Series
Board of Longitude: Papers
Catalogue reference: RGO 14
Date: 1605-1830
Records of the Board of Longitude.These include papers about the discovery of methods of measuring longitude at sea, notably the work of John...
Series
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and successors: National Physical...
Catalogue reference: DSIR 51
What's it about?
DSIR 51
This series relates to specialised facilities, such as ship tanks and and water tunnels and to research into ship hydrodynamics and to enquiries concerning inventions.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DSIR 51
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and successors: National Physical Laboratory, Ship Division: Registered Files (SH Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1948-1977
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series relates to specialised facilities, such as ship tanks and and water tunnels and to research into ship hydrodynamics and to enquiries concerning inventions.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The files are arranged in numerical order by former reference.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- SH file series
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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)
- National Physical Laboratory, 1900-1900
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 33 file(s)
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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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In 2001 Department of Trade and Industry
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Research
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No future accruals expected
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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 Ship Division was responsible for carrying out a programme of experiments, research and testing using models, tanks, water tunnels and circulating water channels in order to further developments in ship hydrodynamics. During the First World War considerable contributions were made to all aspects of naval warfare. The programmes of research and testing came under the control of a special Advisory Committee with members elected by prominent shipping organisations and including some of the Laboratory's Executive Committee.
Up to the Second World War the work of the Division involved extensive experimetal studies in a number of areas such as seaworthiness of ships, the manoevuring of ships and optimising the design of propellors.
By the mid 1960s the Division's principal work was to stimulate hydrodynamic problems which affect the performance of ships.
In 1976 the national Maritime Institiute took over responsibility for research into performance, handling and safety of ships.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6383/
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