British Shipbuilders
1977–2013 British public corporation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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British Shipbuilders (BS) was a public corporation that owned and managed the shipbuilding industry in Great Britain from 1977 through the 1980s. Its head office was at Benton House in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
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Industry | Shipbuilding Marine engineering Naval architecture |
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Founded | 1 September 1977 |
Defunct | 1989 (De facto) 2013 (De jure) |
Fate | Assets liquidated |
Headquarters | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
Number of employees | 87,000 (1977) 62,000 (1982) 5,000 (1987) |
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