Queen Victoria.

[Jim Brady]

A very interesting post John.
Regards.
Jim.B.

[happy daze john in oz]

Similar situation in Singapore, many ships go there as costs kept low and the yards work 24/7 little wonder when they can compete on time an da t cost promised.

[vic mcclymont]

In the sixties and seventies in the UK you could organise a strike in the UK at the drop off a hat.
After the second World War the UK TUC set about organising the German Labour and setting up the German Unions.
They (the TUC) set a modern industrial democracy that it was nigh near impossible fro the workers to strike, there were long periods of discussions to take place between employers and employees before strikes were even discussed.
Striking in Germany was a last resort, not like the UK.
The TUC refused to countenance such an arrangement for the UK.

[hariandro]

Some work carried out aboard QV in Hamburg it's just a pity that we do not have a yard capable of carrying out this work here.
Regards.
Jim.B.
Three Queens liner Queen Victoria sets sail ahead of her visit to Liverpool in May - Liverpool Echo

Queen victoria as you said she carried out many things in navy in her period..I studied a book about queen victoria's era .In that how she developed uk's navy and her contribute over warships in Uk navy..she was marvelous actually in my point of view..

[Ivan Cloherty]

Hmmmmmmm?? #14, I think something has been lost in translation, possibly marbles!

[Jim Brady]

Reminds me,Queen Victoria very nice man.
Regards.
Jim.B.