From 1909 up until the Spanish Civil War, the naval construction in Spain was monopolized by the Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval - (SECN) also Spanish Society for Naval Construction (SECN) was largely owned by the British (John Brown and Vickers-Armstrong[1]), and therefore almost all ships were designed after Royal Navy vessels. It is interesting to note that many British technical advisors continued to work in the Spanish shipbuilding yards, workshops, foundries and dry docks (on both sides) during the war. [2]
Contents |
SECN Shipyards before 1939/45
See also
References
- ^ "SPANISH NAVY: Huge Contract in British Hands" (1909) The Manchester Guardian, 1st February 1909, Page 12: Manchester <<... Vickers, Armstrong and Brown... it has been determined to put down a new shipyard at Ferrol in Spain... Mr A J Campbell... has been appointed manager of the Ferrol yard... Mr Peter Muir ... has been appointed assistant manager. A considerable number of expert shipbuilders have sign on to go to Spain... there is a reason to believe that employment will be found to some hundreds of British shipbuilders, engineers, electricians, and other tradesmen in the new Spanish yard for several years to come.>> (English)
- ^ "Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval" (SECN - Spanish Corporation of Naval Construction) @ Warships of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) (English)
External links
- NAVANTIA Spanish Company, Leader in Military Shipbuilding
- The British School @ Ferrol (1909-1936)
- Warships of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- Traveller's Guide of Europe: Ferrol c.1919
- Green Tourism in Northern Spain 2005
- Ferrol in pictures 1960s
- Offshore Technology design and made in Ferrol 2004
 |
This Spanish history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This naval article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This Spanish corporation or company article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
