cemetery 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External linksHistory editRobertsons Yachtbuilders edit Main article Alexander Robertson amp Sons Alexander Robertson started repairing boats in a small workshop at Sandbank in 1876 and Alexander Robertson amp Sons went on to become one of the foremost wooden boat builders on Scotland s River Clyde The golden years of Robertson s yard were in the early 1900s when they started building classic 12 and 15 metre racing yachts Robertsons was well known for the quality of its workmanship and was chosen to build the first 15 metre yacht designed by William Fife Shimna 1907 More than 55 boats were built by Robertsons in preparation for the First World War and the yard remained busy even during the Great Depression in the 1930s as many wealthy businessmen developed a passion for yacht racing on the Clyde During World War II the yard was devoted to Admiralty work producing a wide range of large high speed Fairmile Marine Motor Boats After the war the yard built the successful one class Loch Longs and two David Boyd designed 12 metre challengers for the America s Cup Sceptre 1958 and Sovereign 1964 Due to difficult business conditions the Robertson family sold the yard in 1965 and it was turned over to GRP production work until it closed in 1980 During its 104 year history Robertson s Yard built 500 boats many of which are still sailing today The yard ceased trading in the early 1980s and the site was levelled soon after The site has since been consumed by residential building and the new Holy Loch Marina development 4 U S Navy years edit Main article Submarine Squadron 14 nbsp U S submarine baseSandbank was the site of the shore facilities of the U S Navy submarine base in the Holy Loch from 1961 to 1992 part of the US Atlantic Fleet 3 It was for 30 years until the end of the Cold War the home port of the U S Navy s Submarine Squadron 14 SUBRON 14 short name Nowadays part of the old navy complex that was the former location of Morris amp Lorimer s boat building yard is a timber loading berth and marina Sport and recreation editNational Cycle Route 75 edit Main article National Cycle Route 75 Sandbank is on the NCR75 a route from Edinburgh to Tarbert on the Kintyre peninsula 5 The National Cycle Network is maintained by sustrans 6 Holy Loch Sailing Club edit The Holy Loch sailing Club is situated on the coast in Sandbank 7 Holy Loch Marina edit Sandbank is the location of the Holy Loch Marina a development with over 200 berths 8 Cemetery editCowal Cemetery is located on the high road A885 between Sandbank and Dunoon It was established in 1972 9 Gallery edit nbsp Dusk on the Holy Loch nbsp Ardnadam nbsp Junction of the A815 and A885 roads nbsp Sandbank Primary schoolReferences edit Mid 2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland National Records of Scotland 31 March 2022 Retrieved 31 March 2022 Ainmean Aite na h Alba Gaelic Place Names of Scotland Database a b Sandbank Gazetteer for Scotland Retrieved 15 December 2014 Sceptre 1958 National Cycle Network routes in Glasgow and the West Sustrans hhttps www sustrans org uk about us Home hlsc Holy Loch Marina Sandbank Cemetery Canmore org ukExternal links editMap sources for Sandbank Argyll nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sandbank Argyll and Bute Holy Loch Marina websitePortal nbsp Scotland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sandbank Argyll amp oldid 1203215558, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
