Catalogue description Royal Naval Propellant Factory, Caerwent: records

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Reference: DEFE 222
Title: Royal Naval Propellant Factory, Caerwent: records
Description:

This series comprises technical drawings and plans, including site plans/building plans for maintenance and repair, of the Royal Navy Propellant Factory at Caerwent, covering all aspects of the site and in some instances the fixtures and fittings of the buildings.

Date: 1931-2004
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Admiralty, 1832-1964

Ministry of Defence, 1947-
Physical description: 3485 flat sheets and rolls
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

from 2018 Ministry of Defence
Accruals: Series is accruing.
Administrative / biographical background:

The Royal Navy Propellant Factory, Caerwent, Monmouthshire, Wales, (later RAF Caerwent) was created as a Royal Navy propellants factory in 1939 and was controlled by the Admiralty. It was dedicated to the manufacture of explosives or the storage of ammunition from 1939 to 1993, since when it has been used for a variety of military and civil purposes.

The records in this series were created by the Admiralty Consulting Engineers for the Admiralty.

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