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)
- Underwater Countermeasures and Weapons Establishments (-1960).
- Underwater Detection Establishment (-1960).

References

^ "Admiralty: Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment and predecessors: Records". Retrieved 22 April 2010.
^ "Royal Naval Research and Development, Military Records Information 38". Retrieved 22 April 2010.
^ "Admiralty: Royal Navy Torpedo Factory and Torpedo Experimental Establishment: Reports and Technical Notes". Retrieved 22 April 2010.

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[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.

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