"Whale Piers for Mulberry Harbours" - article issued by Braithwaite & Co, West Bromwich & Newport, 1945
The West Bromwich based engineering company of Braithwaite were an important fabrication and bridge building concern and so, in many ways, it is unsurprising that they were involved in the massive engineering project that delivered the famous "Mulberry Harbours" that played such a part in the 1944 Allied landings in Normandy. This is the cover of a reprinted article from Welding Magazine issued in August 1945 detailing the work carried out under Braithwaite's parent company status at their West Midlands and Newport works, as well as those of over 40 local concerns including John Thompson's of Dudley and Wolverhampton. The image shows the 'whale' pier in use at Arromanches, one of the sites the Mulberry Harbours were deployed at to support the invasion.
"Whale Piers for Mulberry Harbours" - article issued by Braithwaite & Co, West Bromwich & Newport, 1945
The West Bromwich based engineering company of Braithwaite were an important fabrication and bridge building concern and so, in many ways, it is unsurprising that they were involved in the massive engineering project that delivered the famous "Mulberry Harbours" that played such a part in the 1944 Allied landings in Normandy. This is the cover of a reprinted article from Welding Magazine issued in August 1945 detailing the work carried out under Braithwaite's parent company status at their West Midlands and Newport works, as well as those of over 40 local concerns including John Thompson's of Dudley and Wolverhampton. The image shows the 'whale' pier in use at Arromanches, one of the sites the Mulberry Harbours were deployed at to support the invasion.