Shipyards

Scotland - and particularly the River Clyde - became a mainstay of the world's shipbuilding during the industrial revolution. At one time almost a fifth of the world's steel ships were launched on the river and the term "Clydebuilt" stood for quality and reliability. Those halcyon days are gone but shipbuilding continues to thrive in Scotland with Royal Navy ships being turned out both on the Clyde and at Rosyth on the River Forth.