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Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Admiralty Oil Laboratory: Reports

Catalogue reference: ADM 289

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ADM 289

This series consists of reports of the Admiralty Oil Laboratory, set up to improve the quality control on fuels and lubricants. The series also contains annual reports of the Admiralty Fuel Experimental Station.

Full description and record details

Reference
ADM 289
Title
Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Admiralty Oil Laboratory: Reports
Date
1948-1976
Description

This series consists of reports of the Admiralty Oil Laboratory, set up to improve the quality control on fuels and lubricants. The series also contains annual reports of the Admiralty Fuel Experimental Station.

Related material

Records of the Admiralty Fuels and Lubricants Advisory Committee are in ADM 308

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
Admiralty Oil Laboratory, 1953-1977
Physical description
183 files and volumes
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure
Immediate source of acquisition

Ministry of Defence

Accruals
Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background

The Admiralty Oil Laboratory was set up in 1953 to improve the quality control of naval fuels, lubricants, and hydraulic fluids, but concentrated mainly on the technology of petroleum-based hydrocarbons. In 1977 it was absorbed into the National Gas Turbine Establishment, then in 1980 it became the Petroleum Technology Division of the Royal Aircraft Establishment

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1997/

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Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Admiralty Oil Laboratory: Reports