Old Ship Bank

Old Ship Bank
FormerlyShip Bank
Company typeBank
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1750 (1750)
FounderAndrew Buchanan of Drumpellier and other "Virginia Dons"
Defunct1843 (1843)
FateMerged
SuccessorUnion Bank of Scotland
Headquarters,

The Ship Bank or more usually Old Ship Bank was an independent bank formed in Glasgow in 1750 becoming Glasgow's first bank. The bank was merged in 1836 and in 1843 the name disappeared altogether, simply becoming the Union Bank of Scotland.