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Ordnance Depot may refer to: Black Hills Ordnance Depot. Erie Ordnance Depot. Holabird Ordnance Depot. Navajo Ordnance Depot, at Bellemont, Arizona (noe Camp Navajo) Ogden Ordnance Depot, near Ogden, Utah (now Defense Depot Ogden) Pueblo Ordnance Depot, east of Pueblo, Colorado (now Pueblo Chemical Depot) Shumaker Naval Ammunition Depot.
The Depot, originally known as The Royal Ordnance Depot dates back to 1802, just prior to the Napoleonic Wars. Strategically and purposefully situated in the centre of England to be furthest from coastal invasion it was built for the services of His Majesty’s Ordnance and was used to store and repair small arms and cannon.
The ordnance factories form an integrated base for indigenous production of defence hardware and equipment, with the primary objective of self reliance in equipping the armed forces with state of the art battlefield equipments.
Once known as The Royal Ordnance Depot, the complex was built as a secure place to store equipment, ammunition and weapons for use by the British Army. The Depot fulfilled its function from the Napoleonic Wars through to the end of National Service and serviced every major conflict in-between.
Aug 22, 2023 · In the vicinity, there are several other Ordnance Factories such as Engine Factory (EFA), Ordnance Clothing Factory(OCF) and Defence Installations like Combat Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Ordnance Depot etc.
Jan 2, 2020 · To identify probable private contractors, who can take up the task of running the central ordnance depots across the country, the Indian Army has come up with a Request for Information (RFI) on Dec. 19 to throw open the Kanpur-based COD as a first step.
noun. These are words and phrases related to ordnance depot. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. ARSENAL. Synonyms. arsenal. armory. arms depot. military storehouse. ammunition dump. magazine. arms factory. munitions factory.
