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Steelworks were located in SheffieldThe firm originally constructed armour plate, but upon acquirikng Thompson Shipyard in 1897 became John Brown Construction Company.{{BurtBBWW1|p. 9}}
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'''John Brown and Company''' was a Scottish shipbuilding concern during the Dreadnought Era.  Originally founded as an engineering firm, it acquired the '''J. and GThomson''' shipbuilding firm, which had been winning contracts to build destroyers for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1899.  Operation then continued under the Brown name.
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Revision as of 21:50, 10 September 2012

John Brown and Company was a Scottish shipbuilding concern during the Dreadnought Era. Originally founded as an engineering firm, it acquired the J. and G. Thomson shipbuilding firm, which had been winning contracts to build destroyers for the Royal Navy in 1899. Operation then continued under the Brown name.

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