Vickers, Sons and Maxim
From Graces Guide
of River Don Works, Sheffield.
- 1897 Vickers, Sons and Co absorbed the Naval Construction and Armaments Co, and the Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Co, which would enable the company to build and equip the largest battleships[1]; the name of the company was changed to Vickers, Sons and Maxim[2]
- 1901 Vickers, Sons and Maxim took over the machine tool and motor car side of the Wolseley works, trading as the Wolseley Tool and Motor Car Co. Herbert Austin was general manager.
- 1900s Douglas Vickers, a director, estimated that 'over a few years, armour resistance has increased by 200% while the effectiveness of shells has increased by around 135%'
- 1902 In order to bolster its finances, William Beardmore and Co, steel manufacturers, armour plate, gun and ordnance makers, exchanged almost 60 per cent of its capital with that of Vickers, Sons and Maxim.
- 1907 Constructed 3 turbine sets under licence from Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co[3].
- 1910 Construction at Barrow of a dirigble for Royal Navy using Hart fabric[4].
- 1910 At this time the company was the only one in UK that had constructed submarine boats[5].
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