| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Engineering, Shipbuilding Aircraft |
| Predecessors |
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| Founded | 1847 (W.G. Armstrong Co.) |
| Founder | William George Armstrong |
| Defunct | 1927 |
| Fate | Demergers Take over |
| Successor | Vickers-Armstrongs |
| Headquarters | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Products | Aircraft Armaments Locomotives Ships |
| Subsidiaries | Vickers Armstrong Armstrong Siddeley (Demerged) |
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd was a major British manufacturing company of the early years of the 20th century. With headquarters in Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Armstrong Whitworth built armaments, ships, locomotives, automobiles and aircraft.
The company was founded by William Armstrong in 1847, becoming Armstrong Mitchell and then Armstrong Whitworth through mergers. In 1927, it merged with Vickers Limited to form Vickers-Armstrongs, with its automobile and aircraft interests purchased by J D Siddeley.