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Catalogue description Admiralty: Admiralty Development Establishment: Reports
| Reference: | ADM 251 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Admiralty: Admiralty Development Establishment: Reports |
| Description: |
Reports of the Admiralty Development Establishment, Barrow, concerning submarine propulsion machinery and equipment, and dockside facilities for nuclear vessels. |
| Date: | 1945-1958 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Admiralty Development Establishment, Barrow, 1946-1964 |
| Physical description: | 168 file(s) |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Admiralty Development Establishment, Barrow, was set up in 1946 as a civilian department of Vickers Armstrong Ltd to work on an Admiralty Contract for developing submarine propulsion machinery using hydrogen peroxide. From 1955 it supported the development of submarine nuclear propulsion, including equipment and dockside facilities. It was disbanded in 1964. Although funded by the Admiralty it was an entirely civilian organisation. |
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