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Excerpt from The Shipbuilding Industry Its History, Practice, Science and Finance Frontispiece Facing Page Double-Bottom Steamer On The Stocks At Messrs. John Brown And CO.s, Clydebank. 52 Diagram Illustrating The Evolution Of The Cunard Liner From 1840 To 1905 . 68 Cunard Liner Campania On The Stocks At Fairfield 74 Interior Of Experimental Tank At Messrs. William Denny And Bros., Dumbarton. 82 Model Truck In Messrs. William Denny And Bros. Ex-Perimental Tank. 86 Frame-Bending Blocks And Plate-Bending Machine. 90 Cunard Liner Caronia On Stocks At Messrs. John Brown And CO.s, Clydebank, Showing Cellular Bottom And Side Framing. 92 Punching, Shearing, And Flanging Machines. 96 Riveting By Hand And By Hydraulic And Pneumatic Power. 100 Crane Equipment Over Building Berths. 106 Fitting-Out Crane Of Hammer Or Cantilever Typb. Il 8 Turret Steamer In Frame At Messrs. William Doxford And Sons, Sunderland. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ... the shipbuilding industry chapter I ancient ships and early steamers T) Y what means prehistoric man, or even men in _J the antediluvian age, crossed rivers or navigated lakes, forms an inquiry which has had resistless 'fascination for studious minds all down the course of time, and much learning has been expended in de 'ciphering, from ancient sculptures or rock-drawings; from Saga and Edda literature; and from exhumed relics discovered from time to time in various parts, precise information on primeval man's medium of water transport, and on the subsequent evolution of the raft, the dug-out, the coracle, the canoe, the rowing galley, the sailing ship for coasting and oversea service. We can only here, in the most superficial way possible, touch on outstanding and comparatively modern features of such lines of inquiry. Canoes, hollowed out by fire and by stone implements from the solid tree-trunk, have been found, more or less completely preserved, in many parts of the world, and in some of the more uncivilised parts F B these may still be seen in use, as will also the " coracle" or boat made of wickerwork with a covering of hide. The coracle of Wales is well known, and in western Ireland the " curragh" is still in use; while in South America, and other parts of the world, the balsa, made of reeds elaborately woven, and rendered watertight by pitch or bituminous substances, are considered quite worthy of modern ingenuity and skill in producing. Ancient canoes have repeatedly been found on the banks of British rivers, notably on the Clyde, where so recently as the autumn of 1903 one was unearthed at Dalmuir while excavations were proceeding in connection with Glasgow's new sewage works. When and where it was, precisely, that boat