Armstrong Whitworth

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Armstrong Whitworth was a major British engineering and armaments manufacturing company prominent in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for producing ships, aircraft, and heavy weaponry.

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Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft manufacturer
armaments manufacturer
engineering company
shipbuilding company
activePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
country England
United Kingdom
foundedBy William Armstrong
surface form: William George Armstrong
headquartersLocation Newcastle upon Tyne
headquartersRegion North East England
historicalSignificance important supplier of weapons in early 20th century
major contributor to British naval power
pioneer in British military aircraft production
industry aerospace
armaments
engineering
shipbuilding
locationOfFacility Elswick
Tyne and Wear
surface form: Tyneside
market British Army
Royal Navy
foreign governments
mergedInto Vickers-Armstrongs
notableFor heavy weapons manufacturing
military aircraft production
warship construction
operatedDuring World War I
World War II
interwar period
partOf British aerospace industry
British arms industry
British shipbuilding industry
product aircraft
armaments
heavy artillery
locomotives
ships
servedAs major British defense contractor
successor Vickers-Armstrongs
typeOfWeaponsProduced coastal defense guns
field artillery
naval guns

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HMS Drake builder Armstrong Whitworth
HMS Invincible builder Armstrong Whitworth
William Armstrong founded Armstrong Whitworth
subject surface form: William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
Vickers-Armstrongs foundedBy Armstrong Whitworth
HMS Drake shipyard Armstrong Whitworth
this entity surface form: Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick