Vickers
Vickers (Limited) was a diverse British manufacturer of ships, armour plate, naval guns, fire control instruments — just about anything relevant to creating the Grand Fleet.
History
The company was founded in 1867 as Vickers, Sons and Company (Limited). In 1896 it acquired the Maxim-Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company (Limited), becoming Vickers, Sons and Maxim (Limited). In 1897 it acquired for £425,000 the Naval Construction and Armaments Company of Barrow-in-Furness and the works which that company had been leasing.[1]
At the forty-fourth Annual General Meeting of Vickers, Sons and Maxim, held on 28 March, 1911, the Chairman moved that the name be changed to Vickers (Limited), because it was shorter, and the company was universally known as "Vickers" anyway. The motion was carried unanimously.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ "The Money Market" (Business and Finance). The Times. Wednesday, 17 November, 1897. Issue 35363, col B, pg. 4.
- ↑ "Company Meetings" (Business and Finance). The Times. Wednesday, 29 March, 1911. Issue 39545, col C, pg. 21.
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