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Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Vickers-Armstrongs,_Barrow-in-Furness
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:built
gptkb:HMS_Astute
gptkb:HMS_Vanguard
gptkb:HMS_Invincible
gptkb:HMS_Dreadnought
gptkb:HMS_Resolution
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:formerName
Naval Construction Works
gptkbp:historicalEvent
acquisition by BAE Systems (1999)
merger with Armstrong Whitworth (1927)
nationalisation (1977)
privatisation (1986)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness
gptkbp:industry
shipbuilding
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Barrow-in-Furness
gptkbp:notableEmployee
gptkb:Sir_Leonard_Redshaw
Sir James McKechnie
gptkbp:notableEvent
launch of HMS Dreadnought (1906)
launch of first British nuclear submarine
gptkbp:notableFor
construction of submarines
construction of warships
gptkbp:opened
1871
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs
gptkbp:parentCompany
gptkb:Vickers_Limited
gptkb:GEC-Marconi
gptkb:BAE_Systems
gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs
gptkb:British_Shipbuilders
gptkbp:products
submarines
warships
oil tankers
merchant ships
liners
aircraft (historically)
gptkbp:servesArea
gptkb:Royal_Navy
international clients
gptkbp:status
active (as BAE Systems Submarines)
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:BAE_Systems_Submarines
gptkbp:website
https://www.baesystems.com/en/our-company/heritage/barrow-shipyard
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:HMS_Unbeaten
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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