Re: Glasgow is the Clyde ....

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A decent haul but far short of the output of US shipyards that year.

Keith

Interesting statistic ... for one mid-war year ... but presumably the
book's claim is for the aggregate of 'during the War' (1939~1945)
compared to 'American shipyards' (1941/2(?) ~ 1945).
What were the aggregate numbers ?


I've pointed you to the source !

Keith

AIUI; Eugene cited 'a book' which made a claim of Clyde-side versus
'American shipyards'?
You cited a database for Clyde-side built ships.
That's half of the two 'sides'.
Where did you 'point .. to the (other) source'?

BTW; as a Liverpudlian, who watched Cammel-Lairds launchings, you haven't
got any invested interest; but, as does Eugene;- "I wonder how much truth
the statement holds".

I'm not sure that the source Keith quotes has all the shipyard outputs
- I seem to recall looking there some time back and seeing a
disclaimer about having all the records. There were 14 miles of
shipyards up and down the Clyde. Even in the sixties I think
something like more than 1/2 a million were employed there.

Personally I do think the book is either exaggerating or quoting a
local urban legend. The author was better known for his crime and
science fiction novels, I believe.


Eugene L Griessel

Power is the by-product of understanding.
Jacob Bronowski
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