Shipbuilding
by Roger Baker
The story of shipbuilding in Cumbria has attracted much attention from enthusiasts, and you are recommended to find out more by following the links to the web sites below. Don't forget to come back here once your appetite has been satisfied!
Click on www.submarineheritage.com/index.html or www.submariners.co.uk to learn more about the building of submarines at Barrow-in-Furness.
Click on www.dockmuseum.org.uk and follow the link to the Vickers photographic archive for more on submarines and shipbuilding in general.
Visit www.mightyseas.co.uk for information about merchant sailing ships of the North West of England.
Click on this link to read about shipbuilding at Whitehaven