T.B. Seath & Co. was a shipbuilding company in Scotland established in 1856 by Thomas Bollen Seath (1820–1903) at a bend on the south bank of the River Clyde at Shawfield, Rutherglen;[1] [2] his previous premises near Partick were taken over by A. & J. Inglis. For a time he operated a service taking passengers downriver to central Glasgow.[3] The company's speciality was small iron-hulled steamboats and yachts including those used in the Clutha ferry service.[4]
The yard produced more than 300 vessels,[2] some of which have survived and are in service into the 21st century. Builds include,,, and .The Seath business closed in 1902 after a tidal weir was installed on the river east of Albert Bridge, blocking access to the sea from Rutherglen. Other firms continued to use the yard until 1923.[2] Seath is interred in a prominent tomb at the nearby Southern Necropolis.[5]
| Launched | Ship's name at launch | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 | 43 | still in service on the lake of Ullswater in the English Lake District | ||
| 1882 | 28 | beached at Loch Maree, 1913 | ||
| 1883 | 417 | hulked in 1916 in the Port Stephens estuary in New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1883 | on display at South Australian Maritime Museum | |||
| 1888 | 271.3 | scrapped 1951 | ||
| 1889 | 63 | still in service on the lake of Ullswater in the English Lake District | ||
| 1892 | 253 | scrapped 1923/4 |