Shipbuilding 1947

[Harry Nicholson]

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I'm in awe of the mass of skills needed to construct a ship. And not a hard hat in sight in 1947. Only one pair of gloves to be seen.

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[Captain Kong]

Excellent Harry.

why can we not do it now.
Cheers
Brian

[happy daze john in oz]

How times have changed.
Way back UK, was renowned for shipbuilding, Sunderland where the family came from, was one of the biggest.
Now all gone.


Hard to believe but South Korea, a basket case in 1953 is now the worlds largest ship building nation.

[vic mcclymont]

Lithgow's and Court Line teamed up to assist the fledgling Korean Shipbuilders.
Lithgow's built two ankers for the Koreans and showed them how build ships n large sections.
Court Line subsidiary designed the layout of Abra d new shipyard, incorporating all the latest machinery and flow techniques.
Vic

[Tony Taylor]

Lithgow's and Court Line teamed up to assist the fledgling Korean Shipbuilders.
Lithgow's built two ankers for the Koreans and showed them how build ships n large sections.
Court Line subsidiary designed the layout of Abra d new shipyard, incorporating all the latest machinery and flow techniques.
Vic

Like Swan Hunter taught the Japs back in the thirties (or thereabouts).

[John Pruden]

we in this country seem to have missed the boat were ship building is concerned ? if anyone has watched korea ship building its like to the Americans with liberty ships during the ww2 some pieces 11000 tons in one lift we could not do it here we cant get the orders for them and fell well behind. only mostly our war ships or subs were secrecy is needed? jp

[happy daze john in oz]

I was quite surprised when in South Korea to discover their ship building ability.

But when one looks around at the docks in Busan it is easy to see how well they have done.
They have cranes, bigger than any I have seen before, to lift containers from the ships.

Busan is now the worlds fifth busiest cargo port on the world, only Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore and one other are bigger.

[Tony Taylor]

I was quite surprised when in South Korea to discover their ship building ability.

But when one looks around at the docks in Busan it is easy to see how well they have done.
They have cranes, bigger than any I have seen before, to lift containers from the ships.

Busan is now the worlds fifth busiest cargo port on the world, only Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore and one other are bigger.

Koreans need to look over their shoulder, in last few years they had so much work they were subbing it out to China.
China is catching up now, and the next round of some big LNG work is going to Chinese yards instead of Korea as they have demonstrated they can build to the required quality levels at cheaper price.

[happy daze john in oz]

Koreans need to look over their shoulder, in last few years they had so much work they were subbing it out to China.
China is catching up now, and the next round of some big LNG work is going to Chinese yards instead of Korea as they have demonstrated they can build to the required quality levels at cheaper price.

The Chinese already sub some work out to Cambodia as wages there are lower than in China.
Most of the clothing made in China is made in Cambodia in Chinese owned factories.

[Colin Wood]

Just for fun we have bought an MG. Family and friends thought we had lost our marbles as they only knew the TC TD TF series of roadsters. The modern vehicle is a small SUV designed in UK, but built in Thailand. Originally was to be built in China but price and quality not up to scratch. So having regressed 60 odd years am now terrorizing the Gold Coast in my MG.