Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Where to research interwar Royal Navy explosives

Two archival collections are identified for interwar explosive trials, with the state of published research left qualified.

Historical ResearchInterwar NavyNaval ArchivesNaval ExplosivesRoyal Navy
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Question

Where can researchers find information on Royal Navy explosive and fuel trials from the 1920s and 1930s?

Short answer

Try the UK National Archives and the Churchill Archives Centre; no book on the specific tests is identified from the research experience recalled here.

Notes

Relevant interwar papers are identified in the UK National Archives and the Churchill Archives Centre in Cambridge. Alex Clarke does not know of a book bringing those tests together, based on his last visits. He recalls finding that his own earlier research had been the previous use of some Churchill files. That recollection indicates sparse consultation of particular records, without establishing a complete publication history.