Vickers was a British engineering company that existed from 1828 until 1999. Edward Vickers and his father-in-law George Naylor formed it in Sheffield as a steel foundry that soon became famous for casting church bells. It went public in 1867 as Vickers, Sons and Company and branched into marine shafts, propellers, forgings, armour plate and artillery. In 1897 it bought the Barrow-in-Furness shipbuilder and the Maxim Nordenfelt gun company to become Vickers, Sons and Maxim, and in 1901 the Royal Navy first submarine, Holland 1, was launched at its Barrow yard. In the same year it set up the Wolseley Tool and Motor Car Company, and in 1911, renamed Vickers Limited, it began making aircraft and opened a flying school at Brooklands. In 1927 it merged with Armstrong Whitworth to form Vickers-Armstrongs.
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Vickers was a British engineering company that existed from 1828 until 1999.
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Vickers was formed in Sheffield as a steel foundry by Edward Vickers and his father-in-law George Naylor in 1828.
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Vickers was a British engineering company that existed from 1828 until 1999.
Part Of: Aviation, Vickers Limited
In 1911 the company name was changed to Vickers Ltd and expanded its operations into aircraft manufacture
In Group: Aircraft and Aerospace Manufacturers, Vickers Limited
expanded its operations into aircraft manufacture by the formation of Vickers Ltd (Aviation Department)
In Group: Shipbuilders, Vickers, Sons & Maxim
Vickers bought out the Barrow-in-Furness shipbuilder The Barrow Shipbuilding Company in 1897
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Has Vehicles: HMS Holland 1, History
In 1901 the Royal Navy's first submarine, Holland 1, was launched at the Naval Construction Yard.
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In 1986, ROF Leeds (and the Challenger production line) was acquired by Vickers Defence Systems (later Alvis Vickers).
Challenger 2 (Wikipedia)
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It was designed by Vickers Defence Systems (now Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL)) as a private venture in 1986
Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle (Wikipedia)
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In 1985, the UK MoD ordered a derivative armoured recovery vehicle from Vickers Defence, based on the Challenger 1
Trojan armoured engineer vehicle (Wikipedia)
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The contract was awarded in 2001 to Vickers Defence Systems, who were bought by BAE Systems in 2004.
Has Vehicles: Titan armoured bridge layer, History
Its companion vehicle, developed at the same time, is another variant of the Challenger 2, the Titan armoured bridge layer, of which 33 have also been built.
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In 1988, the British Army ordered 17 Challenger 1-based training tanks (CTTs) from Vickers Defense Systems.
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