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).
Gun deliveries and the logistics of fitting shields to mountings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 175\3\ img174 | |
| Date | 21th September 1940 | |
| C O P Y. HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Ve. c. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}4/ML.21.9.40. 3 Re. GUN DELIVERIES We have received the attached telegram from the Admiralty. Since the first gun has gone to Hythe without shields we have either got to fit shields down there or replace it with a mounting on which the shields have been fitted and of which we approve. We anticipate that the L.M.S. will deliver the second mounting, complete with shields, early next week and if these are satisfactory we recommend that this mounting is delivered to Hythe and the original mounting without shields is returned. This original mounting can then be sent unaltered to Melton Mowbray as per telegraphic instructions. Attachment. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||