Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Meteorite and other history stuff

[MerlinSub@t-online.de (Carsten Standfuß)]

Hi Mike, try again to the page : 

http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk

than press the "Search Cataloge" button. 

Fill only one word in.  Not the letter code or something else. 
 
If you get an as answer as : 

Your search for the word 'excalibur' returned no class descriptions.
To search for the word 'excalibur' within individual document 
descriptions use Search Documents.

Than press the "Search Documents" button in this words. 

But your computer must accept all cookies ot the cataloge will not work. 


I type in "Excalibur" and get 40 files like this : 

ADM 1/26376   HMS Excalibur: ship's motto and badge approved    1955

ADM 1/26378   HM Submarines Explorer and Excalibur: alteration to 
		navigation lights                               1955

ADM 101/632   EXCALIBUR - FABIUS                                1943

ADM 173/26469 SUBMARINE: EXCALIBUR                  1962 Apr 17-May 15

ADM 226/192    HM S/Ms Explorer and Excalibur: submerged control 1953

ADM 226/217    HM S/Ms Explorer and Excalibur: pitot speed log   1953

ADM 226/267    HM S/Ms Explorer and Excalibur: power for lengthened form
in
               submerged trim                                  1954

ADM 226/616    HM S/M Excalibur: speed trials on surface and at
periscope
               depth                                           1958

ADM 226/636    HM S/M Excalibur: speed trials at deep submersion   1958

ADM 226/799     HM S/M Excalibur: submerged control with pump jets and
lift
               and torque on after hydroplanes                      1963

ADM 251/112    Salinometers for HMS/MS Explorer and Excalibur       1952

ADM 251/146    HMS/M Excalibur: acceptance sea trials of HTP machinery
1958

etc.. etc.. etc.. 

best regards, Carsten - and I must slow down my internet
reading/writing/work 
next time or CSSX will not dive this decade. 
 

"Michael B. Holt" schrieb:
> 
> Carsten Standfuß wrote:
> >
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > we had some discussions in the past about HMS Meteorite
> > and H2O2/Walter subs and other history subs used during WWII and later.
> >
> > I found this impressive source of files (over 8 Million files..) at
> >
> > http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk
> >
> > than the search button
> >
> > fill in keywords like : Meteorite or Walter or midget or submarine or
> > tordedo or sonar or....
> >
> > if the answer page comes go to the "Search documents" button and wait.
> 
> I must be doing something wrong.  I tried to search for Meteorite,
> Walter, Walther, submarine and midget (in varying combinations) and
> I got no hits.  I did figure out that not filling in the Lettercode
> would be frustrating, but I also found that having the number to
> go with it led to some interesting, but irrelevant, data.
> >
> 
> > Only HMS "Meteorite" has 27 files including test trial reports.
> > "Midgets" has some hundreds files and "submarine" some 10.000
> > including a file about Mr.Fulton - Admirality in the year 1804 ..
> 
> Were you looking under ADM and then a number?
> 
> Mike