In pictures: Britain’s shipbuilding legacy

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  A broken light at the Govan Graving Docks in Glasgow, Scotland. BAE is looking at an option to consolidate production in a single site at Scotstoun. That would mean that shipbuilding in Govan, above, would end. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters

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  A welder works on a section of a Royal Navy aircraft carrier in Govan – one of the two remaining big shipyards in Glasgow. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters

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  Showy entertainment venues, museums and new housing blocks have replaced many of the shipyards that once lined the River Clyde. Above, the Hydro arena is seen at dusk in Glasgow. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters

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  A seagull sits on a sculpture titled ‘Mudlarks’ at sunset in Portsmouth. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters

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  A fisherman works in Portsmouth. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters

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  A woman walks past the closed entrance of the South Parade Pier in Portsmouth. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters

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  Jason Kavanagh works on a boat at the Galgael Trust in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters

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  BAE announced in November that it planned to lay off 1,775 ship workers across the UK. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters

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  Cranes are seen at the BAE yard in Govan on a misty morning. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters

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  Youths ride a bike near the seafront in Portsmouth. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters

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  A man looks out a window in Govan, Glasgow. Glasgow now promotes itself instead as a financial and commercial hub - although it still struggles with high unemployment. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters

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  BAE is looking at an option to consolidate production in a single site at Scotstoun. That would mean that shipbuilding in Govan, above, would end. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters

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  New housing developments are seen in Govan, which has undergone a multi-million regeneration project after parts of it were left derelict following the decline of shipbuilding. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters

The British shipbuilding industry has been through a turbulent time after defence contractor BAE Systems announced in November that it planned to lay off 1,775 ship workers across the UK. The cuts signal the end of more than 500 years of shipbuilding in Portsmouth on England’s south coast.