Shipyards Ocean liner

rms celtic under construction @ harland , wolff shipyard in belfast

the british , germans famed in shipbuilding during great era of ocean liners. in ireland, harland & wolff shipyard of belfast particularly innovative , succeeded in winning trust of many shipping companies, such white star line. these gigantic shipyards employed large portion of population of cities , built hulls, machines, furnitures , lifeboats. among other well-known british shipyards swan, hunter & wigham richardson, builder of rms mauretania, , john brown & company, builder of rms lusitania.

germany had many shipyards on coast of north sea , baltic sea, including blohm & voss , ag vulcan stettin. many of these shipyards destroyed during world war ii. however, managed recover , continue building ships.

other nations

in france, major shipyards included chantiers de penhoët in saint-nazaire, known building ss normandie. shipyard merged ateliers et chantiers de la loire shipyard form chantiers de l atlantique shipyard, known building many famous ships, including rms queen mary 2. france had major shipyards on shores of mediterranean sea.

italy , netherlands had shipyards capable of building large ships (for example, fincantieri).