Naval suppliers in the 1946 annual

With extensive advertising restored after the lean wartime volume, the 1946 annual records naval production as well as fleet strength. Parsons links itself to marine turbines, while Yarrow, Swan Hunter, Hawthorn Leslie, and other yards display destroyers, battleships, and carriers. Supermarine and Fairey advertise naval aircraft ranging from Swordfish and Barracuda to Firefly and Firebrand, and Marconi represents the wireless sector. Brown Brothers' list of steering gear, aircraft accelerators, hydraulic pumps, and arrester equipment for Illustrious-class carriers shows how specialized suppliers supported a complete carrier system.