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ElswickOrdnanceCompany

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 1859 · 68 years STRUCTURE · PRIVATE

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🏭 DEFENSE INDUSTRY CLOSED · 1927

ElswickOrdnanceCompany

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01 / Overview

Elswick Ordnance Company

Headquarters

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Founded

1859 (68 years)

Dissolved

1927

Structure

Private Company

Portfolio

🏭Go to Product Catalog31 platforms→

🏛 CORPORATE STRUCTURE

Parent Company Armstrong Whitworth

02 / Company Profile

COMPANY IDENTITY Private Company

1859 Founded · 68 years

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · ⚠ Closed (1927)

PRODUCTION POWER archive data

Weapons & Equipment Produced

Systems Supplied

Operator Countries

Conflict Service

PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN 4 categories

31 Produced

0 Supplied

Naval Weapon Systems %74 23

Artillery & Missile Systems %16 5

Air Defense Systems %6 2

Mine Warfare & Patrol %3 1

CORPORATE TIES

PARENT COMPANY ▲ Armstrong Whitworth

CLASS LEADER?performance position within category

38This company's product average
(31 products)

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53Archive-wide average
(13517 products)

BUSIEST PRODUCTION AREANaval Guns

This company (23 products)38

Naval Gunsavg (279 products)44

This company's products fall below the archive average.

03 / Products & Production · 31 platforms

FLAGSHIP PRODUCTthe highest-scoring system in the portfolio

Naval GunsQF 12 pounder 18 cwt gun1906–19211country

PRODUCT CATALOG 31 platforms

NAVAL GUNS

BL 10 inch/45 1904– 52 QF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun 1894– 44 Armstrong Whitworth 12 inch/40 gun 1900– 42 QF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun 1904– 41 QF 6 inch/40 gun 1892– 40 6"/40 Armstrong ZPrime contractor 31 EOC 10 inch/40 Type 41 gun 1895– 31 BL 6 inch 80 pounder gun 1880– 31 BL 16.25 inch Mk I gun 1888– 31 QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss 1885– 31

ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA)

QF 12 pounder 12 cwt AA gun 1914– 43

FIELD GUNS

BL 14 inch railway gun 1918– 36

NAVAL GUNS

QF 12 pounder 18 cwt gun 1906–1921 53 BL 18 inch Mk I gun 1918–1920 45 305 mm/46 Model 1909 gun 1913–1913 43 BL 14 inch/45 Mk I,III gun 1915–1918 43 BL 6 inch Mk XIII 1914–1958 40 BL 6 inch Mk XVIII 1914–1958 40 4.7 inch/50 Mark 3 Armstrong gun 1895–1903 39 BL 13.5 inch Mk VI gun 1914–1922 38 BL 6 inch Mk II 1880–1905 33 RML 64 pounder 64 cwt gun 1865–1871 32 QF 4.7 inch Mk I–IV gun 1887–1920 31 RML 17.72 inch gun 1877–1882 29 EOC 8 inch/45 gun 1896–1945 27

FIELD GUNS

BL 10 pounder Mountain Gun 1901–1918 47 BL 12-inch railway howitzer 1916–1940 43 BL 9.2 inch railway gun 1915–1945 33

TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS

BL 18 inch railway howitzer 1920–1920 46

ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA)

QF 13 pounder Mk IV AA gun 1915–1918 36

PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT

Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat 1889–1891 34

COLLABORATING COMPANIES9 joint producers

Japan Steel WorksQF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun VickersQF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun AnsaldoQF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun Royal ArsenalBL 6 inch Mk II Armstrong WhitworthBL 16.25 inch Mk I gun Vickers LimitedQF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun Chatham DockyardSharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat Devonport DockyardSharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat Sheerness DockyardSharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat

JOINT PRODUCERSfirms it co-produces with

Japan Steel WorksQF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun VickersQF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun AnsaldoQF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun Royal ArsenalBL 6 inch Mk II VickersBL 13.5 inch Mk VI gun Armstrong WhitworthBL 16.25 inch Mk I gun VickersQF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun Armstrong WhitworthQF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun Vickers LimitedQF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun Royal ArsenalRML 64 pounder 64 cwt gun Armstrong WhitworthSharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat Chatham DockyardSharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat Devonport DockyardSharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat Sheerness DockyardSharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat Royal ArsenalBL 10 pounder Mountain Gun Armstrong WhitworthBL 9.2 inch railway gun VickersQF 12 pounder 12 cwt AA gun

04 / Trade & Deals · 1 deals

DEFENSE DEALS1 deals

Year	Buyer	Product / Service	Quantity	Amount	Type	Status
—	Japan	Armstrong Whitworth 12 inch/40 gun	44	—	new-build	Delivered

05 / Global Reach · 28 countries · 2 conflicts

GLOBAL FOOTPRINT — COUNTRIES USING ITS PRODUCTS 28 country

CONFLICTS ITS PRODUCTS SERVED IN 2 conflict

1937–1945 Second Sino-Japanese War 1915–1916 Gallipoli Campaign

06 / Competition

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