During the Second World War Burntisland continued to concentrate on building merchant ships.
However, in 1943 it also built three Loch-class frigates: HMS Loch Fyne, HMS Loch Killin and HMS Loch Glendhu.

In May 1941 Burntisland launched hull 233 as Merton, the first of several large standard-design 7,195 GRT cargo ships for the Carlton Steam Ship Co of Newcastle upon Tyne.
War shipping needs and losses called for an unprecedented rate of shipbuilding.
In July, August and October 1941 Burntisland launched three further large ships of the same standard design for Carlton.
They included Earlston, which was torpedoed and sunk off the North Cape in July 1942 less than a year after her launch.
Burntisland launched a further two large ships per year for Carlton in 1942–44.

Also in 1941, Burntisland started to build colliers for the Gas Light and Coke Company to supply Beckton Gas Works in east London.
Hull 235 was launched in April as the 2,816 GRT Adams Beck.
Burntisland went on to build five further colliers for the GL&CC in the 1940s.

In 1942 Burntisland launched hull 264 as the 7,043 GRT cargo ship MV Highland Prince for Prince Line.
In 1944 hull 280 was launched as the 7,150 GRT MV Scottish Prince.
Burntisland went on to build eight further merchant ships for Prince line between 1946 and 1960.

Burntisland built a number of war standard ships for the Ministry of War Transport, including the 7,290 GRT hulls 261 and 266 launched as Empire Rosalind and Empire Glory in 1942 and 1943.
Other MoWT orders included two merchant aircraft carriers: hull 268 launched in 1942 as MV Empire MacAlpine and hull 277 launched in 1943 as MV Empire MacKendrick.
Hulls 291 to 294 were launched in February and March 1944 as CHANT 66 to CHANT 69: part of the large CHANT fleet of 400 GRT prefabricated coastal tankers.

Wartime demand rose so high that in 1944–45 Burntisland subcontracted orders for five coasters to Hall, Russell & Company of Aberdeen: hulls 270, 273, 274, 276 and 281.

In April 1945 Burntisland launched hull 290, the 7,541 GRT Padana for the British-India Steam Navigation Company.
BI ordered two more cargo ships from Burntisland after the war (see below).

Completion of MoWT orders continued after the surrender of Germany with the launches of hull 298 in May 1945 as the 1,337 GRT coaster Empire Pacific and finally hull 289 in July as the 7,134 GRT cargo ship MV Empire Calshot.
During the Second World War Burntisland continued to concentrate on building merchant ships. However, in 1943 it also built three Loch-class frigates: HMS Loch Fyne, HMS Loch Killin and HMS Loch Glendhu.
In May 1941 Burntisland launched hull 233 as Merton, the first of several large standard-design 7,195 GRT cargo ships for the Carlton Steam Ship Co of Newcastle upon Tyne. War shipping needs and losses called for an unprecedented rate of shipbuilding. In July, August and October 1941 Burntisland launched three further large ships of the same standard design for Carlton. They included Earlston, which was torpedoed and sunk off the North Cape in July 1942 less than a year after her launch. Burntisland launched a further two large ships per year for Carlton in 1942–44.
Also in 1941, Burntisland started to build colliers for the Gas Light and Coke Company to supply Beckton Gas Works in east London. Hull 235 was launched in April as the 2,816 GRT Adams Beck. Burntisland went on to build five further colliers for the GL&CC in the 1940s.
In 1942 Burntisland launched hull 264 as the 7,043 GRT cargo ship MV Highland Prince for Prince Line. In 1944 hull 280 was launched as the 7,150 GRT MV Scottish Prince. Burntisland went on to build eight further merchant ships for Prince line between 1946 and 1960.
Burntisland built a number of war standard ships for the Ministry of War Transport, including the 7,290 GRT hulls 261 and 266 launched as Empire Rosalind and Empire Glory in 1942 and 1943. Other MoWT orders included two merchant aircraft carriers: hull 268 launched in 1942 as MV Empire MacAlpine and hull 277 launched in 1943 as MV Empire MacKendrick. Hulls 291 to 294 were launched in February and March 1944 as CHANT 66 to CHANT 69: part of the large CHANT fleet of 400 GRT prefabricated coastal tankers.
Wartime demand rose so high that in 1944–45 Burntisland subcontracted orders for five coasters to Hall, Russell & Company of Aberdeen: hulls 270, 273, 274, 276 and 281.
In April 1945 Burntisland launched hull 290, the 7,541 GRT Padana for the British-India Steam Navigation Company. BI ordered two more cargo ships from Burntisland after the war (see below).
Completion of MoWT orders continued after the surrender of Germany with the launches of hull 298 in May 1945 as the 1,337 GRT coaster Empire Pacific and finally hull 289 in July as the 7,134 GRT cargo ship MV Empire Calshot.
Burntisland Shipbuilding Company