Vickers Limited 1867 - 1927
- occupation:
- Ship, aircraft, and armament manufacturers
- Nationality:
- British
- born in:
- Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1897 - acquired the Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company Ltd, later the Wolseley Tool and Motor Car Company; built the first British submarine and airship.
1927 - Vickers merged with Armstrong-Whitworth to form Vickers-Armstrongs. After the war, they continued in aircraft, steel, shipbuilding and general engineering, including production of the first British nuclear submarine, the first British V-bomber and the Viscount and VC10 airliners.
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