Adjective modifier

• local: In 1877 the firm bought several steam ships from local shipbuilder William Gray.

• other: Irvine's was closed down for the final time, and the yards were used by other shipbuilders.

• only: Today the only shipbuilder still in operation on this stretch of the Clyde is further upstream at Port Glasgow.

• British: Modern plans of foreign warships were mainly provided by British shipbuilders supplying smaller countries.

• successful: Edward Withy had been a successful shipbuilder in Hartlepool since 1869.

• renowned: The ancient Egyptians were renowned shipbuilders and the Romans traveled along Red Sea shores.

Modifies a noun

• collection: Many foreign warships are also represented in the Merchant Shipbuilder collections.

Noun used with modifier

• merchant: Many foreign warships are also represented in the Merchant Shipbuilder collections.

• apprentice: New man at the helm for EA Scotland Evangelical Alliance Scotland has a new General Secretary - who is a former apprentice shipbuilder.

• master: He was classed as a master shipbuilder in 1840, at the early age of 20.

• family: He was also very interested in his family history and his ancestors the Banks family shipbuilders of Plymouth.