Scrap & Build

Burrell, D.C.E.: 1983 World Ship Society UK, softcover 79 pages, with photos and details of each ship. An account of the British government's "Scrap & Build" scheme from the 1930s, which aimed to modernize the merchant fleet by scrapping older ships and replacing them with more efficient vessels. The book details the program's implementation, including the ships involved and their subsequent careers, within the context of economic recovery efforts during that period ISBN 0905617290 In very good condition