British Shipbuilding 1500 to 2010 is the statistical choice for readers interested in company structures, industrial geography and tabulated data. Its 1910 figures count 104 British companies registered to build ships large enough for oceanic trade. The top eighteen companies together had authorised capital of about £24.8 million, a measure of the industry's scale at the time. A second, more narrative history offers an accessible overview. The pair serve different research needs: one maps the industry in depth, while the other supplies a readable route into the subject.
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Two routes into British shipbuilding history
A book discussion distinguishes a statistical reference work from a narrative overview of British shipbuilding.