Shipbuilding on the Clyde

www.scotland-guide.co.uk/
ALL_AREAS_IN_SCOTLAND/
Glasgow/City/Shipbuilding/
Shipbuilding_articles.htm

Information Level D

The History of Shipbuilding on the Clyde.

What were the reasons for the success of the shipbuilding industry on the Clyde?
Why did the shipbuilding industry go into decline?

http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/
subjects/shipbuilding.html

Information Level D/E

Biographies of important Glasgow men involved in shipbuilding and engineering.

Who was John Elder?
Why was James R Napier important?

www.mitchelllibrary.org/
virtualmitchell/index.php?a=subject

Photo Information Level C

Engineering
Shipbuilding
Ships

Look at old photos about shipbuilding and engineering.

www.baesystemseducationprogramme.com/
heritageresource/v2/pdf/ships.pdf

Information Level D/E

From BAE SYSTEMS.
Scottish engineers in history.
The development of the steam engine that lead to the Clyde ship building industry.

Worksheets to print and complete.

www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/index.asp

Information Level D

Shipping and ship building news from Clydeside.
A list of the ships built by Clyde Shipping Company and what has happened to them now.

Which ships were launched on the Clyde on this day in history?
Go to Clydebuilt & Active or Static Ships to
find out the vessel name, the date built, shipbuilder, type of boat and status now.

www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/
scotlandonfilm/ media_clips/
index_topic.shtml?
topic=work&subtopic=shipyards

Film information Level C

Old film clips of shipbuilding on the Clyde from 1930s – 2002.

Watch video clips of Glasgow shipyards and docks.

www.clydesite.co.uk/articles/
bad_launches.asp

Information Level D

Articles on shipbuilding to read

What happens when ship launches really do go wrong?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/
glasgow_and_west/6420269.stm

Information Level D

News about Clyde shipbuilding from the BBC.

Why are Ferguson shipbuilders facing an uncertain future?

www.fergusonshipbuilders.com/index.html
Information Level D

The Ferguson Shipbuilding website.                          

Find out about previous ships built, current ships being built and a history of the firm.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/
glasgow_and_west/6422009.stm

Information Level D

A BBC article from March 2007 when 99 jobs at the Ferguson Shipyard were at risk.

Should the Government put more money into the shipbuilding industry to save jobs? What do you think?