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	royal ordnance pensions Resource Information Center
		The Royal Ordnance Pensioners' Association is an independently funded association formed in 1998 to seek...
		Members of the Royal Ordnance Pension Scheme are contracted-out of the State Second Pension (S2P), the...
		Royal Ordnance Intelligence Surrounding Royal Ordnance We Have It All
	www.pensionsearcher.com /royal-ordnance-pensions.html (331 words)

	Royal Ordnance -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Royal Ordnance was the state-run arms manufacturer in the (A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland) United Kingdom which was (Click link for more info and facts about privatised) privatised in 1987.
		The title of Royal Arsenal was introduced in 1805 to encompass the Royal Laboratories, Royal Gun Factory, and the Royal Carriage, which were originally separate and based in (A borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time) Greenwich.
		Royal Ordnance was sold in 1987 to (Click link for more info and facts about British Aerospace) British Aerospace (now BAE SYSTEMS) at a value of 180 million (16 ounces) pounds.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/royal_ordnance.htm (563 words)

	Royal Ordnance L7 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Ordnance L7 is the basic model of Britain's most successful tank gun.
		The L7 was developed by Britain's Royal Ordnance Factories to equip British tanks of the post war (Cold War) period as the successor to the 20 pounder used on Britains post war tank - the Centurion.
		The L7 was a popular weapon and it was maintained in use even after it was superseded by the L11 series 120 mm rifled tank gun for some Centurion AVRE vehicles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Ordnance_L7 (477 words)

	House of Commons - Defence - Fifth Report
		Royal Ordnance already obtains all its single base propellants, which are used in small-arms ammunition, mortar and smaller artillery munitions, from overseas sources.
		Royal Ordnance is also involved with the Department's nuclear programme at AWE Aldermaston, contracts for which are placed directly by the Management and Operating Contractor Hunting-BRAE.
		A5.1 The choice of Royal ordnance as sub-contractor for the Extended Range Ordnance barrel was mandated by the Ministry of Defence on the basis that the company owned the design rights for the 52 calibre barrel.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199899/cmselect/cmdfence/274/274we03.htm (2653 words)

	Army Ordnance Corps
		In 1896, on reorganization, Ordnance State department and Corps was organized into the Army Ordnance Department and Corps for officers and men.
		Ordnance is also responsible for Ammunition Management for the complete range of Munitions from a pistol bullet to a Bofors Shell and all Missiles.
		In field, there is a strong case for smaller ordnance elements as part of composite logistic units to be provided for each brigade of formations earmarked for the strike role.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/india/aoc.htm (988 words)

	Ordnance Survey maps and digital mapping data in education
		For many years Ordnance Survey paper maps have been in use at school and in national examinations but, with the dawning of the computer age, using electronic maps and the Internet has opened up many new and exciting possibilities.
		Ordnance Survey with Royal Geographical Society are organising a free one-day symposium on geographical information systems (GIS) for secondary teachers at the RGS in London on 1 October 2007.
		Ordnance Survey is Great Britain's national mapping agency, providing the most accurate and up-to-date geographic data, relied on by government, business and individuals.
	www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk /oswebsite/education (439 words)

	House of Commons - Defence - Fifth Report
		Royal Ordnance, for example, told us that demand for their ammunition had fallen by 80% since 1987[56] and when we were in Bonn recently[57] we heard from a German munitions producer how the German government's annual ammunition expenditure had fallen by three-quarters since 1990.
		However, a major difficulty for Royal Ordnance in competing against foreign suppliers is that most of those suppliers have continued to be protected by their respective governments.
		As a result, Royal Ordnance have clearly been at a significant disadvantage in competing with foreign ammunition manufacturers, and have had to operate without the same degree of government assistance and support enjoyed by their competitors overseas.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199899/cmselect/cmdfence/274/27404.htm (2494 words)

	Organsation of other units
		The Royal Army Ordnance Corps is one of the oldest corps in the army, it can trace its origins to the Office of Ordnance administered by the crown in the 15th century and the Board of Ordnance established after the restoration in 1683.
		In 1968 by the Regiment was amalgamated with The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) and Lancashire Fusiliers, to form The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
		Royal Armoured Corps was in 1939 formed to encompass a Cavalry Wing (cavalry regiments which had mechanised), and the Royal Tank Regiment.
	www.btinternet.com /~ian.a.paterson/orgothers.htm (2022 words)

	Indian Army : Our Identity
		The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was "Usa Tela Tananti" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance.
		Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the Colours by the Vice President of India Shri GS Pathak on 08 December 1970 at AOC Centre Secunderabad.
		The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers.
	www.indianarmy.nic.in /ariden1.htm (1105 words)

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		There then followed a gradual decline in activity to the point when it was decided that the Royal Ordnance Factory should be officially closed on 1 April 1967 and most of the 1200 acres which the Arsenal by then embraced sold to Greater London Council for their Thamesmead housing and industrial project.
		The room to the south was erected in 1721 and,,on the formation of the Royal Military Academy in 1741 was used as the Academy.
		Royal Laboratory building enlarged with an iron and glass roof built between the 1695 ranges (demolished), The old turneries at the South end of the Royal Laboratory removed late 1854.
	members.lycos.co.uk /RoyalArsenal/rawool.htm (3739 words)

	RCOC Units - World War Two
		The Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps concerned itself with the provisioning of troops with the means to fight; specifically uniforms, weapons and equipment.
		Ordnance functions go back hundreds of years; the first Ordnance Officer in the British military appeared in the year 1299.
		The Militia component of the Corps was not authorized until 1912, and redesignated with the Royal prefix in 1936.
	canorbat.freehosting.net /rcocorbat.htm (725 words)

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		Heckler and Koch (HandK) is a subsidiary of Royal Ordnance, which is owned by the BAE Systems (formerly known as British Aerospace).
		Royal Ordnance acquired the German small arms company, Heckler and Koch, in 1991.
		Royal Ordnance employs about 4,000 people and exports weapons and technology to over 50 countries.
	www.usasurvival.org /kofiguns.html (1113 words)

	Firepower - About Us - History - History of the Royal Arsenal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ordnance stores were first set up at the dockyard at Woolwich in the 16th century under a directive of Henry VIII.
		In 1696 the new Royal Laboratories were built and 1715-17 the Royal Brass Foundry was established after an explosion at the private foundry in Moorfields.
		The military academy was established there in 1720, obtaining its Royal Warrant in 1741 and the building is now known as the Old Royal Military Academy.
	www.firepower.org.uk /about_us/history_ra.cfm (307 words)

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		Royal Engineer diving teams are established in most regiments and independent squadrons.
		A branch of the Royal Engineers, this is the Government's terrain visualisation agency producing maps, air charts, digital geographic data, geographic intelligence.
		Royal Engineers are primarily responsible for all explosive ordnance disposal on the battlefield.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Flats/6804/39.html (704 words)

	Royal Army Ordnance Corps [UK]
		History of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1920-1945.
		Phelps, L. A history of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1945-1982.
		A Summary history of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/corps/RAOC.htm (604 words)

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		By Royal Warrant of 11 January, 1879, a class of Warrant Officers was constituted, “to assist in the discharge of the subordinate duties of the Commissariat and Transport and of the Ordnance Store Departments of our Army, to be denominated ‘Conductors of Supplies’ and ‘Conductors of Stores’ respectively.
		On a field of scarlet, a shield, with the Ordnance Arms, azure, three field pieces, or, in pale, and on a chief argent, three cannon balls, sable, the whole environed with the Gater, in blue, and inscribed in gilt the Garter motto “Honi soit Que Mal Y Pense”.
		A Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Band was first formed in Ottawa on 11 January 1935, when fifteen bandsmen of both the Permanent and Non-Permanent Force assembled at the Morris Building for their firs rehearsal under the direction of the Director of Music, Mr A Cronsdale.
	www.members.shaw.ca /rcoc-pacific/history.htm (6224 words)

	BBC News \| The Company File \| Munitions factory deal 'near'
		Royal Ordnance, which is owned by British Aerospace, is preparing two bids for a contract for training ammunition for the British Army and potential overseas customers.
		The nine-year contract is due to be awarded in September but the MoD is said to be unhappy at the prospect of Royal Ordnance farming out the contract to overseas suppliers to avoid investing more money in Bishopton.
		Royal Ordnance announced the closure of Bishopton and the loss of 284 jobs last year after losing out on a £100m artillery ammunition contract to South Africa's Somchem company.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/business/the_company_file/newsid_403000/403821.stm (358 words)

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		Within the British Army it is the Royal Logistic Corps that is responsible for supply and distribution, together with a host of supporting services - in peace, on operations and at war.
		The Royal Logistic Corps was formed in April 1993 with the amalgamation of four corps (the Royal Corps of Transport, the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, the Army Catering Corps, the Royal Pioneer Corps) and an element of a fifth (the Royal Engineer Postal and Courier Service).
		The storage and distribution of these commodities are the role of the Royal Logistic Corps which must ensure that the right quantity of a particular commodity arrives at the correct place at the right time.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Flats/6804/46.html (229 words)

	Builders Paradise - Weapons & Order of Battle
		As the 18pdr Mark 4, in the 1920s, was not deemed suitable for further development, an entirely new equipment was proposed.
		Royal Artillery experts had concluded that a gun of around 3.7 inches (94 mm) in caliber with a range of at least 15.000 yards (13.716 m) firing a shell of from 20 to 25 lbs (9 to 11 kg) weight was needed to replace both the old 18 Pounder and QF 4.5 inch howitzer.
		Experiments with an 18pdr, a 22pdr, and a 25pdr were carried out in 1933, and in the same year the General Staff agreed a 25pdr be the sole field artillery equipment.
	www.strategyplanet.com /panzergeneral/ww2/Weapons/towed_artillery/british/gundata/25pdr_mk1.html (515 words)

	Juno Beach Centre - The Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
		In February of that year another corps, the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, was created to maintain all mechanical, electrical, and technical equipment, including all tanks and other fighting vehicles.
		Another responsibility of Ordnance was to anticipate the army's needs and place orders through the Department of Munitions and Supply.
		Although Ordnance is usually discussed in reference to weapons and ammunition, the RCOC also provided some of the comforts which made life bearable for soldiers in wartime, whether that meant mosquito netting in the Mediterranean theatre or sporting goo ds like footba ll uniforms and baseball equipment for periods of recreation.
	www.junobeach.org /e/4/can-tac-sup-ord-ep.htm (609 words)

	Royal Malaysian Army (Malaysia) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The three colours are separated by yellow between the light and dark blue, and red between the dark blue and green.
		It was fairly common in the British Empire for colonial forces in a country to begin life as the regiment, encompassing very small sections of all arms which eventually grew into their own corps.
		This takes its place in the middle of the badge to symbolize the Coat of Arms of the British Military Stores Department where it was first derived from the appoimntment of Master of the King Wardrobe and Armoury in the year 1323 which was kept in the military warehouse un the Tower of London.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/my^army.html (1439 words)

	Ex-soldier maimed in Gulf mine work wins £2.5m
		A FORMER Royal Engineers captain, who was blinded and lost a leg when clearing mines in Kuwait after the Gulf war, was awarded £2.5 million agreed damages in the High Court yesterday.
		Mr Jefferson, of Wandsworth, south-west London, had sued Royal Ordnance, of Chorley, Lancashire, for alleged negligence to its employees working on a contract from the Kuwaiti government to clear the mines.
		He told the court he had had a pair of blast goggles sent out to him when he realised that Royal Ordnance was not going to provide safety equipment.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/06/23/ngulf23.html (373 words)

	Subterranea Britannica: Sites: Swynnerton Royal Ordnance Factory
		After WW1 the Ordnance industry in Britain was gradually dismantled with only a handful of facilities remaining in production by the late 1930's.
		A construction camp on the west side of the factory built by the Ministry of Supply during the construction was commissioned as HMS Fledgling on 15.4.1943 as an independent annex of HMS Daedalus II in Newcastle under Lyme.
		Initially the access was only through the Royal Ordnance Factory until a new entrance was made on the west side.
	www.subbrit.org.uk /sb-sites/sites/s/swynnerton_royal_ordnance_filling_factory/index.shtml (768 words)

	Part 04 - A Short Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Traditionally the role of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) and its forbears has been the procurement, storage and issue of armaments, ammunition and warlike matériel.
		During the 1965 McLoad reorganisation the supply functions of the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) were transferred to the Corps, it became the sole supply Corps of the Army.
		The Royal Logistic Corps has regiments and detachments which continue the tasks of the founding Corps, all under one cap badge, which itself is an amalgamation of parts of each of its founding members.
	free.hostdepartment.com /o/ordnance/04.htm (369 words)

	Branch Newsletter - 42
		The Royal Ordnance compound consists of a large clearing straddling a shallow valley and surrounded by mature, mostly oak, woodland through which runs the site's boundary fence.
		It was quickly obvious that the Royal Ordnance site is an ideal one for a moth survey; there are several electricity power points scattered around the compound which, with the “dalek-style” extension leads on hand, allow us to run half a dozen mercury vapour traps across a wide area.
		The best represented element of the Royal Ordnance compound's moths is that of mature deciduous woodland with oak, birch, poplar and sallow being the major larval foodplants.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /njsweb/bnl42_08.htm (928 words)

	Lee-Enfield
		Contributing to the total was the arsenal at Ishapore in India's, which continued to produce the Enfield in 7.62mm until the early 1970s.
		The original site of Birmingham's Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield has subsequently been demolished and replaced with a housing estate.
		Some of the original buildings have been converted and evidence of the works are still visible.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/l/le/lee_enfield.html (1284 words)

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