Vickers' Master Shipbuilder: Sir Le..., Shore, Leslie M 9781903599174 BRAND NEW

Sir Leonard Redshaw (1911-1989) was one of the most innovative British shipbuilders of the twentieth century. A pioneer in Britain of welded submarine and ship construction, under his command, the Vickers Barrow shipyard launched the world\u2019s first all-welded passenger liner; the first British liner having all-welded aluminium superstructure; Britain\u2019s first nuclear submarine; the nation\u2019s first Polaris submarine; the first 100,000 ton tanker built in Europe; the first Type 42 destroyer; and the Royal Navy\u2019s first command cruiser. He was knighted in 1972 for services to exports. He further initiated Vickers\u2019 diversification into offshore and subsea engineering. Possessed with foresight, a decision maker, and self confident, he led from the front particularly so in a crisis. Sir Leonard was also an out-spoken antagonist regarding the nationalisation of the shipbuilding industry in 1976. Nationalisation took from Vickers Limited its aircraft and shipbuilding int.