Series
Admiralty: Central Metallurgical Laboratory: Reports and Papers
Catalogue reference: ADM 254
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ADM 254
Records of the Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory, mainly concerning investigation of the failures of particular items of equipment.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 254
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Title (The name of the record)
- Admiralty: Central Metallurgical Laboratory: Reports and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1943-1956
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory, mainly concerning investigation of the failures of particular items of equipment.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory, 1936-1956
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 164 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Ministry of Defence , from 1986
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Central Metallurgical Laboratory at Emsworth originated as the metallurgical laboratory of the Engineering Department at Portsmouth Dockyard in about 1936. It was the main centre for metallurgical research for the Navy, and had outstation laboratories at dockyards at Chatham, Devonport, Rosyth, Singapore and Malta. Its closure in 1956 led to the dispersal of its functions to the Admiralty Chemical Department, Portsmouth and the Admiralty Materials Laboratory.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1962/
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Within the department: ADM
Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
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Admiralty: Central Metallurgical Laboratory: Reports and Papers