Vickers-Armstrongs
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Vickers-Armstrongs was a major British engineering and armaments company best known for producing military aircraft, ships, and tanks during the first half of the 20th century.
All labels observed (22)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T348287 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Vickers-Armstrongs Context triple: [Supermarine, parentCompany, Vickers-Armstrongs]
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Armstrong Whitworth
Armstrong Whitworth was a major British engineering and armaments manufacturing company prominent in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for producing ships, aircraft, and heavy weaponry.
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B.
Hawker Aircraft
Hawker Aircraft was a prominent British aircraft manufacturer best known for producing iconic military planes such as the Hawker Hurricane during the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Supermarine
Supermarine was a British aircraft manufacturer best known for designing and producing the iconic Spitfire fighter used by the Royal Air Force during World War II.
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D.
Rolls-Royce Limited
Rolls-Royce Limited was a British engineering company renowned for producing luxury automobiles and pioneering aero engines that became crucial to Allied air power in the World Wars.
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E.
Royal Ordnance
Royal Ordnance was a major British government-owned and later privatized arms and ammunition manufacturer known for producing a wide range of military weapons and munitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Vickers-Armstrongs Target entity description: Vickers-Armstrongs was a major British engineering and armaments company best known for producing military aircraft, ships, and tanks during the first half of the 20th century.
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A.
Armstrong Whitworth
Armstrong Whitworth was a major British engineering and armaments manufacturing company prominent in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for producing ships, aircraft, and heavy weaponry.
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B.
Hawker Aircraft
Hawker Aircraft was a prominent British aircraft manufacturer best known for producing iconic military planes such as the Hawker Hurricane during the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Supermarine
Supermarine was a British aircraft manufacturer best known for designing and producing the iconic Spitfire fighter used by the Royal Air Force during World War II.
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D.
Rolls-Royce Limited
Rolls-Royce Limited was a British engineering company renowned for producing luxury automobiles and pioneering aero engines that became crucial to Allied air power in the World Wars.
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E.
Royal Ordnance
Royal Ordnance was a major British government-owned and later privatized arms and ammunition manufacturer known for producing a wide range of military weapons and munitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armaments manufacturer
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defence contractor ⓘ engineering company ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Armstrong Whitworth
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Vickers-Armstrongs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers Limited
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| headquartersLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| industry |
aerospace industry
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armaments industry ⓘ engineering industry ⓘ shipbuilding industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
heavy engineering projects
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production of military aircraft ⓘ production of tanks ⓘ production of warships ⓘ |
| locationCountry | England ⓘ |
| notableClient |
British Army
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Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
Royal Navy battleships
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Vickers 14-inch naval gun ⓘ Vickers 15-inch naval gun ⓘ Vickers 6-Ton tank ⓘ Vickers A1E1 Independent tank ⓘ Vickers Medium Mark II tank ⓘ Vickers 6-Ton tank ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers Mk.E tank
Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner ⓘ Vickers Valiant bomber ⓘ Vickers Viscount airliner ⓘ Vickers Warwick aircraft ⓘ Vickers Wellesley bomber ⓘ Vickers Wellington ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers Wellington bomber
Vickers machine gun ⓘ |
| operatedFacility |
Brooklands
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surface form:
Brooklands airfield
Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ
surface form:
Newcastle upon Tyne works
Brooklands ⓘ
surface form:
Weybridge aircraft factory
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| operatedShipyard |
Barrow-in-Furness shipyard
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Elswick shipyard ⓘ |
| product |
artillery
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military aircraft ⓘ small arms ⓘ tanks ⓘ warships ⓘ |
| servedConflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| successor |
British Aircraft Corporation
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Royal Ordnance ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Ordnance Factories (for some assets)
Vickers-Armstrongs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers Limited (post-war reorganisation)
Vickers-Armstrongs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd
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| timePeriod | first half of the 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Vickers-Armstrongs Description of subject: Vickers-Armstrongs was a major British engineering and armaments company best known for producing military aircraft, ships, and tanks during the first half of the 20th century.
Referenced by (100)
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