The Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Materials[1] originally known as the Torpedo Department was a former department of the British
Department of Admiralty from 1917 to 1958 when it became the Underwater Weapons Division of the Weapons Department.[2]
History
During the First World War in April 1917 the Torpedo Department of the
Naval Ordnance Department was made a separate department in its own right this became known as the Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining. Following World War Two in 1946 it was renamed the Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons until October 1956 when it was renamed the Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Materials. In 1958 the Naval Ordnance Department and this department became divisions of the new Weapons Department.[3][2]
Captain J. G. Farrant: October 1945 – October 1948 (acting)
Note: Post abolished
References
^Whitaker, Joseph (1956). An Almanack by Joseph Whitaker, F.S.A., containing an account of the astronomical and other phenomena ...information respecting the government, finances, population, commerce, and general statistics of the various nations of the world, with special reference to the British empire and the United States. London, England: J Whitaker and Sons. p. 463.
Great Britain, Admiralty (January 1958). The Navy List. London, England: HM Stationery Office.
Great Britain, Admiralty (July 1946). The Navy List. London, England: HM Stationery Office.
Great Britain, Admiralty (October 1948). The Navy List. London, England: HM Stationery Office.
Great Britain, Admiralty (April 1956). The Navy List. London, England: HM Stationery Office.
Mackie, Colin (January 2018). "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865: Director of Torpedoes and Mining" (PDF). gulabin.com. C. Mackie.
"Records of Naval Ordnance Departments and Establishments". nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives UK. 1736–1974. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
Whitaker, Joseph (1956). An Almanack by Joseph Whitaker, F.S.A., containing an account of the astronomical and other phenomena ...information respecting the government, finances, population, commerce, and general statistics of the various nations of the world, with special reference to the British empire and the United States. London, England: J Whitaker and Sons.
The Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Materials[1] originally known as the Torpedo Department was a former department of the British
Department of Admiralty from 1917 to 1958 when it became the Underwater Weapons Division of the Weapons Department.[2]
History
During the First World War in April 1917 the Torpedo Department of the
Naval Ordnance Department was made a separate department in its own right this became known as the Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining. Following World War Two in 1946 it was renamed the Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons until October 1956 when it was renamed the Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Materials. In 1958 the Naval Ordnance Department and this department became divisions of the new Weapons Department.[3][2]
Captain J. G. Farrant: October 1945 – October 1948 (acting)
Note: Post abolished
References
^Whitaker, Joseph (1956). An Almanack by Joseph Whitaker, F.S.A., containing an account of the astronomical and other phenomena ...information respecting the government, finances, population, commerce, and general statistics of the various nations of the world, with special reference to the British empire and the United States. London, England: J Whitaker and Sons. p. 463.
Great Britain, Admiralty (January 1958). The Navy List. London, England: HM Stationery Office.
Great Britain, Admiralty (July 1946). The Navy List. London, England: HM Stationery Office.
Great Britain, Admiralty (October 1948). The Navy List. London, England: HM Stationery Office.
Great Britain, Admiralty (April 1956). The Navy List. London, England: HM Stationery Office.
Mackie, Colin (January 2018). "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865: Director of Torpedoes and Mining" (PDF). gulabin.com. C. Mackie.
"Records of Naval Ordnance Departments and Establishments". nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives UK. 1736–1974. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
Whitaker, Joseph (1956). An Almanack by Joseph Whitaker, F.S.A., containing an account of the astronomical and other phenomena ...information respecting the government, finances, population, commerce, and general statistics of the various nations of the world, with special reference to the British empire and the United States. London, England: J Whitaker and Sons.