Vickers-Armstrongs

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Vickers-Armstrongs was a British company formed in 1927 by the merger of Vickers with Armstrong, Whitworth & Company.

The new company would continue to supply naval construction, naval systems, as well as assorted other military hardware through World War II and beyond.

History

Shipbuilding

Ship Type Launched Fate
H.M.S. Cumberland heavy cruiser 16 Mar, 1926[1] Broken up 1959
H.M.S. Oxley submarine 29 Jun, 1926 Sunk 10 Sep, 1939
H.M.S. Otway submarine 7 Sep, 1926 Broken up 1945
H.M.S. Osiris submarine 19 May, 1928[2] Broken up 1946
H.M.S. Oswald submarine 19 Jun, 1928[3] Sunk 1 Aug, 1940
H.M.S. Medway depot ship 19 Jul, 1928 Torpedoed 30 Jun, 1942
H.M.S. Otus submarine 31 Aug, 1928[4] Scuttled 1946
H.M.S. Arrow destroyer 22 Aug, 1929 Blown up 8 Apr, 1943
H.M.S. Keith destroyer 10 Jul, 1930 Bombed 1 Jun, 1940
H.M.S. Crescent destroyer 29 Sep, 1931[5] Collision 25 Jun, 1940
H.M.S. Thames submarine 26 Feb, 1932 Lost c. 23 Jul, 1940
H.M.S. Defender destroyer 7 Apr, 1932[6] Sunk 11 Jul, 1941
H.M.S. Diamond destroyer 8 Apr, 1932[7] Sunk 27 Apr, 1941
H.M.S. Porpoise minelaying submarine 30 Aug, 1932 Sunk 16 Jan, 1945
H.M.S. Severn submarine 16 Jan, 1934 Sold 1946
H.M.S. Ajax light cruiser 1 Mar, 1934[8] Broken up 1949
H.M.S. Clyde submarine 14 Mar, 1934 Sold 30 Jul, 1946
H.M.S. Fame destroyer 26 Jun, 1934[9] Transferred 1949
H.M.S. Firedrake destroyer 28 Jun, 1934[10] Sunk 16 Dec, 1942
H.M.S. Greyhound destroyer 15 Aug, 1935[11] Sunk 22 May, 1941
H.M.S. Griffin destroyer 15 Aug, 1935[12] Broken up 1946
H.M.S. Narwhal minelaying submarine 29 Aug, 1935 Sunk 23 Jul, 1940
H.M.S. Newcastle light cruiser 23 Jan, 1936[13] Broken up 1959
H.M.S. Hereward destroyer 10 Mar, 1936[14] Sunk 29 May, 1941
H.M.S. Hero destroyer 10 Mar, 1936[15] Broken up 1946
H.M.S. Sheffield light cruiser 23 Jul, 1936[16] Broken up 1967
H.M.S. Rorqual minelaying submarine 27 Jul, 1936 Sold 19 Nov, 1945
H.M.S. Afridi destroyer 8 Jun, 1937[17] Sunk 3 May, 1940
H.M.S. Cossack destroyer 8 Jun, 1937[18] Torpedoed 24 Oct, 1941
H.M.S. Eskimo destroyer 3 Sep, 1937[19] Sold 27 Jun, 1949
H.M.S. Mashona destroyer 3 Sep, 1937[20] Sunk 28 May, 1941
H.M.S. Harvester destroyer 29 Sep, 1939[21] Sunk 11 Mar, 1943
H.M.S. Hurricane destroyer 29 Sep, 1939[22] Sunk 24 Dec, 1943
H.M.S. Ithuriel destroyer 15 Feb, 1940[23] Lost 28 Nov, 1942
H.M.S. Inconstant destroyer 24 Feb, 1941[24] Transferred 1946
H.M.S. P222 submarine 20 Sep, 1941 Sunk c. 12 Dec, 1942
H.M.C.S. Iroquois destroyer 23 Sep, 1941[25] Sold 1966
H.M.S. Seraph submarine 25 Oct, 1941 Scrapped 1962
H.M.C.S. Athabaskan destroyer 18 Nov, 1941[26] Torpedoed 29 Apr, 1944
H.M.S. Shakespeare submarine 8 Dec, 1941 Sold 14 Jul, 1946
H.M.C.S. Huron destroyer 25 Jun, 1942[27] Sold 1965
H.M.C.S. Haida destroyer 25 Aug, 1942[28] Preserved 1964

Ordnance

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 48.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 48.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 48.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 38.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 38.
  7. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 38.
  8. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
  9. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 38.
  10. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 39.
  11. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 39.
  12. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 39.
  13. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
  14. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 39.
  15. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 39.
  16. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
  17. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 40.
  18. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 40.
  19. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 40.
  20. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 40.
  21. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 40.
  22. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 40.
  23. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 39.
  24. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 39.
  25. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 40.
  26. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 40.
  27. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 40.
  28. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 40.

Bibliography

  • Burt, R. A. (1986). British Battleships of World War One. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).

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