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gptkbp:instanceOf
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government-owned munitions factories
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gptkbp:category
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Ammunition manufacturers
British defence companies
Government-owned companies of the United Kingdom
World War II sites in the United Kingdom
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gptkbp:ceased_operations
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post-World War II
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:employs
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gptkb:military
civilian workers
women (as munitionettes)
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gptkbp:established
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1939
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Royal Ordnance Factories
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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contribution to Allied war effort
explosions and accidents
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gptkbp:notableProduct
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gptkb:ROF_Bishopton
gptkb:ROF_Aycliffe
gptkb:ROF_Blackburn
gptkb:ROF_Bridgend
gptkb:ROF_Chorley
gptkb:ROF_Dalmuir
gptkb:ROF_Drigg
gptkb:ROF_Elstow
gptkb:ROF_Fazakerley
gptkb:ROF_Glascoed
gptkb:ROF_Irvine
gptkb:ROF_Kirkby
gptkb:ROF_Leeds
gptkb:ROF_Maltby
gptkb:ROF_Newport
gptkb:ROF_Nottingham
gptkb:ROF_Patricroft
gptkb:ROF_Pembrey
gptkb:ROF_Radway_Green
gptkb:ROF_Ranskill
gptkb:ROF_Risley
gptkb:ROF_Sellafield
gptkb:ROF_Spennymoor
gptkb:ROF_Springfields
gptkb:ROF_Swindon
gptkb:ROF_Swynnerton
gptkb:ROF_Thorp_Arch
gptkb:ROF_Woolwich
gptkb:ROF_Wrexham
over 40
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:British_Ministry_of_Supply
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gptkbp:operatesIn
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:parentOrganization
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gptkb:Royal_Ordnance
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gptkbp:products
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bombs
explosives
shooting
shells
weapons
fuses
propellants
cartridges
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gptkbp:purpose
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manufacture of munitions
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Ministry_of_Supply
British munitions industry
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Royal_Ordnance_plc
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ministry_of_Supply_(UK)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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