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Admiralty Experimental Station

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Research department of the British Admiralty
Admiralty Experimental Station
Research Department overview
Formed1915
Dissolved1921
Superseding Research Department
JurisdictionGovernment of the United Kingdom
HeadquartersAberdour,Fife, Scotland (1915-1917)
Parkeston Quay,England (1917-1919)
Shandon, Argyll, Scotland (1919-1921)
Parent departmentAdmiralty

TheAdmiralty Experimental Station was a research department of theBritish Admiralty set up in 1915. Initially its research centred round submarine detection methods. In 1921 its remit was expanded and it was renamed theAdmiralty Research Laboratory.[1]

History

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During the First World War, theAnti-Submarine Division of theAdmiralty Naval Staff had established experimental stations. In 1915 The first Admiralty Experimental Station was set up by the Admiralty atAberdour,Fife, Scotland under the supervision of the Physicist Dr.Albert Beaumont Wood.[2] In 1917 it moved its location toParkeston Quay, England. The experimental station worked with the Lancashire Anti-Submarine Committee and the Clyde Anti-Submarine Committee. In 1919 it moved its headquarters back to Scotland atShandon, Argyll. In 1921 its remit was expanded and it was renamed theAdmiralty Research Laboratory when it moved toTeddington, England.[3]

Locations of Experimental Stations

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  • 1915 Experimental Station Abedour (also known as the Admiralty Experimental StationHawkcraig).[4]
  • 1917 Experimental Station Parkeston Quay,Harwich.
  • 1919 Experimental Station Shandon.

Out Stations

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References

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  1. ^"Admiralty: Admiralty Experimental Station and Admiralty Research Laboratory: Correspondence and Papers".discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives UK. 1915–1977. Retrieved1 February 2019.ADM 212
  2. ^Wood, Albert Beaumont (1912–1964)."Admiralty: Scientific Research and Experiment Department and Royal Naval Scientific Service: Papers of Dr Albert B Wood, Physicist".www.discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1926. National Archives UK. Retrieved1 February 2019.
  3. ^"Admiralty: Admiralty Experimental Station and Admiralty Research Laboratory: Correspondence and Papers".discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives UK. 1915–1977. Retrieved1 February 2019.ADM 212
  4. ^Archives, The National."Admiralty Experimental Station Hawkcraig".discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives UK. Retrieved1 February 2019.

Sources

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  1. Admiralty: Admiralty Experimental Station and Admiralty Research Laboratory: Correspondence and Papers". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives UK. 1915–1977. ADM 212.
  2. Archives, The National. "Admiralty Experimental Station Hawkcraig". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives UK. ADM 218.
  3. Wood, Albert Beaumont (1912–1964). "Admiralty: Scientific Research and Experiment Department and Royal Naval Scientific Service: Papers of Dr Albert B Wood, Physicist". www.discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1926. National Archives UK.
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