James Bremner (25 September 1784 – August 1856), a notable Scottish naval architect, harbour builder and ship-raiser.James, the youngest of the nine children of Janet and James Bremner, was born in Stain, near Keiss, in the parish of Wick, Caithness, in Scotland.At the age of 16, he was apprenticed for six years to the shipbuilders "Robert Steele & Sons" of Greenock. After he had completed his apprenticeship he returned to Wick and started his own shipbuilding yard in Pulteneytown, near Wick Harbour, where he built 56 or more vessels, ranging in size from 45 tons to 600 tons. At this time, he also became well known throughout the United Kingdom for his skills in rescuing sunken and stranded vessels. Wikipedia
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