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Clydebank Collection

Background imageClydebank Collection: Installing Turbines

Installing Turbines
circa 1911: Huge turbine engines being hoisted into position for fitting to the Cunard luxury liner Aquitania during her construction at a Clydebank shipyard owned by John Brown and Company

Background imageClydebank Collection: Liner 534

Liner 534
The bows of the new Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary during her construction at the John Brown & Co shipyard, Clydebank. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageClydebank Collection: Queen Marys Bow

Queen Marys Bow
A view of the bow of the Cunard liner codenamed 534 the day before her official launch on Clydebank, when she was named the SS Queen Mary. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageClydebank Collection: Aquitania Component

Aquitania Component
A giant condenser is hoisted up to its position on board the Cunard liner Aquitania during its construction at the John Brown & Company shipyard, Clydebank

Background imageClydebank Collection: The Aquitania

The Aquitania
circa 1913: The Cunard liner Aquitania nears completion at the John Brown & Co shipyard on Clydebank. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageClydebank Collection: The Aquitania

The Aquitania
circa 1912: The Cunard liner Aquitania under construction at the John Brown & Company shipyard, Clydebank. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageClydebank Collection: The Queens Bows

The Queens Bows
27th September 1938: The bows of the liner Queen Elizabeth before its launching ceremony at John Browns shipyard in Clydebank, Glasgow. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageClydebank Collection: Almost Ready

Almost Ready
5th March 1936: The great transatlantic passenger liner SS Queen Mary nears completion at a shipyard on Clydebank, Scotland

Background imageClydebank Collection: Scottish Shipbuilding

Scottish Shipbuilding
An inspection of the midship framing forming the hull of the Cunard luxury liner Aquitania, under construction at the Clydebank shipyard owned by John Brown & Company

Background imageClydebank Collection: The Caronia

The Caronia
14th May 1947: The new Cunard liner Caronia, under construction at Clydebank. The Caronia weighed 34, 183 gross tons and was capable of carrying her 930 passengers at a speed of 22 knots.The Caronia

Background imageClydebank Collection: Queen Mary

Queen Mary
3rd March 1936: The giant Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary in her fitting-out basin at Clydebank, Glasgow, where she is nearing completion

Background imageClydebank Collection: Scottish Shipbuilding

Scottish Shipbuilding
29th May 1913: The Cunard luxury liner Aquitania under construction at John Brown & Companys Clydebank yard. The Aquitania took three years to build and was launched in 1914 weighing 45

Background imageClydebank Collection: Building Aquitania

Building Aquitania
21st December 1911: The Cunard luxury liner Aquitania under construction at John Brown & Companys shipyard at Clydebank near Glasgow

Background imageClydebank Collection: Riveting Work during the construction of the Cunard luxury liner Aquitania

Riveting Work during the construction of the Cunard luxury liner Aquitania
circa 1911: Construction workers using hydraulic riveting machinery during the construction of the Cunard luxury liner Aquitania at the Clydebank shipyard owned by John Brown & Company

Background imageClydebank Collection: Shipbuilding Yard

Shipbuilding Yard
circa 1911: Construction of the Cunard luxury liner Aquitania at John Brown & Companys Clydebank shipyard. The Aquitania took three years to build and was launched in 1914 weighing 45

Background imageClydebank Collection: Building A Liner

Building A Liner
circa 1911: The Cunard luxury liner Aquitania under construction at John Brown & Companys Clydebank shipyard. The Aquitania took three years to build and was launched in 1914 weighing 45

Background imageClydebank Collection: Scottish Shipyard

Scottish Shipyard
circa 1911: The Cunard luxury liner Aquitania surrounded by scaffolding while under construction at the Clydebank shipyard owned by John Brown & Company

Background imageClydebank Collection: After The Launch

After The Launch
27th September 1938: The Cunard White Star liner Queen Elizabeth approaching the fitting out basin after being launched at the John Brown shipyard in Clydebank, Glasgow


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