Organisation Royal Laboratory (c. 1695 - )

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c. 1695
Woolwich, South London, United Kingdom

Summary

The Royal Laboratory was a division of the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, South London. It was established to conduct experiments to further Britain's might by advancing military technology.

Between 1872 and 1893 the Royal Laboratories produced Whitehead torpedoes for the Royal Navy. From 1893 production of the torpedoes was moved to the Royal Gun Factory, also a part of the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich.

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Books

  • Gray, Edwyn, The Devil's Device: Robert Whitehead and the History of the Torpedo, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 1991. Details

Book Sections

  • 'Notes on torpedoes, automobile torpedoes, British service torpedoes', in L. G. Carr Laughton, W. (ed.), The Naval Pocket Book, Thatcher & Co., London, 1899, pp. 650-657. Details

Journal Articles

  • 'Trial of the 100-ton gun in the Royal Arsenal', The Engineer, vol. 50, 24 September 1880, p. 225. Details

Newspaper Articles

  • 'Naval and Military Intelligence', The Times, 11 December 1872, p. 3. Details
  • 'Naval and Military Intelligence', The Times, 11 July 1872, p. 5. Details
  • 'Naval and Military Intelligence', The Times, 22 May 1872, p. 5. Details
  • 'Naval and Military Intelligence', The Times, 29 December 1875, p. 3. Details
  • 'Naval and Military Intelligence', The Times, 5 September 1876, p. 6. Details
  • 'Naval and Military Intelligence', The Times, 12 March 1877, p. 6. Details
  • 'Naval and Military Intelligence', The Times, 29 May 1877, p. 6. Details
  • 'Naval and Military Intelligence', The Times, 11 June 1877, p. 8. Details
  • 'Naval and Military Intelligence', The Times, 20 February 1878, p. 7. Details

Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: Gray, Edwyn, The Devil's Device: Robert Whitehead and the History of the Torpedo, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 1991.

Prepared by: Rebecca Rigby