Admiralty Engineering Laboratory
Admiralty Engineering Laboratory
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Type Research Department
Preceded by Admiralty Experimental Station
Country United Kingdom
Founded 1920
Abolished 1977
Headquarters West Drayton, England
Role Engineering & Electrical Research
Part of Department of Admiralty (1921-1964)
Part of Ship Department (1964-1977)
Succeeded by Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment

The Admiralty Engineering Laboratory was a research department of Admiralty established in 1920. It originated in two separate departments, the Mechanical Engineering Department founded in 1917 and the Electrical Engineering Department set up in 1919. The department was administered by the Superintendent Admiralty Engineering Laboratory. It existed until 1977 when it became part of the National Gas Turbine Establishment.

1) History

The Admiralty Engineering Laboratory originated in two separate departments, the Mechanical Engineering Department founded in 1917 and the Electrical Engineering Department set up in 1919.
In 1920 they moved to the Sonic Works at West Drayton to form the Admiralty Engineering Laboratory, though they remained two distinct departments, dealing respectively with engineering and electrical problems, and responsible to the engineer-in-chief and the director of electrical engineering. In 1964 the control of the laboratory was vested in Director-General Ships at Bath and so remained until it became part of the National Gas Turbine Establishment until 1977.

2) Head of Department

2.1) Superintendent Admiralty Engineering Laboratory

  1. 1923 Engineer-Commander H. B. Tostevin

2) Sources

  1. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1935
  2. https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Admiralty_Engineering_Laboratory

3) Attribution

This article contains copied content from this source: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/Admiralty: Admiralty Engineering Laboratory: Reports, Technical Notes and Memoranda that is available under http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

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