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Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom 1828 · 171 years STRUCTURE · PRIVATE
$2.0B
REVENUE
7,130
EMPLOYEES
$274.9K
REV/EMPLOYEE
🏭 DEFENSE INDUSTRY CLOSED · 1999

Vickers

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01 / Overview
Vickers
Headquarters
Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom
Founded
1828 (171 years)
Dissolved
1999
Structure
Private Company
Exchange
VKRSY
Revenue
$2.0B
Employees
7,130
Portfolio
101 platforms
🏭Go to Product Catalog101 platforms→
🏛 CORPORATE STRUCTURE
Parent Company BAE Systems
Successor Vickers-Armstrongs
02 / Company Profile
COMPANY IDENTITY Private Company
1828 Founded · 171 years
7,130 Employees · 1999
$2.0B Annual Revenue · 1997
$274.9K Revenue per Employee
Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom · ⚠ Closed (1999)
PRODUCTION POWER archive data
101 Weapons & Equipment Produced
0 Systems Supplied
74 Operator Countries
35 Conflict Service
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN 12 categories
101 Produced
0 Supplied
101 products
Surface Combatants %20 20
Naval Weapon Systems %19 19
Submarines %17 17
Armoured Vehicles %15 15
Artillery & Missile Systems %10 10
Air Defense Systems %6 6
Bomber Aircraft %4 4
Firearms %3 3
Unguided Aerial Munitions %3 3
Fighter & Attack Aircraft %2 2
Military Vehicles %1 1
Transport & Cargo Aircraft %1 1
CORPORATE TIES
PARENT COMPANY ▲ BAE Systems SUCCESSOR COMPANY ▼ Vickers-Armstrongs
CLASS LEADER?performance position within category
42This company's product average
(76 products)
▼
53Archive-wide average
(13517 products)
BUSIEST PRODUCTION AREANaval Guns
This company (19 products)41
Naval Gunsavg (279 products)44
This company's products fall below the archive average.
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
▲ PARENT COMPANY
BAE Systems
03 / Products & Production · 101 platforms
FLAGSHIP PRODUCTthe highest-scoring system in the portfolio
Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBN)Resolution-class ballistic missile submarine1968–19681country
83
PRODUCT CATALOG 101 platforms
● ACTIVE PRODUCTION · 27
GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINE GUNS (GPMG)
.303 VickersPrime contractor 1912– 36 countries 77
TANKS
Vickers Main Battle Tank Mark 3Prime contractor 1977– 5 countries 63 Vickers Medium Mark I 1924– 33 Vickers 6-Ton 1931– 22
NAVAL GUNS
BL 6 inch Mk XV 61 BL 6 inch Mk XVI 50 Vickers 10 inch/45 Mk VI,VII gun 1904– 46 BL 13.5 inch Mk V gun 1912– 45 BL 12 inch Mk X gun 1906– 44 QF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun 1894– 44 BL 6 inch Mk VII gun 1901– 41 QF 14 pounder Mk I & II gun 1904– 41 BL 6 inch Mk XII gun 1914– 40 BL 12 inch Mk VIII gun 1895– 36 BL 12 inch Mk XI – XII gun 1910– 36 BL 9.2 inch Mk XI gun 1908– 8
ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA)
Falcon 60 QF 12 pounder 12 cwt AA gun 1914– 43 QF 2 pounder gunPrime contractor 1915– 11 countries 33
TACTICAL TRANSPORTS
Vickers ValettaPrime contractor 1948– 1 countries 57
FIELD GUNS
QF 2.95 inch Mountain Gun 1897– 47 1.59 inch Breech-Loading Vickers Q.F. Gun, Mk II 1917– 39
TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS
BL 6-inch 26-cwt howitzer 1915– 44 BL 8-inch Mark 7 howitzerPrime contractor 1916– 9 countries 35
GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS
Blue BoarPrime contractor 1949– 1 countries 37
DESTROYERS
Demirhisar-class destroyerPrime contractor 1940– 13 countries 26
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS
Vickers F.B.19 1916– 15
○ HISTORICAL PRODUCTS · 74
BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINES (SSBN)
Resolution-class ballistic missile submarinePrime contractor 1968–1968 83
TANKS
Challenger 2Prime contractor 1998–2002 78 CenturionPrime contractor 1946–1960 75 Vickers MBT 1965–1994 61 Vickers Medium Mark II 1925–1934 39 Cruiser Mk II 1940–1940 38 Cruiser Mk I 1938–1941 34 Vickers A1E1 Independent 1926–1935 29 FV300 Series 1947–1950 28 Valiant tank 1944–1944 27 Matilda IPrime contractor 1938–1940 23 Medium Mark D 1919–1923 17 T-15 Light tank 1936–1938 14
ARMOURED RECOVERY VEHICLES
Centurion ARV Mk II 1946–1960 78
HEAVY MACHINE GUNS (HMG)
.50 VickersPrime contractor 1932–1938 74
DESTROYERS
Type 42 guided missile destroyer 1975–1985 70 Alsedo-class destroyer 1920–1925 26 Sturgeon-class destroyer 1894–1895 24 T-13 tank destroyer 1934–1940 16 Avon-class destroyer 1896–1897 9
PISTOLS
Luger pistolPrime contractor 1898–1953 68
GENERAL PURPOSE (IRON) BOMBS
TallboyPrime contractor 1944–1945 67 Grand SlamPrime contractor 1945–1945 58
FRIGATES
Tribal-class frigatePrime contractor 1961–1964 62
FIELD GUNS
BL 13.5 inch Mark V on railway carriage 1918–1945 61 203 mm 50 caliber Pattern 1905 1905–1905 36
ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA)
QF 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun 1937–1945 59 Vickers Model 1931 1937–1944 56 QF 3 inch 20 cwt gun 1914–1947 52
SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY
FV433 Abbot 1965–1995 53 Alecto 1942–1945 36
NAVAL GUNS
BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun 1915–1918 47 305 mm/46 Model 1909 gun 1913–1913 43 Vickers 14 inch/45 gun 1913–1945 42 BL 6 inch Mk XIV 1914–1958 39 BL 13.5 inch Mk VI gun 1914–1922 38 QF 3 pounder Vickers 1905–1936 37 BL 7.5 inch Mk I gun 1905–1905 32
CRUISERS
Warrior-class armored cruiserPrime contractor 1907–1909 46 Drake-class armored cruiser 1902–1903 39 Apollo-class protected cruiserPrime contractor 1889–1892 34 Almirante Grau-class cruiser 1906–1907 34 Danae-class light cruiserPrime contractor 1918–1919 33
TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS
BL 9.2-inch howitzer 1914–1918 45 BL 12-inch howitzer 1916–1917 41
TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS
Vickers Vernon 1921–1927 25
STRATEGIC BOMBERS
Vickers WindsorPrime contractor 1943–1944 24 Vimy II 1917–1919 16
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8 1916–1916 24
CONVENTIONAL SUBMARINES
Gal-class submarine 1975–1977 Zwaardvisch-class submarinePrime contractor 1943–1945 A-class submarine 1903–1905 C-class submarine 1905–1910 V-class submarine 1914–1915 Holland-class submarine 1903–1903 Capitan O'Brien-class submarine 1929–1929 Oruç Reis-class submarine 1942–1945 Ro-53-class submarine 1919–1921 J-class submarine 1915–1917 B-class submarine 1905–1906 Parthian-class submarine 1929–1929 Ro-60-class submarine 1922–1924 Rainbow-class patrol submarine 1930–1930 River-class submarine 1932–1934 M-class submarine 1917–1919
BATTLESHIPS
Canopus-class pre-dreadnought battleshipPrime contractor 1899–1902 Reshadieh-class dreadnought battleship 1914–1914 Revenge-class super-dreadnought battleship 1916–1917 Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleship 1904–1904 Katori-class battleship 1906–1906 Minas Geraes-class battleship 1910–1910
MONITORS
Humber-class monitor 1914–1914
NAVAL STRIKE AIRCRAFT
Vickers Vildebeest 1933–1936
BATTLECRUISERS
Kongō-class battlecruiser 1912–1915
COLLABORATING COMPANIES56 joint producers
Vickers LimitedVickers Main Battle Tank Mark 3Alvis plcChallenger 2BAE SystemsChallenger 2Alvis Car and Engineering Company LtdChallenger 2BAE Systems Platforms & ServicesChallenger 2Vickers plcChallenger 2BAE Systems Land SystemsChallenger 2Vickers-ArmstrongsCenturionLeyland MotorsCenturionRoyal Ordnance FactoryCenturionColt's Manufacturing CompanyLuger pistolMauserLuger pistolWaffenfabrik BernLuger pistolGerman Arms and Ammunition FactoryLuger pistolSimsonLuger pistolKrieghoffLuger pistolRoyal Prussian Rifle Factory ErfurtLuger pistolSpandau ArsenalLuger pistolRoyal Small Arms Factory.50 VickersArmstrong WhitworthDanae-class light cruiserFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyDanae-class light cruiserPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron CompanyDanae-class light cruiserScotts Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyDanae-class light cruiserPembroke DockWarrior-class armored cruiserJohn Brown & CompanyApollo-class protected cruiserChatham DockyardApollo-class protected cruiserLondon and Glasgow Shipbuilding CompanyApollo-class protected cruiserSheerness DockyardApollo-class protected cruiserSamuda BrothersApollo-class protected cruiserWilliam Denny and BrothersDemirhisar-class destroyerAlexander Stephen and SonsTribal-class frigateHMNB DevonportTribal-class frigateHMNB PortsmouthTribal-class frigateJ. Samuel WhiteTribal-class frigateYarrow Shipbuilders LimitedTribal-class frigateJohn I. Thornycroft & CompanyTribal-class frigateCammell LairdCanopus-class pre-dreadnought battleshipThames Ironworks and Shipbuilding CompanyCanopus-class pre-dreadnought battleshipBethlehem SteelBL 9.2-inch howitzerRoyal OrdnanceMedium Mark DRoyal Aircraft EstablishmentRoyal Aircraft Factory F.E.8Royal Aircraft FactoryRoyal Aircraft Factory F.E.8Pembroke DockyardDrake-class armored cruiserVickers Shipbuilding and EngineeringType 42 guided missile destroyerSwan HunterType 42 guided missile destroyerVT GroupType 42 guided missile destroyerWilliam Beardmore and CompanyRevenge-class super-dreadnought battleshipDevonport DockyardRevenge-class super-dreadnought battleshipCASAVickers VildebeestKawasaki Heavy IndustriesKongō-class battlecruiserYokosuka Naval ArsenalKongō-class battlecruiserKawasaki Heavy Industries Ship & Offshore Structure CompanyKongō-class battlecruiserMitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard & MachineryKongō-class battlecruiserJapan Steel WorksQF 12 pounder 12 cwt gunAnsaldoQF 12 pounder 12 cwt gunElswick Ordnance CompanyQF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun
JOINT PRODUCERSfirms it co-produces with
Vickers LimitedVickers Main Battle Tank Mark 3Alvis plcChallenger 2BAE SystemsChallenger 2Alvis Car and Engineering Company LtdChallenger 2BAE Systems Platforms & ServicesChallenger 2Vickers plcChallenger 2BAE Systems Land SystemsChallenger 2Vickers-ArmstrongsCenturionLeyland MotorsCenturionRoyal Ordnance FactoryCenturionColt's Manufacturing CompanyLuger pistolMauserLuger pistolWaffenfabrik BernLuger pistolGerman Arms and Ammunition FactoryLuger pistolSimsonLuger pistolKrieghoffLuger pistolRoyal Prussian Rifle Factory ErfurtLuger pistolSpandau ArsenalLuger pistolVickers-Armstrongs.50 VickersRoyal Small Arms Factory.50 VickersArmstrong WhitworthDanae-class light cruiserFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyDanae-class light cruiserPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron CompanyDanae-class light cruiserScotts Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyDanae-class light cruiserArmstrong WhitworthWarrior-class armored cruiserFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyWarrior-class armored cruiserPembroke DockWarrior-class armored cruiserArmstrong WhitworthApollo-class protected cruiserJohn Brown & CompanyApollo-class protected cruiserChatham DockyardApollo-class protected cruiserLondon and Glasgow Shipbuilding CompanyApollo-class protected cruiserPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron CompanyApollo-class protected cruiserSheerness DockyardApollo-class protected cruiserSamuda BrothersApollo-class protected cruiserWilliam Denny and BrothersDemirhisar-class destroyerAlexander Stephen and SonsTribal-class frigateHMNB DevonportTribal-class frigateHMNB PortsmouthTribal-class frigateJ. Samuel WhiteTribal-class frigateYarrow Shipbuilders LimitedTribal-class frigateJohn I. Thornycroft & CompanyTribal-class frigateVickers-ArmstrongsZwaardvisch-class submarineCammell LairdCanopus-class pre-dreadnought battleshipHMNB DevonportCanopus-class pre-dreadnought battleshipChatham DockyardCanopus-class pre-dreadnought battleshipHMNB PortsmouthCanopus-class pre-dreadnought battleshipThames Ironworks and Shipbuilding CompanyCanopus-class pre-dreadnought battleshipVickers-ArmstrongsGrand SlamBethlehem SteelBL 9.2-inch howitzerVickers-ArmstrongsBL 8-inch Mark 7 howitzerVickers-ArmstrongsQF 2 pounder gunVickers LimitedQF 3 pounder VickersArmstrong Whitworth305 mm/46 Model 1909 gunVickers-ArmstrongsVickers 6-TonRoyal OrdnanceMedium Mark DRoyal Aircraft EstablishmentRoyal Aircraft Factory F.E.8Royal Aircraft FactoryRoyal Aircraft Factory F.E.8Vickers LimitedDrake-class armored cruiserFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyDrake-class armored cruiserJohn Brown & CompanyDrake-class armored cruiserPembroke DockyardDrake-class armored cruiserPembroke DockDrake-class armored cruiserVickers LimitedAlmirante Grau-class cruiserVickers Shipbuilding and EngineeringType 42 guided missile destroyerSwan HunterType 42 guided missile destroyerCammell LairdType 42 guided missile destroyerVT GroupType 42 guided missile destroyerVickers LimitedAvon-class destroyerVickers LimitedVimy IIVickers LimitedVickers VernonVickers LimitedRevenge-class super-dreadnought battleshipWilliam Beardmore and CompanyRevenge-class super-dreadnought battleshipHMNB DevonportRevenge-class super-dreadnought battleshipPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron CompanyRevenge-class super-dreadnought battleshipHMNB PortsmouthRevenge-class super-dreadnought battleshipDevonport DockyardRevenge-class super-dreadnought battleshipArmstrong WhitworthSwiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleshipVickers Shipbuilding and EngineeringKatori-class battleshipArmstrong WhitworthKatori-class battleshipVickers LimitedKatori-class battleshipArmstrong WhitworthMinas Geraes-class battleshipCASAVickers VildebeestVickers LimitedVickers VildebeestVickers LimitedB-class submarineCammell LairdParthian-class submarineChatham DockyardParthian-class submarineArmstrong WhitworthM-class submarineVickers Shipbuilding and EngineeringKongō-class battlecruiserKawasaki Heavy IndustriesKongō-class battlecruiserYokosuka Naval ArsenalKongō-class battlecruiserKawasaki Heavy Industries Ship & Offshore Structure CompanyKongō-class battlecruiserMitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard & MachineryKongō-class battlecruiserJapan Steel WorksQF 12 pounder 12 cwt gunAnsaldoQF 12 pounder 12 cwt gunElswick Ordnance CompanyQF 12 pounder 12 cwt gunElswick Ordnance CompanyBL 13.5 inch Mk VI gunArmstrong WhitworthQF 14 pounder Mk I & II gunVickers LimitedQF 14 pounder Mk I & II gunElswick Ordnance CompanyQF 14 pounder Mk I & II gunElswick Ordnance CompanyQF 12 pounder 12 cwt AA gun
04 / Trade & Deals · 7 deals
DEFENSE DEALS7 deals
YearBuyerProduct / ServiceQuantityAmountTypeStatus
1960IndiaFV433 Abbot80—license-productionDelivered
1960IndiaFV433 Abbot12—license-productionDelivered
1914United KingdomHumber-class monitor3$2 Mnew-buildDelivered
1913BrazilHumber-class monitor3—new-buildCancelled
1904United StatesQF 2.95 inch Mountain Gun120—new-buildDelivered
1899United StatesQF 2.95 inch Mountain Gun12—new-buildDelivered
—JapanC-class submarine2—license-productionDelivered
05 / Global Reach · 74 countries · 35 conflicts
GLOBAL FOOTPRINT — COUNTRIES USING ITS PRODUCTS 74 country
74 countries' armed forces use this company's products
United Kingdom 76 systems Canada 15 systems Australia 13 systems Japan 12 systems Russia 10 systems Italy 8 systems New Zealand 8 systems United States 7 systems India 6 systems South Africa 6 systems Turkey 6 systems Germany 5 systems Brazil 4 systems Chile 4 systems Finland 4 systems Greece 4 systems Indonesia 4 systems Poland 4 systems Romania 4 systems Thailand 4 systems Belgium 3 systems Bolivia 3 systems Israel 3 systems Mexico 3 systems Pakistan 3 systems Philippines 3 systems Portugal 3 systems Austria 2 systems Egypt 2 systems France 2 systems Iraq 2 systems Ireland 2 systems Jordan 2 systems Kuwait 2 systems Latvia 2 systems Malaysia 2 systems Oman 2 systems Paraguay 2 systems Peru 2 systems Spain 2 systems Sweden 2 systems Switzerland 2 systems Algeria 1 systems Argentina 1 systems Bangladesh 1 systems Bulgaria 1 systems Cyprus 1 systems Czech Republic 1 systems Denmark 1 systems Fiji 1 systems Grenada 1 systems Iran 1 systems Kenya 1 systems Libya 1 systems Lithuania 1 systems Luxembourg 1 systems Nepal 1 systems Nigeria 1 systems Norway 1 systems Palestine 1 systems People's Republic of China 1 systems Saudi Arabia 1 systems Sierra Leone 1 systems Singapore 1 systems Somalia 1 systems Sri Lanka 1 systems Taiwan 1 systems Tanzania 1 systems Tonga 1 systems Ukraine 1 systems United Arab Emirates 1 systems Venezuela 1 systems Vietnam 1 systems Yemen 1 systems
CONFLICTS ITS PRODUCTS SERVED IN 35 conflict
2022 full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war 2011 Operation Linda Nchi 2011 Operation Unified Protector 2006 2006 Lebanon War 2003–2011 Iraq War 1998–1999 Kosovo War 1982–1985 1982 Lebanon War 1978 South Lebanon conflict 1977–1978 Ogaden War 1975–1990 Lebanese Civil War 1972 Operation Motorman 1970–1971 Black September 1967–1970 War of Attrition 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 1963–1967 Aden Emergency 1959–1975 Laotian Civil War 1958 1958 Lebanon crisis 1956 Suez Crisis 1955–1975 Vietnam War 1954–1962 Algerian War 1950–1953 Korean War 1948–1960 Malayan Emergency 1948–1949 1948 Arab–Israeli War 1947–1949 Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 1946–1954 First Indochina War 1941–1944 Continuation War 1940 Battle of France 1940–1941 Franco-Thai War 1939–1940 Winter War 1937–1945 Second Sino-Japanese War 1932 Constitutionalist Revolution 1930 Revolution of 1930 1918 Finnish Civil War 1912 Contestado War 1899 Six-Day War
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