armour plate
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specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
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Diving clubs still visit the site, where armour plate and live 12-inch (305-millimetre) shells remain on the seabed.
Vickers produced their first armour plate in 1888 and their first artillery piece in 1890.
With these acquisitions, Vickers could now produce a complete selection of products, from ships and marine fittings to armour plate and a whole suite of ordnance.