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Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Yarrow Admiralty Research Department: Project...
Catalogue reference: ADM 317
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ADM 317
This series contains reports from the Yarrow Admiralty Research Department on and specifications for various projects connected with naval progression, mainly concerning steam turbines and later, nuclear propulsion. Many pieces contain technical drawings.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 317
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Title (The name of the record)
- Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Yarrow Admiralty Research Department: Project Reports and Specifications
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1948-1981
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains reports from the Yarrow Admiralty Research Department on and specifications for various projects connected with naval progression, mainly concerning steam turbines and later, nuclear propulsion. Many pieces contain technical drawings.
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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)
- Yarrow Admiralty Research Department, 1946-1972
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 301 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1995 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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Yarrow Admiralty Research Department (YARD) was an attempt to improve research on naval propulsion machinery following experience in the Second World War. The organisation was set up in 1946 and consisted of engineers from Yarrow and Co. Ltd. and English Electric Co. Ltd who, together with representatives of the Engineer-in-Chief's Department, produced recommendations for the improvement of propulsion machinery design. In 1949 English electric staff left the team in order to allow them to bid for turbine work on which the team had been employed. YARD continues to provide the Navy Department with authoritative technical advice on naval machinery as well as taking responsibility for the construction of prototype machinery.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2025/
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Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Yarrow Admiralty Research Department: Project Reports and Specifications