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).
Summary of the value of marine engines imported into Great Britain from various countries in 1938 and 1939.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 133\3\ scan0102 | |
| Date | 23th January 1940 | |
| 1128 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AA.{D. Abbot-Anderson}1/DK.23.1.40. MARINE FILE Figures supplied by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited, show that during the first 8 months of 1939, the following amounts were spent in different countries on marine engines imported into Great Britain. Italy................ £ 97,513 (Isotta) U.S.A................ £ 28,125 Canada............... £ 13,112 Sweden............... £ 4,876 (Chiefly Diesel) 1938. Italy................ £ 142,647 U.S.A................ £ 30,410 Canada............... £ 8,870 Switzerland.......... £ 17,165 (Chiefly Diesel) Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AA.{D. Abbot-Anderson} | ||