Shipbuilding in Britain

Informationen zum Autor Fred Walker is a retired shipyard manager and naval architect. He has worked on the restoration and reconstruction of many historic vessels! and has written widely on maritime subjects! including Song of the Clyde! a history of shipbuilding on the River Clyde. Klappentext In 1913 the shipyards of Britain were responsible for building half of all the world's ships; at the Clyde in Scotland at this time a new ship was launched every eighteen hours. This book looks at the subject's long history! from the Middle Ages through to the heyday of steam! providing a comprehensive guide to a transformed industry. Zusammenfassung A pocket history of one of Britain's key industries in the early twentieth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Early Shipbuilding in Britain / Steam and Iron / Sailing Ships Fight Back / The Heyday of British Dhipbuilding / The World Wars / Post-war History / Design and Model Testing / The Construction Process / Ship Launching / Working Conditions / Testing and Trials / Further Reading / Places to Visit / Index

Product details

• Authors: Fred Walker, Fred M Walker, Fred M. Walker, Walker Fred M.
• Publisher: SHIRE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.02.2013
• EAN: 9780747807292
• ISBN: 978-0-7478-0729-2
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 212 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Shire Library; Shire Library
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History, HISTORY / Reference, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Ships and boats: general interest, Ships & boats: general interest