Rosyth Dockyard & Naval Base Through Time

Through images and brief descriptions, this volume traces the history of the Rosyth dockyard and naval base in Scotland, which was started in 1909 due to the naval arms race between Britain and Germany and finished in 1919 when the HMS Zealandia entered dry dock there. The dockyard was used to refit warships and closed in 1925. It reopened in 1938 and served throughout World War II, was used to refit conventional and Polaris nuclear-armed submarines and other warships during the Cold War, and was acquired by Babcock International in 1997, becoming the first privatized dockyard in Britain. It is currently the site where the Royal Navy is assembling two new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. The book illustrates different parts of the dockyard and naval base during its history, various events, and the people who worked there. Annotation c2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Walter was born in Dunfermline on April 1962. He is a Fitter/Turner to trade having spent 14 years in Rosyth Dockyard. He also worked in the signalling centre at Waverley Station in Edinburgh as a Train Performance Clerk and within the main station as a Station Officer. He has been driving buses with Stagecoach Fife for 16 years working from Dunfermline depot. He is the owner of Fife's last Y-type Leyland Leopard FPE189, which is undergoing restoration. He is married and has two children.