Spanish shipbuilding and submarine delays

How would you rate the current state of Spanish shipbuilding compared with 50 and 80 years ago?

Spanish shipbuilding is active and better than 80 years ago, but probably less strong than 50 years ago, with submarine construction showing the cost of interrupted expertise.

Spanish shipbuilding remains active and is assessed as stronger than 80 years earlier, although probably weaker than 50 years earlier. Submarine construction illustrates the cost of stopping work and later trying to recover specialist expertise. Isaac Peral is cited as having been laid down in 2007, launched in 2021, and commissioned in 2023. The next boat's interval from a 2009 laying-down to a 2025 launch was even longer. Later boats laid down in 2010 and 2011 were still being discussed against expected service dates of 2028 and 2029. These extended timelines contrast with the repeated submarine construction cycles possible in countries that maintain continuous production.