Armstrong, Whitworth & Company

Armstrong, Whitworth & Company, Ltd. was a British shipbuilder which was founded in 1847 but did not commence building ships until around 1882.

History

The firm acquired Joseph Whitworth's operation in 1897. The company grew to encompass shipyards at Elswick and Walker on the Tyne, as well as ammunition works at Scotswood on the Tyne. Its subsidiary Erith Engineering Works and ordnance works was based in Pozzuoli, Italy.

In 1927, the company merged with Vickers. The new company became Vickers-Armstrongs and continued to supply naval construction, naval systems, as well as assorted other military hardware through World War II and beyond.

Shipbuilding

Ship	Type	Launched	Fate
H.M.S. Mastiff	gunboat	4 Apr, 1871	Sold 28 Nov, 1931
H.M.S. Bloodhound	gunboat	22 Apr, 1871	Sold 28 Jun, 1921
S.M.S. Panther	torpedo cruiser	13 Jun, 1885	Broken up 1920
S.M.S. Leopard	torpedo cruiser	10 Sep, 1885	Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Victoria	second class battleship	9 Apr, 1887	Rammed 22 Jun, 1893
U.S.S. Sara Thompson	oiler	1888	Sold 9 Aug, 1934
H.M.S. Boomerang	torpedo gunboat	24 Jul, 1889	Sold 11 Jul, 1905
H.M.S. Katoomba	third class protected cruiser	27 Aug, 1889	Sold 1906
H.M.S. Karakatta	torpedo gunboat	27 Aug, 1889	Sold 11 Jan, 1905
H.M.S. Mildura	third class protected cruiser	25 Nov, 1889	Sold 1906
H.M.S. Wallaroo	third class protected cruiser	5 Feb, 1890	Sold 1920
H.M.S. Assaye	torpedo gunboat	11 Feb, 1890	Sold May, 1904
H.M.S. Plassey	torpedo gunboat	5 Jul, 1890	Sold 17 May, 1904
H.M.S. Sirius	second class protected cruiser	27 Oct, 1890	Blockship 23 Apr, 1918
H.M.S. Spartan	second class protected cruiser	25 Feb, 1891	Sold 26 Jun, 1931
H.M.S. Swordfish	destroyer	27 Mar, 1895	Broken up 1910
H.M.S. Spitfire	destroyer	7 Jun, 1895	Broken up 1912
U.S.S. New Orleans	protected cruiser	4 Dec, 1896	Sold 11 Feb, 1930
H.M.S. Pactolus	third class protected cruiser	21 Dec, 1896	Sold 1921
U.S.S. Albany	protected cruiser	14 Jan, 1899	Sold 11 Feb, 1930
H.M.S. Cobra	destroyer	28 Jun, 1899	Foundered 19 Sep, 1901
H.M.S. Lancaster	armoured cruiser	22 Mar, 1902	Sold 3 Mar, 1920
H.M.S. Swiftsure	pre-dreadnought	12 Jan, 1903	Sold 18 Jun, 1920
H.M.S. Hampshire	armoured cruiser	24 Sep, 1903	Mined 5 Jun, 1916
H.M.S. Amethyst	third class protected cruiser	5 Nov, 1903	Sold 1 Oct, 1920
H.M.S. Adventure	scout cruiser	8 Sep, 1904	3 Mar, 1920
H.M.S. Attentive	scout cruiser	24 Nov, 1904	12 Apr, 1920
H.M.S. Vindex	seaplane carrier	7 Mar, 1905	Sold 12 Feb, 1920
H.M.S. Achilles	armoured cruiser	17 Jun, 1905	Sold 9 May, 1921
H.M.S. Invincible	battlecruiser	13 Apr, 1907	Sunk 31 May, 1916
H.M.S. Afridi	destroyer	8 May, 1907	1919
H.M.S. Superb	dreadnought	7 Nov, 1907	Sold 12 Dec, 1922
H.M.S. Newcastle	light cruiser	25 Nov, 1909	Sold 9 May, 1921
H.M.S. Weymouth	light cruiser	18 Nov, 1910	Sold 2 Oct, 1928
H.M.S. Monarch	dreadnought	30 Mar, 1911	Sunk 20 Jan, 1925
H.M.S. Agincourt	dreadnought	22 Jan, 1913	Sold 19 Dec, 1922
H.M.S. Birmingham	light cruiser	7 May, 1913	Sold 5 Feb, 1931
H.M.S. Canada	dreadnought	27 Nov, 1913	Sold Apr, 1920
H.M.S. Gorgon	monitor	9 Jun, 1914	Sold 28 Aug, 1928
H.M.S. Glatton	monitor	8 Aug, 1914	Exploded 16 Sep, 1918
H.M.S. W 1	submarine	19 Nov, 1914	to Italy 23 Aug, 1916
H.M.S. W 2	submarine	17 Feb, 1915	to Italy 23 Aug, 1916
H.M.S. Malaya	dreadnought	18 Mar, 1915	Sold 20 Feb, 1948
H.M.S. W 3	submarine	1 Apr, 1915	to Italy 23 Aug, 1916
H.M.S. E 29	submarine	1 Jun, 1915	Sold Feb, 1922
H.M.S. E 30	submarine	29 Jun, 1915	Lost 22 Nov, 1916
H.M.S. W 4	submarine	25 Nov, 1915	to Italy 7 Aug, 1916
H.M.S. G 6	submarine	7 Dec, 1915	Sold Nov, 1921
H.M.S. Courageous	battlecruiser	5 Feb, 1916	Torpedoed 17 Sep, 1939
H.M.S. G 7	submarine	4 Mar, 1916	Sunk 1 Nov, 1918
H.M.S. K 11	submarine	16 Aug, 1916	Sold Nov, 1921
H.M.S. K 12	submarine	23 Feb, 1917	Sold Jul, 1926
H.M.S. Anchusa	convoy sloop	21 Apr, 1917	Sunk 16 Jul, 1918
H.M.S. Bergamot	convoy sloop	5 May, 1917	Sunk 13 Aug, 1917
H.M.S. Candytuft	convoy sloop	19 May, 1917	Sunk 18 Nov, 1917
H.M.S. Ceanothus	convoy sloop	2 Jun, 1917	Transferred May, 1922
H.M.S. Arbutus	convoy sloop	8 Sep, 1917	Sunk 16 Dec, 1917
H.M.S. Auricula	convoy sloop	4 Oct, 1917	Sold 1 Feb, 1923
H.M.S. Bryony	convoy sloop	27 Oct, 1917	Sold 3 Apr, 1938
H.M.S. Chrysanthemum	convoy sloop	10 Nov, 1917
H.M.S. Danae	light cruiser	26 Jan, 1918	Sold Jan, 1948
H.M.S. Eagle	aircraft carrier	8 Jun, 1918	Torpedoed 11 Aug, 1942
H.M.S. H 41	submarine	26 Jul, 1918	Cancelled 1918
H.M.S. R 9	submarine	12 Aug, 1918	Sold Feb, 1923
H.M.S. Delhi	light cruiser	23 Aug, 1918	Sold Jan, 1948
H.M.S. R 10	submarine	5 Oct, 1918	Sold Feb, 1929
H.M.S. M 3	submarine	19 Oct, 1918	Sold Feb, 1932
H.M.S. H 42	submarine	21 Oct, 1918	Collision 23 Feb, 1922
H.M.S. Dunedin	light cruiser	19 Nov, 1918	Torpedoed 24 Nov, 1941
H.M.S. L 52	submarine	18 Dec, 1918	Sold 1935
H.M.S. H 43	submarine	3 Feb, 1919	Sold 1944
H.M.S. H 44	submarine	17 Feb, 1919	Sold 1944
H.M.S. M 4	submarine	20 Jul, 1919	Cancelled 1918
H.M.S. L 53	submarine	12 Aug, 1919	Sold 1938
H.M.S. Hermes	aircraft carrier	11 Sep, 1919	Sunk 9 Apr, 1942
H.M.S. Emerald	light cruiser	19 May, 1920	Sold Jun, 1948
H.M.S. Nelson	dreadnought	3 Sep, 1925	Broken up 1948

Bibliography

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