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Pritchard, James S., 1939-
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Shipbuilding industry -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
Shipbuilding -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Transportation.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Canada.
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Pritchard, James S., 1939-
Shipbuilding industry -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
Shipbuilding -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Transportation.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Canada.
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A
bridge
of
ships
:
Canadian
shipbuilding
during
the
Second
World
War
/ James Pritchard.
by
Pritchard, James S., 1939-
McGill-Queen's University Press, c2011.
Call #:
940.545971 P961b
Subjects
Shipbuilding
industry -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
Shipbuilding
-- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
World
War
, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean.
World
War
, 1939-1945 -- Transportation.
World
War
, 1939-1945 -- Canada.
ISBN:
9780773538245 (hc.)
0773538240 (hc.)
Description:
xxv, 438 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-417) and index.
Summary:
"Before 1939, Canada's
shipbuilding
industry had been moribund for nearly two decades - no steel-hulled, ocean-going vessel had been built since 1921.
During
the
Second
World
War
, however, Canada's
shipbuilding
program became a major part of the nation's industrial effort. Shipyards were expanded and more than a thousand warships and cargo
ships
were constructed as well as many more thousands of auxiliary vessels, small boats, and other craft. A large ship-repair program also began. In A
Bridge
of
Ships
James Pritchard tells the story of the rapidly changing circumstances and forceful personalities that shaped government
shipbuilding
policy. He examines the ownership and expansion of the shipyards and the role of ship repairing, as well as recruitment and training of the labour force. He also tells the story of the struggle for steel and the expansion of ancillary industries. Pritchard provides a definitive picture of Canada's wartime ship production, assesses the cost (more than $1.2 billion), and explains why such an enormous effort left such a short-lived legacy. The story of Canada's
shipbuilding
industry is as astonishing as that of the nation's wartime navy. The personnel of both expanded more than fifty times, yet the history of wartime
shipbuilding
remains virtually unknown. With the disappearance of the
Canadian
shipbuilding
industry from both the land and memory, it is time to recall and assess its contribution to Allied victory"--Provided by publisher.
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