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A View of the Ship Room in Clydebank Museum
The Ship Room

 

Clydebank Museum tells the story of a town that became world famous for building ships like the HMS Vanguard, the passenger liner QE2, and the Royal Yacht Britannia. By 1899, John Brown Shipyards employed over 2,000 people, dominating the town, and launching ships such as the Lusitania which, at the time (1907), was the largest in the world.  The Ship Model Room gives visitors to the museum the chance to experience what life was like in the shipyard for the men and women who worked there.

A model of the HMS Vanguard shows the craftsmanship of the ship model-maker and highlights the scale of the real ships and the skills needed in shipbuilding.

 

A short leaflet, produced for Clydebank Museum, details the many incarnations of HMS Vanguard.

Find out more about this and other available Education Resources from Cultural Services.