Ministry of Supply (UK)

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The Ministry of Supply (UK) was a British government department responsible for overseeing armaments, military equipment, and key industrial production, particularly during and after the Second World War.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom government department ⓘ
former government department ⓘ
activeDuring Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II

early Cold War ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
collaboratedWith Admiralty ⓘ
Air Ministry ⓘ
War Office ⓘ
controlled allocation of raw materials for armaments ⓘ
design and testing of army equipment ⓘ
supply of equipment to the British Army ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolutionReason reorganisation of defence procurement in the United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolved 1959 ⓘ
hasMinisterialPost Minister of Supply ⓘ
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply ⓘ
headquartersLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
inception 1939 ⓘ
jurisdiction Government of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: UK government
legislatedBy Ministry of Supply Act 1939 ⓘ
oversaw Royal Ordnance Factories ⓘ
linked to: Royal Ordnance

civilian industrial production relevant to defence ⓘ
state-owned armaments factories ⓘ
parentOrganization Cabinet of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Cabinet
partOf British war economy ⓘ
replaced Office of the Master-General of the Ordnance ⓘ
linked to: Board of Ordnance
replacedBy Admiralty ⓘ
Air Ministry ⓘ
Atomic Energy Authority ⓘ
Ministry of Aviation (UK) ⓘ
Ministry of Aviation Supply (UK) ⓘ
War Office ⓘ
responsibleFor Royal Ordnance Factories ⓘ
linked to: Royal Ordnance

armaments production ⓘ
atomic energy research (early UK programme) ⓘ
coordination of war production ⓘ
military equipment procurement ⓘ
research and development for guided missiles ⓘ
research and development for military aircraft equipment ⓘ
research and development for rockets ⓘ
research and development for weapons ⓘ
supply of artillery ⓘ
supply of electronic equipment for the armed forces ⓘ
supply of military vehicles ⓘ
supply of munitions ⓘ
supply of radar equipment ⓘ
supply of small arms ⓘ
supply of tanks ⓘ
significantEvent Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II

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Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iron and Steel Act 1949 → implementedBy → Ministry of Supply (UK) ⓘ
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston → predecessor → Ministry of Supply research establishments ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
Defence Regulations (United Kingdom) → administeredBy → Ministry of Supply ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell → establishedBy → Ministry of Supply (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment → operatedBy → Ministry of Supply ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
United Kingdom’s wartime scientific establishment → coordinatedBy → Ministry of Supply ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply → partOf → Ministry of Supply ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply → reportsTo → Ministry of Supply ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply → hasMinisterialDepartment → Ministry of Supply ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
Royal Aircraft Establishment → operatedBy → Ministry of Supply (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
William Penney → employer → Ministry of Supply (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
Short SC.1 → operator → Ministry of Supply (UK) ⓘ
Royal Radar Establishment → operatedBy → Ministry of Supply ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
Ministry of Supply Act 1939 → createdOffice → Ministry of Supply ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
Ministry of Supply Act 1939 → governmentDepartmentCreated → Ministry of Supply ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
Ministry of Supply Act 1939 → relatedTo → Ministry of Supply ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
British government during World War II → usedBody → Ministry of Supply ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
Fort Halstead → controlledBy → Ministry of Supply ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
Chemical Defence Experimental Station Porton Down → controlledBy → Ministry of Supply ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
Lord Penney → employer → Ministry of Supply (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
Baron Penney → employer → Ministry of Supply (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
Royal Ordnance Factory Dalmuir → controlledBy → British Ministry of Supply ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
RAE → operatedBy → Ministry of Supply (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)
RAE Aberporth → operatedBy → Ministry of Supply ⓘ
linked to: Ministry of Supply (UK)