Elswick shipyard
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Elswick shipyard was a major British shipbuilding and armaments facility on the River Tyne in Newcastle, historically renowned for constructing warships and naval artillery.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elswick shipyard canonical | 1 |
| Elswick shipyards | 1 |
| Swan Hunter shipyard site | 1 |
| Tyne shipyards | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial facility
ⓘ
shipyard ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Armstrong gun factory at Elswick ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Armstrong Whitworth
ⓘ
surface form:
Armstrong Whitworth Elswick Works
William Armstrong ⓘ
surface form:
William George Armstrong
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
William Armstrong
ⓘ
surface form:
William George Armstrong
|
| hasProduct |
armoured cruisers for export
ⓘ
battleships for the Royal Navy ⓘ destroyers for the Royal Navy ⓘ naval guns ⓘ protected cruisers for export ⓘ |
| heritage | important site in British naval industrial history ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Edwardian era
ⓘ
Victorian era ⓘ |
| industry |
armaments manufacturing
ⓘ
engineering ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | England ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCounty | Northumberland ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Tyne and Wear ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Scotswood ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | River Tyne ⓘ |
| notableFor |
export of warships to foreign navies
ⓘ
integration of gun manufacture and shipbuilding on one site ⓘ |
| operator | Armstrong Whitworth ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Armstrong Whitworth ⓘ |
| partOf |
Armstrong Whitworth
ⓘ
surface form:
Armstrong Whitworth Elswick Works
Tyneside shipbuilding industry ⓘ |
| specializedIn |
armoured cruisers
ⓘ
battleships ⓘ coastal defence ships ⓘ destroyers ⓘ naval artillery ⓘ protected cruisers ⓘ warship construction ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| suppliedTo |
Argentine Navy
ⓘ
Brazilian Navy ⓘ Chilean Navy ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ Italian Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| transportConnection | rail links to the Elswick Works ⓘ |
| usedFor |
construction of Royal Navy warships
ⓘ
construction of warships for foreign governments ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Swan Hunter shipyard site
this entity surface form:
Tyne shipyards
this entity surface form:
Elswick shipyards