ADMIRALTY FLEET ORDER - Serving Australia with Pride

1 2460/43 TVRATi OF P BRANCHFOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYN ot to be communicated to anyone outside H .M . ServiceADMIRALTY FLEET ORDER27th May, following ORDER having been approved by My Lords Commissioners of the ADMIRALTY is hereby promulgated for information and guidance and necessary Command of their Lordships,To Commanders-in-Chief, Flag Officers, Senior Naval Officers,Captains and Commanding Officers of H .M . Ships and Vessels carrying Aircraft, Superintendents or Officers in Charge of Naval Establish ments, and Adm iralty Overseers t e : The scale of distribution is shown in the ADMIRALTY FLEET ORDER Volume, 1941, Instructions, paragraph ENGINE TOOLSAd m ir a l t y, merlin Engine Tools ( 263/43.)

2 The issue of engine tool kits for maintenance and repair of merlin engines fitted to naval aircraft has been discontinued. In future all tools are to be demanded as individual items and will be allowed to each service as detailed in the appendix to this ORDER . Supply will be made to new services in accordance with these allowances. A separate ORDER will be issued regarding tools for Rolls- royce Griffon All services concerned are to break down existing kits held into their com ponent parts and to take the items on charge separately. Arrangements should then be made to adjust the range and quantities to conform to these allowances.

3 Tools held surplus to allowance should be returned to the nearest store depot (at home) or storing yard (abroad) without delay in ORDER that they may be re-issued to other services. In view of the great shortage of these tools Commanding Officers are to ensure that this ORDER is complied with without Tools allowed will, broadly, limit the work which can be undertaken by these services to the following : (a) Squadrons ..(6) Aircraft Carriers ( FLEET and Light FLEET ).(c) Aircraft Carriers (Escort)(d) Aircraft Carriers (Merchant A ir craft).

4 (e) N aval A ir Stations (C\ B and C . A ,( f ) Naval A ir Stations (Classes D and E ).(g) Repair Yards (Class A )(h) Repair Yards (Class B )Daily repairs and replacements which involve minor stripping loading within limits laid down in of of cylinder blocks and servicing of valves, etc. (Cylinder liners are not to be removed.)As for (b) but on smaller for Air Stations, Classes D and E , with the addition of changing repairs and replacements whifch involve slight stripping loading within limits laid down in of of cylinder blocks and servicing of valves, etc.)

5 (Cylinder liners are not to be removed.)Daily repairs by replacement with complete assemblies, which do not involve removal of engine from air overhauls and major repairs including salvage of parts to approved schemes.(i) Those yards specialising in the com plete overhaul of merlin engines as for Repair Yards, Class A , less valve seat salvage and a slight reduction of other salvage work.(ii) Those not specialising in merlin overhaul, as for Naval Air Stations, Class A .32460(i ) H .M .S. Unicorn.

6 As for Repair Yards, Class A , buton a limited scale.(j) Engine Repair Ships .. Those specialising in the complete over haul of merlin engines as for Repair Yards, Class B (i).4. In general, work undertaken by the above-mentioned services is to come within limitations laid down in Air Publication 1590 and other approved recondi tioning To ensure economy, etc., demands for tools are to be limited to immediate The allowances are in no instance to be exceeded, irrespective of whether one or more types of the engines named are installed in the aircraft allotted.

7 <63399)Ap p e n d i xROLLS royce ENGINE TOOLS,R* (1)Part No.(2) MU. 8 (3)SECTION 36DD Standard ToolsExtension bar, 3-in. long ..Extension bar, 6-in. long ..Extension bar, 12-in. long ..Extension bar, 6-in. long ..Universal joint Universal joint Handle and socket adaptorHandle and socket ad ap to , speedster ..Socket, 3 , f-in. Whitworth (2 ) .. Socket, fff-in. Whitworth ( -in. ) Socket, J-'in. Whitworth (-fe-in. ) Socket, - --in. Whitworth (f-in. ) Socket, |-in. Whitworth (f-in. ) Socket, T^-in. Whitworth (J-in.

8 Flexocket, J-in..Combination spanner, 1 Combination spanner, f-in. Whitworth Ring spanner, J-in. and -ft -in. Whit spanner, i56 -in. and J-in, Whit spanner, 5 and 3 .. Jaw spanner, ^-in. and J-in. Whit ENGINE SERIESALLOWANCESREMARKS3812 20]30 32 4546 Squadrons per 6 AircraftFleet and Light FLEET CarriersEscortCarriersMerchantAircraftCa rriersNAVAL AIR STATIONSREPAIRYARDSRe pairShipsClassAt %u oClass D & EClassAClassB(4) (5)(6)(7) (8) (9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15) (16)(17)(18)(19) j(20) (21)(22)(23)XX XXX XXX132243 221086XX XXX XX X132243 221086 XXXX X XXX]

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10 And -&-in. Whit XXXXXXXX132243 2 o ---- 112 Jaw spanner, -in. and f-in. Whit XX X XXXX X132243 2 2108 6 'worth. spanner, ^-in. and J-in. Whit XXXXXXX X132243221086worth. spanner, -g>--in. and f-in. Whit XX X X XXXX13 22432210 86worth. spanner, 7 and 6 ! 1322432210 86 spanner, 5 and 3 X1322432210 8 6 No. 65 Lightweight pliers ..XXXXXXX X1422 432210 86 No. 87 Side snip pliers ..XX XXXXX X1322432210 86 4 driver, 4-in. blade ..XXXXXXX X1432 432 210 86 020 Screw driver, offset.