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).
Sale and overhaul of an experimental W.II No.2 unit for use in a motor boat.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90a\6\ Scan171 | |
| Date | 4th April 1938 | |
| To D/BP. from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. G/Rb.{R. Bowen} c. HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} 262 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}6/MH.{M. Huckerby}4.4.38. We have allotted an experimental unit W.II No.2 for sale to E.R.Hall for use in a motor boat. This unit is a 25/30 other than the crankcase support engine feet which are similar to Wraith III. The unit is complete, but minus a gear box as a special box is to be fitted. Will you please issue an order number to HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} for dismantling and inspection and any necessary overhaul before being despatched to E.R.Hall and credit the Experimental Dept. with the price for which it is to be sold. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} | ||