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J. Samuel White & Co., Shipbuilders

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Description for J. Samuel White & Co., Shipbuilders Paperback. J. Samuel White & Co. was the oldest firm on the Admiralty List and built 252 ships for the Royal Navy alone. Illustrated with photographs of the company's products, this title tells the story of J. Samuel White and its subsidiary concerns, a business which earned the slogan: 'White's-built - well-built!'. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 418.

J. Samuel White & Company was the oldest firm on the Admiralty List and built 252 ships for the Royal Navy alone. The yard’s closure in 1966 ended 300 years of shipbuilding during which time the company had gained acclaim from mercantile and naval customers alike. Famed early on for fast Revenue cutters and naval brigs, in its final years Royal Navy destroyers earned it great distinction. Highly innovative, it developed and patented many pioneering products while other innovations included semi-diesel engines, heat exchangers, air conditioners and compressors, besides a range of marine thruster units. Not only did the company ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752466125
SKU
V9780752466125
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-4

About David L. Williams
DAVID L. WILLIAMS’s background is in professional industrial photography and technical publications. He was previously responsible for the entire aircraft and hovercraft in-service support operation of Westland Aerospace. He spent time working aboard lighthouse tenders and cable layers and is an Associate of the British Institute of Professional Photographers and member of the World Ship Society. He has written over ... Read more

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