Vickers-Armstrongs
Sign in to saveVickers-Armstrongs Limited was a British engineering conglomerate formed by the merger of the assets of Vickers Limited and Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Company in 1927. The majority of the company was nationalised in the 1960s and 1970s, with the remainder being divested as Vickers plc in 1977.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Vickers-Armstrongs Limited
- Company.logo
- Vickers Armstrong.png
- Company.logo_size
- 200px
- Company.fate
- Assets split and majority nationalised
- Company.successor
- Vickers plcBritish Aircraft Corporation (est. 1960)British ShipbuildersBritish Steel Corporation
- Company.foundation
- 1927
- Company.defunct
- 1977
- Company.location
- Vickers House, Westminster, London
- Company.parent
- Vickers LimitedArmstrong Whitworth
- Company.subsid
- Metropolitan-VickersCanadian VickersWhitehead & CompanyJohn Brown & CompanySociedad Española de Construcción NavalSupermarine Aviation Works (est. 1928)
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Break-up
- Businesses
- Armaments
- Shipbuilding
- Military vehicles
- Aviation
- Military aircraft
- Vickers Canada
- Missiles and other weapons
- Civilian aircraft
- Marine engines
- Civilian Target and Sporting Rifles
- In fiction
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Vickers-Armstrongs Limited was a British engineering conglomerate formed by the merger of the assets of Vickers Limited and Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Company in 1927. The majority of the company was nationalised in the 1960s and 1970s, with the remainder being divested as Vickers plc in 1977.
It featured among Britain's most prominent armaments firms.
Gallery (2)
Connections
Categories
1927 establishments in England1977 disestablishments in EnglandBritish companies established in 1927British ShipbuildersDefunct aircraft manufacturers of the United KingdomDefunct firearms manufacturers of the United KingdomDefunct manufacturing companies of EnglandDefunct manufacturing companies of the United KingdomDefunct shipbuilding companies of the United KingdomFormer submarine buildersManufacturing companies disestablished in 1977