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Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory
United Kingdom
Department overview
Formed1936
Preceding Department
  • Engineering Department, Portsmouth Dockyard
Dissolved1956
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Government of the United Kingdom
Headquarters Emsworth, England
Parent Department Admiralty

The Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory was a specialist research unit of the British Royal Navy from 1936 to 1956. [1]

History

The Central Metallurgical Laboratory was based at Emsworth in England. The organization was a specialist research unit as part of the Portsmouth Dockyard's engineering department. In 1956 the unit was closed and its staff and work was divided between two other Admiralty organizations the Materials Laboratory and Chemical Department. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Archives, The National. "Admiralty: Central Metallurgical Laboratory: Reports and Papers". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives UK, ADM 254, 1943-1956. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ This article contains OGL licensed text This article incorporates text published under the British Open Government Licence:Archives, The National. "Admiralty: Central Metallurgical Laboratory: Reports and Papers". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives UK, ADM 254, 1943-1956. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

Sources

  • Archives, The National. "Admiralty: Central Metallurgical Laboratory: Reports and Papers". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives UK, ADM 254, 1943-1956.

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