good old days of British ship building pics

johnakay · Post by **johnakay** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:47 pm

http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/guides/Wi ... ng_Process

Post by **Suzsmokeyallan** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:03 pm

Very good reading and photos John, everythings on a larger scale for sure. I like the first pic, theres a Red Atkinson parked there.

djfisher22 · Post by **djfisher22** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:30 pm

very cool.Love that stuff.

smokie · Post by **smokie** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:46 pm

Those are some big jugs!

chainsaw · Post by **chainsaw** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:08 pm

osha would have a field day. no safety glasses and all that metal being shaved off.

great pics of when men were men and worked for every penny they got!!!!

markj · Post by **markj** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:47 pm

As a fan of large ships it's very cool to see pics like that. Thanks for posting.

rngdng · Post by **rngdng** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:34 pm

I want to see the machines that made the machines they made the engines with!!!

It's amazing to see the way things were done, before all the robotics and CAD software.

Lane

H2RICK · Post by **H2RICK** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:12 am

Yep, shipbuilding certainly works on a much larger scale than WE are used to.
Interesting to see that the ships' crankshafts were built-up.....just like a stroker's.
Also interesting to see are pics of steam locomotive builders' erecting plants.
There are some big azz machines and tooling, etc, in those places. Not quite as big as the shipyard stuff but big enough. I, unfortunately, have no links to offer for such pics. I only have some magazines with the pics in 'em. I'm sure Google will come up with something for those interested.

muzza · Post by **muzza** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:49 pm

a lost world of British engineering........

The stewards wear white coats and hats, the men wear overalls and caps. Class pretensions even in the workshop!