World War II Production
ROF Dalmuir started production as a Royal Ordnance Factory under the control of the Ministry of Supply, it opened on 16 January 1941. In August 1941 it was handed over to William Beardmore and Company to run as an Agency Factory; and it returned to ROF Management control in September 1944.
It produced QF 3.75 inch AA and 4.5 inch (114 mm) gun anti-aircraft guns;
The main offices were hit in the Clydebank Blitz of 13 and 14 March 1941 and burnt for three days; but the factory reopened in three weeks.
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