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Catalogue description Admiralty: Anti-Submarine Experimental Establishment, later Underwater Detection Establishment: Technical and Progress Reports
| Reference: | ADM 259 |
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| Title: | Admiralty: Anti-Submarine Experimental Establishment, later Underwater Detection Establishment: Technical and Progress Reports |
| Description: |
The series contains technical and progress reports of the Underwater Detection Establishment and its predecessor. |
| Date: | 1930-1961 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Admiralty Anti-Submarine Experimental Establishment, 1940-1947 Admiralty Underwater Detection Establishment, 1947-1960 |
| Physical description: | 696 files and volumes |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 1986 Ministry of Defence |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Underwater Detection Establishment established in 1947, had its origins in the ASDIC Research and Development Unit at Portland (1927-1940) and the Anti-Submarine Experimental Establishment at Fairlie (1940-1947). Situated at Portland it was responsible for research into underwater detection and communications. In 1960 it was absorbed into the Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment. |
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