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==Canadian Explosives Ltd== |
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Canadian Explosives, jointly owned by [[du Pont]], in the USA, and [[Nobel Industries (Scotland)|Nobel's Explosives]], in [[Scotland]], were already producing Cordite, at [[Beloeil, Quebec|Beloeil]], for the [[Quebec]] [[Arsenal]], before World War I. The capacity of this plant was increased one- |
Canadian Explosives, jointly owned by [[du Pont]], in the USA, and [[Nobel Industries (Scotland)|Nobel's Explosives]], in [[Scotland]], were already producing Cordite, at [[Beloeil, Quebec|Beloeil]], for the [[Quebec]] [[Arsenal]], before World War I. The capacity of this plant was increased one-hundredfold to 350,000 [[pound (mass)|lbs]] (159,000 [[kg]]) of Cordite per month. In addition, in February 1918, they started to build a Cordite plant at Nobel to produce 1,500,000 [[pound (mass)|lbs]] (681,000 [[kg]]) per month. It was finished on 24 August 1918.<ref name =carnegie/> |
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Revision as of 19:35, 19 June 2010
Nobel is a village located on the picturesque shores of Parry Sound. It is located in the Municipality of McDougall in the District of Parry Sound. The community is named after Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite.
Nobel was the home, in World War I, of two explosives factories: The British Cordite Limited and Canadian Explosives Ltd. Both sites closed in 1922. Explosives and munitions were also produced at Nobel in World War II.
Nobel is of historical interest to Canadians because it was home of the Orenda Engines testing facility, where the Orenda Iroquois gas turbine engine was being developed. This engine was slated to power the ill-fated Avro Arrow until the project was cancelled by the Diefenbaker government.
The British Cordite Ltd, Nobel, Ontario
The British Cordite Limited was built by the Explosives Department of the Imperial Munitions Board to produce Cordite. Construction started in late 1916 and production started in mid 1917. The site covered 366 acres (1.48 km2) and it had 155 buildings. By 30 November 1918 it had produced 21,450,000 lbs (9,738,300 kg) of Cordite.[1]
Canadian Explosives Ltd
Canadian Explosives, jointly owned by du Pont, in the USA, and Nobel's Explosives, in Scotland, were already producing Cordite, at Beloeil, for the Quebec Arsenal, before World War I. The capacity of this plant was increased one-hundredfold to 350,000 lbs (159,000 kg) of Cordite per month. In addition, in February 1918, they started to build a Cordite plant at Nobel to produce 1,500,000 lbs (681,000 kg) per month. It was finished on 24 August 1918.[1]
References
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Sources
- Carnegie, David (1925). The History of Munitions Supply in Canada 1914 - 1918. London, New York, Ontario: Longmans, Green and Co.
- lank, H. H. and Williams, E. L. (1982). The Du Pont Canada History. Du Pont Canada.
- Reader, W.J. (1970). Imperial Chemical Industries: A History. Volume 1: The Forerunners 1870-1926. London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-215937-2.
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