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Image 1 — Shipbuilding at Govan Graving Docks

Image 2 — Shipbuilding at Govan Graving Docks

Shipbuilding at Govan Graving Docks

I’m just curious, been reading up about the Clyde’s shipbuilding heritage and wondered whether the Govan Graving Docks could have a similar revival to Inchgreen in Greenock, which in November last year saw a £20Mn investment from the UK govt for infrastructure renewal and training?

With 2 x 175m long by 22m wide and 1 x 200m long 25m wide docks, the derelict site could be used to relieve pressure on Scotstoun to fit out the Type 26 frigates if production is ramped up, just a thought! (I do realise there’s a plan for homes and a heritage vessel repair facility for the site, but surely with the increase in orders for British ships, added infrastructure would be beneficial)

u/AnyGeologist2960 — 3 days ago

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A Small Island in a Big War

In light of recent events, I couldn’t help but draw similarities between the last time Bahrain was properly attacked (not counting the singular Iraqi Scud in 1991) and the recent Iranian strikes.

In October 1940, at the height of WWII, 4 Italian aircraft flew in one of the longest bombing raids attempted at the time to strike Bahrain’s oil infrastructure. The attack itself caused limited physical damage, but the consequences for Bahrain were enormous.

As I went through historic documents and some really good blog posts discussing the event, what struck me most was how familiar some of the emotions sounded even across eighty years: fear of distant wars reaching us, uncertainty about the future, and the realisation that our small islands are never fully insulated from regional conflict.

So I ended up writing a full long-form article about it. Would genuinely love feedback, corrections, or family stories from anyone whose relatives remember wartime Bahrain.

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u/AnyGeologist2960 — 5 days ago