Organisation The Clyde Torpedo Factory (1907 - 1959)

From
1907
Greenock, Scotland, United Kingdom
To
1959

Summary

In 1907 the Admiralty of the Woolwich Royal Arsenal designated a site at Greenock to become the Clyde Torpedo Factory. This factory operated at the forefront of torpedo technology until the Royal Navy moved production to Alexandria in 1947. The factory closed down in 1959.

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Published resources

Books

  • Gray, Edwyn, Nineteenth Century Torpedoes and Their Inventors, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 2004. Details

Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: Gittings, B.M., 'Overview of Greenock', in Gazetteer for Scotland, 2011, http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst340.html.

Prepared by: Rebecca Rigby