▁of ▁these ▁ship y ards ▁were ▁destroyed ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ; ▁some ▁managed ▁to ▁recover ▁and ▁continue ▁building ▁ships . ▁ ▁Other ▁nations ▁In ▁France , ▁major ▁ship y ards ▁included ▁Ch anti ers ▁de ▁Pen ho ë t ▁in ▁Saint - N az aire , ▁known ▁for ▁building ▁. ▁This ▁ship yard ▁merged ▁with ▁At el iers ▁et ▁Ch anti ers ▁de ▁la ▁Lo ire ▁ship yard ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Ch anti ers ▁de ▁l ' At lant ique ▁ship yard , ▁which ▁has ▁built ▁ships ▁including ▁. ▁France ▁also ▁had ▁major ▁ship y ards ▁on ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea . ▁ ▁Italy ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁also ▁had ▁ship y ards ▁capable ▁of ▁building ▁large ▁ships ▁( for ▁example , ▁F inc ant ieri ). ▁ ▁Sh ipping ▁companies ▁ ▁British ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁many ▁British ▁sh ipping ▁companies ; ▁two ▁were ▁particularly ▁distinguished : ▁C un ard ▁Line ▁and ▁White ▁Star ▁Line . ▁Both ▁were ▁founded ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁and ▁engaged ▁in ▁strong ▁competition ▁against ▁one ▁another , ▁possess ing ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁fast est ▁lin ers ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁that ▁financial ▁difficulty ▁caused ▁the ▁two ▁to ▁merge , ▁forming ▁C un ard ▁White ▁Star ▁Ltd . ▁The ▁P & O ▁also ▁occupied ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁business . ▁ ▁The ▁Royal ▁Mail ▁Ste am ▁Pack et ▁Company ▁operated ▁as ▁a