 "Upper Clyde Shipbuilders" continued to operate the Scotstoun yard until 1971 when it collapsed and, from 1972 to 1980 as Scotstoun Marine Ltd, a subsidiary of Govan Shipbuilders.The Connell shipyard was closed in 1980 after 119 years of shipbuilding.The site was cleared of cranes although some evidence of the building berths remained visible until about 2004.