Shipyard Collection (page 11)

Shipyards in the Gulf of Riga. Model made by A. Ferler (1837-1904). Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

Plan and elevation of the building of the shipyards of Barce
Gothic art. Plan and elevation of the building of the shipyards of Barcelona, started in 1275. Mari?time Museum. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

The dry dock. Barcelona. Engraving by Manchon. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1872. Colored

The Japanese Protected Cruiser Chiyoda
The Protected Cruiser Chiyoda of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) - which served in the First Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War and World War I. Built by J & G Thomson of Glasgow, Scotland

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

A German Shipyard Kiel
Inside a workshop at the German Imperial Shipyard, Kiel Date: 1900

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

Thames Shipyard
An early stage of battleship construction, England. Date: 1902

WW2 poster, Every Rivet a Bullet -- Speed the Ships. Showing a newly constructed ship on the slipway ready for launching. Date: 1941

WW2 poster, Allies in the Shipyards -- the workers portrayed above are all workers in the same British shipyard. With black and white photographs, and coloured flags of Allied countries on the left

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

Naval Shipyard, Invergordon, Ross-shire
Naval Shipyard, Invergordon, near Alness, Ross-shire, Scotland. Liners Mess - World War One Date: 1918

Shipyard Crane Accident, The Docks, Cumbria
Shipyard Crane Accident, The Docks, Barrow-in-Furness, near Walney Island, Cumbria, England. Showing the 150 ton cantilever crane before & after the accident Date: 1907

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, down the river Clyde
Queen Mary set out on its first voyage, from Clydebank John Browns shipyard where her interior was fitted out, down the river Clyde to Greenock Scotland, escorted by tugs to the sea

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, ready for journey down the Clyde
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, at her berth in Clydebank, ready to take her first journey down the river Clyde to Southampton, for her final fitting-out on 24 march 1936. Date: 1936

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, takes to the sea
With all the difficulties and dangers of her journey down the Clyde behind her, the Queen Mary enters for the firts time open sea which she was built for. 1936

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, entering dry dock at Southampton
Reaching Southampton the Queen Mary entered an enormous King George V graving drydock, at the time of construction in 1933, it was the largest graving dock in the world

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, ready for travel to Greenock
Front cover of Weekly Illustrated magazine, photograph showing the Queen Mary lying in the dock ay Clydebank in Scotland, from which she will have to be manoeuvred across the river into the mouth of

King Edward VIII visits Queen Mary Ocean Liner
Shortly before the liner leaves Clydebank in Scotland, for Southampton on her trials. King Edward VIII visits Queen Mary Ocean Liner, for the third time

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, 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

Building of the battleship Dreadnought
Construction of one of the Eight Dreadnoughts (battleships) being constructed in the early 20th century by the British, at Portsmouth dockyard. 1909

Women War Workers Fit Propellers. Women in shipyard fitting propellers Date: 1917

Paris, France - Arsenal and its shipyard. Date: circa 1600

WW2 poster, Every Rivet a Bullet, Speed the Ships. Showing a shipyard worker in action. Date: 1940s

Poster design, British and American shipping
Poster design, Britain and America have over two million tons more shipping today than in August 1942

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

RAF raid on German navy bases by G. H. Davis
The brilliant RAF raid on the German naval bases: a bomb hits a German battleship amidships. A German battleship attacked at Wilhelmshaven by a formation of British bombers swooping out of

Building merchant ships by G. H. Davis
How pre-fabricated sections are used in the building of merchant ships in British shipyards during the Second World War. Rapid construction of cargo vessels to make good the losses sustained by

The Shipyard at Night (1910). Burn, Gerald Maurice 1862-1945. Date: 1910

Entrance to the old shipyard in Izmit, Turkey Date: circa 1910

View of the Shipyard, Newport News, Virginia - with a decorative surround of seashells Date: 1912

Great Eastern on the stocks - Millwall
Great Eastern on the stocks at John Scott Russells shipyard at Millwall. Lithograph by John Wilson Carmichael

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