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print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the period from 1707–1964. For the preceding period 1546–1707, see <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_in_the_16th_century" title="Admiralty in the 16th century">Admiralty and Marine Affairs Office</a>. For the succeeding period 1964–1997, see <a href="/wiki/Navy_Department_(Ministry_of_Defence)" title="Navy Department (Ministry of Defence)">Navy Department (Ministry of Defence)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size: 125%;">Department of Admiralty</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(HM_Government)_(St_Edwards_Crown).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28HM_Government%29_%28St_Edwards_Crown%29.svg/220px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28HM_Government%29_%28St_Edwards_Crown%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28HM_Government%29_%28St_Edwards_Crown%29.svg/330px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28HM_Government%29_%28St_Edwards_Crown%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28HM_Government%29_%28St_Edwards_Crown%29.svg/440px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28HM_Government%29_%28St_Edwards_Crown%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1530" data-file-height="1256" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Royal_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom">Royal Arms</a> of <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">HM Government</a></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Department overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">1707</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Preceding Department</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_and_Marine_Affairs_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Admiralty and Marine Affairs Office">Admiralty and Marine Affairs Office</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dissolved</th><td class="infobox-data">1964</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Superseding Department</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Navy_Department_(Ministry_of_Defence)" title="Navy Department (Ministry of Defence)">Navy Department</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">Government of the United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">War Office building <br /><a href="/wiki/Whitehall" title="Whitehall">Whitehall</a><br /><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Department executive</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">First Lord of the Admiralty</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent Department</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">HM Government</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Admiralty</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Departments_of_the_Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom">department</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">Government of the United Kingdom</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> responsible for the command of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> until 1964, historically under its titular head, the <a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom">Lord High Admiral</a> – one of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Officers_of_State" title="Great Officers of State">Great Officers of State</a>. For much of its history, from the early <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_in_the_18th_century" title="Admiralty in the 18th century">18th century</a> until its abolition, the role of the Lord High Admiral was almost invariably put "in commission" and exercised by the <a href="/wiki/Lords_Commissioner_of_the_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="Lords Commissioner of the Admiralty">Lords Commissioner of the Admiralty</a>, who sat on the governing <a href="/wiki/Board_of_Admiralty" title="Board of Admiralty">Board of Admiralty</a>, rather than by a single person. The Admiralty was replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Board_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Admiralty Board (United Kingdom)">Admiralty Board</a> in 1964, as part of the reforms that created the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Defence</a> and its <a href="/wiki/Navy_Department_(Ministry_of_Defence)" title="Navy Department (Ministry of Defence)">Navy Department</a> (later <a href="/wiki/Navy_Command_(Ministry_of_Defence)" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy Command (Ministry of Defence)">Navy Command</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before the <a href="/wiki/Acts_of_Union_1707" title="Acts of Union 1707">Acts of Union 1707</a>, the <b>Office of the Admiralty and Marine Affairs</b><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> administered the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Navy_(before_1707)" title="History of the Royal Navy (before 1707)">Royal Navy</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_England" title="Kingdom of England">Kingdom of England</a>, which merged with the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Scots_Navy" title="Royal Scots Navy">Royal Scots Navy</a> and then absorbed the responsibilities of the <a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Admiral_of_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord High Admiral of Scotland">Lord High Admiral</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Scotland" title="Kingdom of Scotland">Kingdom of Scotland</a> with the unification of the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Kingdom of Great Britain</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Admiralty was among the most important departments of the <a href="/wiki/British_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="British Government">British Government</a>, because of the Royal Navy's role in the expansion and maintenance of the <a href="/wiki/English_overseas_possessions" title="English overseas possessions">English overseas possessions</a> <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_in_the_17th_century" title="Admiralty in the 17th century">in the 17th century</a>, the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British Empire</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_in_the_18th_century" title="Admiralty in the 18th century">18th century</a>, and subsequently. </p><p>The modern <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Board_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Admiralty Board (United Kingdom)">Admiralty Board</a>, to which the functions of the Admiralty were transferred in 1964, is a committee of the tri-service <a href="/wiki/Defence_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Defence Council of the United Kingdom">Defence Council of the United Kingdom</a>. This Admiralty Board meets only twice a year, and the day-to-day running of the Royal Navy is controlled by a <a href="/wiki/Navy_Board_(1964%E2%80%93present)" title="Navy Board (1964–present)">Navy Board</a> (not to be confused with the historic <a href="/wiki/Navy_Board" title="Navy Board">Navy Board</a>). It is common for the various authorities now in charge of the Royal Navy to be referred to as simply 'The Admiralty'. </p><p>The title of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom was vested in the <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">monarch</a> from 1964 to 2011. The title was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh" title="Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh">Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh</a> by <a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II</a> on his 90th birthday and since his death in 2021 has reverted to the monarch.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There also continues to be a <a href="/wiki/Vice-Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom">Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Rear-Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom">Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom</a>, both of which are honorary offices. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiralty_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Lord_High_Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_the_Lord_High_Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/220px-Flag_of_the_Lord_High_Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_the_Lord_High_Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/330px-Flag_of_the_Lord_High_Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_the_Lord_High_Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/440px-Flag_of_the_Lord_High_Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Flag of the Lord High Admiral</figcaption></figure> <p>The office of Admiral of England (later Lord Admiral, and later <a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom">Lord High Admiral</a>) was created around 1400; there had previously been Admirals of the <a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_the_North" title="Admiral of the North">northern</a> and <a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_the_West" title="Admiral of the West">western</a> seas.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> King <a href="/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry VIII of England">Henry VIII</a> established the Council of the Marine—later to become the <a href="/wiki/Navy_Board" title="Navy Board">Navy Board</a>—in 1546, to oversee administrative affairs of the naval service. Operational control of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> remained the responsibility of the Lord High Admiral, who was one of the nine <a href="/wiki/Great_Officers_of_State" title="Great Officers of State">Great Officers of State</a>. This management approach would continue in force in the Royal Navy until 1832.<sup id="cite_ref-Oxford_University_Press_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oxford_University_Press-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>King <a href="/wiki/Charles_I_of_England" title="Charles I of England">Charles I</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Board_of_Admiralty" title="Board of Admiralty">Board of Admiralty</a>. The office of Lord High Admiral passed a number of times in and out of commission until 1709, after which the office was almost permanently in commission (the last Lord High Admiral being the future King <a href="/wiki/William_IV_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="William IV of the United Kingdom">William IV</a> in the early 19th century).<sup id="cite_ref-Oxford_University_Press_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oxford_University_Press-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In this organization a dual system operated the Lord High 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, support and services were managed by four principal officers, namely, the <a href="/wiki/Treasurer_of_the_Navy" title="Treasurer of the Navy">Treasurer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Comptroller_of_the_Navy_(Navy_Board)" title="Comptroller of the Navy (Navy Board)">Comptroller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surveyor_of_the_Navy" title="Surveyor of the Navy">Surveyor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Clerk_of_the_Acts" title="Clerk of the Acts">Clerk of the Acts</a>, responsible individually for <a href="/wiki/Finance" title="Finance">finance</a>, supervision of <a href="/wiki/Account_(accountancy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Account (accountancy)">accounts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shipbuilding" title="Shipbuilding">Shipbuilding</a> and maintenance of ships, and record of business. These principal officers came to be known as the <a href="/wiki/Navy_Board" title="Navy Board">Navy Board</a> responsible for 'civil administration' of the navy, from 1546 to 1832.<sup id="cite_ref-Oxford_University_Press_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oxford_University_Press-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 inter-dependency with each other, with the result that in 1832, <a href="/wiki/Sir_James_Graham,_2nd_Baronet" title="Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet">Sir James Graham</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-Oxford_University_Press_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oxford_University_Press-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1860 saw big growth in the development of technical crafts, the expansion of more admiralty branches that really began with <a href="/wiki/Naval_tactics_in_the_Age_of_Steam" title="Naval tactics in the Age of Steam">age of steam</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Naval_Service" title="His Majesty's Naval Service">naval service</a>; it was practically ignored. All the Navy's talent flowed to the great technical universities. This school of thought for the next 50 years was exclusively technically based. The first serious attempt to introduce a sole management body to administer the naval service manifested itself in the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Navy_War_Council" title="Admiralty Navy War Council">Admiralty Navy War Council</a> in 1909.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following this, a new advisory body called the <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_War_Staff" title="Admiralty War Staff">Admiralty War Staff</a> was then instituted in 1912,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> headed by the Chief of the War Staff who was responsible for administering three new sub-divisions responsible for <a href="/wiki/Operations_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Operations Division">operations</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naval_Intelligence_Division_(United_Kingdom)" title="Naval Intelligence Division (United Kingdom)">intelligence</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mobilisation_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Mobilisation Division (Royal Navy)">mobilisation</a>. The new War Staff had hardly found its feet and it continually struggled with the opposition to its existence by senior officers they were categorically opposed to a staff. The deficiencies of the system within this <a href="/wiki/Department_of_state" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of state">department of state</a> could be seen in the conduct of the <a href="/wiki/Dardanelles_campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Dardanelles campaign">Dardanelles campaign</a>. There were no mechanisms in place to answer the big strategic questions. A <a href="/wiki/Trade_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Trade Division (Royal Navy)">Trade Division</a> was created in 1914. <a href="/wiki/Sir_John_Jellicoe" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir John Jellicoe">Sir John Jellicoe</a> came to the Admiralty in 1916. He re-organized the war staff as following: Chief of War Staff, Operations, Intelligence, <a href="/wiki/Signal_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Signal Division (Royal Navy)">Signal Section</a>, Mobilisation, Trade.<sup id="cite_ref-jellicoe_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jellicoe-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was not until 1917 that the admiralty department was again properly reorganized and began to function as a professional <a href="/wiki/Staff_(military)" title="Staff (military)">military staff</a>. In May 1917, the term "Admiralty War Staff" was renamed and that department and its functional role were superseded by a new "<a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Naval_Staff" title="Admiralty Naval Staff">Admiralty Naval Staff</a>";<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in addition, the newly created office of Chief of the Naval Staff was merged in the office of the First Sea Lord. Also appointed was a new post, that of <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)">Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff</a>, and an <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)">Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff</a>; all were given seats on the Board of Admiralty. This for the first time gave the <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Naval_Staff" title="Admiralty Naval Staff">naval staff</a> 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 would be responsible for mercantile movements and anti-submarine operations.<sup id="cite_ref-jellicoe_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jellicoe-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The office of <a href="/wiki/Third_Sea_Lord" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Sea Lord">Controller</a> would be re-established to deal with all questions relating to supply; on 6 September 1917, a <a href="/wiki/Deputy_First_Sea_Lord" title="Deputy First Sea Lord">Deputy First Sea Lord</a>, was added to the Board who would administer operations abroad and deal with questions of foreign policy. In October 1917, the development of the staff was carried one step further by the creation of two sub-committees of the Board—the Operations Committee and the Maintenance Committee. The First Lord of the Admiralty was chairman of both committees, and the Operations Committee consisted of the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, the Deputy First Sea Lord, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff, and <a href="/wiki/Fifth_Sea_Lord" title="Fifth Sea Lord">Fifth Sea Lord</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-jellicoe_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jellicoe-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Full operational control of the Royal Navy was finally handed over to the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) by an <a href="/wiki/Order_in_Council" title="Order in Council">order in Council</a>, effective October 1917, under which he became responsible for the issuing of orders affecting all <a href="/wiki/Military_operation" title="Military operation">war operations</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Permanent_Secretary_of_the_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="Permanent Secretary of the Admiralty">Permanent Secretary of the Admiralty</a> in the name of the Board. In 1964, the Admiralty—along with the <a href="/wiki/War_Office" title="War Office">War Office</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Air_Ministry" title="Air Ministry">Air Ministry</a>—were abolished as separate departments of state, and placed under one single new <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Defence</a>. Within the expanded Ministry of Defence are the new <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Board_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Admiralty Board (United Kingdom)">Admiralty Board</a> which has a separate <a href="/wiki/Navy_Board_(1964%E2%80%93present)" title="Navy Board (1964–present)">Navy Board</a> responsible for the day-to-day running of the Royal Navy, the <a href="/wiki/Army_Board" title="Army Board">Army Board</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Board" title="Air Force Board">Air Force Board</a>, each headed by the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Secretary of State for Defence</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organizational_structure">Organizational structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiralty_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Organizational structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Microcosm_of_London_Plate_003_-_Board_Room_of_Admiralty_Microcosm_edited.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Microcosm_of_London_Plate_003_-_Board_Room_of_Admiralty_Microcosm_edited.jpg/220px-Microcosm_of_London_Plate_003_-_Board_Room_of_Admiralty_Microcosm_edited.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Microcosm_of_London_Plate_003_-_Board_Room_of_Admiralty_Microcosm_edited.jpg/330px-Microcosm_of_London_Plate_003_-_Board_Room_of_Admiralty_Microcosm_edited.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Microcosm_of_London_Plate_003_-_Board_Room_of_Admiralty_Microcosm_edited.jpg/440px-Microcosm_of_London_Plate_003_-_Board_Room_of_Admiralty_Microcosm_edited.jpg 2x" data-file-width="833" data-file-height="631" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Board_of_Admiralty" title="Board of Admiralty">Board of Admiralty</a>, about 1810</figcaption></figure> <p>In the 20th century the structure of the Admiralty Headquarters was predominantly organized into four parts:<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li>The <a href="/wiki/Board_of_Admiralty" title="Board of Admiralty">Board of Admiralty</a>, which directs and controls the whole machine chaired by a civilian government minister the <a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">First Lord of the Admiralty</a>. His chief military adviser was the <a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord_and_Chief_of_Naval_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff">First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff</a> as the Senior Naval Lord to the board.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Naval_Staff" title="Admiralty Naval Staff">Admiralty Naval Staff</a>, advised and assisted the Board in chief strategic and operational planning, in the distributing of <a href="/wiki/List_of_fleets_and_major_commands_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of fleets and major commands of the Royal Navy">fleets and the allocating of assets to major naval commands and stations</a> 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 Directorates of the Naval Staff.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Admiralty Departments, which provides the men, ships, aircraft and supplies to carry out the approved policy. The departments are superintended by the various offices of the Sea Lords.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Permanent_Secretary_(Royal_Navy)" title="Department of the Permanent Secretary (Royal Navy)">Department of the Permanent Secretary</a> which was the general co-ordinating agency, regulating naval finance, providing advice on policy, conducing all correspondence on behalf of the Board and maintaining <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Record_Office" title="Admiralty Record Office">admiralty records</a>. Its primary component to deliver this is the <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Secretariat" class="mw-redirect" title="Admiralty Secretariat">Admiralty Secretariat</a>, sections of the Secretariat (other than those which provide Common Services) were known as Branches.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol> <p><b>Board of Admiralty</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Board_of_Admiralty" title="Board of Admiralty">Board of Admiralty</a></div> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/The_Crown" title="The Crown">the Crown</a>, it was exercised by a Board of Admiralty, officially known as the <i>Commissioners for Exercising the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, &c.</i> (alternatively of <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_England" title="Kingdom of England">England</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Great Britain</a> or the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland" title="United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland">United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">admirals</a>, known as <a href="/wiki/Lords_Commissioners_of_the_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty">Naval Lords or Sea Lords</a> and Civil Lords, normally politicians. The <a href="/wiki/Quorum" title="Quorum">quorum</a> of the Board was two commissioners and a secretary. The president of the Board was known as the <a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">First Lord of the Admiralty</a>, who was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Cabinet of the United Kingdom">Cabinet</a>. After 1806, the First Lord of the Admiralty was always a civilian, while the professional head of the navy came to be (and is still today) known as the <a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">First Sea Lord</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty (1628–1964)</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Board_of_Admiralty" title="Board of Admiralty">Board of Admiralty</a></div> <p>The Lords 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 naval officers generally increasing over time.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Key Officials</b> </p><p><b>First Lord of the Admiralty</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">First Lord of the Admiralty</a></div> <p>The First Lord of the Admiralty or formally the Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty was the British government's senior civilian adviser on all naval affairs and the minister responsible for the direction and control of the <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_and_Marine_Affairs_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Admiralty and Marine Affairs Office">Admiralty and Marine Affairs Office</a> later the Department of Admiralty.(+) His office was supported by the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Secretary" title="Naval Secretary">Naval Secretariat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord_and_Chief_of_Naval_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff">First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff</a></div> <p>The First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff was the Chief Naval Adviser on the Board of Admiralty to the First Lord and superintended the offices of the sea lords and the admiralty naval staff.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Navy Board</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Navy_Board" title="Navy Board">Navy Board</a></div> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/Navy_Office_(Royal_Navy)" title="Navy Office (Royal Navy)">Navy Office</a>. </p><p><b>Board of Admiralty civilian members responsible other important civil functions</b> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Lord_of_the_Admiralty_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil Lord of the Admiralty (Royal Navy)">Office of the Civil Lord of the Admiralty</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Additional_Civil_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="Additional Civil Lord of the Admiralty">Office of the Additional Civil Lord of the Admiralty</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_and_Financial_Secretary_to_the_Admiralty" title="Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty">Office of the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol> <p><b>Admiralty Naval Staff</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Naval_Staff" title="Admiralty Naval Staff">Admiralty Naval Staff</a></div> <p>It evolved from *<a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Navy_War_Council" title="Admiralty Navy War Council">Admiralty Navy War Council</a>, (1909–1912) which in turn became the <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_War_Staff" title="Admiralty War Staff">Admiralty War Staff</a>, (1912–1917) before finally becoming the Admiralty Naval Staff in 1917. It was the former senior command, operational planning, policy and strategy department within the British Admiralty. It was established in 1917 and existed until 1964 when the department of the Admiralty was abolished, and the staff departments function continued within the Navy Department of the Ministry of Defence until 1971 when its functions became part of the new Naval Staff, Navy Department of the Ministry of Defence.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Offices of the Naval Staff</b> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)">Office of Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)">Office of the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)">Offices of the Assistant Chiefs of the Naval Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol> <p><b>Admiralty Departments</b><br /> The Admiralty Departments were distinct and component parts of the Department of Admiralty that were superintended by the various offices of the Sea Lords responsible for them; they were primarily administrative, research, scientific and logistical support organisations. The departments role was to 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.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Offices of the Sea Lords</b> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_First_Sea_Lord" title="Deputy First Sea Lord">Office of the Deputy First Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Sea_Lord" title="Second Sea Lord">Office of the Second Sea Lord</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Sea_Lord" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Sea Lord">Office of the Third Sea Lord</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Sea_Lord" title="Fourth Sea Lord">Office of the Fourth Sea Lord</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Sea_Lord" title="Fifth Sea Lord">Office of Fifth Sea Lord</a></li></ol> <p><b>Department of the Permanent Secretary</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Permanent_Secretary_(Royal_Navy)" title="Department of the Permanent Secretary (Royal Navy)">Department of the Permanent Secretary (Royal Navy)</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Permanent_Secretary_(Royal_Navy)" title="Department of the Permanent Secretary (Royal Navy)">Secretary's Department</a> consisted of members of the <a href="/wiki/Civil_Service_(United_Kingdom)" title="Civil Service (United Kingdom)">civil service</a> it was directed and controlled by a senior civil servant <a href="/wiki/Permanent_Secretary_to_the_Admiralty" title="Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty">Permanent Secretary to the Board of Admiralty</a> he was not a <a href="/wiki/Lord_Commissioner_of_the_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty">Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty</a>, he functioned as a member of the board, and attended all of its meetings.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_16-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Organizational_structure_by_time_period">Organizational structure by time period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiralty_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Organizational structure by time period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_in_the_16th_century" title="Admiralty in the 16th century">Admiralty in the 16th century</a>, <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_in_the_17th_century" title="Admiralty in the 17th century">Admiralty in the 17th century</a>, <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_in_the_18th_century" title="Admiralty in the 18th century">Admiralty in the 18th century</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiralty_in_the_19th_century&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Admiralty in the 19th century (page does not exist)">Admiralty in the 19th century</a>, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiralty_in_the_20th_century&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Admiralty in the 20th century (page does not exist)">Admiralty in the 20th century</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id=""Admiralty"_as_a_metonym_for_"sea_power""><span id=".22Admiralty.22_as_a_metonym_for_.22sea_power.22"></span>"Admiralty" as a metonym for "sea power"</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiralty_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: "Admiralty" as a metonym for "sea power""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In some cases, the term <i>admiralty</i> is used in a wider sense, as meaning <i><a href="/wiki/Naval_warfare" title="Naval warfare">sea power</a></i> or <i>rule over the seas</i>, rather than in strict reference to the institution exercising such power. 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Oxford University Press. p. 471. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780198723431" title="Special:BookSources/9780198723431"><bdi>9780198723431</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Stories+and+Poems&rft.pages=471&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2015&rft.isbn=9780198723431&rft.aulast=Kipling&rft.aufirst=Rudyard&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DqaI1CgAAQBAJ%26q%3DIf%2Bblood%2Bbe%2Bthe%2Bprice%2Bof%2Badmiralty%252C%2BLord%2BGod%252C%2Bwe%2Bha%2527%2Bpaid%2Bin%2Bfull%2521%26pg%3DPA471&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdmiralty+%28United+Kingdom%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiralty_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_A._Baugh" title="Daniel A. Baugh">Daniel A. Baugh</a>, <i>Naval Administration in the Age of Walpole</i> (Princeton, 1965).</li> <li>Sir <a href="/wiki/Sir_John_Barrow,_1st_Baronet" title="Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet">John Barrow</a>, <i>An Autobiographical Memoir of Sir John Barrow, Bart., Late of the Admiralty</i> (London, 1847).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ehrman" title="John Ehrman">John Ehrman</a>, <i>The Navy in the War of William III: Its State and Direction</i> (Cambridge, 1953).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._I._Hamilton" class="mw-redirect" title="C. I. Hamilton">C. I. Hamilton</a>, <i>The Making of the Modern Admiralty: British Naval Policy-Making 1805–1927</i> (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._I._Hamilton" class="mw-redirect" title="C. I. Hamilton">C. I. Hamilton</a>, "Selections from the Phinn Committee of Inquiry of October–November 1853 into the State of the Office of Secretary to the Admiralty, in <i>The Naval Miscellany</i>, volume V, edited by <a href="/wiki/N._A._M._Rodger" class="mw-redirect" title="N. A. M. Rodger">N. A. M. Rodger</a>, (London: <a href="/wiki/Navy_Records_Society" title="Navy Records Society">Navy Records Society</a>, London, 1984).</li> <li>C. S. Knighton, <i>Pepys and the Navy</i> (Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2003).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Lloyd_(naval_historian)" title="Christopher Lloyd (naval historian)">Christopher Lloyd</a>, <i>Mr Barrow of the Admiralty</i> (London, 1970).</li> <li>Malcolm H. Murfett, <i>The First Sea Lords: From Fisher to Mountbatten</i> (Westport: Praeger, 1995).</li> <li>Lady Murray, <i>The Making of a Civil Servant: Sir <a href="/wiki/Oswyn_Murray_(civil_servant)" title="Oswyn Murray (civil servant)">Oswyn Murray</a>, Secretary of the Admiralty 1917–1936</i> (London, 1940).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N.A.M._Rodger" class="mw-redirect" title="N.A.M. Rodger">N.A.M. Rodger</a>, <i>The Admiralty</i> (Lavenham, 1979)</li> <li>J.C. 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Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Intelligence_Division_(United_Kingdom)" title="Naval Intelligence Division (United Kingdom)">Naval Intelligence Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operations_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Operations Division (Royal Navy)">Operations Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operations_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Operations Division (Royal Navy)">Operations Division (Home)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operations_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Operations Division (Royal Navy)">Operations Division (Foreign)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operations_Division_(Mining)_(Royal_Navy)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operations Division (Mining) (Royal Navy) (page does not exist)">Operations Division (Mining)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plans_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Plans Division (Royal Navy)">Plans Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plans_Division_(Q)_Royal_Navy" title="Plans Division (Q) Royal Navy">Plans Division (Q)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Press_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Press Division (Royal Navy)">Press Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Signal_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Signal Division (Royal Navy)">Signal Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Signal_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Signal Division (Royal Navy)">Signal Section</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standardisation_Division&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Standardisation Division (page does not exist)">Standardisation Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Directorate_of_Naval_Tactical_and_Weapons_Policy" title="Directorate of Naval Tactical and Weapons Policy">Tactical Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Directorate_of_Naval_Tactical_and_Weapons_Policy" title="Directorate of Naval Tactical and Weapons Policy">Tactical and Weapons Policy Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torpedo_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Torpedo Division (Royal Navy)">Torpedo Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Submarine_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Anti-Submarine Division (Royal Navy)">Torpedo, Anti-Submarine and Minewarfare Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trade_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Trade Division (Royal Navy)">Trade Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trade_and_Operations_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Trade and Operations Division (Royal Navy)">Trade and Operations Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Training_and_Staff_Duties_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Training and Staff Duties Division (Royal Navy)">Training and Staff Duties Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Training_and_Staff_Duties_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Training and Staff Duties Division (Royal Navy)">Tactical and Staff Duties Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Submarine_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Anti-Submarine Division (Royal Navy)">Undersurface Warfare Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Offices of the Sea Lords</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Second_Sea_Lord" title="Second Sea Lord">Office of the Second Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Sea_Lord" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Sea Lord">Office of the Third Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Sea_Lord" title="Fourth Sea Lord">Office of the Fourth Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Sea_Lord" title="Fifth Sea Lord">Office of the Fifth Sea Lord</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Admiralty civil departments<br />and organisations<br />under the Sea Lords</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#F4F0EC;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiralty_Area_Cash_Offices&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Admiralty Area Cash Offices (page does not exist)">Admiralty Area Cash Offices</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chemical_Department_(Royal_Navy)" title="Chemical Department (Royal Navy)">Admiralty Central Dockyard Laboratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Central_Metallurgical_Laboratory" title="Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory">Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Civilian_Shore_Wireless_Service" title="Admiralty Civilian Shore Wireless Service">Admiralty Civilian Shore Wireless Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Compass_Observatory" title="Admiralty Compass Observatory">Admiralty Compass Observatory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Constabulary" title="Admiralty Constabulary">Admiralty Constabulary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Constabulary" title="Admiralty Constabulary">Admiralty Constabulary Headquarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Engineering_Laboratory" title="Admiralty Engineering Laboratory">Admiralty Engineering Laboratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Experimental_Station" title="Admiralty Experimental Station">Admiralty Experimental Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Experiment_Works" title="Admiralty Experiment Works">Admiralty Experiment Works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Gunnery_Establishment" title="Admiralty Gunnery Establishment">Admiralty Gunnery Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Interview_Board" title="Admiralty Interview Board">Admiralty Interview Board</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiralty_Labour_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Admiralty Labour Department (page does not exist)">Admiralty Labour Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Marine_Technology_Establishment" title="Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment">Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Materials_Laboratory" title="Admiralty Materials Laboratory">Admiralty Materials Laboratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Mining_Establishment" title="Admiralty Mining Establishment">Admiralty Mine Design Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Mining_Establishment" title="Admiralty Mining Establishment">Admiralty Mining Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Naval_Aircraft_Materials_Laboratory" title="Admiralty Naval Aircraft Materials Laboratory">Admiralty Naval Aircraft Materials Laboratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Record_Office" title="Admiralty Record Office">Admiralty Record Office</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naval_Regional_Offices&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naval Regional Offices (page does not exist)">Admiralty Regional Offices</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Research_Laboratory" title="Admiralty Research Laboratory">Admiralty Research Laboratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Signals_and_Radar_Establishment" title="Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment">Admiralty Signal Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Signals_and_Radar_Establishment" title="Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment">Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Surface_Weapons_Establishment" title="Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment">Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiralty_Surveying_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Admiralty Surveying Service (page does not exist)">Admiralty Surveying Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torpedo_Experimental_Establishment" title="Torpedo Experimental Establishment">Admiralty Torpedo Experimental Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Underwater_Weapons_Establishment" title="Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment">Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Underwater_Weapons_Launching_Establishment" title="Admiralty Underwater Weapons Launching Establishment">Admiralty Underwater Weapons Launching Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Architectural_and_Engineering_Works_Department" title="Architectural and Engineering Works Department">Architectural and Engineering Works Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_Equipment_and_Naval_Photography_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Air Equipment and Naval Photography Department (page does not exist)">Air Equipment and Naval Photography Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Department" title="Air Department">Air Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_Materiel_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Air Materiel Department (page does not exist)">Air Materiel Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_Personnel_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Air Personnel Department (page does not exist)">Air Personnel Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amphibious_Warfare_Headquarters&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Amphibious Warfare Headquarters (page does not exist)">Amphibious Warfare Headquarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Armaments_Depot#Armament_Supply_Department_.281918-1964.29" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Naval Armaments Depot">Armament Supply Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Board_of_Invention_and_Research" title="Board of Invention and Research">Board of Invention and Research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Board_of_Longitude" title="Board of Longitude">Board of Longitude</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boom_Defence_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Boom Defence Department (page does not exist)">Boom Defence Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boom_Defence_and_Marine_Salvage_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Boom Defence and Marine Salvage Department (page does not exist)">Boom Defence and Marine Salvage Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Britannia_Royal_Naval_College" title="Britannia Royal Naval College">Britannia Royal Naval College</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chemical_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chemical Board (page does not exist)">Chemical Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chemical_Department_(Royal_Navy)" title="Chemical Department (Royal Navy)">Chemical Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Civil_Catering_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Civil Catering Department (page does not exist)">Civil Catering Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Civil_Engineer_in_Chiefs_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Civil Engineer in Chiefs Department (page does not exist)">Civil Engineer in Chiefs Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coastguard_and_Reserves_Branch_(Royal_Navy)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Coastguard and Reserves Branch (Royal Navy) (page does not exist)">Coastguard and Reserves Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combined_Operations_Headquarters" title="Combined Operations Headquarters">Combined Operations Headquarters</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commissioner_for_Property_and_Income-tax_for_the_Naval_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Commissioner for Property and Income-tax for the Naval Department (page does not exist)">Commissioner for Property and Income-tax for the Naval Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Compass_Observatory" title="Admiralty Compass Observatory">Compass Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Contract_and_Purchase_Department_(Royal_Navy)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Contract and Purchase Department (Royal Navy) (page does not exist)">Contract and Purchase Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Council_of_Naval_Education&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Council of Naval Education (page does not exist)">Council of Naval Education</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dental_Examining_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dental Examining Board (page does not exist)">Dental Examining Board</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Radio_Equipment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Radio Equipment (page does not exist)">Department of Radio Equipment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Accountant-General_of_the_Navy" title="Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy">Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Aeronautical_and_Engineering_Research&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Aeronautical and Engineering Research (page does not exist)">Department of Aeronautical and Engineering Research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Miscellaneous_Weapons_Development" title="Department of Miscellaneous Weapons Development">Department of Miscellaneous Weapons Development</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Naval_Assistant_(Foreign)_to_Second_Sea_Lord&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Naval Assistant (Foreign) to Second Sea Lord (page does not exist)">Department of Naval Assistant (Foreign) to Second Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Education_Service" title="Naval Education Service">Department of Naval Education</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Operational_Research_(Royal_Navy)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Operational Research (Royal Navy) (page does not exist)">Operational Research</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Personal_Services_and_Officer_Appointments&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Personal Services and Officer Appointments (page does not exist)">Department of Personal Services and Officer Appointments</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Physical_Research&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Physical Research (page does not exist)">Department of Physical Research</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Physical_Training_%26_Sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Physical Training & Sports (page does not exist)">Department of Physical Training & Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Radio_Equipment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Radio Equipment (page does not exist)">Department of Radio Equipment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Research_Programmes_and_Planning&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Research Programmes and Planning (page does not exist)">Department of Research Programmes and Planning</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Superintendent_of_de-magnetisation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Superintendent of de-magnetisation (page does not exist)">Department of Superintendent of de-magnetisation</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Admiral_of_the_Training_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Admiral of the Training Service (page does not exist)">Department of the Admiral of the Training Service</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Chief_Inspector_of_Naval_Ordnance&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance (page does not exist)">Department of the Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Chief_of_Naval_Information&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Chief of Naval Information (page does not exist)">Department of the Chief of Naval Information</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Chief_Scientist_(Royal_Navy)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Chief Scientist (Royal Navy) (page does not exist)">Department of the Chief Scientist</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Civil_Engineer-in-Chief&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Civil Engineer-in-Chief (page does not exist)">Department of the Civil Engineer-in-Chief</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Comptroller_of_Steam_Machinery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Comptroller of Steam Machinery (page does not exist)">Department of the Comptroller of Steam Machinery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Comptroller_of_Victualling_and_Transport_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of the Comptroller of Victualling and Transport Services">Department of the Comptroller of Victualling and Transport Services</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Controller_of_the_Navy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Controller of the Navy (page does not exist)">Department of the Controller of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Controller-General_of_Merchant_Shipbuilding&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Controller-General of Merchant Shipbuilding (page does not exist)">Department of the Controller-General of Merchant Shipbuilding</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Controller_for_Navy_Pay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Controller for Navy Pay (page does not exist)">Department of the Controller for Navy Pay</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Deputy_Controller_for_Auxiliary_Shipbuilding&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Deputy Controller for Auxiliary Shipbuilding (page does not exist)">Department of the Deputy Controller for Auxiliary Shipbuilding</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Deputy_Controller_for_Dockyards_and_Shipbuilding&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Deputy Controller for Dockyards and Shipbuilding (page does not exist)">Department of the Deputy Controller for Dockyards and Shipbuilding</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director_Contract-Built_Ships&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director Contract-Built Ships (page does not exist)">Department of the Director Contract-Built Ships</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director-General_Aircraft&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director-General Aircraft (page does not exist)">Department of the Director-General Aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director-General_of_Manpower&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director-General of Manpower (page does not exist)">Department of the Director-General of Manpower</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director-General,_Supply_and_Secretariat_Branch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director-General, Supply and Secretariat Branch (page does not exist)">Department of the Director-General, Supply and Secretariat Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director_of_Aircraft_Maintenance_and_Repair&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director of Aircraft Maintenance and Repair (page does not exist)">Department of the Director of Aircraft Maintenance and Repair</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director_of_Contract_Labour&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director of Contract Labour (page does not exist)">Department of the Director of Contract Labour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Director_of_Dockyards" title="Department of the Director of Dockyards">Department of the Director of Dockyards</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director_of_Electrical_Engineering&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director of Electrical Engineering (page does not exist)">Department of the Director of Electrical Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director_of_Manning&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director of Manning (page does not exist)">Department of the Director of Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director_of_Merchant_Shipbuilding&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director of Merchant Shipbuilding (page does not exist)">Department of the Director of Merchant Shipbuilding</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director_of_Merchant_Shipbuilding_and_Repairs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs (page does not exist)">Department of the Director of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director_of_Merchant_Ship_Repairs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director of Merchant Ship Repairs (page does not exist)">Department of the Director of Merchant Ship Repairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_of_Naval_Construction" title="Director of Naval Construction">Department of the Director of Naval Construction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Director_of_Naval_Equipment" title="Department of the Director of Naval Equipment">Department of the Director of Naval Equipment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director_of_Naval_Recruiting&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director of Naval Recruiting (page does not exist)">Department of the Director of Naval Recruiting</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director_of_Naval_Weather_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director of Naval Weather Service (page does not exist)">Department of the Director of Naval Weather Service</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director_of_Personal_Services&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director of Personal Services (page does not exist)">Department of the Director of Personal Services</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director_of_Physical_Training_and_Sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director of Physical Training and Sports (page does not exist)">Department of the Director of Physical Training and Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Director_of_Underwater_Weapons_Materials" title="Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Materials">Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Director_of_Transports" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of the Director of Transports">Department of the Director of Transports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Director_of_Underwater_Weapons_Materials" title="Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Materials">Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Director_of_Underwater_Weapons_Materials" title="Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Materials">Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Materials</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director_of_Unexploded_Bombs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director of Unexploded Bombs (page does not exist)">Department of the Director of Unexploded Bombs</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director_of_Warship_Production&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director of Warship Production (page does not exist)">Department of the Director of Warship Production</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director_of_Welfare_and_Service_Conditions&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director of Welfare and Service Conditions (page does not exist)">Department of the Director of Welfare and Service Conditions</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Director_of_Wreck_Dispersal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Director of Wreck Dispersal (page does not exist)">Department of the Director of Wreck Dispersal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_Fleet_Operational_Sea_Training" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander Fleet Operational Sea Training">Department of the Flag Officer Sea Training</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Engineer_in_Chief&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Engineer in Chief (page does not exist)">Department of the Engineer in Chief</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Paymaster_Director-General&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Paymaster Director-General (page does not exist)">Department of the Paymaster Director-General</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Inspector_of_Anti-Aircraft_Weapons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Inspector of Anti-Aircraft Weapons (page does not exist)">Department of the Inspector of Anti-Aircraft Weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_the_Inspector_of_Dockyard_Expense_Accounts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of the Inspector of Dockyard Expense Accounts (page does not exist)">Department of the Inspector of Dockyard Expense Accounts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Medical_Service" title="Royal Navy Medical Service"> Department of the Inspector-General of Naval Hospitals and Fleets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Medical_Service" title="Royal Navy Medical Service">Department of the Medical Director-General of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Medical_Service" title="Royal Navy Medical Service">Department of the Physician of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Medical_Service" title="Royal Navy Medical Service">Department of the Physician General of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Storekeeper-General_of_the_Navy" title="Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy">Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surveyor_of_Buildings_(Royal_Navy)" title="Surveyor of Buildings (Royal Navy)">Department of the Surveyor of Buildings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Director_of_Dockyards" title="Department of the Director of Dockyards">Department of the Surveyor of Dockyards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Directorate-General,_(Naval_Manpower_and_Training)" class="mw-redirect" 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Executive</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Office_of_the_Deputy_Controller_of_Navy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Office of the Deputy Controller of Navy (page does not exist)">Office of the Deputy Controller of Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Office_of_the_Deputy_Controller_Production&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Office of the Deputy Controller Production (page does not exist)">Office of the Deputy Controller Production</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Office_of_Extra_Naval_Assistant_to_Second_Sea_Lord&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Office of Extra Naval Assistant to Second Sea Lord (page does not exist)">Office of Extra Naval Assistant to Second Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Office_of_the_Inspector_Gun_Mountings&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Office of the Inspector Gun Mountings (page does not exist)">Office of the Inspector Gun Mountings</a></li> <li><a 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of the Vice Controller Air</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Office_of_the_Vice_Controller_of_the_Navy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Office of the Vice Controller of the Navy (page does not exist)">Office of the Vice Controller of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Organisation_and_Methods_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Organisation and Methods Department (page does not exist)">Organisation and Methods Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Packet_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Packet Service">Packet Service</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_Organisation_for_Merchant_Shipbuilding_and_Repairs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Regional Organisation for Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs (page does not exist)">Regional Organisation for Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Corps_of_Naval_Constructors" title="Royal Corps of Naval Constructors">Royal Corps of Naval Constructors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Marine_Police" title="Royal Marine Police">Royal Marine Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines" title="Royal Marines">Royal Marines Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Chaplaincy_Service" title="Royal Navy Chaplaincy Service">Office of the Chaplain of the Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Academy" title="Royal Naval Academy">Royal Naval Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Naval_Aircraft_Workshops&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Naval Aircraft Workshops (page does not exist)">Royal Naval Aircraft Workshops</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Air_Service" title="Royal Naval Air Service">Royal Naval Air Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_air_stations_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of air stations of the Royal Navy">Royal Naval Air Stations</a></li> <li><a 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href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Naval_Torpedo_Depot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Naval Torpedo Depot (page does not exist)">Royal Naval Torpedo Depot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Volunteer_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve">Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_War_College" title="Royal Naval War College">Royal Naval War College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_War_College" title="Royal Naval War College">Royal Naval War College, Portsmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Dockyard" title="Royal Navy Dockyard">Royal Navy Dockyard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Medical_Service" title="Royal Navy Medical Service">Royal Navy Medical Service</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Navy_Shore_Signal_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Navy Shore Signal Service (page does not exist)">Royal Navy Shore Signal Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Observatory,_Greenwich" title="Royal Observatory, Greenwich">Royal Observatory, Greenwich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_School_of_Naval_Architecture" title="Royal School of Naval Architecture">Royal School of Naval Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salvage_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Salvage Department (page does not exist)">Salvage Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/School_of_Mathematics_and_Naval_Construction" title="School of Mathematics and Naval Construction">School of Mathematics and Naval Construction</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scientific_Research_and_Experiment_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scientific Research and Experiment Department (page does not exist)">Scientific Research and Experiment Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Transport_Branch_(Board_of_Trade)" title="Sea Transport Branch (Board of Trade)">Sea Transport Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Transport_Branch_(Board_of_Trade)" title="Sea Transport Branch (Board of Trade)">Sea Transport Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Transport_Branch_(Board_of_Trade)" title="Sea Transport Branch (Board of Trade)">Sea Transport Division</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ship_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ship Department (page does not exist)">Ship Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ship_Design_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ship Design Department (page does not exist)">Ship Design Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Signal_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Signal Department (page does not exist)">Signal Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Signal_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Signal School (page does not exist)">Signal School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixpenny_Office" title="Sixpenny Office">Sixpenny Office</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Statistics_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Statistics Department (page does not exist)">Statistics Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steam_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Steam Department (page does not exist)">Steam Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Superintendent_of_De-magnetisation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Superintendent of De-magnetisation (page does not exist)">Superintendent of De-magnetisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torpedo_Experimental_Establishment" title="Torpedo Experimental Establishment">Torpedo Experimental Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Transport_Branch_(Board_of_Trade)" title="Sea Transport Branch (Board of Trade)">Transport Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Undersurface_Warfare_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Undersurface Warfare Department (page does not exist)">Undersurface Warfare Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victualling_Department_(Royal_Navy)" title="Victualling Department (Royal Navy)">Victualling Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Volunteer_Boys_and_Cadet_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Volunteer Boys and Cadet Corps (page does not exist)">Volunteer Boys and Cadet Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapons_Department_(Naval)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Weapons Department (Naval) (page does not exist)">Weapons Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapons_Department_(Naval)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Weapons Department (Naval) (page does not exist)">Weapons Department (Naval)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Royal_Naval_Service" title="Women's Royal Naval Service">Women's Royal Naval Service</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wireless_Telegraphy_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wireless Telegraphy Board (page does not exist)">Wireless Telegraphy Board</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Direction/Command of the Fleet</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Secretary_to_the_Admiralty" title="Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty">Office of the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">Office of the First Naval Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">Office of the First Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Naval_Staff" title="Admiralty Naval Staff">Admiralty Naval Staff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Naval formations after 1707</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#F4F0EC;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Fleet_(United_Kingdom)" title="First Fleet (United Kingdom)">1st Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Fleet_(United_Kingdom)" title="Second Fleet (United Kingdom)">2nd Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Fleet_(United_Kingdom)" title="Third Fleet (United Kingdom)">3rd Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Africa_(Royal_Navy)" title="Commander-in-Chief, Africa (Royal Navy)">Commander-in-Chief, Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Fleet_(United_Kingdom)" title="Atlantic Fleet (United Kingdom)">Atlantic Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commodore,_Arabian_Seas_and_Persian_Gulf" class="mw-redirect" title="Commodore, Arabian Seas and Persian Gulf">Commodore, Arabian Seas and Persian Gulf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australia_Station" title="Australia Station">Australia Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_of_Good_Hope_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape of Good Hope Station">Cape of Good Hope Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_of_Good_Hope_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape of Good Hope Station">Cape and West Africa Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_Cruiser_Fleet" title="Battle Cruiser Fleet">Battle Cruiser Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_Cruiser_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle Cruiser Force">Battle Cruiser Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Caspian_Flotilla" title="British Caspian Flotilla">Caspian Flotilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Channel_Fleet" title="Channel Fleet">Channel Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Channel_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="Channel Squadron">Channel Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Coast_of_Ireland" title="Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland">Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coast_of_Ireland_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Coast of Ireland Station">Cork Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Scotland_and_Northern_Ireland" title="Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland">Coast of Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief, China">Commander-in-Chief, China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Dover" title="Commander-in-Chief, Dover">Commander-in-Chief, Dover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer,_East_Africa" title="Flag Officer, East Africa">Flag Officer, East Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Indies_Station" title="East Indies Station">East Indies Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Indies_and_China_Station" title="East Indies and China Station">East Indies and China Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Fleet" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Fleet">Eastern Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Far_East_Fleet_(United_Kingdom)" title="Far East Fleet (United Kingdom)">Far East Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_English_Channel_(Royal_Navy)" title="Commander-in-Chief, English Channel (Royal Navy)">English Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Fleet" title="Grand Fleet">Grand Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Gibraltar" class="mw-redirect" title="Flag Officer Gibraltar">Flag Officer Gibraltar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harwich_Force" title="Harwich Force">Harwich Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Home_Fleet" title="Home Fleet">Home Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Station_(Royal_Navy)" title="Jamaica Station (Royal Navy)">Jamaica Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leith_Station" title="Leith Station">Leith Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Levant" title="Commander-in-Chief, Levant">Commander-in-Chief, Levant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Levant" title="Commander-in-Chief, Levant">Levant and East Mediterranean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Leeward_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands">Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Fleet" title="Mediterranean Fleet">Mediterranean Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Medway" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief, Medway">Medway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_Station" title="Newfoundland Station">Newfoundland Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Division_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy">New Zealand Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Naval_Forces" title="New Zealand Naval Forces">New Zealand Naval Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_The_Nore" title="Commander-in-Chief, The Nore">Nore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_America_and_West_Indies_Station" title="North America and West Indies Station">North America and West Indies Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_North_Sea" title="Commander-in-Chief, North Sea">Commander-in-Chief, North Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiral_Commanding,_Orkneys_and_Shetlands" title="Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands">Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Pacific_Fleet" title="British Pacific Fleet">Pacific Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Station" title="Pacific Station">Pacific Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_Patrols" title="Admiral of Patrols">Admiral of Patrols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Plymouth" title="Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth">Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Portsmouth" title="Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth">Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coast_of_Ireland_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Coast of Ireland Station">Queenstown Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_East_African_Navy" title="Royal East African Navy">Royal East African Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Indian_Navy_(1612%E2%80%931950)" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Indian Navy (1612–1950)">Royal Indian Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commodore_Submarine_Service" title="Commodore Submarine Service">Flag Officer Submarines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Rosyth" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth">Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reserve_Fleet_(United_Kingdom)" title="Reserve Fleet (United Kingdom)">Reserve Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Scotland_and_Northern_Ireland" title="Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland">Scotland and Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_South_Atlantic" title="Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic">Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_East_Coast_of_America_Station" title="South East Coast of America Station">South East Coast of America Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Thames_and_Medway" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief, Thames and Medway">Commander-in-Chief, Thames and Medway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Africa_Squadron" title="West Africa Squadron">West Africa Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer,_West_Africa" title="Flag Officer, West Africa">Flag Officer, West Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Western_Approaches" title="Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches">Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Naval formations before 1707</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lisbon_Station" title="Lisbon Station">Lisbon Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Station_(Royal_Navy)" title="Jamaica Station (Royal Navy)">West Indies Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Squadron" title="Western Squadron">Western Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Thames,_Medway_and_Nore" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief, Thames, Medway and Nore">Thames, Medway and Nore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Thames" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief, Thames">Commander-in-Chief, Thames</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_the_Narrow_Seas" title="Admiral of the Narrow Seas">Narrow Seas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downs_Station" title="Downs Station">Downs Station</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Direction of Naval Finance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#F4F0EC;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_the_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary to the Admiralty">Department of the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Departments under the<br />Parliamentary and Financial Secretary</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Lord_of_the_Admiralty_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil Lord of the Admiralty (Royal Navy)">Department of the Civil Lord of the Admiralty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Accountant-General_of_the_Navy" title="Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy">Accountant-General's Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Sea_Lord" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Sea Lord">Comptroller of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surveyor_of_the_Navy" title="Surveyor of the Navy">Department of the Surveyor of the Navy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Direction of Naval Administration<br />and the Admiralty Secretariat</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#F4F0EC;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Permanent_Secretary_(Royal_Navy)" title="Department of the Permanent Secretary (Royal Navy)">Department of the Permanent Secretary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Branches and offices under the<br />Permanent Secretary</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiralty_Central_Copying_Branch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Admiralty Central Copying Branch (page does not exist)">Admiralty Central Copying Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiralty_Central_Registry_Branch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Admiralty Central Registry Branch (page does not exist)">Admiralty Central Registry Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Record_Office" title="Admiralty Record Office">Admiralty Record Office</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiralty_Library&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Admiralty Library (page does not exist)">Admiralty Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Permanent_Secretary_(Royal_Navy)" title="Department of the Permanent Secretary (Royal Navy)">Admiralty Secretariat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Permanent_Secretary_(Royal_Navy)" title="Department of the Permanent Secretary (Royal Navy)">Air Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Permanent_Secretary_(Royal_Navy)" title="Department of the Permanent Secretary (Royal Navy)">Civil Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Permanent_Secretary_(Royal_Navy)" title="Department of the Permanent Secretary (Royal Navy)">Legal Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Permanent_Secretary_(Royal_Navy)" title="Department of the Permanent Secretary (Royal Navy)">Military Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Permanent_Secretary_(Royal_Navy)" title="Department of the Permanent Secretary (Royal Navy)">Naval Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Permanent_Secretary_(Royal_Navy)" title="Department of the Permanent Secretary (Royal Navy)">Ship Branch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Civil Administration</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#F4F0EC;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Lord_of_the_Admiralty_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil Lord of the Admiralty (Royal Navy)">Department of the Civil Lord of the Admiralty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Additional_Civil_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="Additional Civil Lord of the Admiralty">Department of the Additional Civil Lord of the Admiralty</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Departments under the<br />Civil Lords</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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title="Department of the Director of Works (page does not exist)">Department of the Director of Works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenwich_Hospital,_London" title="Greenwich Hospital, London">Greenwich Hospital Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Works_Loan_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Works Loan Department (page does not exist)">Works Loan Department</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Legal</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#F4F0EC;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Admiralty Judicial Department</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_court" title="Admiralty court">Admiralty court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_court" title="Admiralty court">High Court of Admiralty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judge_of_the_High_Court_of_Admiralty" title="Judge of the High Court of Admiralty">Office of the Judge of the High Court 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Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Careers_Service" title="Naval Careers Service">Naval Careers Service</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines" title="Royal Marines">Royal Marines</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Commando_Force" title="United Kingdom Commando Force">UK Commando Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines_Band_Service" title="Royal Marines Band Service">Royal Marines Band Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines_Reserve" title="Royal Marines Reserve">Royal Marines Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines_Police" title="Royal Marines Police">Royal Marines Police</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Reserve" title="Royal Naval Reserve">Royal Naval Reserve</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Calliope_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Calliope (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Calliope</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Cambria_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Cambria (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Cambria</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Ceres_(2015_shore_establishment)" title="HMS Ceres (2015 shore establishment)">HMS <i>Ceres</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Dalriada" title="HMS Dalriada">HMS <i>Dalriada</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Eaglet_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Eaglet (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Eaglet</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Ferret_(1982_shore_establishment)" title="HMS Ferret (1982 shore establishment)">HMS <i>Ferret</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Flying_Fox_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Flying Fox (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Flying Fox</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Forward_(1984_shore_establishment)" title="HMS Forward (1984 shore establishment)">HMS <i>Forward</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Hibernia_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Hibernia (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Hibernia</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_King_Alfred_(1994_shore_establishment)" title="HMS King Alfred (1994 shore establishment)">HMS <i>King Alfred</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_President_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS President (shore establishment)">HMS <i>President</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Scotia_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Scotia (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Scotia</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Sherwood_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Sherwood (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Sherwood</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Vivid_(1957_shore_establishment)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Vivid (1957 shore establishment) (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Vivid</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Wildfire_(2000_shore_establishment)" title="HMS Wildfire (2000 shore establishment)">HMS <i>Wildfire</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special forces</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special_Boat_Service" title="Special Boat Service">Special Boat Service</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">History<br />and future</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_in_the_16th_century" title="Admiralty in the 16th century">Admiralty in the 16th century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_in_the_17th_century" title="Admiralty in the 17th century">Admiralty in the 17th century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_in_the_18th_century" title="Admiralty in the 18th century">Admiralty in the 18th century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Customs_and_traditions_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="Customs and traditions of the Royal Navy">Customs and traditions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_fleets_and_major_commands_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of fleets and major commands of the Royal Navy">Historic forces and commands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Future_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="Future of the Royal Navy">Future of the Royal Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Navy_(before_1707)" title="History of the Royal Navy (before 1707)">History of the Royal Navy (before 1707)</a> (<a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Navy_(after_1707)" title="History of the Royal Navy (after 1707)">after 1707</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Marines" title="History of the Royal Marines">History of the Royal Marines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Maritime_Museum" title="National Maritime Museum">National Maritime Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="National Museum of the Royal Navy">National Museum of the Royal Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Historical_Branch" title="Naval Historical Branch">Naval Historical Branch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Operating forces</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Commander" title="Fleet Commander">Fleet Commander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_United_Kingdom_Strike_Force" title="Commander United Kingdom Strike Force">Commander United Kingdom Strike Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_Operations_(Royal_Navy)" title="Commander Operations (Royal Navy)">Commander Operations</a></li> <li>Surface Flotilla</li> <li>Submarine Flotilla</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Commando_Force" title="United Kingdom Commando Force">UK Commando Force</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fleet</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Royal_Navy_ships" title="List of active Royal Navy ships">List of active Royal Navy ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Fleet_Auxiliary_ship_names" title="List of Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship names">Royal Fleet Auxiliary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments" title="Standing Royal Navy deployments">Standing Royal Navy deployments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_fleets_and_major_commands_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of fleets and major commands of the Royal Navy">List of fleets and major commands of the Royal Navy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_carriers_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy">Aircraft carriers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_escort_carriers_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of escort carriers of the Royal Navy">Escort carriers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_seaplane_carriers_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of seaplane carriers of the Royal Navy">Seaplane carriers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_amphibious_warfare_ships_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of amphibious warfare ships of the Royal Navy">Amphibious warfare ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_battlecruisers_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy">Battlecruisers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_dreadnought_battleships_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy">Battleships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_pre-dreadnought_battleships_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of pre-dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy">Pre-dreadnought battleships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_bomb_vessels_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of bomb vessels of the Royal Navy">Bomb vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_corvette_and_sloop_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy">Corvette and sloop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cruiser_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of cruiser classes of the Royal Navy">Cruisers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_destroyer_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy">Destroyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_fireships_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of fireships of the Royal Navy">Fireships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_frigate_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy">Frigates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_gun-brigs_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of gun-brigs of the Royal Navy">Gun-brigs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_gunboat_and_gunvessel_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of gunboat and gunvessel classes of the Royal Navy">Gunboat and gunvessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_hospitals_and_hospital_ships_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of hospitals and hospital ships of the Royal Navy">Hospital ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ironclads_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of ironclads of the Royal Navy">Ironclads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mine_countermeasure_vessels_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy">Mine countermeasure vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_monitors_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of monitors of the Royal Navy">Monitors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ironclads_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of ironclads of the Royal Navy">Ironclads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_patrol_vessels_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of patrol vessels of the Royal Navy">Patrol vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_royal_yachts_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of royal yachts of the United Kingdom">Royal yachts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_line_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy">Ships of the line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_submarine_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy">Submarines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_support_ships_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of support ships of the Royal Navy">Support ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_survey_vessels_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of survey vessels of the Royal Navy">Survey vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Royal_Marines_military_watercraft" title="List of active Royal Marines military watercraft">Royal Marines Boats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ship_names_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of ship names of the Royal Navy">Historic ships names</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Administration</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Defence Council of the United Kingdom">Defence Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Board" title="Admiralty Board">Admiralty Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Board_(1964%E2%80%93present)" title="Navy Board (1964–present)">Navy Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Command_(Royal_Navy)" title="Navy Command (Royal Navy)">Navy Command</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Senior officers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(Aviation,_Amphibious_Capability_%26_Carriers)" title="Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Aviation, Amphibious Capability & Carriers)">Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Aviation, Amphibious Capability & Carriers)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)">Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Capability)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Secretary" title="Naval Secretary">Director People & Training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)">Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy)</a></li> <li>Director Naval Support</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_Fleet_Operational_Sea_Training" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander Fleet Operational Sea Training">Commander Fleet Operational Sea Training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Chaplaincy_Service#Chaplains_of_the_Fleet" title="Royal Navy Chaplaincy Service">Chaplain of the Fleet</a></li> <li>Director General Ships</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commandant_General_Royal_Marines" title="Commandant General Royal Marines">Commandant General Royal Marines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_Operations_(Royal_Navy)" title="Commander Operations (Royal Navy)">Commander Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_United_Kingdom_Strike_Force" title="Commander United Kingdom Strike Force">Commander United Kingdom Strike Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_Littoral_Strike_Group" title="Commander Littoral Strike Group">Commander Littoral Strike Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_United_Kingdom_Carrier_Strike_Group" title="Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group">Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Staff_Directorate" title="Naval Staff Directorate">Commodore, Naval Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Fleet_Auxiliary#List_of_Commodores_Royal_Fleet_Auxiliary" title="Royal Fleet Auxiliary">Commodore RFA and Deputy Director Royal Navy Afloat Support</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_Maritime_Reserves" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander Maritime Reserves">Commander Maritime Reserves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Secretary" title="Naval Secretary">Naval Secretary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Rear-Admiral, Fleet Air Arm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commodore_Submarine_Service" title="Commodore Submarine Service">Commodore Submarine Flotilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_United_Kingdom_Maritime_Forces_and_Rear_Admiral_Surface_Ships" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces and Rear Admiral Surface Ships">Commodore Surface Flotilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_serving_senior_officers_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of serving senior officers of the Royal Navy">Serving senior officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_serving_senior_officers_of_the_Royal_Marines" title="List of serving senior officers of the Royal Marines">Serving senior Royal Marines officers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Personnel<br />and training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Interview_Board" title="Admiralty Interview Board">Admiralty Interview Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Britannia_Royal_Naval_College" title="Britannia Royal Naval College">Britannia Royal Naval College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commando_Training_Centre_Royal_Marines" title="Commando Training Centre Royal Marines">Commando Training Centre Royal Marines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Academy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Defence Academy of the United Kingdom">Defence Academy of the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Raleigh_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Raleigh (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Raleigh</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Sultan_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Sultan (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Sultan</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Corps_of_Naval_Constructors" title="Royal Corps of Naval Constructors">Royal Corps of Naval Constructors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_Royal_Naval_Unit" title="University Royal Naval Unit">University Royal Naval Unit</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Equipment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="Uniforms of the Royal Navy">Uniforms of the Royal Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_Royal_Marines" title="Uniforms of the Royal Marines">Uniforms of the Royal Marines</a></li> <li><a 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Fleet">Commander-in-Chief Fleet</a></li> <li>Commander-in-Chief, <a href="/wiki/Naval_Home_Command" title="Naval Home Command">Naval Home Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_First_Sea_Lord" title="Deputy First Sea Lord">Deputy First Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)">Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Sea_Lord" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Sea Lord">Third Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Sea_Lord" title="Fourth Sea Lord">Fourth Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Sea_Lord" title="Fifth Sea Lord">Fifth Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)">Vice Chief of the Naval Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_of_the_Fleet" title="Judge Advocate of the Fleet">Judge Advocate of the Fleet</a></li></ul> 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href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords" title="Leader of the House of Lords">Leader of the House of Lords</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Great_Chamberlain" title="Lord Great Chamberlain">Lord Great Chamberlain</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Lord_Great_Chamberlain#Joint_hereditary_Lord_Great_Chamberlains,_1780–present" title="Lord Great Chamberlain">In gross</a>:</i> <a href="/wiki/Rupert_Carington,_7th_Baron_Carrington" title="Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington">Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Constable_of_England" title="Lord High Constable of England">Lord High Constable</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Vacant</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Earl_Marshal" title="Earl Marshal">Earl Marshal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Fitzalan-Howard,_18th_Duke_of_Norfolk" title="Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk">Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom">Lord High Admiral</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a> (in right of the Crown)<sup><small>1</small></sup></li></ul> 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<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(Government_in_Scotland).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28Government_in_Scotland%29.svg/100px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28Government_in_Scotland%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28Government_in_Scotland%29.svg/150px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28Government_in_Scotland%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28Government_in_Scotland%29.svg/200px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28Government_in_Scotland%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1530" data-file-height="1350" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Officers of State<br />of Scotland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Greater" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Greater</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Chancellor_of_Scotland" title="Lord Chancellor of Scotland">Lord High Chancellor</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Abolished in <a href="/wiki/Acts_of_Union_1707" title="Acts of Union 1707">1707</a> (see Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Treasurer_of_Scotland" title="Treasurer of Scotland">Lord High Treasurer</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Abolished in 1707 (see Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Keeper_of_the_Privy_Seal_of_Scotland" title="Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland">Lord Privy Seal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Vacant since 1921</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_(Kingdom_of_Scotland)" title="Secretary of State (Kingdom of Scotland)">Lord Secretary</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Abolished in 1709</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lesser</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Clerk_Register" title="Lord Clerk Register">Lord Clerk Register</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elish_Angiolini" title="Elish Angiolini">Lady Elish Angiolini</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Advocate" title="Lord Advocate">Lord Advocate</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Bain" title="Dorothy Bain">Dorothy Bain</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Treasurer-depute" title="Treasurer-depute">Lord Treasurer-depute</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Abolished in 1707</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Justice_Clerk" title="Lord Justice Clerk">Lord Justice Clerk</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leeona_Dorrian,_Lady_Dorrian" title="Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian">Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Officers of the Crown<br />of Scotland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_of_Scotland" title="Privy Council of Scotland">Lord President of the Council</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_of_Scotland" title="Privy Council of Scotland">Privy Council</a> abolished in 1708</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Chamberlain_of_Scotland" title="Lord High Chamberlain of Scotland">Lord High Chamberlain</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Resigned to the Crown in 1703</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Steward_of_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord High Steward of Scotland">Lord High Steward</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William,_Prince_of_Wales" title="William, Prince of Wales">William, Duke of Rothesay</a> (as <a href="/wiki/Prince_and_Great_Steward_of_Scotland" title="Prince and Great Steward of Scotland">Prince and Great Steward of Scotland</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Constable_of_Scotland" title="Lord High Constable of Scotland">Lord High Constable</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Merlin_Hay,_24th_Earl_of_Erroll" title="Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll">Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Marischal" title="Knight Marischal">Knight Marischal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Vacant since 1863</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Earl_Marischal" title="Earl Marischal">Earl Marischal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Forfeit in 1716</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Lord_High_Admirals_of_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Lord High Admirals of Scotland">Lord High 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