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69KD Sri Inderapura - USS Spartanburg County (LST-1192)
When I went to Pangkor few months back. I was fascinated with KD Sri Inderapura which was one of the largest ship anchored at the Lumut Naval Base. It was built on 7 February 1970, at National Steel and...
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83Margaret Thatcher
MARGARET THATCHER Margaret Hilda Thatcher was born on 13 October 1925 in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Her father had two grocery stores and was a Methodist. She read chemistry in Oxford and trained as a...
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48Shipbuilding history
I am just 'young' enough to remember the great days of shipbuilding in my home city of Glasgow, in Scotland. It used to be that the title "Clyde built" was a mark of extremely good workmanship. It was...
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56Stud Welding
Stud welding is a one step, versatile metal fastening system used often in shipbuilding and industrial construction, although the applications for its use seem endless. During the stud welding process, which...
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80SS Great Eastern: Brunel's Greatest Triumph or Folly?
To modern sensibilities the SS Great Eastern looks like a strange hybrid. That's because she was part modern steamship, paddle steamer and sailship at the same time. She had all these means of propulsion...
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