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Maritime History => Shipbuilding and shipyards => Topic started by: CAT on October 29, 2019, 07:34:12 PM

Title: Gravesend shipbuilding
Post by: CAT on October 29, 2019, 07:34:12 PM

Not technically a ship yard, but I have these two images of ship building/repairing at Gravesend

Title: Re: Gravesend shipbuilding
Post by: Smiffy on October 29, 2019, 09:13:09 PM

Looks like we might be looking at some old landing craft here. Do you have a date on these photo's?

Title: Re: Gravesend shipbuilding
Post by: CAT on October 30, 2019, 06:44:03 AM

I think you are right Smiffy, and I wondered if they were being broken up and not repaired? Certainly one of them appears still to have its military markings. The date would be late 1940-early 1950's.

Title: Re: Gravesend shipbuilding
Post by: stuartwaters on October 30, 2019, 08:30:33 AM

Both Gravesend and Northfleet have a history of shipbuilding. A quick glance at the list of warships built in commercial shipyards under the Kent Built Vessels board will show you just how active the industry was in the area - and those lists just show the warships, never mind the merchant vessels of all shapes and sizes.