Royal Ordnance Factory

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:car
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:industry
gptkb:military
gptkb:ship
defence manufacturer
Military facility
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alternativeName Indian_Ordnance_Factory
Naval_dockyard
Ordnance_Factory
Ordnance_factory
Royal_Dockyard
Royal_Ordnance_Depot
military_factory
munitions_factory
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite over 40
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:military
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:employs over 80,000 people
gptkbp:established 16th century
1930s
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Board_of_Ordnance
gptkbp:exportedTo various countries
Various countries
gptkbp:founded 1775
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:British_Government
gptkbp:foundedIn 18th Century
gptkbp:foundIn many countries
Coastal areas
gptkbp:function logistics
supply chain
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence,_India
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Kolkata
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Kolkata
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 18th century
19th century
20th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major naval base
one of the oldest defence organizations in the world
gptkbp:industry defence
Defence Manufacturing
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:notableClient gptkb:Indian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:State_Police_Forces
gptkb:Paramilitary_Forces_of_India
gptkbp:notableDockyards gptkb:Portsmouth_Dockyard
gptkb:Devonport_Dockyard
gptkb:Chatham_Dockyard
gptkb:Sheerness_Dockyard
Woolwich Dockyard
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Chilwell_Depot
gptkb:Donnington_Depot
gptkb:Gosport_Depot
gptkb:Purfleet_Depot
gptkb:Weedon_Bec_Depot
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Dhanush_artillery_gun
gptkb:INSAS_rifle
AK-203 rifle (licensed production)
T-90 tank components
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:ROF_Bishopton
gptkb:ROF_Bridgwater
gptkb:ROF_Poole
gptkb:ROF_Queniborough
gptkb:ROF_Steeton
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_Swindon
gptkb:ROF_Swynnerton
gptkb:ROF_Thorp_Arch
gptkb:ROF_Woolwich
gptkb:ROF_Wrexham
gptkbp:number_of_factories 41
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 80,000
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:government
gptkb:Ministry_of_Supply
gptkb:Navy
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence,_Government_of_India
gptkb:Ordnance_Factory_Board
gptkbp:privatized 1980s
gptkbp:produced explosives
shooting
artillery
tanks
weapons
propellants
gptkbp:produces explosives
shooting
military weapons
gptkbp:products gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:clothing
explosives
optical devices
shooting
arms
Explosives
Weapons
Military Vehicles
gptkbp:purpose shipbuilding
ship repair
maintenance of military equipment
manufacture of munitions
storage of weapons
storage of ammunition
Construction of naval ships
Maintenance of naval ships
Repair of naval ships
supply armed forces
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:ship
gptkb:Board_of_Ordnance
gptkb:Ordnance_Factory_Board
gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_(UK)
Shipbuilding
military logistics
Naval base
Royal Ordnance Factory
Dry dock
Fleet maintenance
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:Armoured_Vehicles_Nigam_Limited_(AVNL)
gptkb:Gliders_India_Limited_(GIL)
gptkb:India_Optel_Limited_(IOL)
gptkb:Munitions_India_Limited_(MIL)
gptkb:Troop_Comforts_Limited_(TCL)
gptkb:Yantra_India_Limited_(YIL)
Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL)
gptkbp:restructured_into seven Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in 2021
gptkbp:serves gptkb:Indian_Armed_Forces
paramilitary forces
police forces
gptkbp:status some are now museums
some are still operational
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Royal_Ordnance_plc
gptkbp:type government-owned
gptkbp:website https://ofb.gov.in
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chieftain
gptkb:Nabha
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5