Series
Admiralty: Anti-Submarine Experimental Establishment, later Underwater Detection...
Catalogue reference: ADM 259
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ADM 259
The series contains technical and progress reports of the Underwater Detection Establishment and its predecessor.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 259
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Title (The name of the record)
- Admiralty: Anti-Submarine Experimental Establishment, later Underwater Detection Establishment: Technical and Progress Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1930-1961
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series contains technical and progress reports of the Underwater Detection Establishment and its predecessor.
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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)
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- Admiralty Anti-Submarine Experimental Establishment, 1940-1947
- Admiralty Underwater Detection Establishment, 1947-1960
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 696 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1986 Ministry of Defence
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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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 Underwater Detection Establishment established in 1947, had its origins in the ASDIC Research and Development Unit at Portland (1927-1940) and the Anti-Submarine Experimental Establishment at Fairlie (1940-1947). Situated at Portland it was responsible for research into underwater detection and communications. In 1960 it was absorbed into the Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1967/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: ADM
Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
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Admiralty: Anti-Submarine Experimental Establishment, later Underwater Detection Establishment: Technical and Progress Reports