Admiralty Mining Establishment

Admiralty Mining Establishment
United Kingdom
Department overview
Formed1915
Preceding Department
  • Admiralty Gunnery Establishment
Dissolved1951
Superseding Department
  • Admiralty Underwater Counter measures and Weapon Establishment
TypeEstablishment

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

  1. ^ Archives, The National. "Admiralty: Mine Design Department and Mining Establishment: Reports and Papers". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives, 1922-1958, ADM 253. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  2. ^ Archives, The National. "Admiralty: Mine Design Department and Mining Establishment: Reports and Papers". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives, 1922-1958, ADM 253. Retrieved 21 August 2017.