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'''Thames Ironworks''' was a British shipbuilder from the early 1800s with its yard at Blackwall.. | '''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.{{ | + | Laird's began with warship construction in the 1840s and was a leader in large vessels by 1885. Their primary yard was at Birkenhead.{{Burt|p. 9}} |
==Shipbuilding== | ==Shipbuilding== | ||
| − | Constructed ''Warrior'' in 1859. Its last major warship was | + | Constructed ''Warrior'' in 1859. Its last major warship was {{UK-Thunderer}} when it faced liquidation in 1912, thus ending major construction on the Thames.{{Burt|p. 9}} |
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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[[Category:British Shipbuilders]] | [[Category:British Shipbuilders]] | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
Revision as of 14:13, 19 September 2012
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 (2012). British Battleships of World War One. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781591140535. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
