Glasgow shipbuilding industry

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industrial sector shipbuilding industry

The Glasgow shipbuilding industry was a historically significant maritime manufacturing sector centered in Glasgow, Scotland, renowned for producing a large share of the world’s ships during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Clydeside heavy industry	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	industrial sector ⓘ shipbuilding industry ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Clyde shipbuilding industry ⓘ Clyde shipyards NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Clydebank NERFINISHED ⓘ Govan ⓘ Greenock NERFINISHED ⓘ Finnieston ⓘ surface form: Scotstoun
causeOfDecline	global competition ⓘ reduction in naval orders ⓘ technological change ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
declinePeriod	mid 20th century ⓘ
developedFrom	wooden shipbuilding on the River Clyde ⓘ
economicRole	key contributor to British exports ⓘ major employer in Glasgow ⓘ strategic asset for the British Empire ⓘ
hasPart	Alexander Stephen and Sons ⓘ Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company ⓘ John Brown & Company ⓘ surface form: John Brown & Company shipyard William Denny and Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ Govan shipyard ⓘ surface form: Yarrow Shipbuilders
heritage	commemorated in museums and maritime heritage sites on the Clyde ⓘ
historicalImportance	major center of world shipbuilding ⓘ symbol of Glasgow’s industrial heritage ⓘ
impact	development of Clydeside communities ⓘ formation of a strong shipbuilding trade union movement ⓘ urban growth of Glasgow ⓘ
influencedBy	Industrial Revolution ⓘ
knownFor	merchant ship construction ⓘ naval ship construction ⓘ ocean liner construction ⓘ producing a large share of the world’s ships ⓘ
locatedIn	Glasgow ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
locatedOn	River Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Glasgow shipbuilding industry self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Clydeside heavy industry
peakActivity	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
produced	battleships ⓘ cruisers ⓘ merchant cargo ships ⓘ ocean liners ⓘ passenger steamers ⓘ
significantPeriod	19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
used	iron hull construction ⓘ steam propulsion technology ⓘ steel hull construction ⓘ

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River Clyde → associatedWith → Glasgow shipbuilding industry ⓘ

Glasgow shipbuilding industry → partOf → Glasgow shipbuilding industry self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clydeside heavy industry