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* 1913 It created an "aerial department" in 1913, which became the [[Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft]] subsidiary in 1920. | * 1913 It created an "aerial department" in 1913, which became the [[Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft]] subsidiary in 1920. | ||
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* The Naval Yard only received one order for a warship in the 1920s. | * The Naval Yard only received one order for a warship in the 1920s. | ||
* 1924 Advert as shipbuilders, | * 1924 Advert as shipbuilders, steelmakers, locomotive builders, civil and general engineers and more. | ||
* The Low Walker Yard completed a variety of ships including the newsprint carriers Humber Arm 5758/25 and Corner Brook 5759/25. These ships were to be for the newsprint trade between Newfoundland to New York. They were part of a larger project, which lead to the downfall of Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd itself. | * The Low Walker Yard completed a variety of ships including the newsprint carriers Humber Arm 5758/25 and Corner Brook 5759/25. These ships were to be for the newsprint trade between Newfoundland to New York. They were part of a larger project, which lead to the downfall of Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd itself. | ||
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* [[The Engineer]] of 4th August 1911 p128 Supplement | * [[The Engineer]] of 4th August 1911 p128 Supplement | ||
* [[The Engineer]] of 27th October 1911 p432 | * [[The Engineer]] of 27th October 1911 p432 | ||
* [[The Engineer]] of 10th November 1911 p498 | |||
Revision as of 14:43, 28 September 2007
Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd of Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne
General
- The company was a major British manufacturing company of the early years of the 20th century. Armstrong Whitworth engaged in the construction of armaments, ships, locomotives, automobiles, and aircraft.
- 1897 The company was formed in 1897 as a merger of the engineering firms of Armstrong, Mitchell and Co and Joseph Whitworth and Co.
- 1902 The company expanded into the manufacture of cars and trucks in 1902
- 1911 Photographs of their Elswick works in The Engineer
- 1911 18 inch lathe for testing tools and drills
- 1913 It created an "aerial department" in 1913, which became the Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft subsidiary in 1920.
- 1920 Issued pamphlet promoting their capacity to produce forgings and castings
- In 1927, the defence and engineering businesses merged with those of Vickers Limited to create a subsidiary company known as Vickers-Armstrong. The aircraft and Armstrong Siddeley motors business were bought out by J. D. Siddeley and became a separate entity.
Road Transport
- The Armstrong was an English automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1904; "claimed to be the best hill-climber extant", the car featured an 8 hp International engine. After 1904, vehicle production came under Armstrong-Whitworth.
- 1907 Produced a 32hp chassis with a four-cylinder engine and four-speed gearbox for the omnibus market. There was one on show at Olympia in 1908
- They built a number of steam road rollers in 1920s
Shipbuilding
- 1899 See Shipbuilding Statistics 1899 for detail of the tonnage produced.
- 1911 Chinese cruiser 'Chao Ho'
- 1920 The deep-water berth at Walker Naval yard was used many times for repairs, refits and modernisation of various vessels in the early 20s. This included various passenger ships notably Mongolia 16385/23 which sailed for P&O between Australia via India. The ship was turbine powered and had a fixed swimming pool, an electric lift and electric heaters in cabins. Mongolia had room for 1593 passengers.
- 1922 The world’s largest floating dock was built for the Southampton Docks of the Southern Railway Company and five sections came from the Naval Yard. In addition two end sections came from the Low Walker yard. The Naval Yard also produced four heavy lift ships, four general cargo ships, a Channel Ferry, two small Great Lakes traders, three lightships and a survey and buoy tender for the Nigerian Government.
- The main output was tankers with twenty being completed between 1921-28.
- The Naval Yard only received one order for a warship in the 1920s.
- 1924 Advert as shipbuilders, steelmakers, locomotive builders, civil and general engineers and more.
- The Low Walker Yard completed a variety of ships including the newsprint carriers Humber Arm 5758/25 and Corner Brook 5759/25. These ships were to be for the newsprint trade between Newfoundland to New York. They were part of a larger project, which lead to the downfall of Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd itself.
- 1922 In July the Company had set up a separate subsidiary company called Newfoundland Power & Paper Utilities Corporation Ltd. to finance a scheme to build 400 tons/day newsprint mill in Newfoundland.
- Armstrong, Whitworth and Co invested £5M in a mill which went $1M over budget which the company covered with an overdraft. The mill never produced anywhere near its maximum output and the Mill was sold losing them £2.8M. This in turn limited the cash flow of the Company and the whole group collapsed.
- 1926 Armstrong Whitworth and Co Ltd losses amounted to £625, 767 for the first 11 months of 1926.
- 1927 – the company was merged with Vickers of Barrow to become Vickers-Armstrong with Armstrong’s receiving £4.5M for their assets and Vickers £8.5M
Sources of Information
- Traction Engine Album by Malcolm Ranieri. Pub 2005
- [1] Wikipedia
- British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss
- Buses and Trolleybuses before 1919 by David Kaye. Published 1972
- The Engineer of 9th February 1900. p163
- The Engineer of 27th Feb 1920 p208
- 1924 Naval Annual Advert page iv
- The Engineer of 4th August 1911 p128 Supplement
- The Engineer of 27th October 1911 p432
- The Engineer of 10th November 1911 p498