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We do a lot of handwringing in the UK over our slow de-industrialisation.
I think 1840 is the date typically used as the 'start' of the UK's Industrial Revolution,
so we had a good hundred years,
and,
since, we've been losing out to other Nations.
One of those Nations, always used as an example of how the UK has declined, is South Korea.
http://splash247.com/sungdong-verge-liquidation/
Sungdong only started building (complete) ships in 2004,
got into the Top10 worldwide,
and is now on the verge of liquidation.