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29th September 2017, 08:25 AM
#11
Re: Cammell Laird Bid for Newbuild Warships.
What a sad state of affairs when we can't make steel to build our ships.
Regards.
Jim.B.
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29th September 2017, 11:21 AM
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Re: Cammell Laird Bid for Newbuild Warships.
we can roll the frame but not the plate , Consett Iron Company , we were taken there as apprentices to watch how it was done, British Steel shut it in 1980 , I believe Dalzell Steel near Glasgow has some capacity , It is owned by Liberty not Tata. Scunthorpe is mothballed regarding plate , but rolls joist etc . SAD but lack of demand shut it down , we buy from Germany instead
Rob Page R855150 - British & Commonwealth Shipping ( 1965 - 1973 ) Gulf Oil -( 1973 - 1975 ) Sealink ( 1975 - 1986 ) 
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