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Catalogue description Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Admiralty Oil Laboratory: Reports
| Reference: | ADM 289 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Admiralty Oil Laboratory: Reports |
| Description: |
This series consists of reports of the Admiralty Oil Laboratory, set up to improve the quality control on fuels and lubricants. The series also contains annual reports of the Admiralty Fuel Experimental Station. |
| Date: | 1948-1976 |
| Related material: |
Records of the Admiralty Fuels and Lubricants Advisory Committee are in ADM 308 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Admiralty Oil Laboratory, 1953-1977 |
| Physical description: | 183 files and volumes |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Admiralty Oil Laboratory was set up in 1953 to improve the quality control of naval fuels, lubricants, and hydraulic fluids, but concentrated mainly on the technology of petroleum-based hydrocarbons. In 1977 it was absorbed into the National Gas Turbine Establishment, then in 1980 it became the Petroleum Technology Division of the Royal Aircraft Establishment |
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