Shipbuilding Collection (page 11)

Book of Trades, The Ship Carpenter. 1841

Peter I / Maclise / Deptford
PETER I The Great Studying shipbuilding at Deptford during his tour of western Europe, 1697-8 Date: 1682 - 1725

Ww1 Shipbuilding Yard
Scene in a British shipyard during World War One, when ships were being built as rapidly as possible to replace those sunk by the German U-boats Date: 1914-1918

Shipbuilding in Ww1
The boilers are craned into a steamship : this is done after launching, when the vessel is afloat Date: 1914-1918

Shipwright 1827
A shipwright hammering rivets into a ships hull. Date: 1827

bismarck Construction
Building the cruiser Bismarck at the German Imperial Shipyard, Kiel (note, this is NOT the World War Two Bismarck ) Date: 1900

The West India Docks, London - Opening of a new Dry Dock Date: 1878

A naval shipyard in Scotland, during World War One
Building warships in a large naval yard on a river in Scotland in 1918. Tugs help to transport ship parts where they need to go. Date: 1918

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, final preparations for launch
Final preparations for the launching R.M.S. Queen Mary Ocean Liner then know as Hull Number 534. Hundreds of tons of tallow, soft soap

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, in construction
John Brown & Company in Clydebank in Scotland, begin the major task of constructing Queen Mary Ocean Liner then know as Hull Number 534, which began in December 1930 on the River Clyde

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, suspended
R.M.S. Queen Mary at the John Brown shipyard, December 1931. Work on the ship, then known as Cunard No. 534, had been suspended on 13th December 1931 as Cunard had run out of funds

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, interior fitted for passenger use
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, in the fitting-out berth at Clydebank in Scotland, which was her home for two years after the launch by Queen Mary in September 1934 to 1936

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, being fitted out
With the launching of the Queen Mary Ocean Liner a new phase of work began. Eighteen months between September 1934, and her departure for preliminary trials on 24 March 1936

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, nearly ready for launching
The Queen Mary, then known as Hull Number 534, had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to the Great Depression of the 1930s

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, 6 months of activity
Six months of ceaseless activity. The Queen Mary, then known as Hull Number 534, had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to the Great Depression of the 1930s

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, supplying her 1000 needs
The Queen Mary, then known as Hull Number 534, had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to the Great Depression of the 1930s

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, work resumed
John Brown & Company in Clydebank in Scotland, begin the major task of constructing Queen Mary Ocean Liner then know as Hull Number 534, which began in December 1930 on the River Clyde

Queen Mary Ocean Liner crisis stops work
Tragedy comes to Clydeside. On 10th December 1931, almost exactly a year after signing of the contract for the construction of Hull Number 534, know as Queen Mary Ocean Liner

Queen Mary Ocean Liner work begins
Full Steam Ahead. John Brown & Company in Clydebank in Scotland, begin the major task of constructing Queen Mary Ocean Liner then know as Hull Number 534

HMS Douglas, British destroyer, WW1
HMS Douglas (D90), British destroyer, Scott class flotilla leader, seen here at Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, prior to launching on 8 June 1918. (1 of 2) Date: 1918

Japanese battleship Shikishima, Blackwall, London
Platform and cradle for the launch of the Japanese battleship Shikishima from the Thames Iron Works, Blackwall, SE London. Date: 1898

insert Date: 1936

Royal visit to Clydeside
Workers at the Fairfield Shipbuilding Yard cheer the arrival of King George V and Queen Mary (not in picture) during a royal visit to Glasgow Date: July 1914

Aerial view of Hog Island, Philadelphia, USA. It was set up in 1917 for shipbuilding during World War One, and demolished in 1921

Launch of Cunarder, Aquitania, by G. H. Davis
The launch of the year. First drawings of the gigantic Cunarder, the Aquitania, in the process of being built on the Clyde. Above: a cross section

Turbine Makers Left-hand Panel of Triptych shipbuilding i
Turbine Makers (1904 - 24) (Left-hand Panel of Triptych Shipbuilding in Belfast ). Staples, Sir Robert Ponsonby Bt. 1853-1943. Date: 1904 - 1924

Bangor Boat Right-hand Panel of Triptych shipbuilding in
Bangor Boat (1904 - 24) (Right-hand Panel of Triptych Shipbuilding in Belfast ). Staples, Sir Robert Ponsonby Bt. 1853-1943. Date: 1904 -1924

Liner on Stocks Central Panel of Triptych shipbuilding in
Liner on Stocks (1904 - 24) (Central Panel of Triptych Shipbuilding in Belfast ). Staples, Sir Robert Ponsonby Bt. 1853-1943. Date: 1904-24

Shipbuilding in Singapore Date: circa 1910s

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