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Bowers & Wilkins, commonly known as B&W, is a British company that produces consumer and professional loudspeakers and headphones. [1] The company was founded in 1966 in Worthing , West Sussex , England. [ 2 ]
Later ASW mortar shells were fitted with impact detonators that fired only after actual contact with the hull of the submarine, allowing sonar crews to maintain a constant sound track until a hit was achieved. The Hedgehog fired twenty-four 14.5 kg charges whereas a later development called the "Squid" fired three full-sized depth charges.
Catalinas were the most extensively used anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of World War II, and were also used in the Indian Ocean, flying from the Seychelles and from Ceylon. Their duties included escorting the Arctic convoys to Murmansk.
In 2004, the firm bought speaker company Definitive Technology; [3] in 2006, it bought Polk Audio. [4] In 2008, the companies adapted a holding company strategy, and their parent became DEI Holdings, Inc. [5] In 2011, the company was bought by private equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partners. [6]