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ArmstrongWhitworth

Coventry, United Kingdom 1847 · 80 years STRUCTURE · PUBLIC

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🏭 DEFENSE INDUSTRY CLOSED · 1927

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01 / Overview

Armstrong Whitworth

Headquarters

Coventry, United Kingdom

Founded

1847 (80 years)

Dissolved

1927

Structure

Publicly traded

Portfolio

🏭Go to Product Catalog80 platforms→

🏛 CORPORATE STRUCTURE

Successor Vickers-Armstrongs

02 / Company Profile

COMPANY IDENTITY Publicly traded

1847 Founded · 80 years

Coventry, United Kingdom · ⚠ Closed (1927)

PRODUCTION POWER archive data

Weapons & Equipment Produced

Systems Supplied

Operator Countries

Conflict Service

PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN 9 categories

80 Produced

0 Supplied

Surface Combatants %61 49

Naval Weapon Systems %13 10

Artillery & Missile Systems %9 7

Mine Warfare & Patrol %6 5

Fighter & Attack Aircraft %4 3

Submarines %4 3

Carriers & Amphibious %1 1

Armoured Vehicles %1 1

Air Defense Systems %1 1

CORPORATE TIES

SUCCESSOR COMPANY ▼ Vickers-Armstrongs

CLASS LEADER?performance position within category

34This company's product average
(60 products)

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53Archive-wide average
(13517 products)

BUSIEST PRODUCTION AREACruisers

This company (26 products)33

Cruisersavg (292 products)40

This company's products fall below the archive average.

03 / Products & Production · 80 platforms

FLAGSHIP PRODUCTthe highest-scoring system in the portfolio

Field GunsQF 18-pounder gun1904–19409country

PRODUCT CATALOG 80 platforms

CRUISERS

Isla de Luzón-class cruiserPrime contractor 2 countries 54 Armstrong-Rendel cruiserPrime contractor 53 Weymouth-class light cruiserPrime contractor 1910– 1 countries 47 Chaoyun-class armored cruiserPrime contractor 1880– 2 countries 21

FIELD GUNS

BL 60-pounder gun 1905– 45 RBL 20 pounder Armstrong gun 1859– 36

NAVAL GUNS

QF 14 pounder Mk I & II gunPrime contractor 1904– 2 countries 41 BL 6 inch Mk XVII 1915– 39 BL 16.25 inch Mk I gunPrime contractor 1888– 1 countries 31 BL 6 inch Mk III 31 BL 8 inch Mk I – VII gun 1884– 31

TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS

28 cm Howitzer L/10 1892– 35

RECON VEHICLES

Armstrong-UitvortPrime contractor 1916– 32

BATTLESHIPS

Eidsvold-class coastal defence ship 1900–

FIELD GUNS

QF 18-pounder gun 1904–1940 68 BL 9.2 inch railway gunPrime contractor 1915–1945 33

TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS

Type 96 24 cm howitzer 1936–1945 59 Obice da 280 1890–1945 32

CRUISERS

Emerald-class light cruiser 1926–1926 50 Izumo-class armoured cruiser 1898–1901 46 Warrior-class armored cruiserPrime contractor 1907–1909 46 Monmouth-class armored cruiserPrime contractor 1903–1904 45 Asama-class cruiser 1898–1899 41 Devonshire-class armored cruiserPrime contractor 1905–1905 41 Topaze-class protected cruiserPrime contractor 1905–1905 35 Apollo-class protected cruiserPrime contractor 1889–1892 34 Danae-class light cruiserPrime contractor 1918–1919 33 Chao Ho-class cruiser 1911–1913 31 New Orleans-class protected cruiser 1896–1900 27 Bristol-class light cruiserPrime contractor 1910–1910 26 Naniwa-class cruiserPrime contractor 1885–1885 26 Adventure-class scout cruiser 1905–1905 26 Panther-class protected cruiserPrime contractor 1885–1886 26 Birmingham-class light cruiserPrime contractor 1913–1922 25 Pelorus-class protected cruiserPrime contractor 1899–1900 25 Bahia-class cruiser 1909–1910 25 Hai Tien-class cruiser 1897–1899 25 Esploratore-class cruiser 1881–1884 24 Zhiyuan-class cruiser 1886–1886 23 Pearl-class cruiserPrime contractor 1890–1890 13

AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS

F.K.6 1916–1916 44 SiskinPrime contractor 1922–1932 19 Meteor F8 "Prone Pilot" 1954–1954 18

NAVAL GUNS

305 mm/46 Model 1909 gun 1913–1913 43 4.7 inch/50 Mark 3 Armstrong gun 1895–1903 39 RBL 7 inch Armstrong gun 1861–1864 38 RBL 40 pounder Armstrong gunPrime contractor 1860–1863 32 EOC 8 inch/45 gun 1896–1945 27

FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

Courageous-class aircraft carrierPrime contractor 1925–1929 42

CORVETTES

Anchusa-class sloop-of-warPrime contractor 1917–1918 41

PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT

Bramble-class gunboatPrime contractor 1886–1886 38 Rosario-class gunboatPrime contractor 1907–1909 36 Castore-class gunboatPrime contractor 1887–1889 34 Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat 1889–1891 34 flat-iron gunboatPrime contractor 1867–1894 17

MEDIUM-RANGE SAM

SeaslugPrime contractor 1961–1991 32

DESTROYERS

Tribal-class destroyerPrime contractor 1907–1908 26 B-class destroyer 1895–1907 24 A-class destroyerPrime contractor 1895–1913 22 Swordfish-class destroyer 1895–1895 17 Talisman-class destroyer 1916–1916 13

BATTLECRUISERS

Invincible-class battlecruiserPrime contractor 1908–1909 Courageous-class battlecruiser 1916–1917

CONVENTIONAL SUBMARINES

W-class submarine 1914–1916 M-class submarine 1917–1919 K-class submarine 1917–1918

BATTLESHIPS

Shikishima-class battleship 1898–1901 Nelson-class battleship 1927–1927 Queen Elizabeth-class battleshipPrime contractor 1914–1915 Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleship 1904–1904 Orion-class dreadnought battleshipPrime contractor 1912–1912 Fuji-class battleshipPrime contractor 1896–1897 Bellerophon-class dreadnought battleship 1909–1909 Minas Geraes-class battleship 1910–1910 Almirante Latorre-class super-dreadnought battleship 1915–1915 Tordenskjold-class coastal defence shipPrime contractor 1896–1898 Katori-class battleship 1906–1906

IRONCLADS

Victoria-class ironclad battleshipPrime contractor 1887–1890

MONITORS

Gorgon-class monitor 1918–1918 Bjørgvin-class coastal defence shipPrime contractor 1914–1914

COLLABORATING COMPANIES39 joint producers

Harland and WolffCourageous-class aircraft carrier Vickers LimitedWeymouth-class light cruiser William Beardmore and CompanyWeymouth-class light cruiser Chatham DockyardBirmingham-class light cruiser Pembroke DockyardBirmingham-class light cruiser Cockatoo Island DockyardBirmingham-class light cruiser Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyBristol-class light cruiser John Brown & CompanyBristol-class light cruiser VickersDanae-class light cruiser Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron CompanyDanae-class light cruiser Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyDanae-class light cruiser London and Glasgow Shipbuilding CompanyMonmouth-class armored cruiser Pembroke DockMonmouth-class armored cruiser HMNB PortsmouthMonmouth-class armored cruiser Harland & WolffCourageous-class battlecruiser Arsenal de la CarracaIsla de Luzón-class cruiser HMNB DevonportPearl-class cruiser Deptford DockyardPearl-class cruiser Earle's ShipbuildingPelorus-class protected cruiser Sheerness DockyardPelorus-class protected cruiser New York Shipbuilding CorporationChao Ho-class cruiser Samuda BrothersApollo-class protected cruiser R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and CompanyA-class destroyer J. Samuel WhiteA-class destroyer Yarrow Shipbuilders LimitedA-class destroyer William Doxford & SonsA-class destroyer Cammell LairdB-class destroyer Laird BrothersB-class destroyer William Denny and BrothersTribal-class destroyer John I. Thornycroft & CompanyTribal-class destroyer Charles Mitchellflat-iron gunboat Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding CompanyShikishima-class battleship Devonport DockyardBellerophon-class dreadnought battleship Barclay CurleAnchusa-class sloop-of-war Elswick Ordnance CompanyBL 9.2 inch railway gun Armstrong Whitworth AircraftMeteor F8 "Prone Pilot"Money Wigram & SonsEsploratore-class cruiser Vickers Shipbuilding and EngineeringKatori-class battleship Royal ArsenalBL 6 inch Mk III

JOINT PRODUCERSfirms it co-produces with

Harland and WolffCourageous-class aircraft carrier Vickers LimitedWeymouth-class light cruiser William Beardmore and CompanyWeymouth-class light cruiser Chatham DockyardBirmingham-class light cruiser Pembroke DockyardBirmingham-class light cruiser Cockatoo Island DockyardBirmingham-class light cruiser Vickers LimitedBristol-class light cruiser William Beardmore and CompanyBristol-class light cruiser Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyBristol-class light cruiser John Brown & CompanyBristol-class light cruiser VickersDanae-class light cruiser Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyDanae-class light cruiser Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron CompanyDanae-class light cruiser Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyDanae-class light cruiser Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron CompanyTopaze-class protected cruiser William Beardmore and CompanyMonmouth-class armored cruiser Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyMonmouth-class armored cruiser London and Glasgow Shipbuilding CompanyMonmouth-class armored cruiser Pembroke DockMonmouth-class armored cruiser HMNB PortsmouthMonmouth-class armored cruiser John Brown & CompanyEmerald-class light cruiser William Beardmore and CompanyDevonshire-class armored cruiser John Brown & CompanyDevonshire-class armored cruiser Chatham DockyardDevonshire-class armored cruiser London and Glasgow Shipbuilding CompanyDevonshire-class armored cruiser Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyDevonshire-class armored cruiser Harland and WolffCourageous-class battlecruiser Harland & WolffCourageous-class battlecruiser Arsenal de la CarracaIsla de Luzón-class cruiser John Brown & CompanyPearl-class cruiser HMNB DevonportPearl-class cruiser Deptford DockyardPearl-class cruiser HMNB DevonportPelorus-class protected cruiser Chatham DockyardPelorus-class protected cruiser Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron CompanyPelorus-class protected cruiser HMNB PortsmouthPelorus-class protected cruiser Earle's ShipbuildingPelorus-class protected cruiser Sheerness DockyardPelorus-class protected cruiser VickersWarrior-class armored cruiser Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyWarrior-class armored cruiser Pembroke DockWarrior-class armored cruiser Vickers LimitedChao Ho-class cruiser New York Shipbuilding CorporationChao Ho-class cruiser VickersApollo-class protected cruiser John Brown & CompanyApollo-class protected cruiser Chatham DockyardApollo-class protected cruiser London and Glasgow Shipbuilding CompanyApollo-class protected cruiser Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron CompanyApollo-class protected cruiser Sheerness DockyardApollo-class protected cruiser Samuda BrothersApollo-class protected cruiser R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and CompanyA-class destroyer Earle's ShipbuildingA-class destroyer J. Samuel WhiteA-class destroyer Yarrow Shipbuilders LimitedA-class destroyer William Doxford & SonsA-class destroyer Cammell LairdB-class destroyer John Brown & CompanyB-class destroyer Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron CompanyB-class destroyer Laird BrothersB-class destroyer Cammell LairdTribal-class destroyer R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and CompanyTribal-class destroyer Chatham DockyardTribal-class destroyer Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron CompanyTribal-class destroyer J. Samuel WhiteTribal-class destroyer William Denny and BrothersTribal-class destroyer John I. Thornycroft & CompanyTribal-class destroyer VickersM-class submarine Harland and WolffBramble-class gunboat Harland & WolffBramble-class gunboat Charles Mitchellflat-iron gunboat John Brown & CompanyShikishima-class battleship Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding CompanyShikishima-class battleship Cammell LairdNelson-class battleship Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyQueen Elizabeth-class battleship John Brown & CompanyQueen Elizabeth-class battleship HMNB DevonportQueen Elizabeth-class battleship HMNB PortsmouthQueen Elizabeth-class battleship VickersSwiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleship William Beardmore and CompanyOrion-class dreadnought battleship HMNB PortsmouthOrion-class dreadnought battleship Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding CompanyOrion-class dreadnought battleship Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding CompanyFuji-class battleship HMNB DevonportBellerophon-class dreadnought battleship HMNB PortsmouthBellerophon-class dreadnought battleship Devonport DockyardBellerophon-class dreadnought battleship Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding CompanyVictoria-class ironclad battleship VickersMinas Geraes-class battleship Barclay CurleAnchusa-class sloop-of-war Elswick Ordnance CompanyBL 9.2 inch railway gun Vickers305 mm/46 Model 1909 gun Elswick Ordnance CompanyBL 16.25 inch Mk I gun VickersQF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun Vickers LimitedQF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun Elswick Ordnance CompanyQF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun Armstrong Whitworth AircraftMeteor F8 "Prone Pilot"Armstrong Whitworth AircraftF.K.6 Money Wigram & SonsEsploratore-class cruiser Armstrong Whitworth AircraftHai Tien-class cruiser Vickers Shipbuilding and EngineeringKatori-class battleship VickersKatori-class battleship Vickers LimitedKatori-class battleship Vickers LimitedK-class submarine William Beardmore and CompanyK-class submarine Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyK-class submarine Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyK-class submarine Royal ArsenalBL 6 inch Mk III Royal ArsenalBL 8 inch Mk I – VII gun Chatham DockyardSharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat Devonport DockyardSharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat Sheerness DockyardSharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat Elswick Ordnance CompanySharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat

04 / Trade & Deals · 3 deals

DEFENSE DEALS3 deals

Year	Buyer	Product / Service	Quantity	Amount	Type	Status
1942	Russia	Albemarle	200	—	new-build	Cancelled
1913	United Kingdom	Gorgon-class monitor	2	$2 M	second-hand	Delivered
1898	United States	New Orleans-class protected cruiser	2	—	new-build	Delivered

05 / Global Reach · 30 countries · 6 conflicts

GLOBAL FOOTPRINT — COUNTRIES USING ITS PRODUCTS 30 country

CONFLICTS ITS PRODUCTS SERVED IN 6 conflict

1941–1944 Continuation War 1937–1945 Second Sino-Japanese War 1919–1921 Polish–Soviet War 1916 Battle of Jutland 1898 Spanish–American War 1863 Bombardment of Kagoshima

06 / Competition

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