Shipbuilding advertisements as evidence of the naval industrial base

The advertisements cover motor torpedo boats, Tribal-class destroyers, HMS Eskimo, HMS Belfast, and other contemporary vessels. Firms such as John I. Thornycroft, Parsons, Harland and Wolff, and Hatfields use particular ships to demonstrate their products and prestige. As historical evidence, these pages map the shipyards, propulsion specialists, and materials suppliers that supported British naval construction. They show how commercial advertising can illuminate the naval industrial base on the eve of the Second World War.