The Rise And Fall Of British Shipbuilding

Author : Anthony Burton
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780752492865

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The Rise and Fall of British Shipbuilding by Anthony Burton Pdf

From modest beginnings, Britain rose throughout the nineteenth century to become the greatest shipbuilding nation in the world, yet by the end of the following century the British merchant fleet ranked just 38 in the world. The glory days of sail had given way to the introduction of the steam age. Traditional shipwrights had railed against new industrial methods resulting in the infamous demarcation disputes. Talented men, like Brunel and Armstrong, had always sought change and development, but too many shipbuilders were relying on old technologies. From building mighty battleships and extravagant ocean liners, the nation became complacent and its yards were eventually no longer as innovative as their foreign competitors. In the twenty-first century, British shipbuilding has shrunk to a mere fraction of its former size and has become almost totally dependent on government contracts. The popularity of and fascination with this subject has prompted a new edition of Anthony Burton's successful book. With fresh images and a new, final chapter, the story of the rise and cataclysmic fall of British shipbuilding has been brought right up to date.

Author : Anthony Burton
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844686889

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Tracing Your Shipbuilding Ancestors by Anthony Burton Pdf

Anthony Burton's concise and informative guide to British shipbuilding will be absorbing reading for anyone who wants to learn about its history or find out about the life of a shipbuilder and his family. In a clear and accessible way he traces its development from the medieval period to its peak in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and on into the present day. He describes how, at the height of its powers, it was of immense importance. It employed tens of thousands of workers, so a large proportion of the population today has some connection with it. And this great industry was also so widespread that wherever you move around the coast of Britain, you will never be far from a former shipbuilding center.This practical handbook will be an invaluable guide for family and local historians and for readers with a more general interest in shipbuilding. It introduces the variety of national and local records that are available for genealogical research and considers the many other resources that can yield fascinating information about the industry and those who worked in it.

Author : Anthony Burton
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752492865

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The Rise & Fall of British Shipbuilding by Anthony Burton Pdf

From modest beginnings, Britain rose throughout the nineteenth century to become the greatest shipbuilding nation in the world, yet by the end of the following century the British merchant fleet ranked just 38 in the world. The glory days of sail had given way to the introduction of the steam age. Traditional shipwrights had railed against new industrial methods resulting in the infamous demarcation disputes. Talented men, like Brunel and Armstrong, had always sought change and development, but too many shipbuilders were relying on old technologies. From building mighty battleships and extravagant ocean liners, the nation became complacent and its yards were eventually no longer as innovative as their foreign competitors. In the twenty-first century, British shipbuilding has shrunk to a mere fraction of its former size and has become almost totally dependent on government contracts.The popularity of and fascination with this subject has prompted a new edition of Anthony Burton’s successful book. With fresh images and a new, final chapter, the story of the rise and cataclysmic fall of British shipbuilding has been brought right up to date.

Author : Lewis Johnman,Hugh Murphy
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786949059

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Scott Lithgow by Lewis Johnman,Hugh Murphy Pdf

This work studies the history of two major Scottish shipbuilding firms based on the River Clyde - Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company and Lithgows Limited. It traces each firm’s origin, success, decline, and collapse, and places the events into the historical context of maritime Britain. The aim is to enhance the academic understanding of the cause and effect of the decline of the British shipbuilding industry, delving beyond the factors of poor industrial relations, international market conditions, and entrepreneurial failure in search of further answers. As a private company, Lithgows Limited provides useful insights into company management outside of state control. The authors base their analysis on the catalogued volumes of Scotts and Lithgows records, though due to the large number of gaps in the data, they also conducted interviews with major players in each company from the post-war period. Public, business, and banking records also provide supplementary material. The book is separated into eight chapters, plus a concluding ninth, an appendix listing ships built by Scott Lithgow Limited between 1970-1987, and a select bibliography.

Author : Simon Ville
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786949318

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Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom in the Nineteenth Century by Simon Ville Pdf

This volume tackles the history of Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom in the Nineteenth Century by breaking it down into six regions:- Northeast England; Southeast England; Southwest England; Northwest England; Scotland; and Ireland. The intent is to determine the different economic, social, and geographic factors that contribute to the varied rates of rise and decline of Shipbuilding across the United Kingdom, rather than view the nation’s shipbuilding history as a singular narrative, which risks omitting the complexity of each region. Each region has been ascribed an author, and each author seeks to establish the quantitative and qualitative nature of output in their region, assessing individual factors of production, the character of the enterprises, and the nature of the market.

Author : A. J. Holland
Publisher : David & Charles
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015005776664

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Ships of British Oak by A. J. Holland Pdf

Author : Lewis Johnman,Hugh Murphy
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015055913696

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British Shipbuilding and the State Since 1918 by Lewis Johnman,Hugh Murphy Pdf

This analysis of 20th-century shipbuilding blends the records of central Government with those of the Shipbuilding Employers Federation and Shipbuilding Conference, as well as those from individual yards, technical societies and the trade press.

Author : Anthony Slaven
Publisher : Carnegie Pub.
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1905472161

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British Shipbuilding 1500-2010 by Anthony Slaven Pdf

This is a masterly, immensely readable and totally convincing narrative of 500 years of this great and mightily important British industry In fact, this new book describes with great insight and clarity the development, growth and decline of two industries: first, the highly skilled trade of crafting wooden sailing ships; and, second, the story of the iron and steel shipbuilding industry that took its place. At one time dozens of small yards were busy building the small wooden trading vessels that were the mainstay of British trade with the world, but with the advent of steam power, and of iron hulls, the British industry gradually became concentrated in a few great shipbuilding regions such as the North East, the Clyde and Belfast.

Author : Paul Kennedy
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141983837

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The Rise And Fall of British Naval Mastery by Paul Kennedy Pdf

Paul Kennedy's classic naval history, now updated with a new introduction by the author This acclaimed book traces Britain's rise and fall as a sea power from the Tudors to the present day. Challenging the traditional view that the British are natural 'sons of the waves', he suggests instead that the country's fortunes as a significant maritime force have always been bound up with its economic growth. In doing so, he contributes significantly to the centuries-long debate between 'continental' and 'maritime' schools of strategy over Britain's policy in times of war. Setting British naval history within a framework of national, international, economic, political and strategic considerations, he offers a fresh approach to one of the central questions in British history. A new introduction extends his analysis into the twenty-first century and reflects on current American and Chinese ambitions for naval mastery. 'Excellent and stimulating' Correlli Barnett 'The first scholar to have set the sweep of British Naval history against the background of economic history' Michael Howard, Sunday Times 'By far the best study that has ever been done on the subject ... a sparkling and apt quotation on practically every page' Daniel A. Baugh, International History Review 'The best single-volume study of Britain and her naval past now available to us' Jon Sumida, Journal of Modern History

Author : Leslie Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:35007002191926

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Shipbuilding in Britain by Leslie Jones Pdf

Author : Edward H. Lorenz
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UVA:35007000196711

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Economic Decline in Britain by Edward H. Lorenz Pdf

This book examines the decline of the once great British shipbuilding industry in the twentieth century. Drawing on recent developments in behavioral economics and industrial sociology, the author argues that the decline can be explained by British management's uncertainty over the need for reform of management methods following the Second World War, and the lack of trust between labor and management.

Author : Anthony Slaven,Hugh Murphy
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786948847

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Crossing the Bar by Anthony Slaven,Hugh Murphy Pdf

This book is a collection of sixty interviews with key figures in British shipbuilding, ship repair, and marine engine-building industries across the United Kingdom, plus government and civil service members in the sector from the 1960s to the 1980s. The aim of the project is to understand the economic, social, and political environment of the shipping industry from the perspective of those who worked in it. The interviews place the twentieth century decline of British shipbuilding into a firm context. The topics covered include international competition (a recurring, pertinent theme); labour difficulties; industry modernisation; the attitude of shipowners; the strong belief in traditional methods which kept many of those in the industry from recognising the cheaper, faster, and better quality work taking place overseas and leaving Britain behind; ship production and production control; the postwar boom; shipyard overcrowding; the decline of the domestic industry in favour of the international; marketing weaknesses; trade disputes and trade unions; and nationalisation and privatisation concerns. Opinions and viewpoints often conflict, particularly between the perspectives of those working within the industry and the civil servants working outside of it, but the interviews are presented as a unit, and the reader is encouraged to draw their own conclusion. The result is a unique historical archive that offers a multitude of firsthand perspectives on the British shipping decline, open to interpretation by historians and future researchers. It includes a preface, introduction, and select bibliography. The interviews are grouped together by location and role.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Shipbuilding
ISBN : OCLC:11116337

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British Shipbuilding by Anonim Pdf

Author : Hugh Murphy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000331899

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Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom by Hugh Murphy Pdf

Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom provides a systematic historical account of the British Shipbuilders Corporation, first looking at this major industry under private enterprise, then under state control, and finally back in private hands. The chapters trace the evolution of public policy regarding shipbuilding, ship repair, and large marine engine building through the tenures of radically different Labour and Conservative governments, and through the response of the board of the British Shipbuilders Corporation, trade unions, and local management also. The book benefits from comprehensive archival research and interviews from the 1990s with leading players in the industry, as well as politicians, shipbuilders, trade union leaders, and senior civil servants. This authoritative monograph is a valuable resource for advanced students and researchers across the fields of business history, economic history, industrial history, labour history, maritime history, and British history.

Author : Glen O'Hara
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137073129

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Britain and the Sea by Glen O'Hara Pdf

O'Hara presents the first general history of Britons' relationship with the surrounding oceans from 1600 to the present day. This all-encompassing account covers individual seafarers, ship-borne migration, warfare and the maritime economy, as well as the British people's maritime ideas and self perception throughout the centuries.