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.
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