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 regarding a proposal to design a lightweight ammunition box.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 175\3\ img165 | |
| Date | 17th September 1940 | |
| DESIGNERS & BUILDERS OF THE WORLD'S FINEST CRAFT FOR SERVICE & PLEASURE CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY WAR OFFICE AND AIR MINISTRY RACING SUCCESSES INCLUDE THE CHAMPIONSHIPS OF THE WORLD AMERICA, EUROPE, ITALY & GERMANY CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} SCOTT-PAINE DIRECTORS S.N. BARKER SIR GEOFFREY BLAKE K.C.B. D.S.O. VICE ADMIRAL H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} DINKELSDEIN The British POWER BOAT Co L Td HYTHE, SOUTHAMPTON ENGLAND DESIGNERS & BUILDERS OF THE WORLD-FAMOUS RACING CRAFT INCLUDING MISS BRITAIN I, II & III ALSO MISS ENGLAND I TELEGRAMS: POWER, HYTHE, HANTS TELEPHONE: HYTHE, HANTS 201 (10 LINES) When replying, kindly quote references. PG/GSS. 17th September 1940. Messrs Rolls Royce Limited. DERBY. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr Rowbotham. We thank you for your letter of the 11th Sept: and the information contained therein. We propose to design a lightweight ammunition box and will try to obtain the Admiralty's sanction for its use. If you have already schemed out anything along these lines we would like to have a drawing of it so that we will overlap as little as possible. Yours faithfully. P.p. The British Power Boat Company Limited. G.S. Selman. Naval Architect. | ||