MODERN SHIPYARD TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT

After commenting on the immensity of the changes that have taken place in shipyards since the year 1950, the author goes on to review recent developments in shipyard technology and equipment. Those discussed have to do with steelwork, metal forming, welding and other joining methods, pipeworking, prefabrication and assembly, outfitting, shipyard lifts, and outfitting afloat. Lastly, the review looks at some of the major changes being made to modernize two very different shipyards in the UK--a Clydeside merchant shipyard and a state-owned naval dockyard facility for the construction of nuclear-powered submarines.