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Constructed ''Warrior'' in 1859. Its last major warship was {{UK-Thunderer}} when it faced liquidation in 1912, thus ending major construction on the Thames.{{Burt1986|p. 9}} | Constructed ''Warrior'' in 1859. Its last major warship was {{UK-Thunderer}} when it faced liquidation in 1912, thus ending major construction on the Thames.{{Burt1986|p. 9}} | ||
Revision as of 23:55, 25 April 2018
Thames Ironworks was a British shipbuilder from the early 1800s with its yard at Blackwall..
Laird's began with warship construction in the 1840s and was a leader in large vessels by 1885. Their primary yard was at Birkenhead.[1]
Shipbuilding
Constructed Warrior in 1859. Its last major warship was Thunderer when it faced liquidation in 1912, thus ending major construction on the Thames.[2]
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Burt, R. A. (1986). British Battleships of World War One. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
