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Records created by the National Maritime Institute

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Division within AY

Records of the National Maritime Institute relating to document research into maritime issues.These include papers in AY 22, and printed reports in AY 23

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Reference
Division within AY
Title
Records created by the National Maritime Institute
Date
1976-1982
Description

Records of the National Maritime Institute relating to document research into maritime issues.

These include papers in AY 22, and printed reports in AY 23

Related material

Records of the National Physical Laboratory are in DSIR 10

Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
National Maritime Institute, 1976-1982
Physical description
2 series
Immediate source of acquisition

From 1984 Department of Industry

Custodial history
Records transferred to the Public Record Office from the Department of Trade and Industry from 1981 to 1983
Administrative / biographical background

The National Maritime Institute was set up on 1 July 1976 to continue and develop the maritime work formerly carried out by the National Physical Laboratory, under the control of the Royal Society in 1900 and then under the aegis of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research from 1918.

The institute's responsibilities were research into marine navigation, marine meteorology, the performance, handling and safety of ships and off-shore structures, based on both hydrodynamic and aerodynamic research, as well as related aspects of civil engineering.

The institute was equipped with major facilities for carrying out experiments with models and also has the resources for carrying out many calculation, performance predictions and design studies. These facilities operated for the benefit of the government and industry at large. The research was almost all commissioned and paid for by individual companies.

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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1071/

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