I need information, but don't know who to contact?

[seadude]

I'm going out on a limb with this request. But I'm hoping that with a good quantity of British modelers that frequent this site, that somebody here can help me out.
Five years ago, I finished a 1/700 scale HMS Habakkuk model. My future plans are to build an even bigger version at 1/350 scale which won't be started for at least a few more years till I gather more research, materials, blueprints, etc., etc.
Since HMS Habakkuk was a British design done by a British inventor, I'm going to speculate that somewhere in a British museum or perhaps Naval site are historical documents, photos, blueprints, etc. that would shed more light as to what such a vessel would look like or how it would be built and so forth.
What I need is more OFFICIAL information. I need to go "straight to the source" so to speak.
Can anybody recommend some British museums, military sites, or other archival/historical places to check out? I'll need websites, email addresses, postal addresses, etc.

[dadlamassu]

This is not my period but I did a very little research on this with the son of a friend for his school competition on strange facts about WW2 and have these sites stored in the bibliography.  I would suggest contacting the authors of the posts as they seem very knowledgeable:

http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=43426

http://forum.worldofwarships.eu/index.php?/topic/11246-concept-ice-carrie/

[PR19_Kit]

Thorvic on here will probably know loads more places in the UK to try, but a good first starting point might be the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, web site here :- http://www.rmg.co.uk/national-maritime-museum

[Martin H]

Thorvic on here will probably know loads more places in the UK to try, but a good first starting point might be the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, web site here :- http://www.rmg.co.uk/national-maritime-museum

The NMM in Greenwich. Which just so happens to be my home town, could be a good starting point.
Then there's the Imperial War Museum at Lambeth. I used them many many moons ago for a histroy exam project.

There is also the Public Records Office (aka the national archives) at Kew. However I'm not sure what their policy is ref information requests from overseas.

[lenny100]

also you could try The National Museum of the Royal Navy find them here
http://www.nmrn-portsmouth.org.uk/make-enquiry

[scooter]

There is also the Public Records Office (aka the national archives) at Kew. However I'm not sure what their policy is ref information requests from overseas.

Probably the same for any informational research request posed to the Library of Congress from an overseas researcher.

I've been trying to track down the subject of a painting my late grandparents had (and my late grandmother copied) of a British Army full General, circa late 18th, early 19th Centuries.  The various institutions I've contacted have been naught but helpful and apologetic, because its a hard find, and there were so...many...generals...

[seadude]

This is not my period but I did a very little research on this with the son of a friend for his school competition on strange facts about WW2 and have these sites stored in the bibliography.  I would suggest contacting the authors of the posts as they seem very knowledgeable:

http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=43426

I am the author of that first link.

As for the other links that people have provided, Thanks. It's a starting point for now. I just hope that whatever information they do have, that it won't cost me too much to get.

[The Rat]

Apparently some of the wreckage from the test example is still in a lake in British Columbia. Ask Alvis to nip over with a scuba set and take some pics.