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Commissioners of the Admiralty were the members of The Board of Admiralty, which exercised the office of Lord High Admiral when it was not vested in a single person. The commissioners were a mixture of politicians without naval experience and professional naval officers, the proportion of
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direct representation on the board; the presence of three senior naval senior members on the board ensured the necessary authority to carry through any operation of war. The Deputy Chief of Naval Staff would direct all operations and movements of the fleet, while the
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff
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Admiral (from 1546) then Commissioners of the Admiralty (from 1628) exercised the function of general control (military administration) of the Navy and they were usually responsible for the conduct of any war, while the actual supply lines,
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This structure of administering the navy lasted for 285 years, however, the supply system was often inefficient and corrupt its deficiencies were due as much to its limitations of the times they operated in. The various functions within the
Admiralty were not coordinated effectively and lacked
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The Navy Board was an independent board from 1546 until 1628 when it became subordinate to, yet autonomous of the Board of
Admiralty until 1832. Its principal commissioners of the Navy advised the board in relation to civil administration of the naval affairs. The Navy Board was based at the
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and in formulating official policy on tactical doctrine and requirements in regard to men and material. In order to deliver this the Naval Staff was organised into specialist
Divisions and Sections. When the Admiralty unified with the Ministry of Defence in 1964 they were re designated as
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abolished the Navy Board and merged its functions within those of the Board of
Admiralty. At the time this had distinct advantages; however, it failed to retain the principle of distinctions between the Admiralty and supply, and a lot of bureaucracy followed with the merger.
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The First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff was the Chief Naval
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provide the men, ships, aircraft and supplies to carry out the approved policy of the Board of Admiralty and conveyed to them during 20th century by the Admiralty Naval Staff.
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that would have an enormous influence on the navy and naval thought. Between 1860 and 1908, there was no real study of strategy and of staff work conducted within the
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which was the general co-ordinating agency, regulating naval finance, providing advice on policy, conducing all correspondence on behalf of the Board and maintaining
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depending on the period). The Board of Admiralty consisted of a number of Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. The Lords Commissioners were always a mixture of
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was then instituted in 1912, headed by the Chief of the War Staff who was responsible for administering three new sub-divisions responsible for
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When the office of Lord High Admiral was in commission, as it was for most of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, until it reverted to
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directly to the fleet. It also empowered the CNS to issue orders in their own name, as opposed to them previously being issued by the
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put the office of Lord High Admiral into commission in 1628, and control of the Royal Navy passed to a committee in the form of the
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came to the Admiralty in 1916. He re-organized the war staff as following: Chief of War Staff, Operations, Intelligence,
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until its abolition, the role of the Lord High Admiral was almost invariably put "in commission" and exercised by the
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on his 90th birthday and since his death in 2021 has reverted to the monarch. There also continues to be a
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and maintenance of ships, and record of business. These principal officers came to be known as the
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of the Board was two commissioners and a secretary. The president of the Board was known as the
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would be re-established to deal with all questions relating to supply; on 6 September 1917, a
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Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Aviation, Amphibious Capability & Carriers)
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There is debate around whether these offices constitute Officers of the Crown.
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remained the responsibility of the Lord High Admiral, who was one of the nine
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would be responsible for mercantile movements and anti-submarine operations.
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The Making of the Modern Admiralty: British Naval Policy-Making, 1805–1927
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support and services were managed by four principal officers, namely, the
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Office of the Adviser on the Naval Construction to the Board of Admiralty
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The Making of the Modern Admiralty: British Naval Policy-Making 1805–1927
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Department of the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty
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Great Britain, Parliament, House of Commons (1959). "Admiralty Office".
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fleets and the allocating of assets to major naval commands and stations
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responsible for 'civil administration' of the navy, from 1546 to 1832.
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later the Department of Admiralty.(+) His office was supported by the
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British Government ministry responsible for the Royal Navy until 1964
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Office of the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty
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Office of the Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
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Department of the Inspector-General of Naval Hospitals and Fleets
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Department of the Director-General, Supply and Secretariat Branch
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Commissioner for Property and Income-tax for the Naval Department
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in the name of the Board. In 1964, the Admiralty—along with the
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inter-dependency with each other, with the result that in 1832,
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The office of Admiral of England (later Lord Admiral, and later
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Department of the Deputy Controller for Auxiliary Shipbuilding
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Office of the Additional Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord
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responsible for the day-to-day running of the Royal Navy, the
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Naval Personnel Services and Officer Appointments Department
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Commodore RFA and Deputy Director Royal Navy Afloat Support
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Regional Organisation for Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs
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Office of the Assistant Controller Research and Development
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The Navy in the War of William III: Its State and Direction
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Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Materials
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Department of the Director of Physical Training and Sports
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Department of Naval Assistant (Foreign) to Second Sea Lord
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Royal Naval College and the School for Naval Architecture
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Office of the Translator of French and Spanish Languages
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Department of the Inspector of Dockyard Expense Accounts
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Department of Personal Services and Officer Appointments
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1555:. London, England: HM Stationery Office. pp. 5–24.
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534:. Within the expanded Ministry of Defence are the new
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Admiralty Underwater Weapons Launching Establishment
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Department of Aeronautical and Engineering Research
1938:
Office of the Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord
1127:
4174:Office of the Marshall High Court of the Admiralty
4159:Office of the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty
3550:Office of the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty
3184:Office of Extra Naval Assistant to Second Sea Lord
2869:Directorate-General, (Naval Manpower and Training)
2769:Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining
1883:Office of the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty
1410:Jellicoe of Scapa, Admiral of the Fleet Viscount.
879:Department of the Permanent Secretary (Royal Navy)
823:Offices of the Assistant Chiefs of the Naval Staff
5866:Office is either vested in the Crown, or vacant.
4224:Office of the Solicitor to the Admiralty and Navy
2854:Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy
2619:Department of the Admiral of the Training Service
1579:
1338:The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (2 ed.)
202:in 1964, as part of the reforms that created the
5881:
4204:Office of the Deputy Judge Advocate of the Fleet
2794:Department of the Director of Warship Production
2779:Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons
2739:Department of the Director of Naval Construction
2644:Department of the Comptroller of Steam Machinery
2614:Department of Superintendent of de-magnetisation
2559:Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy
2223:Torpedo, Anti-Submarine and Minewarfare Division
682:Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty (1628–1964)
4961:Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)
4335:Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff
2849:Department of the Physician General of the Navy
2759:Department of the Director of Personal Services
2679:Department of the Director Contract-Built Ships
2569:Department of Miscellaneous Weapons Development
1703:The First Sea Lords: From Fisher to Mountbatten
693:naval officers generally increasing over time.
615:. Its primary component to deliver this is the
432:Following this, a new advisory body called the
2789:Department of the Director of Unexploded Bombs
2749:Department of the Director of Naval Recruiting
2689:Department of the Director-General of Manpower
2609:Department of Research Programmes and Planning
2444:Air Equipment and Naval Photography Department
2439:Architectural and Engineering Works Department
1663:(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011).
237:and then absorbed the responsibilities of the
5270:
5012:Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group
4290:
4110:Department of the Director of Contract Labour
4078:Department of the Civil Lord of the Admiralty
3961:Department of the Civil Lord of the Admiralty
3434:Scientific Research and Experiment Department
3204:Office of the Senior Psychologist of the Navy
2804:Department of the Director of Wreck Dispersal
2744:Department of the Director of Naval Equipment
2704:Department of the Director of Contract Labour
2384:Admiralty Naval Aircraft Materials Laboratory
1778:
1550:
1409:
893:Permanent Secretary to the Board of Admiralty
5920:1964 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
5466:Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk
3429:School of Mathematics and Naval Construction
2819:Department of the Paymaster Director-General
2629:Department of the Chief of Naval Information
2599:Department of Physical Training & Sports
2424:Admiralty Torpedo Experimental Establishment
2123:Naval Air Organisation and Training Division
1565:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
1304:. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 4.
1231:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
1072:List of lords commissioners of the Admiralty
294:from 1964 to 2011. The title was awarded to
5541:(see Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain)
4971:Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy)
4330:First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff
2809:Department of the Flag Officer Sea Training
2684:Department of the Director-General Aircraft
1792:
1580:Stationery Office, H.M. (31 October 1967).
1405:
1403:
1401:
817:Office of the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
662:and Civil Lords, normally politicians. The
652:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
557:
23:. For the succeeding period 1964–1997, see
5277:
5263:
4355:Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces
4297:
4283:
3179:Office of the Deputy Controller Production
3139:Office of the Admiral Commanding, Reserves
2879:Dockyards and Fleet Maintenance Department
2489:Boom Defence and Marine Salvage Department
2429:Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment
2309:Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory
2088:Gunnery and Anti-Aircraft Warfare Division
1785:
1771:
1630:Naval Administration in the Age of Walpole
1209:The illustrated companion to Nelson's navy
1207:Lawrence, Nicholas Blake, Richard (2005).
1107:. Cambridge University Press. p. 56.
223:Office of the Admiralty and Marine Affairs
186:. For much of its history, from the early
38:
4169:Office of the Judge Advocate of the Fleet
3791:Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands
3219:Office of the Vice Controller of the Navy
3199:Office of the Senior Psychologist (Naval)
2664:Department of the Controller for Navy Pay
2639:Department of the Civil Engineer-in-Chief
2409:Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment
2364:Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment
2314:Admiralty Civilian Shore Wireless Service
811:Office of Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff
764:Office of the Civil Lord of the Admiralty
5401:Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon
4979:Commander Fleet Operational Sea Training
4229:Office of the Solicitor to the Admiralty
4189:Office of the Chief Naval Judge Advocate
3606:Commodore, Arabian Seas and Persian Gulf
2774:Department of the Director of Transports
2654:Department of the Controller of the Navy
1601:. Oxford University Press. p. 471.
1546:
1544:
1542:
1540:
1538:
1536:
1534:
1532:
1530:
1528:
1398:
1331:
1206:
1132:. London: Stationery Office. p. 8.
1100:
930:"Admiralty" as a metonym for "sea power"
561:
317:
4661:History of the Royal Navy (before 1707)
4254:Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division
4239:Court of Admiralty for the Cinque Ports
4115:Department of the Surveyor of Buildings
3174:Office of the Deputy Controller of Navy
2864:Department of the Surveyor of Dockyards
2859:Department of the Surveyor of Buildings
2844:Department of the Physician of the Navy
2709:Department of the Director of Dockyards
2414:Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment
1594:
1526:
1524:
1522:
1520:
1518:
1516:
1514:
1512:
1510:
1508:
1360:
1297:
903:Organizational structure by time period
797:, (1909–1912) which in turn became the
731:First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff
725:First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff
587:First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff
5882:
5520:
5430:Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington
5087:Commando Training Centre Royal Marines
4234:Office of the Counsel to the Admiralty
4199:Office of the Counsel to the Admiralty
3976:Department of the Surveyor of the Navy
3881:Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches
3004:Naval Artillery and Torpedo Department
2128:Naval Artillery and Torpedoes Division
1948:Office of the Hydrographer of the Navy
1714:, Secretary of the Admiralty 1917–1936
1432:
1332:Kemp, Dear; Kemp, Peter, eds. (2007).
589:as the Senior Naval Lord to the board.
310:, both of which are honorary offices.
283:(not to be confused with the historic
5258:
5092:Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
5057:Serving senior Royal Marines officers
5002:Commander United Kingdom Strike Force
4709:Commander United Kingdom Strike Force
4278:
3994:Department of the Permanent Secretary
3954:Parliamentary and Financial Secretary
3866:Commander-in-Chief, Thames and Medway
3781:North America and West Indies Station
3189:Office of the Inspector Gun Mountings
3169:Office of the Chief Polaris Executive
2719:Department of the Director of Manning
2304:Admiralty Central Dockyard Laboratory
2053:Air Warfare and Fly Training Division
1766:
1161:. National Archives, 1660–1976, ADM 1
1057:Navy Department (Ministry of Defence)
938:is used in a wider sense, as meaning
873:Department of the Permanent Secretary
609:Department of the Permanent Secretary
585:. His chief military adviser was the
277:Defence Council of the United Kingdom
25:Navy Department (Ministry of Defence)
5839:Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland
5756:Prince and Great Steward of Scotland
3651:Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland
3129:Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope
3059:Naval Ordnance Inspection Department
2889:Dockyard Expense Accounts Department
2213:Tactical and Weapons Policy Division
1505:
1488:"History of the Ministry of Defence"
1459:
1412:"The Crisis of the Naval War (1917)"
1152:
1067:List of first lords of the Admiralty
960:If blood be the price of admiralty,
520:Permanent Secretary of the Admiralty
452:could be seen in the conduct of the
4249:Queens's Bench Division (Admiralty)
4120:Department of the Director of Works
3861:South East Coast of America Station
3746:Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands
3394:Royal Naval War College, Portsmouth
3259:Office of the Chaplain of the Fleet
3224:Organisation and Methods Department
3164:Office of the Clerk of the Journals
2814:Department of the Engineer in Chief
2514:Civil Engineer in Chiefs Department
2329:Admiralty Constabulary Headquarters
2078:Directorate of Defence Plans (Navy)
2038:Anti-Submarine and Warfare Division
1710:The Making of a Civil Servant: Sir
1101:Hamilton, C. I. (3 February 2011).
844:Office of the Deputy First Sea Lord
715:Admiralty and Marine Affairs Office
192:Lords Commissioner of the Admiralty
174:responsible for the command of the
76:Admiralty and Marine Affairs Office
21:Admiralty and Marine Affairs Office
13:
4345:Commander, Allied Maritime Command
3856:Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic
3494:Torpedo Experimental Establishment
3489:Superintendent of De-magnetisation
3419:Royal School of Naval Architecture
3154:Office of the Assistant Controller
3109:Navy, Army and Air Force Institute
2243:Tactical and Staff Duties Division
2238:Training and Staff Duties Division
2018:Administrative Planning Department
1688:(Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2003).
1619:
1433:Moretz, Joseph (6 December 2012).
897:Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty
485:Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff
308:Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom
304:Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom
14:
5946:
5113:Royal Corps of Naval Constructors
4681:National Museum of the Royal Navy
4360:Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy
4244:King's Bench Division (Admiralty)
4017:Admiralty Central Registry Branch
3985:Direction of Naval Administration
3239:Royal Corps of Naval Constructors
3214:Office of the Vice Controller Air
2974:Materials and Priority Department
2899:Electrical Engineering Department
2634:Department of the Chief Scientist
2133:Navigation and Direction Division
2058:Air Warfare and Training Division
1744:
1738:Thirty-Six Years at the Admiralty
1553:House of Commons Papers, Volume 5
1466:discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk
1159:discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk
5502:
5497:
5239:
5238:
5177:Chief of the Admiralty War Staff
4992:Commandant General Royal Marines
4350:Commandant General Royal Marines
4179:Office of the Admiralty Advocate
4105:Contract and Purchase Department
4012:Admiralty Central Copying Branch
3354:Royal Naval Minewatching Service
3064:Naval Ordnance Stores Department
2539:Contract and Purchase Department
2524:Combined Operations Headquarters
2374:Admiralty Mine Design Department
2334:Admiralty Engineering Laboratory
2023:Administrative Planning Division
1183:Elizabethan Naval Administration
1016:
1002:
988:
974:
601:Directorates of the Naval Staff.
296:Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
172:Government of the United Kingdom
113:Government of the United Kingdom
5775:Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll
5203:Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff
5007:Commander Littoral Strike Group
4751:Standing Royal Navy deployments
4741:List of active Royal Navy ships
4365:Corps Regimental Sergeant Major
4184:Office of the Admiralty Proctor
4100:Accountant-General's Department
3966:Accountant-General's Department
3504:Undersurface Warfare Department
3409:Royal Navy Shore Signal Service
3334:Royal Naval Engineering College
3194:Office of the Keeper of Records
3144:Office of the Admiralty Chemist
2594:Department of Physical Research
2474:Board of Invention and Research
2464:Amphibious Warfare Headquarters
2349:Admiralty Gunnery Establishment
2108:Local Defence Division Division
1910:Office of the Senior Naval Lord
1873:Office of the Senior Naval Lord
1588:
1573:
1480:
1453:
1426:
1381:
1361:Kennedy, Paul (24 April 2014).
1354:
963:Lord God, we ha' paid in full!
481:Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff
389:, responsible individually for
5935:1707 establishments in England
5925:United Kingdom in World War II
5382:Leader of the House of Commons
5341:Secretary of State for Justice
4966:Director People & Training
4320:Secretary of State for Defence
4003:Branches and offices under the
3816:Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
3555:Office of the First Naval Lord
3543:Direction/Command of the Fleet
3514:Volunteer Boys and Cadet Corps
3369:Royal Naval Scientific Service
3319:Royal Naval College, Greenwich
3314:Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
3299:Royal Naval Propellant Factory
3269:Royal Naval Aircraft Workshops
2519:Coastguard and Reserves Branch
2404:Admiralty Signal Establishment
2379:Admiralty Mining Establishment
2369:Admiralty Materials Laboratory
2339:Admiralty Experimental Station
1915:Office of the First Naval Lord
1863:Office of the First Naval Lord
1803:of Admiralty and Naval affairs
1731:Admiralty Officials, 1660–1870
1394:. 18 October 1967. p. 12.
1291:
1265:
1239:
1200:
1173:
1146:
1121:
1094:
1082:St Boniface's Catholic College
552:Secretary of State for Defence
1:
5734:Resigned to the Crown in 1703
5705:Lord President of the Council
5370:Lord President of the Council
5223:Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
5139:Uniforms of the Royal Marines
5082:Britannia Royal Naval College
4641:Admiralty in the 18th century
4636:Admiralty in the 17th century
4631:Admiralty in the 16th century
4325:Minister for the Armed Forces
4145:Admiralty Judicial Department
4125:Greenwich Hospital Department
3987:and the Admiralty Secretariat
3851:Scotland and Northern Ireland
3786:Commander-in-Chief, North Sea
3741:Levant and East Mediterranean
3686:East Indies and China Station
3384:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
3294:Royal Naval Cordite Factories
3289:Royal Naval Auxiliary Service
3049:Naval Mobilisation Department
3029:Naval Intelligence Department
3024:Naval Construction Department
2924:Greenwich Hospital Department
2604:Department of Radio Equipment
2579:Department of Naval Education
2554:Department of Radio Equipment
2494:Britannia Royal Naval College
2399:Admiralty Research Laboratory
2319:Admiralty Compass Observatory
2274:Office of the Fourth Sea Lord
2264:Office of the Second Sea Lord
2248:Undersurface Warfare Division
2233:Trade and Operations Division
2168:Operations Division (Foreign)
2113:Mercantile Movements Division
1858:Office of the Naval Secretary
1087:
1077:Lord High Admiral of Scotland
925:Admiralty in the 20th century
921:Admiralty in the 19th century
917:Admiralty in the 18th century
913:Admiralty in the 17th century
909:Admiralty in the 16th century
861:Office of the Fourth Sea Lord
849:Office of the Second Sea Lord
322:Flag of the Lord High Admiral
5678:Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian
5405:Leader of the House of Lords
5042:Commodore Submarine Flotilla
4671:History of the Royal Marines
4651:Historic forces and commands
4264:Colonial Courts of Admiralty
3890:Naval formations before 1707
3811:Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
3621:Cape and West Africa Station
3560:Office of the First Sea Lord
3414:Royal Observatory, Greenwich
3339:Royal Naval Film Corporation
3329:Royal Naval College, Osborne
2874:Directorate General Training
2279:Office of the Fifth Sea Lord
2269:Office of the Third Sea Lord
2173:Operations Division (Mining)
2098:Gunnery and Torpedo Division
2063:Combined Operations Division
1977:Operational planning, policy
1920:Office of the First Sea Lord
1868:Office of the First Sea Lord
1128:Ministry of Defence (2004).
887:consisted of members of the
855:Office of the Third Sea Lord
369:in the early 19th century).
255:English overseas possessions
245:with the unification of the
7:
5868:Status is currently debated
5228:Judge Advocate of the Fleet
5172:First Lord of the Admiralty
5118:University Royal Naval Unit
5037:Rear-Admiral, Fleet Air Arm
5027:Commander Maritime Reserves
4857:Mine countermeasure vessels
4802:Pre-dreadnought battleships
4306:His Majesty's Naval Service
3574:Naval formations after 1707
3529:Women's Royal Naval Service
3324:Royal Naval College, Keyham
3284:Royal Naval Armaments Depot
3114:Navy and Army Canteen Board
2939:Joint Warfare Establishment
2419:Admiralty Surveying Service
2359:Admiralty Labour Department
2299:Admiralty Area Cash Offices
2288:Admiralty civil departments
2153:Naval Intelligence Division
1979:strategy, tactical doctrine
1929:Secretariat and staff under
1340:. Oxford University Press.
967:
708:First Lord of the Admiralty
702:First Lord of the Admiralty
668:First Lord of the Admiralty
583:First Lord of the Admiralty
194:, who sat on the governing
142:First Lord of the Admiralty
10:
5951:
5851:First Minister of Scotland
5134:Uniforms of the Royal Navy
5047:Commodore Surface Flotilla
4448:Royal Marines Band Service
4405:Royal Navy Medical Service
3936:Direction of Naval Finance
3917:Commander-in-Chief, Thames
3841:Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth
3736:Commander-in-Chief, Levant
3596:Commander-in-Chief, Africa
3524:Weapons Department (Naval)
3404:Royal Navy Medical Service
3364:Royal Naval Patrol Service
3074:Naval Publicity Department
3014:Naval Equipment Department
2979:Medical Consultative Board
2944:Medical Consultative Board
2544:Council of Naval Education
2469:Armament Supply Department
2394:Admiralty Regional Offices
2344:Admiralty Experiment Works
2163:Operations Division (Home)
1988:Admiralty Navy War Council
1958:Admiralty Navy War Council
1815:Lord High Admirals Council
1705:(Westport: Praeger, 1995).
1696:Mr Barrow of the Admiralty
1439:. Routledge. p. 247.
1367:. Routledge. p. 128.
1062:List of lords high admiral
906:
876:
805:Offices of the Naval Staff
795:Admiralty Navy War Council
786:
742:
728:
705:
685:
670:, who was a member of the
627:
427:Admiralty Navy War Council
313:
18:
5910:History of the Royal Navy
5864:
5837:
5819:
5801:
5783:
5765:
5752:William, Duke of Rothesay
5742:
5724:
5703:
5694:
5668:
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5632:
5614:
5607:
5585:
5567:
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5438:
5414:
5391:
5368:
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5327:
5309:
5300:
5236:
5162:
5126:
5077:Admiralty Interview Board
5065:
4946:
4915:
4764:
4733:
4694:
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4466:
4433:
4380:
4373:
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4138:
4090:
4070:
4002:
3984:
3951:
3935:
3889:
3876:Flag Officer, West Africa
3676:Flag Officer, East Africa
3671:Commander-in-Chief, Dover
3666:Commander-in-Chief, China
3616:Cape of Good Hope Station
3573:
3542:
3534:Wireless Telegraphy Board
3379:Royal Naval Torpedo Depot
3374:Royal Naval Sick Quarters
3349:Royal Naval Medical Depot
3099:Naval Training Department
3089:Naval Security Department
3054:Naval Ordnance Department
3044:Naval Manpower Department
3009:Naval Engineering College
2509:Civil Catering Department
2354:Admiralty Interview Board
2287:
2256:
2083:Economic Warfare Division
2006:
1976:
1928:
1896:
1828:
1800:
1595:Kipling, Rudyard (2015).
1298:Durston, Gregory (2017).
150:
134:
118:
108:
92:
84:
68:
60:
55:
37:
5187:Commander-in-Chief Fleet
4787:Amphibious warfare ships
4676:National Maritime Museum
4656:Future of the Royal Navy
4410:Nursing Service (QARNNS)
3771:New Zealand Naval Forces
3444:Sea Transport Department
3279:Royal Naval Air Stations
3084:Naval Reserve Department
2459:Air Personnel Department
2257:Offices of the Sea Lords
2203:Standardisation Division
1953:Offices of the Sea Lords
1829:Boards and offices under
1460:Archives, The National.
1186:. Routledge. p. 8.
1153:Archives, The National.
1032:Admiralty administration
934:In some cases, the term
867:Office of Fifth Sea Lord
838:Offices of the Sea Lords
660:Naval Lords or Sea Lords
558:Organizational structure
247:Kingdom of Great Britain
233:, which merged with the
5486:(in right of the Crown)
5301:Great Officers of State
5286:Great Officers of State
5052:Serving senior officers
4686:Naval Historical Branch
4154:High Court of Admiralty
4022:Admiralty Record Office
3971:Comptroller of the Navy
3912:Thames, Medway and Nore
3836:Flag Officer Submarines
3826:Royal East African Navy
3389:Royal Naval War College
3274:Royal Naval Air Service
3094:Naval Stores Department
3019:Naval Historical Branch
2999:Nautical Almanac Office
2989:Medical Examining Board
2959:Hydrographic Department
2949:Medical Examining Board
2929:Inspector of Telegraphs
2914:Experimental Department
2484:Boom Defence Department
2454:Air Materiel Department
2389:Admiralty Record Office
2068:Communications Division
2033:Anti-Submarine Division
1794:Department of Admiralty
1462:"The Discovery Service"
468:, Mobilisation, Trade.
352:Great Officers of State
184:Great Officers of State
33:Department of Admiralty
5905:Lords of the Admiralty
5416:Lord Great Chamberlain
5017:Commodore, Naval Staff
4988:Director General Ships
4975:Director Naval Support
4842:Gunboat and gunvessels
4646:Customs and traditions
3711:Flag Officer Gibraltar
3509:Victualling Department
3459:Ship Design Department
3449:Sea Transport Division
3359:Royal Naval Mine Depot
3104:Naval Works Department
3079:Naval Regional Offices
2909:Engineering Department
2549:Dental Examining Board
2324:Admiralty Constabulary
2007:Divisions and sections
1801:Direction and control
1673:, volume V, edited by
965:
885:Secretary's Department
570:
323:
93:Superseding Department
5726:Lord High Chamberlain
5695:Officers of the Crown
5652:Lord Treasurer-depute
5198:Deputy First Sea Lord
5182:Admirals of the Fleet
5149:Ratings rank insignia
5144:Officer rank insignia
4984:Chaplain of the Fleet
4746:Royal Fleet Auxiliary
4453:Royal Marines Reserve
4425:Naval Careers Service
4259:Vice Admiralty courts
4164:High Court of Justice
4130:Works Loan Department
4091:Departments under the
4032:Admiralty Secretariat
3952:Departments under the
3565:Admiralty Naval Staff
3479:Statistics Department
3124:Navigation Department
3119:Navy Works Department
3034:Naval Medical Service
2969:Marine Pay Department
2148:Mobilisation Division
2143:Minesweeping Division
1998:Admiralty Naval Staff
1968:Admiralty Naval Staff
1493:. Ministry of Defence
1024:United Kingdom portal
958:
907:Further information:
830:Admiralty Departments
789:Admiralty Naval Staff
783:Admiralty Naval Staff
617:Admiralty Secretariat
594:Admiralty Naval Staff
565:
550:, each headed by the
538:which has a separate
501:Deputy First Sea Lord
477:Admiralty Naval Staff
460:was created in 1914.
321:
5624:Lady Elish Angiolini
5529:Lord High Chancellor
5329:Lord High Chancellor
5191:Commander-in-Chief,
4997:Commander Operations
4907:Historic ships names
4714:Commander Operations
4607:Special Boat Service
4458:Royal Marines Police
4071:Civil Administration
3871:West Africa Squadron
3766:New Zealand Division
3761:Newfoundland Station
3631:Battle Cruiser Force
3626:Battle Cruiser Fleet
3499:Transport Department
3439:Sea Transport Branch
3344:Royal Naval Hospital
3254:Royal Marines Office
2994:Movements Department
2934:Inspector of Repairs
2584:Operational Research
2048:Air Warfare Division
2043:Anti-U-boat Division
1736:Sir Charles Walker,
1701:Malcolm H. Murfett,
1679:Navy Records Society
1671:The Naval Miscellany
454:Dardanelles campaign
268:, and subsequently.
135:Department executive
122:War Office building
69:Preceding Department
5915:Royal Navy admirals
5767:Lord High Constable
5616:Lord Clerk Register
5551:Lord High Treasurer
5440:Lord High Constable
5352:Lord High Treasurer
4902:Royal Marines Boats
4468:Royal Naval Reserve
4005:Permanent Secretary
3902:West Indies Station
3751:Mediterranean Fleet
3681:East Indies Station
3399:Royal Navy Dockyard
3304:Royal Naval College
3264:Royal Naval Academy
3249:Royal Marine Police
2504:Chemical Department
2292:under the Sea Lords
2158:Operations Division
2138:Navigation Division
1993:Admiralty War Staff
1963:Admiralty War Staff
1903:War and Naval Staff
1820:Admiralty buildings
1468:. National Archives
1414:. Naval History.net
1334:"Lord High Admiral"
1253:. BBC. 10 June 2011
1037:Admiralty buildings
799:Admiralty War Staff
532:Ministry of Defence
450:department of state
434:Admiralty War Staff
258:in the 17th century
243:Kingdom of Scotland
204:Ministry of Defence
56:Department overview
34:
5670:Lord Justice Clerk
5193:Naval Home Command
4812:Corvette and sloop
4725:3 Commando Brigade
4721:Submarine Flotilla
4443:3 Commando Brigade
4415:Chaplaincy Service
3821:Queenstown Station
3806:Admiral of Patrols
3519:Weapons Department
3424:Salvage Department
3244:Royal Flying Corps
3039:Naval Law Division
2984:Medical Department
2954:Historical Section
2919:Fire Control Group
2534:Compass Department
2479:Board of Longitude
2183:Plans Division (Q)
2118:Naval Air Division
2103:Historical Section
2009:under the War and
1931:the First Sea Lord
1838:Board of Admiralty
1686:Pepys and the Navy
1653:(Cambridge, 1953).
1632:(Princeton, 1965).
946:rule over the seas
688:Board of Admiralty
642:(alternatively of
630:Board of Admiralty
624:Board of Admiralty
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219:Acts of Union 1707
196:Board of Admiralty
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5821:Lord High Admiral
5793:Vacant since 1863
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4772:Aircraft carriers
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4027:Admiralty Library
3831:Royal Indian Navy
3661:Coast of Scotland
3611:Australia Station
3464:Signal Department
2964:Marine Department
2290:and organisations
2208:Tactical Division
1692:Christopher Lloyd
1598:Stories and Poems
793:It evolved from *
719:Naval Secretariat
613:admiralty records
462:Sir John Jellicoe
393:, supervision of
387:Clerk of the Acts
328:Lord High Admiral
239:Lord High Admiral
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3646:Channel Squadron
3636:Caspian Flotilla
3484:Steam Department
2894:Dockyard Schools
2884:Dockyards Branch
2218:Torpedo Division
2093:Gunnery Division
1901:Naval/Sea Lords
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