Leonard Redshaw
Sir Leonard Redshaw | |
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| Born | 15 April 1911 Ireleth, Cumbria, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Ship builder |
| Years active | 1927–1976 |
| Known for | Senior figure at Vickers ship yard |
Sir Leonard Redshaw (15 April 1911 – 29 April 1989) was a shipbuilder from Barrow-in-Furness, England.
Like his father, Redshaw became an
At Barrow, Redshaw oversaw the building of
The shipyard was highly profitable under his management, succeeding while other shipbuilding ventures were failing and becoming the major profit centre of the wider Vickers company. Despite this, Redshaw had a series of protracted disagreements with the ship builders' unions concerning the company's direction, and he was in turn critical of the unions' power.[1]
Redshaw published two books, British Shipbuilding-Welding (1947) and Application of Welding to Ship Construction (1962).[2]
Personal
Redshaw married Joan Mary (née White) in 1939. They had a daughter and a son.[2][3] He was a gliding enthusiast, logging over 3,000 hours in the air, and owner of several glider models.[3]
A biography of Redshaw, Vickers' Master Shipbuilder: Sir Leonard Redshaw by Leslie M. Shaw, was published in 2011 by Black Dwarf Publications.[1]
References
Further reading
- Shore, Leslie M. (2011). Vickers' Master Shipbuilder: Sir Leonard Redshaw. Lydney, Gloustershire: Black Dwarf Publications. ISBN 9781903599174.
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