Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory

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

Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory

Department overview
Formed	1936
Preceding Department	Engineering Department, Portsmouth Dockyard
Dissolved	1956
Superseding Department	Chemical Department
Jurisdiction	Government of the United Kingdom
Headquarters	Emsworth, England
Parent Department	Admiralty

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

• Admiralty