Royal Ordnance Factory Dalmuir
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Royal Ordnance Factory Dalmuir was a major British munitions and armaments manufacturing plant located in Clydebank, Scotland, that played a significant role in both World Wars.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Ordnance Factory
ⓘ
munitions factory ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Clydebank as an industrial town
ⓘ
shipbuilding and heavy engineering on the Clyde ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | wartime industrial mobilisation in Scotland ⓘ |
| category |
World War I industrial site
ⓘ
World War II industrial site ⓘ |
| contributedTo | British military capability in both World Wars ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British Ministry of Munitions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Ministry of Supply NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employed |
large wartime workforce
ⓘ
women munitions workers ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site of historical industrial significance ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalUse | wartime industrial complex ⓘ |
| importance | key employer in Clydebank during wartime ⓘ |
| industry |
arms industry
ⓘ
defence manufacturing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkplace | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Clydebank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clydebank local authority area NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ West Dunbartonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dalmuir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Royal Ordnance Factories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British state-owned armaments industry
ⓘ
British war production effort ⓘ Royal Ordnance Factory network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
production of armaments
ⓘ
production of munitions ⓘ |
| product |
armaments components
ⓘ
artillery shells ⓘ other ammunition ⓘ |
| region | Central Lowlands of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInConflict |
supplied munitions to British armed forces in World War I
ⓘ
supplied munitions to British armed forces in World War II ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
First World War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major munitions production centre on the River Clyde ⓘ |
| usedFor | large-scale shell filling and armaments production ⓘ |
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