{"product_id":"history-of-north-east-shipbuilding","title":"History of North East Shipbuilding","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew British industries have a history as dramatic as that of British shipbuilding. From a position of inferiority at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Britain rose rapidly to become the greatest shipbuilding power in the world. Year after year Britain built four out of every five ships launched throughout the world—a remarkable achievement for heavy industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe era of greatness, however, gave place to difficult times. First, there was the depression of the 1920s and 1930, when ship building suffered more than any other industry. Then, since the 1950s, there was greatly intensified foreign competition. The result being that British shipbuilders accounted for only one in ten of the world’s ships. Among the ships which were the pride of the Northeast, and which added excitement to its history, are the famous \u003ci\u003eTurbinia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMauretania\u003c\/i\u003e, and also great passenger liners like the \u003ci\u003eMonarch of Bermuda\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNorthern Star\u003c\/i\u003e. In war time, the Northeast produced great warships like the \u003ci\u003eArk Royal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eH.M.S. Agincourt\u003c\/i\u003e. The pioneering work continued with the building of the \u003ci\u003eClerk Maxwell\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eBritish Argosy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat would happen in the future? In the mid-1960s, the industry was undergoing a radical evolution to meet the new challenges ahead. Would it be enough? It was difficult to tell at that stage, but in this detailed analysis of the greatest shipbuilding area in the country—the Northeast—\u003ci\u003eThe History of North East Shipbuilding\u003c\/i\u003e (first published in 1968) shows the pattern of history and the possible direction of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57486859305304,"sku":"9781041405009","price":186.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/history-of-north-east-shipbuilding","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}