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).
The potential sale of two marine engines to the Admiralty and the provision of hull blueprints.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 133\3\ scan0163 | |
| Date | 4th April 1940 | |
| 1128 To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AA.{D. Abbot-Anderson}16/B.4.4.40. MARINE ENGINES Commander Grylls informs me that he hopes to be able to send us blue prints of a 35' hull and a 45' hull showing the installation of power plant. Regarding whether the Admiralty will buy the two engines from us, he says that he thinks it very likely, if the engines go through their tests satisfactorily, the Admiralty will definitely pay for them. They will not, however, pay for any development work. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AA.{D. Abbot-Anderson} Al. | ||