Admiralty Mining Establishment

Admiralty Mining Establishment

Department overview
Formed	1915
Preceding Department	Admiralty Gunnery Establishment
Dissolved	1951
Superseding Department	Admiralty Underwater Counter measures and Weapon Establishment
Type	Establishment

The Admiralty Mining Establishment ^[1] originally known as the Mine Design Department ^[2] was a technical department of the British Royal Navy responsible for both the design of naval mines and the development of suitable countermeasures from 1915 to 1951