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HMNBDevonport

Plymouth, United Kingdom 1691 · 335 years STRUCTURE · STATE
2,500
EMPLOYEES
48
PLATFORM
🏭 DEFENSE INDUSTRY STATE

HMNBDevonport

MAIS (Military Archive Industry Score)
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01 / Overview
HMNB Devonport
Headquarters
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Founded
1691 (335 years)
Structure
State Company
Employees
2,500
Portfolio
48 platforms
Website
www.royalnavy.mod.uk
🏭Go to Product Catalog48 platforms→
02 / Company Profile
COMPANY IDENTITY State Company
1691 Founded · 335 years
2,500 Employees · 2026
Plymouth, United Kingdom
PRODUCTION POWER archive data
48 Weapons & Equipment Produced
0 Systems Supplied
15 Operator Countries
2 Conflict Service
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN 2 categories
48 Produced
0 Supplied
48 products
Surface Combatants %96 46
Mine Warfare & Patrol %4 2
CLASS LEADER?performance position within category
42This company's product average
(36 products)
▼
53Archive-wide average
(13517 products)
BUSIEST PRODUCTION AREACruisers
This company (17 products)43
Cruisersavg (292 products)40
This company's products fall below the archive average.
03 / Products & Production · 48 platforms
FLAGSHIP PRODUCTthe highest-scoring system in the portfolio
CruisersGloucester-class light cruiser1938–19391country
69
PRODUCT CATALOG 48 platforms
● ACTIVE PRODUCTION · 4
FRIGATES
Rothesay-class frigatePrime contractor 1960– 3 countries 62 Diamond-class sixth-rate frigatePrime contractor 1848– 2 countries 23
CORVETTES
Cherokee-class brig-sloopPrime contractor 1807– 1 countries 42
CRUISERS
C-class light cruiserPrime contractor 1914– 1 countries 27
○ HISTORICAL PRODUCTS · 44
CRUISERS
Gloucester-class light cruiserPrime contractor 1938–1939 69 Town-class light cruiserPrime contractor 1937–1939 69 Southampton-class light cruiserPrime contractor 1936–1939 68 Leander-class light cruiserPrime contractor 1931–1935 65 Minotaur-class armored cruiserPrime contractor 1908–1909 55 York-class heavy cruiserPrime contractor 1930–1931 54 Kent-class heavy cruiserPrime contractor 1928–1938 49 County-class heavy cruiserPrime contractor 1928–1930 49 Eclipse-class cruiserPrime contractor 1897–1898 34 Arethusa-class light cruiserPrime contractor 1914–1915 33 Hawkins-class heavy cruiserPrime contractor 1919–1925 32 Astraea-class cruiserPrime contractor 1894–1896 32 Edgar-class protected cruiserPrime contractor 1893–1894 26 Pelorus-class protected cruiserPrime contractor 1899–1900 25 Archer-class torpedo cruiser 1885–1886 24 Pearl-class cruiserPrime contractor 1890–1890 13
FRIGATES
Leander-class frigatePrime contractor 1963–1973 66 Tribal-class frigatePrime contractor 1961–1964 62 Salisbury-class frigatePrime contractor 1957–1959 45 Lyme-class frigatePrime contractor 1747–1749 24
CORVETTES
Hastings-class sloop-of-warPrime contractor 1930–1931 44 Osprey-class screw sloopPrime contractor 1874–1877 43 Shoreham-class sloopPrime contractor 1931–1932 41 Swan-class ship-sloopPrime contractor 1766–1780 40 Amethyst-class corvettePrime contractor 1873–1875 39 Grimsby-class sloop-of-warPrime contractor 1933–1940 38 Pearl-class corvettePrime contractor 1855–1865 37 Doterel-class screw sloopPrime contractor 1879–1880 35 Cruizer-class screw sloopPrime contractor 1852–1856 34 Phoenix-class screw sloopPrime contractor 1895–1895 33
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
Mariner-class gunvesselPrime contractor 1888–1893 38 Condor-class gunboatPrime contractor 1877–1877 37
BATTLECRUISERS
Indefatigable-class battlecruiserPrime contractor 1911–1913 Lion-class battlecruiserPrime contractor 1912–1912
BATTLESHIPS
Canopus-class pre-dreadnought battleshipPrime contractor 1899–1902 Iron Duke-class dreadnought battleshipPrime contractor 1914–1914 Queen Elizabeth-class battleshipPrime contractor 1914–1915 Revenge-class super-dreadnought battleshipPrime contractor 1916–1917 King George V-class dreadnought battleshipPrime contractor 1911–1912 Formidable-class pre-dreadnought battleshipPrime contractor 1901–1901 London-class pre-dreadnought battleshipPrime contractor 1902–1904 Queen-class pre-dreadnought battleshipPrime contractor 1900–1904 Bellerophon-class dreadnought battleshipPrime contractor 1909–1909 St. Vincent-class dreadnought battleshipPrime contractor 1910–1910
COLLABORATING COMPANIES35 joint producers
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyGloucester-class light cruiserR. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and CompanyGloucester-class light cruiserVickers-ArmstrongsKent-class heavy cruiserJohn Brown & CompanyKent-class heavy cruiserChatham DockyardKent-class heavy cruiserLondon and Glasgow Shipbuilding CompanyEclipse-class cruiserHMNB PortsmouthEclipse-class cruiserThames Ironworks and Shipbuilding CompanyEdgar-class protected cruiserEarle's ShipbuildingEdgar-class protected cruiserDevonport DockyardEdgar-class protected cruiserVickers LimitedArethusa-class light cruiserWilliam Beardmore and CompanyArethusa-class light cruiserSwan HunterTown-class light cruiserHarland and WolffTown-class light cruiserScotts Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyTown-class light cruiserCammell LairdC-class light cruiserPembroke DockyardC-class light cruiserPembroke DockMinotaur-class armored cruiserPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron CompanyYork-class heavy cruiserArmstrong WhitworthPearl-class cruiserDeptford DockyardPearl-class cruiserSheerness DockyardPelorus-class protected cruiserJ. Samuel WhiteRothesay-class frigateYarrow Shipbuilders LimitedRothesay-class frigateVT GroupLeander-class frigateVickersTribal-class frigateAlexander Stephen and SonsTribal-class frigateJohn I. Thornycroft & CompanyTribal-class frigateWoolwich DockyardPearl-class corvetteLaird BrothersCondor-class gunboatMalta DockyardMariner-class gunvesselMilford Haven ShipbuildingMariner-class gunvesselR. & W. HawthornGrimsby-class sloop-of-warCowesShoreham-class sloopRobert Napier and SonsOsprey-class screw sloop
JOINT PRODUCERSfirms it co-produces with
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyGloucester-class light cruiserR. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and CompanyGloucester-class light cruiserVickers-ArmstrongsKent-class heavy cruiserJohn Brown & CompanyKent-class heavy cruiserChatham DockyardKent-class heavy cruiserFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyEclipse-class cruiserChatham DockyardEclipse-class cruiserLondon and Glasgow Shipbuilding CompanyEclipse-class cruiserHMNB PortsmouthEclipse-class cruiserChatham DockyardEdgar-class protected cruiserHMNB PortsmouthEdgar-class protected cruiserThames Ironworks and Shipbuilding CompanyEdgar-class protected cruiserEarle's ShipbuildingEdgar-class protected cruiserDevonport DockyardEdgar-class protected cruiserVickers LimitedArethusa-class light cruiserWilliam Beardmore and CompanyArethusa-class light cruiserFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyArethusa-class light cruiserChatham DockyardArethusa-class light cruiserVickers-ArmstrongsTown-class light cruiserSwan HunterTown-class light cruiserHarland and WolffTown-class light cruiserFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyTown-class light cruiserR. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and CompanyTown-class light cruiserJohn Brown & CompanyTown-class light cruiserScotts Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyTown-class light cruiserFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyIndefatigable-class battlecruiserJohn Brown & CompanyIndefatigable-class battlecruiserDevonport DockyardIndefatigable-class battlecruiserVickers LimitedC-class light cruiserSwan HunterC-class light cruiserHarland and WolffC-class light cruiserCammell LairdC-class light cruiserFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyC-class light cruiserR. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and CompanyC-class light cruiserJohn Brown & CompanyC-class light cruiserChatham DockyardC-class light cruiserPembroke DockyardC-class light cruiserScotts Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyC-class light cruiserWilliam Beardmore and CompanyHawkins-class heavy cruiserHarland and WolffHawkins-class heavy cruiserChatham DockyardHawkins-class heavy cruiserHMNB PortsmouthHawkins-class heavy cruiserWilliam Beardmore and CompanyCounty-class heavy cruiserFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyCounty-class heavy cruiserR. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and CompanyCounty-class heavy cruiserJohn Brown & CompanyCounty-class heavy cruiserChatham DockyardCounty-class heavy cruiserHMNB PortsmouthCounty-class heavy cruiserDevonport DockyardCounty-class heavy cruiserChatham DockyardMinotaur-class armored cruiserPembroke DockMinotaur-class armored cruiserPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron CompanyYork-class heavy cruiserArmstrong WhitworthPearl-class cruiserJohn Brown & CompanyPearl-class cruiserDeptford DockyardPearl-class cruiserArmstrong WhitworthPelorus-class protected cruiserChatham DockyardPelorus-class protected cruiserPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron CompanyPelorus-class protected cruiserHMNB PortsmouthPelorus-class protected cruiserEarle's ShipbuildingPelorus-class protected cruiserSheerness DockyardPelorus-class protected cruiserVickers-ArmstrongsSouthampton-class light cruiserJohn Brown & CompanySouthampton-class light cruiserScotts Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanySouthampton-class light cruiserVickers LimitedLion-class battlecruiserVickers-ArmstrongsLeander-class light cruiserSwan HunterLeander-class light cruiserCammell LairdLeander-class light cruiserHMNB PortsmouthLeander-class light cruiserChatham DockyardAstraea-class cruiserPembroke DockyardAstraea-class cruiserPembroke DockAstraea-class cruiserSwan HunterRothesay-class frigateHarland and WolffRothesay-class frigateJohn Brown & CompanyRothesay-class frigateHMNB PortsmouthRothesay-class frigateJ. Samuel WhiteRothesay-class frigateYarrow Shipbuilders LimitedRothesay-class frigateVickers-ArmstrongsLeander-class frigateSwan HunterLeander-class frigateHarland and WolffLeander-class frigateCammell LairdLeander-class frigateR. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and CompanyLeander-class frigateJohn Brown & CompanyLeander-class frigateScotts Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyLeander-class frigateHMNB PortsmouthLeander-class frigateJ. Samuel WhiteLeander-class frigateYarrow Shipbuilders LimitedLeander-class frigateVT GroupLeander-class frigateVickersTribal-class frigateAlexander Stephen and SonsTribal-class frigateHMNB PortsmouthTribal-class frigateJ. Samuel WhiteTribal-class frigateYarrow Shipbuilders LimitedTribal-class frigateJohn I. Thornycroft & CompanyTribal-class frigateFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanySalisbury-class frigateR. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and CompanySalisbury-class frigateChatham DockyardPearl-class corvetteSheerness DockyardPearl-class corvetteWoolwich DockyardPearl-class corvetteDevonport DockyardAmethyst-class corvetteSheerness DockyardAmethyst-class corvetteDevonport DockyardCondor-class gunboatLaird BrothersCondor-class gunboatMalta DockyardMariner-class gunvesselMilford Haven ShipbuildingMariner-class gunvesselVickersCanopus-class pre-dreadnought battleshipCammell LairdCanopus-class pre-dreadnought battleshipChatham DockyardCanopus-class pre-dreadnought battleshipHMNB PortsmouthCanopus-class pre-dreadnought battleshipThames Ironworks and Shipbuilding CompanyCanopus-class pre-dreadnought battleshipVickers LimitedIron Duke-class dreadnought battleshipWilliam Beardmore and CompanyIron Duke-class dreadnought battleshipHMNB PortsmouthIron Duke-class dreadnought battleshipArmstrong WhitworthQueen Elizabeth-class battleshipFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyQueen Elizabeth-class battleshipJohn Brown & CompanyQueen Elizabeth-class battleshipHMNB PortsmouthQueen Elizabeth-class battleshipVickersRevenge-class super-dreadnought battleshipVickers LimitedRevenge-class super-dreadnought battleshipWilliam Beardmore and CompanyRevenge-class super-dreadnought battleshipPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron CompanyRevenge-class super-dreadnought battleshipHMNB PortsmouthRevenge-class super-dreadnought battleshipDevonport DockyardRevenge-class super-dreadnought battleshipVickers-ArmstrongsKing George V-class dreadnought battleshipScotts Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyKing George V-class dreadnought battleshipHMNB PortsmouthKing George V-class dreadnought battleshipChatham DockyardFormidable-class pre-dreadnought battleshipHMNB PortsmouthFormidable-class pre-dreadnought battleshipChatham DockyardLondon-class pre-dreadnought battleshipHMNB PortsmouthLondon-class pre-dreadnought battleshipChatham DockyardQueen-class pre-dreadnought battleshipHMNB PortsmouthQueen-class pre-dreadnought battleshipArmstrong WhitworthBellerophon-class dreadnought battleshipHMNB PortsmouthBellerophon-class dreadnought battleshipDevonport DockyardBellerophon-class dreadnought battleshipVickers-ArmstrongsSt. Vincent-class dreadnought battleshipVickers LimitedSt. Vincent-class dreadnought battleshipHMNB PortsmouthSt. Vincent-class dreadnought battleshipDevonport DockyardSt. Vincent-class dreadnought battleshipChatham DockyardCherokee-class brig-sloopPembroke DockyardCherokee-class brig-sloopHMNB PortsmouthCherokee-class brig-sloopWoolwich DockyardCherokee-class brig-sloopR. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and CompanyGrimsby-class sloop-of-warChatham DockyardGrimsby-class sloop-of-warR. & W. HawthornGrimsby-class sloop-of-warDevonport DockyardGrimsby-class sloop-of-warSwan HunterHastings-class sloop-of-warChatham DockyardShoreham-class sloopJ. Samuel WhiteShoreham-class sloopCowesShoreham-class sloopPembroke DockyardCruizer-class screw sloopDeptford DockyardCruizer-class screw sloopChatham DockyardDoterel-class screw sloopSheerness DockyardDoterel-class screw sloopRobert Napier and SonsOsprey-class screw sloopSheerness DockyardOsprey-class screw sloopChatham DockyardSwan-class ship-sloopJohn Brown & CompanyArcher-class torpedo cruiser
04 / Global Reach · 15 countries · 2 conflicts
GLOBAL FOOTPRINT — COUNTRIES USING ITS PRODUCTS 15 country
15 countries' armed forces use this company's products
United Kingdom 48 systems Australia 11 systems Canada 4 systems India 4 systems New Zealand 3 systems Chile 2 systems United States 2 systems Bangladesh 1 systems Ecuador 1 systems Germany 1 systems Indonesia 1 systems Norway 1 systems Pakistan 1 systems Russia 1 systems Turkey 1 systems
CONFLICTS ITS PRODUCTS SERVED IN 2 conflict
1916 Battle of Jutland 1896 Anglo-Zanzibar War
05 / Competition
SELECTED RIVALS3firm · comparison
HMNB Devonport
—
Revenue—
Employees2,500
Products48
Founded1691
Babcock International
—
Revenue$3.2 Mr
Employees25,000
Products4
Founded1891
BAE Systems
—
Revenue$22.2 Mr
Employees100,000
Products35
Founded1999
Rolls-Royce
—
Revenue$4.7 Mr
Employees54,500
Products1
Founded1906
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📚 SOURCES
  1. Company website: https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/where-we-are/naval-bases/devonport
  2. Publicly available open sources and databases.