Admiralty Research Establishment

Admiralty Research Establishment

Old Admiralty Research Establishment, Portland in 2008
Establishment overview
Formed	1984
Preceding agencies	Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment
Dissolved	April 1, 1991
Superseding agency	Defence Research Agency
Type	Establishment

The Admiralty Research Establishment (commonly known as ARE) was formed on 1 April 1984 from various Admiralty establishments. It became part of the Defence Research Agency on 1 April 1991.

Constituent parts on formation

• Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment (ASWE), Portsdown, Portsmouth (1959-1984)^[1]
  • Admiralty Signal and Radar Establishment, Portsmouth (1948-1959).
    • Admiralty Signal Establishment, (1941-1948).
      • Admiralty Experimental Department, (1917-1941).
  • Admiralty Gunnery Establishment, Teddington. (AGE) (1943-1959).
    • Admiralty Research Laboratory (ARL), Fire Control Group, Teddington.
  • Admiralty Compass Observatory, Slough, England (1842-1971).^[2]
• Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment (1978-1984) - formed from amalgamation of other research departments in 1977
  • Naval Construction Research Establishment.
  • Admiralty Materials Laboratory (1947-1978).
• Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment (AUWE), Portland, Dorset (1960-1984).^[3]
  • Torpedo Experimental Establishment (TEE), at Greenock, Scotland. (1943-1959)^[4]
    • Torpedo Experiment and Design Department, Greenock (1935-1943)^[4]
  • Underwater Countermeasures and Weapons Establishments (-1960).
  • Underwater Detection Establishment (-1960).

References

1. "Admiralty: Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment and predecessors: Records". Retrieved 22 April 2010.
2. "Royal Naval Research and Development, Military Records Information 38". Retrieved 22 April 2010.
3. "Admiralty: Royal Navy Torpedo Factory and Torpedo Experimental Establishment: Reports and Technical Notes". Retrieved 22 April 2010.
4. Semark, H. W. (1997). The Royal Naval Armament Depots of Priddy's Hard [etc] 1768-1977. Hampshire County Council.