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 Ltd. regarding their lack of use for the Merlin engine and forwarding the letter to the Air Ministry.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 175\1\ img009 | |
| Date | 19th June 1941 | |
| TELEPHONE : HYTHE 201 TELEGRAMS : POWER, HYTHE, HANTS. THE BRITISH POWER BOAT COMPANY, LTD., HYTHE, Nr. SOUTHAMPTON. GSS/PG. 558/1. W.A.Robotham Esq., Messrs Rolls Royce Limited, Derby. 19th June 1941. Dear Mr Robotham, I have delayed for some time the reply to your letter dated 26th May since I had a particular project in mind which required some investigation. At the present time we have no particular use for the Merlin engine you describe but I am sending your letter to the R.D.M.C. Department, Air Ministry in case they may be interested. Thankyou very much for bringing this engine to my attention. Yours truly, G S Selman. | ||