Ruth Patterson
A blog about Henry Robb's Ltd. Shipbuilders and repairers from 1918 to 1984 at Leith.
All comments, corrections and extra information very welcome as this blog is the starting point towards my writing a book about the yaird, the workers and the ships of Robb's.
My personal interest? The Henry Robb who started the firm was my great grandfather.
Henry Robb Shipyard
Tag Archives: welding/riveting debate
Build the ships – chapter three – The Shipyards Turn to War
In my view, this is where things start to get particularly interesting, as the author turns his attention to the range and output of the hundreds of yards which contributed ships of all shapes and sizes to WWII and describes the changes which took place to methods of shipbuilding due to wartime needs. Continue reading →
Posted in British War Ships, Shipbuilding, Shipyards, WWII
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