Ships of the Clyde

Ships of the Clyde PDF Author: James A. Pottinger
Publisher: History Press
ISBN: 9780752489995
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
For many years the River Clyde held a premier place in the world of shipbuilding and engineering, pioneering many advances in both disciplines. While these days are long gone we should never forget the great contribution made by a range of companies, from those constructing luxury passenger liners and major warships, to those building a whole range of cargo ships, including numerous specialist types, and the smaller concerns concentrating on coasters, tugs, dredgers and puffers. This illustrated history reveals the whole gamut of Clyde-built types built on the river and celebrates the glory days of times past, now sadly only living on in old photographs and the memories of those who were there.

Clyde Built

Clyde Built PDF Author: John Shields
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clyde, River (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 206

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Giants of the Clyde

Giants of the Clyde PDF Author: Robert Jeffrey
Publisher: Black & White Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1785301438
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
There is barely a corner of the five great oceans where Clyde-built is not recognised as the ultimate shipbuilding accolade. As late as the 1950s, around a seventh of the total of the world’s sea going tonnage was built on the Clyde. It is not a particularly wide river, nor spectacularly long – it is certainly no Mississippi or Amazon – but its fame is legendary. From the many yards on its banks, north and south, en route from the gentle hills of Lanarkshire to the Firth of Clyde, came engineering innovation and fabled names in shipping – iconic vessels like the Cutty Sark and the Delta Queen, fearsome warships like the mighty Hood, and the cream of the world’s great liners, the Cunard Queens and the beautiful white Empress vessels. All that and cargo carrying workhorses that opened up the world. More recent times have seen the phoenix-like revival of Ferguson Shipbuilders, the last remaining yard on the Lower Clyde, saved from closure by industrialist Jim McColl and now investing in the hybrid technology of the future that has thrown a lifeline to this once great yard. This is the fascinating, often turbulent, story of a great river, its great ships and the folk who built them.

The American Clyde

The American Clyde PDF Author: David Budlong Tyler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Shipbuilding
Languages : en
Pages : 158

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The Clyde

The Clyde PDF Author: William John Millar
Publisher: London, Blackie
ISBN:
Category : Clyde River
Languages : en
Pages : 356

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Clyde Built

Clyde Built PDF Author: Eric J. Graham
Publisher: Birlinn Limited
ISBN: 9781841585840
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238

Book Description
The Civil War of 1861-65 was one of the defining moments in the history of America. The Blockade of the US Southern ports during the war is well known. This book presents an account of Scotland's involvement in the American Civil War Blockade, an involvement which almost certainly prolonged the conflict by several years.

Song of the Clyde

Song of the Clyde PDF Author: Fred M. Walker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780859765534
Category : Clyde River Region (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 247

Book Description
This book encapsulates the complex history of Clyde shipbuilding in one volume from the 17th century to the present day. Packed with stories about famous yards, ships and significant individuals, it tells one of the greatest of all stories of industry and empire. This book will have enormous appeal to all ship historians and all who love Glasgow.

Clyde Built

Clyde Built PDF Author: John Shields (of the Clyde Navigation Trust.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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