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).
Letter from the British Power Boat Company discussing successful gun trials and proposing a collaboration on a power-driven mounting.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 175\3\ img206 | |
| Date | 5th October 1940 | |
| 3 GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE The British POWER BOAT Co LTD HUBERT SCOTT-PAINE MANAGING DIRECTOR HYTHE, SOUTHAMPTON. ENG. TELEPHONE: HYTHE 201 (10 LINES) TELEGRAMS: POWER, HYTHE, HANTS. October 5. 1940. W.A. Robotham Esq., Messrs Rolls-Royce Limited. Derby. Dear Mr. Robotham: I have your letter RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}4/ML of 29th September addressed to Mr. Selman and am glad to learn that your trials of the new gun went off so well. Now that these trials have proved successful we consider that a Power driven mounting should be evolved as quickly as possible, and we would very much like to co-operate in this. Would you therefore look into this question and advise me what can be done, as soon as possible? With kind regards, Yours sincerely, [Signature] S.N.BARKER. Managing Director. SNB/PM | ||