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'''Armstrong, Whitworth & Company, Ltd.''' was a British shipbuilder.
'''Armstrong, Whitworth & Company, Ltd.''' was a British shipbuilder which was founded in 1847 but did not commence building ships until around 1882.


==See Also==
==History==
The firm acquired Joseph Whitworth's operation in 1897.  The company grew to encompass shipyards at Elswick and Walker on the Tyne, as well as ammunition works at Scotswood on the Tyne.  Its subsidiary Erith Engineering Works and ordnance works was based in Pozzuoli, Italy.{{Burt1986|p. 9}}
 
In 1927, the company merged with [[Vickers]].  The new company became [[Vickers-Armstrongs]] and continued to supply naval construction, naval systems, as well as assorted other military hardware through World War II and beyond.
 
==Shipbuilding==
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|'''Ship'''||'''Type'''||'''Launched'''||'''Fate'''
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|{{UK-1Mastiff|f=p}}||gunboat||4 Apr, 1871||Sold 28 Nov, 1931
|-
|{{UK-Bloodhound|f=p}}||gunboat||22 Apr, 1871||Sold 28 Jun, 1921
|-
|{{AH-Panther|f=p}}||torpedo cruiser||13 Jun, 1885||Broken up 1920
|-
|{{AH-Leopard|f=p}}||torpedo cruiser||10 Sep, 1885||Broken up 1920
|-
|{{UK-Victoria|f=p}}||second class battleship||9 Apr, 1887||Rammed 22 Jun, 1893
|-
|{{US-SaraThompson|f=p}}||oiler||1888||Sold 9 Aug, 1934
|-
|{{UK-Boomerang|f=p}}||torpedo gunboat||24 Jul, 1889||Sold 11 Jul, 1905
|-
|{{UK-Katoomba|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||27 Aug, 1889||Sold 1906
|-
|{{UK-Karakatta|f=p}}||torpedo gunboat||27 Aug, 1889||Sold 11 Jan, 1905
|-
|{{UK-Mildura|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||25 Nov, 1889||Sold 1906
|-
|{{UK-Wallaroo|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||5 Feb, 1890||Sold 1920
|-
|{{UK-Assaye|f=p}}||torpedo gunboat||11 Feb, 1890||Sold May, 1904
|-
|{{UK-Plassey|f=p}}||torpedo gunboat||5 Jul, 1890||Sold 17 May, 1904
|-
|{{UK-Sirius|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||27 Oct, 1890||Blockship 23 Apr, 1918
|-
|{{UK-Spartan|f=p}}||second class protected cruiser||25 Feb, 1891||Sold 26 Jun, 1931
|-
|{{UK-2Swordfish|f=p}}||destroyer||27 Mar, 1895||Broken up 1910
|-
|{{UK-1Spitfire|f=p}}||destroyer||7 Jun, 1895||Broken up 1912
|-
|{{US-NewOrleans|f=p}}||protected cruiser||4 Dec, 1896||Sold 11 Feb, 1930
|-
|{{UK-Pactolus|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||21 Dec, 1896||Sold 1921
|-
|{{US-Albany|f=p}}||protected cruiser||14 Jan, 1899||Sold 11 Feb, 1930
|-
|{{UK-Cobra|f=p}}||destroyer||28 Jun, 1899||Foundered 19 Sep, 1901
|-
|{{UK-Lancaster|f=p}}||armoured cruiser||22 Mar, 1902||Sold 3 Mar, 1920
|-
|{{UK-Swiftsure|f=p}}||pre-dreadnought||12 Jan, 1903||Sold 18 Jun, 1920
|-
|{{UK-Hampshire|f=p}}||armoured cruiser||24 Sep, 1903||Mined 5 Jun, 1916
|-
|{{UK-Amethyst|f=p}}||third class protected cruiser||5 Nov, 1903||Sold 1 Oct, 1920
|-
|{{UK-1Adventure|f=p}}||scout cruiser||8 Sep, 1904|| 3 Mar, 1920
|-
|{{UK-Attentive|f=p}}||scout cruiser||24 Nov, 1904|| 12 Apr, 1920
|-
|{{UK-Vindex|f=p}}||seaplane carrier||7 Mar, 1905||Sold 12 Feb, 1920
|-
|{{UK-1Achilles|f=p}}||armoured cruiser||17 Jun, 1905||Sold 9 May, 1921
|-
|{{UK-Invincible|f=p}}||battlecruiser||13 Apr, 1907||Sunk 31 May, 1916
|-
|{{UK-1Afridi|f=p}}||destroyer||8 May, 1907|| 1919
|-
|{{UK-Superb|f=p}}||dreadnought||7 Nov, 1907||Sold 12 Dec, 1922
|-
|{{UK-1Newcastle|f=p}}||light cruiser||25 Nov, 1909||Sold 9 May, 1921
|-
|{{UK-Weymouth|f=p}}||light cruiser||18 Nov, 1910||Sold 2 Oct, 1928
|-
|{{UK-Monarch|f=p}}||dreadnought||30 Mar, 1911||Sunk 20 Jan, 1925
|-
|{{UK-Agincourt|f=p}}||dreadnought||22 Jan, 1913||Sold 19 Dec, 1922
|-
|{{UK-1Birmingham|f=p}}||light cruiser||7 May, 1913||Sold 5 Feb, 1931
|-
|{{UK-Canada|f=p}}||dreadnought||27 Nov, 1913||Sold Apr, 1920
|-
|{{UK-Gorgon|f=p}}||monitor||9 Jun, 1914||Sold 28 Aug, 1928
|-
|{{UK-Glatton|f=p}}||monitor||8 Aug, 1914||Exploded 16 Sep, 1918
|-
|{{UK-W1|f=p}}||submarine||19 Nov, 1914||to Italy 23 Aug, 1916
|-
|{{UK-W2|f=p}}||submarine||17 Feb, 1915||to Italy 23 Aug, 1916
|-
|{{UK-Malaya|f=p}}||dreadnought||18 Mar, 1915||Sold 20 Feb, 1948
|-
|{{UK-W3|f=p}}||submarine||1 Apr, 1915||to Italy 23 Aug, 1916
|-
|{{UK-E29|f=p}}||submarine||1 Jun, 1915||Sold Feb, 1922
|-
|{{UK-E30|f=p}}||submarine||29 Jun, 1915||Lost 22 Nov, 1916
|-
|{{UK-W4|f=p}}||submarine||25 Nov, 1915||to Italy 7 Aug, 1916
|-
|{{UK-G6|f=p}}||submarine||7 Dec, 1915||Sold Nov, 1921
|-
|{{UK-Courageous|f=p}}||battlecruiser||5 Feb, 1916||Torpedoed 17 Sep, 1939
|-
|{{UK-G7|f=p}}||submarine||4 Mar, 1916||Sunk 1 Nov, 1918
|-
|{{UK-K11|f=p}}||submarine||16 Aug, 1916||Sold Nov, 1921
|-
|{{UK-K12|f=p}}||submarine||23 Feb, 1917||Sold Jul, 1926
|-
|{{UK-Anchusa|f=p}}||convoy sloop||21 Apr, 1917||Sunk 16 Jul, 1918
|-
|{{UK-Bergamot|f=p}}||convoy sloop||5 May, 1917||Sunk 13 Aug, 1917
|-
|{{UK-Candytuft|f=p}}||convoy sloop||19 May, 1917||Sunk 18 Nov, 1917
|-
|{{UK-Ceanothus|f=p}}||convoy sloop||2 Jun, 1917||Transferred May, 1922
|-
|{{UK-Arbutus|f=p}}||convoy sloop||8 Sep, 1917||Sunk 16 Dec, 1917
|-
|{{UK-Auricula|f=p}}||convoy sloop||4 Oct, 1917||Sold 1 Feb, 1923
|-
|{{UK-Bryony|f=p}}||convoy sloop||27 Oct, 1917||Sold 3 Apr, 1938
|-
|{{UK-Chrysanthemum|f=p}}||convoy sloop||10 Nov, 1917||
|-
|{{UK-Danae|f=p}}||light cruiser||26 Jan, 1918||Sold Jan, 1948
|-
|{{UK-Eagle|f=p}}||aircraft carrier||8 Jun, 1918||Torpedoed 11 Aug, 1942
|-
|{{UK-H41|f=p}}||submarine||26 Jul, 1918||Cancelled 1918
|-
|{{UK-R9|f=p}}||submarine||12 Aug, 1918||Sold Feb, 1923
|-
|{{UK-Delhi|f=p}}||light cruiser||23 Aug, 1918||Sold Jan, 1948
|-
|{{UK-R10|f=p}}||submarine||5 Oct, 1918||Sold Feb, 1929
|-
|{{UK-M3|f=p}}||submarine||19 Oct, 1918||Sold Feb, 1932
|-
|{{UK-H42|f=p}}||submarine||21 Oct, 1918||Collision 23 Feb, 1922
|-
|{{UK-Dunedin|f=p}}||light cruiser||19 Nov, 1918||Torpedoed 24 Nov, 1941
|-
|{{UK-L52|f=p}}||submarine||18 Dec, 1918||Sold 1935
|-
|{{UK-H43|f=p}}||submarine||3 Feb, 1919||Sold 1944
|-
|{{UK-H44|f=p}}||submarine||17 Feb, 1919||Sold 1944
|-
|{{UK-M4|f=p}}||submarine||20 Jul, 1919||Cancelled 1918
|-
|{{UK-L53|f=p}}||submarine||12 Aug, 1919||Sold 1938
|-
|{{UK-Hermes|f=p}}||aircraft carrier||11 Sep, 1919||Sunk 9 Apr, 1942
|-
|{{UK-Emerald|f=p}}||light cruiser||19 May, 1920||Sold Jun, 1948
|-
|{{UK-Nelson|f=p}}||dreadnought||3 Sep, 1925||Broken up 1948
|}
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==Ordnance==


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
<small>
{{reflist}}
<references/>
</small>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
<small>
{{refbegin}}
</small>
*{{Burt1986}}
{{refend}}


[[Category:Companies]]
{{CatPrivateShipBuilder|UK}}

Latest revision as of 16:45, 23 May 2018

Armstrong, Whitworth & Company, Ltd. was a British shipbuilder which was founded in 1847 but did not commence building ships until around 1882.

History

The firm acquired Joseph Whitworth's operation in 1897. The company grew to encompass shipyards at Elswick and Walker on the Tyne, as well as ammunition works at Scotswood on the Tyne. Its subsidiary Erith Engineering Works and ordnance works was based in Pozzuoli, Italy.[1]

In 1927, the company merged with Vickers. The new company became Vickers-Armstrongs and continued to supply naval construction, naval systems, as well as assorted other military hardware through World War II and beyond.

Shipbuilding

Ship Type Launched Fate
H.M.S. Mastiff gunboat 4 Apr, 1871 Sold 28 Nov, 1931
H.M.S. Bloodhound gunboat 22 Apr, 1871 Sold 28 Jun, 1921
S.M.S. Panther torpedo cruiser 13 Jun, 1885 Broken up 1920
S.M.S. Leopard torpedo cruiser 10 Sep, 1885 Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Victoria second class battleship 9 Apr, 1887 Rammed 22 Jun, 1893
U.S.S. Sara Thompson oiler 1888 Sold 9 Aug, 1934
H.M.S. Boomerang torpedo gunboat 24 Jul, 1889 Sold 11 Jul, 1905
H.M.S. Katoomba third class protected cruiser 27 Aug, 1889 Sold 1906
H.M.S. Karakatta torpedo gunboat 27 Aug, 1889 Sold 11 Jan, 1905
H.M.S. Mildura third class protected cruiser 25 Nov, 1889 Sold 1906
H.M.S. Wallaroo third class protected cruiser 5 Feb, 1890 Sold 1920
H.M.S. Assaye torpedo gunboat 11 Feb, 1890 Sold May, 1904
H.M.S. Plassey torpedo gunboat 5 Jul, 1890 Sold 17 May, 1904
H.M.S. Sirius second class protected cruiser 27 Oct, 1890 Blockship 23 Apr, 1918
H.M.S. Spartan second class protected cruiser 25 Feb, 1891 Sold 26 Jun, 1931
H.M.S. Swordfish destroyer 27 Mar, 1895 Broken up 1910
H.M.S. Spitfire destroyer 7 Jun, 1895 Broken up 1912
U.S.S. New Orleans protected cruiser 4 Dec, 1896 Sold 11 Feb, 1930
H.M.S. Pactolus third class protected cruiser 21 Dec, 1896 Sold 1921
U.S.S. Albany protected cruiser 14 Jan, 1899 Sold 11 Feb, 1930
H.M.S. Cobra destroyer 28 Jun, 1899 Foundered 19 Sep, 1901
H.M.S. Lancaster armoured cruiser 22 Mar, 1902 Sold 3 Mar, 1920
H.M.S. Swiftsure pre-dreadnought 12 Jan, 1903 Sold 18 Jun, 1920
H.M.S. Hampshire armoured cruiser 24 Sep, 1903 Mined 5 Jun, 1916
H.M.S. Amethyst third class protected cruiser 5 Nov, 1903 Sold 1 Oct, 1920
H.M.S. Adventure scout cruiser 8 Sep, 1904 3 Mar, 1920
H.M.S. Attentive scout cruiser 24 Nov, 1904 12 Apr, 1920
H.M.S. Vindex seaplane carrier 7 Mar, 1905 Sold 12 Feb, 1920
H.M.S. Achilles armoured cruiser 17 Jun, 1905 Sold 9 May, 1921
H.M.S. Invincible battlecruiser 13 Apr, 1907 Sunk 31 May, 1916
H.M.S. Afridi destroyer 8 May, 1907 1919
H.M.S. Superb dreadnought 7 Nov, 1907 Sold 12 Dec, 1922
H.M.S. Newcastle light cruiser 25 Nov, 1909 Sold 9 May, 1921
H.M.S. Weymouth light cruiser 18 Nov, 1910 Sold 2 Oct, 1928
H.M.S. Monarch dreadnought 30 Mar, 1911 Sunk 20 Jan, 1925
H.M.S. Agincourt dreadnought 22 Jan, 1913 Sold 19 Dec, 1922
H.M.S. Birmingham light cruiser 7 May, 1913 Sold 5 Feb, 1931
H.M.S. Canada dreadnought 27 Nov, 1913 Sold Apr, 1920
H.M.S. Gorgon monitor 9 Jun, 1914 Sold 28 Aug, 1928
H.M.S. Glatton monitor 8 Aug, 1914 Exploded 16 Sep, 1918
H.M.S. W 1 submarine 19 Nov, 1914 to Italy 23 Aug, 1916
H.M.S. W 2 submarine 17 Feb, 1915 to Italy 23 Aug, 1916
H.M.S. Malaya dreadnought 18 Mar, 1915 Sold 20 Feb, 1948
H.M.S. W 3 submarine 1 Apr, 1915 to Italy 23 Aug, 1916
H.M.S. E 29 submarine 1 Jun, 1915 Sold Feb, 1922
H.M.S. E 30 submarine 29 Jun, 1915 Lost 22 Nov, 1916
H.M.S. W 4 submarine 25 Nov, 1915 to Italy 7 Aug, 1916
H.M.S. G 6 submarine 7 Dec, 1915 Sold Nov, 1921
H.M.S. Courageous battlecruiser 5 Feb, 1916 Torpedoed 17 Sep, 1939
H.M.S. G 7 submarine 4 Mar, 1916 Sunk 1 Nov, 1918
H.M.S. K 11 submarine 16 Aug, 1916 Sold Nov, 1921
H.M.S. K 12 submarine 23 Feb, 1917 Sold Jul, 1926
H.M.S. Anchusa convoy sloop 21 Apr, 1917 Sunk 16 Jul, 1918
H.M.S. Bergamot convoy sloop 5 May, 1917 Sunk 13 Aug, 1917
H.M.S. Candytuft convoy sloop 19 May, 1917 Sunk 18 Nov, 1917
H.M.S. Ceanothus convoy sloop 2 Jun, 1917 Transferred May, 1922
H.M.S. Arbutus convoy sloop 8 Sep, 1917 Sunk 16 Dec, 1917
H.M.S. Auricula convoy sloop 4 Oct, 1917 Sold 1 Feb, 1923
H.M.S. Bryony convoy sloop 27 Oct, 1917 Sold 3 Apr, 1938
H.M.S. Chrysanthemum convoy sloop 10 Nov, 1917
H.M.S. Danae light cruiser 26 Jan, 1918 Sold Jan, 1948
H.M.S. Eagle aircraft carrier 8 Jun, 1918 Torpedoed 11 Aug, 1942
H.M.S. H 41 submarine 26 Jul, 1918 Cancelled 1918
H.M.S. R 9 submarine 12 Aug, 1918 Sold Feb, 1923
H.M.S. Delhi light cruiser 23 Aug, 1918 Sold Jan, 1948
H.M.S. R 10 submarine 5 Oct, 1918 Sold Feb, 1929
H.M.S. M 3 submarine 19 Oct, 1918 Sold Feb, 1932
H.M.S. H 42 submarine 21 Oct, 1918 Collision 23 Feb, 1922
H.M.S. Dunedin light cruiser 19 Nov, 1918 Torpedoed 24 Nov, 1941
H.M.S. L 52 submarine 18 Dec, 1918 Sold 1935
H.M.S. H 43 submarine 3 Feb, 1919 Sold 1944
H.M.S. H 44 submarine 17 Feb, 1919 Sold 1944
H.M.S. M 4 submarine 20 Jul, 1919 Cancelled 1918
H.M.S. L 53 submarine 12 Aug, 1919 Sold 1938
H.M.S. Hermes aircraft carrier 11 Sep, 1919 Sunk 9 Apr, 1942
H.M.S. Emerald light cruiser 19 May, 1920 Sold Jun, 1948
H.M.S. Nelson dreadnought 3 Sep, 1925 Broken up 1948

Ordnance

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Burt. British Battleships of World War One. p. 9.

Bibliography

  • Burt, R. A. (1986). British Battleships of World War One. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).

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