Armstrong gun factory at Elswick
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The Armstrong gun factory at Elswick was a major 19th-century British armaments works in Newcastle upon Tyne, renowned for producing innovative artillery and naval guns for the Royal Navy and foreign customers.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Armstrong gun factory at Elswick canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
armaments factory
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industrial complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British naval rearmament
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Victorian era military technology ⓘ industrialisation of Tyneside ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employed | thousands of workers ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Lord Armstrong
NERFINISHED
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William George Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important site in British industrial history ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| industry |
armaments industry
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shipbuilding industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elswick
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCustomer |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ foreign governments ⓘ foreign navies ⓘ |
| notableFor |
export of heavy guns worldwide
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innovative artillery design ⓘ integration of armaments and shipbuilding ⓘ production of breech-loading guns ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Armstrong Whitworth
NERFINISHED
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Sir W. G. Armstrong & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Armstrong Whitworth works at Elswick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
armour-piercing guns
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artillery ⓘ breech-loading guns ⓘ coastal defence guns ⓘ field guns ⓘ gun mountings ⓘ naval guns ⓘ ordnance components ⓘ |
| role |
exporter of artillery
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key supplier of naval guns ⓘ major British armaments works ⓘ |
| suppliedToConflict |
Crimean War era rearmament
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late 19th-century colonial wars ⓘ naval arms races of the late 19th century ⓘ |
| technology |
heavy engineering
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hydraulic machinery ⓘ steel gun manufacture ⓘ |
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