Clyde Built - A Short History
Created | Updated Jan 28, 2002
This is a "work in progress" and is my first Alpha post, to see if I understand Guide markup Launguage? So, as such, should not be read! If you should stumble upon this article... please be kind to me...
Clyde Built... a term known throughout the World to guarantee that a ship was well constructed, sturdy and reliable! A term that is still used today to talk about the ships built Oan ra Clyde1The Early Years
The story of shipbuilding on The Clyde goes back to the earliest darkest days of history! When Mr. Ug first thought of sailing ships then was born the Clyde Shipbuilding Industery.
The Golden Age
The Golden Age of Clyde Shipbuilding came about because of three (almost) simultaneous breakthroughs.
- Dredging of The Clyde
- Steampower
- Iron Ships
Whilst The (Lower) Clyde had a vigorous, and profitable, industry building wooden ships, these factors opened The (Upper) Clyde to The Empire; and so heralded The Golden Age of Clyde Built. Who can not name at least three famous Ships built on The Clyde (The Queens)2,
The Declining Years
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The Clyde Today
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1Glaswegian for On the Clyde, throughout this article, the reader will find some terms written in the Glaswgian or Scottish dialect; I will use footnotes to explain these terms. (To those not privileged enough to be a Scot!) 2The famous Cunard Liners, The Queen Mary, The Queen Elizabeth and The Queen Elizabeth the Second (QEII), all built at John Brown's in Clydebank.
