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Riveting Work during the construction of the Cunard luxury liner Aquitania
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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. The Aquitania took three years to build and was launched in 1914 weighing 45, 647 gross tons. The last of the Atlantic four-stackers, she went on to become the longest-serving ship this century, retiring after 35 years of service which included war duty as an armed merchant cruiser, a troopship and a hospital. Shipyards dominated Clydebank and led to rapid industrial growth until demand faltered and the areas economy slumped in 1931 with unemployment levels reaching 65%. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
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1910 1919 Building Activity Business Clydebank Construction Industry Construction Site Construction Worker Crane Construction Machinery Cruise Ship Cunard Line Economy H Sea Cons Aquitania Human Role Hydraulic Platform Industrial Equipment John Brown Luxury Machinery Occupation Scotland Scotland Black Shipbuilder Shipyard Unemployment Used
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