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'''''The Technical History and Index''''', subtitled ''A Serial History of Technical Problems Dealt With By Admiralty Departments'', was a series of official publications prepared by the Technical History Section and other departments of the Admiralty in the years following the Great War.  There are incomplete sets at The National Archives, Kew,<ref>The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=8355807&SearchInit=4&SearchType=6&CATREF=ADM+275%2F19 ADM 275/19.]</ref> and the Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.<ref>National Maritime Museum.  PBB2521.]</ref>
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'''''The Technical History and Index''''', subtitled ''A Serial History of Technical Problems Dealt With By Admiralty Departments'', was a series of official publications prepared by the Technical History Section and other departments of the Admiralty in the years following the Great War.  There are incomplete sets at The National Archives, Kew,<ref>The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=8355807&SearchInit=4&SearchType=6&CATREF=ADM+275%2F19 ADM 275/19.]</ref> and the Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.<ref>National Maritime Museum.  PBB2521.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 05:18, 21 September 2012

The Technical History and Index, subtitled A Serial History of Technical Problems Dealt With By Admiralty Departments, was a series of official publications prepared by the Technical History Section and other departments of the Admiralty in the years following the Great War. There are incomplete sets at The National Archives, Kew,[1] and the Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.[2]

Title Volume Part Published Notes
Submarine v. Submarine. 1. 1. March, 1919.
Darkening Ship. 1. 2. March, 1919.
Naval Medical transport During the War. 1. 3. March, 1919.
Aircraft v. Submarine. 1. 4. March, 1919.
Height Measurement by Barometer and Thermometer. 1. 5.
Instruction of the Mercantile Marine in Defensive Measures. 1. 6. April, 1919.
The Anti-Submarine Division of the Naval Staff. 1. 7. July, 1919.
Scandinavia and East [Coast?] Convoy Systems: 1917-1918. 1. 8.
Poisoning by Nitrous Gases. 1. 9. July, 1919.
Admiralty Oil-Fuel Pipe-Line from the Clyde to the North. 1. 10. July, 1919.
Lethal Gases. 1. 11. August, 1919.
The Instrument Branch of the Hydrographic Department. 1. 12. August, 1919.
Defensive Armament of Merchant Ships. 2. 13. August, 1919.
The Atlantic Convoy System: 1917-1918. 2. 14.
Convoy Statistics and Diagrams. 2. 15.
The Elements of Convoy Defence in Submarine Warfare. 2. 16. October, 1919. (Second Edition.)
Escort Supplement to "The Elements of Convoy Defence in Submarine Warfare (2nd Edition)." 2. 17. October, 1919.
Evasion Supplement to "The Elements of Convoy Defence in Submarine Warfare (2nd Edition)." 2. 18. October, 1919.
The Geographical work of the Naval Intelligence Division, Naval Staff, 1915-1919. 19.
The Development of the Gyro-Compass Prior to and During the War. 20.
Submarine Administration, Training and Construction. 3. 21. October, 1921.
The War Work of the Hydrographic Department, 1914-1918. 22.
Fire Control in H.M. Ships. 3. 23. December, 1919.
Storage and Handling of Explosives in Warships. 24.
Production of Smoke for Screens. 25.
Naval Anti-Gas Devices. 26.
Colour Filters. 27.
Guns and Gun Mountings. 4. 28. March, 1920.
Ammunition for Naval Guns. 29.
Control of Mercantile Movements: Part 1. 30.
Control of Mercantile Movements: Part 2. 31.
Control of Mercantile Movements: Plans for Use in Conjunction with Pt. 30 and Pt. 31. 32.
The Provision of Armaments for the Auxiliary Services. 33.
Alteration in Armaments of H.M. Ships During the War. 4. 34. May, 1920.
Naval Guns used for Miscellaneous Services During the War. 35.
Gunnery Training During the War. 4. 36. May, 1920.
Inception and Development of the Northern Base. 37.
Not issued.[3] 38.
Miscellaneous Convoys. 39.
Anti-Submarine Development and Experiments Prior to December, 1916. 40.
The Development of Model M.N. Eight Valve Amplifier. 41.
Supply and Distribution of Harbour and Sea-Going tugs. 42.
Admiralty Airship Sheds. 43.
Oil Fuel Reservoir at Rosyth. 44.
Minelaying Bases at Grangemouth, Dalmore and Glen-Albyn. 45.
War Measures Adopted Affecting Navigation and Pilotage in Home Waters. 46.
H.M. Dockyard Rosyth. Notes on Construction, etc., During Period of War, 1914-1919. 6. 47. September, 1920.
Coastal Motor Boat Bases. 6. 48.
Technical Notes on Echo Detection. 6. 49.
Mobilisation of the Fleet: Demobilisation Records, 1918-1919. 6. 50. January, 1921.
Development of the Paravane. 51.

Footnotes

  1. The National Archives. ADM 275/19.
  2. National Maritime Museum. PBB2521.
  3. Marder. p. 389.

Bibliography

  • Marder, Arthur (1972). Higham, Robert D. S.. ed. A Guide to the Sources of British Military History. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. ISBN 0710072511.