{"product_id":"cammell-laird-volume-two","title":"Cammell Laird Volume Two","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSince its founding as an engine manufacturer in the 1820s, \u003cem\u003eCammell Laird\u003c\/em\u003e has had connections with the British and foreign navies.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Birkenhead shipbuilding yard has made many ships for the Royal Navy including many submarines, destroyers, dreadnoughts, aircraft carriers and cruisers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce an employer of thousands, the yard is empty of the noise of welders, riveters, joiners, engineers and the myriad other skilled tradesmen needed to build a ship but its history remains – one that reads like a roll of honour for the British Navy; \u003cem\u003eArk Royal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAudacious\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBirkenhead\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChester\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHardy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHogue\u003c\/em\u003e, HM\/S \u003cem\u003eThetis\u003c\/em\u003e, to name a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with many previously unpublished images, this will prove to be the definitive book on the most famous of the Cammell Laird-built Navy vessels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs well as British navy ships, the book includes a varied selection of foreign naval vessels from the Confederate blockade runner \u003cem\u003eAlabama\u003c\/em\u003e to many ships and submarines built for navies around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54240248987992,"sku":"9780752438740","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780752438740.jpg?v=1765325733","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/cammell-laird-volume-two","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}