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Admiralty and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Ordnance Department and Weapons...

Catalogue reference: ADM 256

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ADM 256

Monthly records of principal questions dealt with by the Director of Naval Ordnance between 1888 and 1911, technical reports on weapons, including a large series of reports of trials of naval weapons at sea, proceedings of the Remote Position...

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Reference
ADM 256
Title
Admiralty and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Ordnance Department and Weapons Department and Successors: Technical Reports and Papers 1888-1972
Date
1888-1974
Description

Monthly records of principal questions dealt with by the Director of Naval Ordnance between 1888 and 1911, technical reports on weapons, including a large series of reports of trials of naval weapons at sea, proceedings of the Remote Position Control Panel, and Titbits, a summary of design and development work in hand. The series also includes technical reports by the Director General, Weapons, successor to the Director of Naval Ordnance.

Related material

Records of the Ordnance Select Committee, etc after 1855 are in SUPP 6

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Board of Admiralty, Director General, Weapons, 1960-1964
  • Board of Admiralty, Naval Ordnance Department, 1891-1958
  • Ministry of Defence, Navy Department, Director General, Weapons, 1964-1972
Physical description
167 files and volumes
Access conditions
Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

From 1986 Ministry of Defence

Accruals
Series is accruing
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1964/

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Admiralty and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Ordnance Department and Weapons Department and Successors: Technical Reports and Papers 1888-1972