Author: Great Britain. Board of Trade. Shipbuilding Inquiry Committee 1965-1966Publisher:
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Languages : en
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Shipbuilding Inquiry Committee Report, 1965-1966
Author: Great Britain. Board of Trade. Shipbuilding Inquiry Committee 1965-1966Publisher:
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Languages : en
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Shipbuilding Inquiry Committee 1965-1966
Author: Shipbuilding Inquiry Committee 1965-1966 Report
Author: R. M. (chair) GeddesPublisher:
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Category : Shipbuilding industry
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
SHIPBUILDING INQUIRY COMMITTEE 1965-1966 REPORT
Author: Gran Bretagna. Board of TradePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Shipbuilding Inquiry Committee, 1965-1966. Report. Chairman: R. M. Geddes, etc
Author: Great Britain. Shipbuilding Inquiry CommitteePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 209
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Report, 1965-1966
Author: Great Britain. Shipbuilding Inquiry CommitteePublisher:
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Category : Shipbuilding
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Report of the Commission on American Shipbuilding
Author: United States. Commission on American ShipbuildingPublisher:
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Category : Shipbuilding
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Report
Author: Great Britain. Shipbuilding Inquiry Committee 1965-1966Publisher:
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Category : Shipbuilding
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Ships for All Nations
Author: Ian JohnstonPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1848322682
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 695
Book Description
“A worthy tribute to the John Brown company and to British shipbuilding . . . a joy to enthusiasts of the great ships of the past.”—Australian Naval Institute The Clydebank shipyard built some of the most famous vessels in maritime history—great transatlantic liners like Lusitania, Queen Mary and QE2, and iconic warships like the battlecruiser Hood, and Britain’s last battleship, HMS Vanguard. Starting life as J & G Thomson in 1847, the business acquired its more famous persona when taken over in 1899 by the Sheffield-based steelmaker John Brown & Co, which enhanced the yard’s existing reputation for turning out first-class products, both naval and mercantile. This book charts the fortunes of the company in terms of its business development, its management and personnel, as well as the great variety of ships it built during the century and a quarter of its existence. It also tells a wider story of the rise to world domination of the British shipbuilding industry and its eventual decline and collapse in the post-war decades, as reflected in the experience of John Brown. Written by an acknowledged authority on Clydeside shipbuilding, the book was originally published in a limited edition in 2000, but this reprint is entirely new and revised, although it retains all the original photographs from the yard’s own unrivaled collection. “Essential to anyone’s maritime collection.”—Sea Breezes “The profusely illustrated, beautifully produced and very detailed story of John Brown & Company.”—Army Rumour Service
Speedbird
Author: Robin HighamPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857733346
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
Between 1939 and 1946 BOAC (the British Overseas Airways Corporation) was the nationalised airline of Great Britain - and between 1946 and 1974 as such it exclusively operated all long-haul British flights. With its iconic 'Speedbird' logo and its central role in the glamorous 'jet age' of the 1950s and 1960s, BOAC achieved a near cult-status with admirers around the globe. Yet, to date there has been no comprehensive history of the organisation, covering its structure, fleet and the role it played in the critical events of the age - from World War II to the end of empire, a period when BOAC played a pivotal part in projecting British political power, even as that power was waning. During World War II, BOAC operated a limited wartime service and prepared for the return of commercial flight in the postwar era. But it was in the service of Britain's colonies - and latterly the process of decolonisation - that BOAC achieved its most pivotal role. The development of flight technology enabled much faster connections between Britain and her imperial possessions - as the colonies prepared for independence BOAC ferried diplomats, politicians and colonial administrators between London and the far-flung corners of Africa and Asia in much faster times than had previously been possible. In this book, acclaimed historian Robin Higham presents a unique comprehensive study of BOAC from the early jet travel of the de Havilland Comet and the Vickers VC10 to the dawn of supersonic passenger aviation. Highly illustrated and meticulously researched using previously unseen sources, this book will be essential reading for all aviation enthusiasts and anyone interested in the history of modern Britain.