The Power Boat Company's disagreement with the Admiralty on the use of power-driven automatic guns.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 175\3\ img287 | |
| Date | 30th December 1940 | |
| To Ve. from Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Copy to Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} & Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} (AUN (ML)) Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 2/HT.30.12.40. 3 Herewith copy of letter received from Selman of the Power Boat Company, and also copy of our reply. It will be observed that the Boat Manufacturers do not share the Admiralty's view that a power driven automatic gun is not desirable for the type of craft they are at present building. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).