shipbuilding

(noun)

The construction of ships.

Related Terms

Examples of shipbuilding in the following topics:

  • Commerce in the New England Colonies

    • They funded sawmills that supplied cheap wood for houses and shipbuilding.
    • By the mid-18th century in New England, shipbuilding was a staple.

  • New England Society

    • They funded sawmills that supplied cheap wood for houses and shipbuilding.
    • By the mid-18th century in New England, shipbuilding became a staple industry as the British crown often turned to the cheap, yet strongly built American ships.
    • The coastal ports began to specialize in fishing, international trade, and shipbuilding—and, after 1780, in whaling.

  • A Growing Society

    • The coastal ports began to specialize in fishing, international trade, and shipbuilding—and, after 1780, in whaling.

  • The Economy of the Middle Colonies

    • Abundant forests attracted both the lumbering and shipbuilding industries to the Middle Colonies.

  • The Consumer Revolution

    • By the 18th century, regional patterns of development had become clear; the New England colonies relied on shipbuilding and sailing to generate wealth while plantations (many using slave labor) in Maryland, Virginia, and the Carolinas grew tobacco , rice, and indigo.

  • Modern Warfare

    • At sea, the greatest innovation was the introduction of ironclad warships, facilitated by the development of heavy naval guns, more sophisticated steam engines, and advances in metallurgy that made steel shipbuilding possible.

  • The Diversity of Workers

    • The Metal Trades Department engaged in some organizing of its own, primarily in shipbuilding, where unions such as the Pipefitters, Machinists and Iron Workers joined together through local metal workers' councils to represent a diverse group of workers.

  • A Growing Population and Expanding Economy in British North America

    • Along with agriculture, fishing, and logging, New England became an important mercantile and shipbuilding center, serving as the hub for trade between the southern colonies and Europe.

  • Coral Sea and Midway

    • After Midway, and the exhausting attrition of the Solomon Islands campaign, Japan's shipbuilding and pilot training programs were unable to keep pace in replacing their losses while the U.S. steadily increased its output in both areas.

  • The Great Migration and the "Promised Land"

    • African Americans made substantial gains in industrial employment, particularly in the steel, automobile, shipbuilding, and meatpacking industries.