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.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%;">Board of Admiralty</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><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" 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When the office was "put into commission", the flag was used by the commissioners executing the office of Lord High Admiral.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Agency overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">1628</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Preceding agency</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/Lord_High_Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom">Office of the Lord High Admiral</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 agency</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/Admiralty_Board_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Admiralty Board (United Kingdom)">Admiralty Board</a> and <a href="/wiki/Defence_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Defence Council of the United Kingdom">Defence Council of the United Kingdom</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">Admiralty Building<br /><a href="/wiki/Whitehall" title="Whitehall">Whitehall</a><br /><a href="/wiki/City_of_Westminster" title="City of Westminster">Westminster</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Agency executives</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><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent department</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/British_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="British Admiralty">Admiralty</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Board of Admiralty</b> (1628–1964) was established in 1628<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> when <a href="/wiki/Charles_I_of_England" title="Charles I of England">Charles I</a> put the office of <a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom">Lord High Admiral</a> into <a href="/wiki/Commissioner" title="Commissioner">commission</a>. As that position was not always occupied, the purpose was to enable management of the day-to-day operational requirements of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>; at that point administrative control of the navy was still the responsibility of the <a href="/wiki/Navy_Board" title="Navy Board">Navy Board</a>, established in 1546. This system remained in place until 1832, when the Board of Admiralty became the sole authority charged with both administrative and operational control of the navy when the Navy Board was abolished. The term <b>Admiralty</b> has become synonymous with the command and control of the Royal Navy, partly personified in the Board of Admiralty and in the <a href="/wiki/British_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="British Admiralty">Admiralty buildings</a> in London from where operations were in large part directed. It existed until 1964 when the office of First Lord of the Admiralty was finally abolished and the functions of the Lords Commissioners were transferred to the new <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Board" title="Admiralty Board">Admiralty Board</a> and 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>. </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=Board_of_Admiralty&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The office of Lord High Admiral was created in around 1400 to take charge of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_England" title="Kingdom of England">Kingdom of England</a>. It was one of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Officer_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Officer of State">Great Officers of State</a>. The office could be exercised by an individual (as was invariably the case until 1628), by the Crown directly (as was the case between 1684 and 1689), or by a Board of Admiralty. The office of the Lord High Admiral from creation was the titular head of the Royal Navy and its holders were primarily responsible for policy direction, operational control and maritime jurisdiction of the service.<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> On the death of the <a href="/wiki/George_Villiers,_1st_Duke_of_Buckingham" title="George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham">Duke of Buckingham</a> in 1628 his office of Lord High Admiral was put into <a href="/wiki/Commissioner" title="Commissioner">commission</a> by <a href="/wiki/Charles_I_of_England" title="Charles I of England">King Charles I</a>, six <a href="/wiki/Lords_Commissioners" title="Lords Commissioners">Lords Commissioners</a> of the Admiralty were appointed to execute the office jointly.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1638 the office of <a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom">Lord High Admiral</a> was revived, but throughout the rest of the seventeenth century there were periods when the office was again in commission and even when there was a Lord High Admiral, he was often advised by a separate <a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Admirals_Council" title="Lord High Admirals Council">council</a>, which was virtually a Board of Admiralty under another name. </p><p>After the serving Lord High Admiral, <a href="/wiki/James_II_of_England" title="James II of England">the Duke of York</a> (future James II of England), had been disqualified from the office as a <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic</a> following the <a href="/wiki/Test_Act_1673" class="mw-redirect" title="Test Act 1673">Test Act 1673</a>, the Board of Commissioners consisted of between twelve and sixteen <a href="/wiki/Privy_Councillor" class="mw-redirect" title="Privy Councillor">Privy Councillors</a>, who served without salaries. In 1679 this was changed, and the number of Commissioners was reduced to seven, who were to receive salaries and need not be members of the Privy Council.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Finally in 1708, soon after the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Kingdom of Great Britain</a>, the Board of Admiralty became the normal instrument for governing the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">navy</a> operationally on a day to basis, however the responsibility for the day to day administrative affairs of the naval service lay with another authority known as the <a href="/wiki/Navy_Board" title="Navy Board">Navy Board</a>, established earlier by <a href="/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry VIII of England">King Henry VIII</a> in 1546, which had evolved out of the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_Marine" class="mw-redirect" title="Council of the Marine">Council of the Marine</a>. There was an exception for the period from 1827 to 1828, when the office of Lord High Admiral was briefly revived for <a href="/wiki/William_IV" title="William IV">William, Duke of Clarence</a>, later King William IV.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the exception of the years 1702 to 1709 and 1827 to 1828, when an individual Lord High Admiral was appointed who convened a <a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Admirals_Council" title="Lord High Admirals Council">Lord High Admirals Council</a> to manage naval affairs, this remained the case (although the number of Commissioners varied) until the Admiralty became part of the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Defence</a> in 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The eighteenth century Board of Admiralty usually contained a preponderance of civilians, although there was a naval element and often a sea officer was First Lord. The Lords Commissioners were all active politicians, even the naval members, and it was usual for some members and later the whole of the Board to change on a change of ministry. After 1806 the First Lord was always a civilian and a senior member of the ministry, while the separate post of <a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">First Sea Lord</a> was evolved for the senior professional member. However, until late in the nineteenth century the First Sea Lord and his professional colleagues remained free to play an active part in politics, although as the century progressed they chose to do so less and less. Until the absorption of the <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="High Court of Admiralty">High Court of Admiralty</a> into the Court of Judicature they nominally retained, as executors of the office of Lord High Admiral, their centuries-old link with that court.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When the <a href="/wiki/Navy_Board" title="Navy Board">Navy Board</a> was abolished in 1832 and responsibility for the <a href="/wiki/Public_administration" title="Public administration">civil administration</a> of the Navy passed to the Board of Admiralty, the Board was redesigned. It now consisted of the <a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">First Lord of the Admiralty</a>, four <a href="/wiki/Naval_Lord" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Lord">Naval Lords</a> (three between 1868 and 1886), known from 1904 as Sea Lords, and a Civil Lord, with a Parliamentary and a Permanent Secretary.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Lords Commissioners remained jointly responsible, subject to the controlling political authority of the First Lord, for all aspects of naval affairs, but in addition, especially after the reforms of 1869, they had individual responsibility for the work of the several departments of the Admiralty. This responsibility did not always coincide with control of staff and the head of a department might be responsible to two or more Lords Commissioners for the different aspects of his department's work.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation">Organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Board_of_Admiralty&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:25%; ; color: #202122;background-color: #E0E6F8;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>ADMIRALTY—shall mean the Lord High Admiral for the time being of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and, when there shall be no such Lord High Admiral in office, any Two or more of the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom. </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">– The Queen's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions for the Regulation of Her Majesty's Naval Service (1879).<sup id="cite_ref-Board_of_Admiralty_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Board_of_Admiralty-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_lords_commissioners_of_the_Admiralty" title="List of lords commissioners of the Admiralty">List of lords commissioners of the Admiralty</a></div> <p>The Lords Commissioners usually comprised a mixture of serving <a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">admirals</a>, first called <b>Naval Lord Commissioners</b>, then <b>Naval Lords</b> then <b>Professional Naval Lords</b> then <b>Sea Lords</b>, later were added the <b>Naval Staff Lords</b>, and the politicians, <b>Civil Lords</b>, with the civil lords usually in a majority prior to 1830 and finally the <b>Civil Secretaries</b>. Between 1832 and 1869 following the abolition of <a href="/wiki/Navy_Board" title="Navy Board">Navy Board</a> a number of <b>Civilian Naval Officials</b> were also appointed as members. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Board Member</th> <th>Responsibilities </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">President of the Board</a> was known as the <a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">First Lord of the Admiralty</a>, or sometimes First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty</td> <td>He was a member of the <a href="/wiki/British_Cabinet" class="mw-redirect" title="British Cabinet">Cabinet</a> and political head of the naval service. After 1806, the First Lord of the Admiralty was always a civilian. Prior to this, the post holder was sometimes a Naval officer. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">First Sea Lord</a>, later known as <a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff</a></td> <td>He directed <a href="/wiki/Naval_strategy" title="Naval strategy">naval strategy</a> in wartime and was responsible for planning, operations and intelligence, for the distribution of the Fleet, and its fighting efficiency. He served as the military head of the Navy. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_Sea_Lord" title="Second Sea Lord">Second Sea Lord</a>, later known as the <a href="/wiki/Second_Sea_Lord" title="Second Sea Lord">Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel</a></td> <td>He was responsible for manning, mobilisation, and other personnel-related issues in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Third_Sea_Lord" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Sea Lord">Third Sea Lord</a>, later known as the <a href="/wiki/Controller_of_the_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Controller of the Navy">Controller of the Navy</a></td> <td>He was mainly responsible for Naval construction, Material Departments, and ship design. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Sea_Lord" title="Fourth Sea Lord">Fourth Sea Lord</a> (or junior) Sea Lord and later <a href="/wiki/Fourth_Sea_Lord" title="Fourth Sea Lord">Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Supplies</a></td> <td>He was chiefly responsible for the Transport, Victualling and Medical Departments. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Sea_Lord" title="Fifth Sea Lord">Fifth Sea Lord</a> later known as <a href="/wiki/Fifth_Sea_Lord" title="Fifth Sea Lord">Fifth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Air Services</a></td> <td>He had overall responsibility for all naval aviation affairs. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_the_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary to the Admiralty">Secretary to the Admiralty</a>, later known as the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_the_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary to the Admiralty">Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty</a></td> <td>He was responsible for all naval finance generally, such as the preparation of estimates, as well as parliamentary business. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_Secretary_to_the_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Secretary to the Admiralty">Second Secretary to the Admiralty</a> was later called <a href="/wiki/Second_Secretary_to_the_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Secretary to the Admiralty">Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty</a></td> <td>He was responsible to the First Lord for preparing all official communications of the Board and for the interior economy of the Admiralty Office; They were also responsible as Accounting Officer for Navy Votes and Accounts, for the control of expenditure and for advising the Board of Admiralty and other naval authorities on all questions of naval expenditure. From 1702 until 1920 he was not a permanent fixed member of the board until 1921. The Permanent Secretary was also head of the Admiralty Secretariat </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Civil_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="Civil Lord of the Admiralty">Civil Lord of the Admiralty</a></td> <td>He was responsible for the Royal Navy's supporting civilian staff, its works departments and naval lands officially designated as an office held by one person from 1830 until 1964. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Additional_Civil_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="Additional Civil Lord of the Admiralty">Additional Civil Lord of the Admiralty</a></td> <td>He was a member of the board from 1882 to 1885 and 1912 to 1919 and was responsible for promotions and transfers of professional officers and workmen in the dockyards. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Controller_(Royal_Navy)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Controller (Royal Navy) (page does not exist)">Controller</a></td> <td>He was responsible for production (military and civil), from 1917 to 1918. This member should be not be confused with the office of Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy which existed as different functions throughout the years, with a break between 1912 and 1918. This role was the first civil controller of the navy since the abolition of the Navy Board in 1832. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Controller_of_Merchant_Shipbuilding_and_Repair&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repair (page does not exist)">Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repair</a></td> <td>A member briefly from 1917 to 1918 and 1939-1945 he had responsibility for Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs worked with the Controller however this role later became the responsibility Third Sea Lord.<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> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Accountant-General_of_the_Navy" title="Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy">Accountant-General of the Navy</a></td> <td>A member briefly from 1832 to 1869 when the Navy Board was abolished and its then Principal Officers were given places on the Board of Admiralty he had responsibility for Naval Estimates his department would later be merged with that of the Permanent Secretary's in 1932.<sup id="cite_ref-G._Bell_and_sons_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G._Bell_and_sons-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Navy_Board" title="Navy Board">Controller of Victualling</a></td> <td>A member briefly from 1832 to 1869 when the Navy Board was abolished and its then Principal Officers were given places on the Board of Admiralty he had responsibility for the Victualling Service and Staff.<sup id="cite_ref-G._Bell_and_sons_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G._Bell_and_sons-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Medical_Service" title="Royal Navy Medical Service">Director-General of the Medical Department</a></td> <td>A member briefly from 1832 to 1869 when the Navy Board was abolished and its then Principal Officers were given places on the Board of Admiralty he had responsibility for Medical Establishments and Staff.<sup id="cite_ref-G._Bell_and_sons_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G._Bell_and_sons-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Storekeeper-General_of_the_Navy" title="Storekeeper-General of the Navy">Storekeeper-General of the Navy</a></td> <td>A member briefly from 1832 to 1869 when the Navy Board was abolished and its then Principal Officers were given places on the Board of Admiralty he had responsibility for Naval Stores and Staff his office was merged with that of the Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy.<sup id="cite_ref-G._Bell_and_sons_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G._Bell_and_sons-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Surveyor_of_the_Navy" title="Surveyor of the Navy">Surveyor of the Navy</a></td> <td>A member from 1848 to 1859 who had responsibility for ship design his office was renamed Controller of the Navy whose office was amalgamated with that of the Third Naval Lords in 1869.<sup id="cite_ref-G._Bell_and_sons_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G._Bell_and_sons-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><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></td> <td>Additional Staff Naval Lord and board member from 1917 to 1964. He had responsibility for <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Naval_Staff" title="Admiralty Naval Staff">Admiralty Naval Staff Divisions</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Deputy_First_Sea_Lord" title="Deputy First Sea Lord">Deputy First Sea Lord</a></td> <td>Additional Staff Naval Lord and board member from 1917 to 1919 and again from 1942 to 1946. He had responsibility for <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Naval_Staff" title="Admiralty Naval Staff">Admiralty Naval Staff Divisions</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><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></td> <td>Additional Staff Naval Lord and board member from 1941 to 1964. He had responsibility for <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Naval_Staff" title="Admiralty Naval Staff">Admiralty Naval Staff Divisions</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><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 (Policy)</a></td> <td>Additional Staff Naval Lord and board member from 1917 to 1964. He had responsibility for <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Naval_Staff" title="Admiralty Naval Staff">Admiralty Naval Staff Divisions</a>. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>During the First World War the number of Sea Lords was increased at one time to eight and the number of Civil Lords to three, but after the war most of these extra members left the Board. In 1938 the title of the Board member designated Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air) was altered to <a href="/wiki/Fifth_Sea_Lord" title="Fifth Sea Lord">Fifth Sea Lord</a> and Chief of Naval Air Services. For fuller details of Board membership during this period see The Second World War: A Guide to Documents in the Public Record Office (PRO Handbooks No.15) pp13–24. </p><p>The specialist departments of the Board of Admiralty changed their names and functions, and varied in number, from time to time, but the system on which the Admiralty was organised continued unchanged until 1 April 1964, when the Board became the Admiralty Board of the Defence Council of the Ministry of Defence, the office of Lord High Admiral itself being vested in HM the Queen. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Duties">Duties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Board_of_Admiralty&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Duties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Duties were assigned to each Lord Commissioner by the First Lord and defined in a Minute of the Board, and amended from time to time.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appellation">Appellation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Board_of_Admiralty&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Appellation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Lords Commissioners were entitled collectively to be known as "<a href="/wiki/The_Right_Honourable" title="The Right Honourable">The Right Honourable</a> the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty", and were commonly referred to collectively as "Their Lordships" or "My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty", though individual members were not entitled to these styles. More informally, they were known in short as "The Lords of the Admiralty". That, for example, is the term invariably used throughout the well-known <a href="/wiki/Horatio_Hornblower" title="Horatio Hornblower">Horatio Hornblower</a> series of historical novels. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Abolition">Abolition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Board_of_Admiralty&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Abolition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the abolition of the Board of Admiralty and its merger into the Ministry of Defence in 1964, formal control of the Navy was taken over by the <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Board" title="Admiralty Board">Admiralty Board</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Defence_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Defence Council of the United Kingdom">Defence Council of the United Kingdom</a>, with the day-to-day running of the Navy taken over by the <a href="/wiki/Navy_Board" title="Navy Board">Navy Board</a>. The office of Lord High Admiral was vested in the Crown (i.e. in the person of the current British monarch) and that of First Lord of the Admiralty ceased to exist, but the First, Second and Third Sea Lords retained their titles, despite ceasing to be Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. </p><p>In 2011, <a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II</a> bestowed the title of Lord High Admiral on her husband the <a href="/wiki/Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh" title="Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh">Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh</a>, which he held until his death in 2021. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Board_of_Admiralty&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Secretary_of_the_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="First Secretary of the Admiralty">First Secretary of the Admiralty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lords_commissioners_of_the_Admiralty" title="List of lords commissioners of the Admiralty">List of lords commissioners of the Admiralty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">First Lord of the Admiralty</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Board_of_Admiralty&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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Broompark: Roundtuit Pub. p. 1. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781904499176" title="Special:BookSources/9781904499176"><bdi>9781904499176</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Wider+horizons+%3A+naval+policy+%26+international+affairs&rft.place=Broompark&rft.pages=1&rft.pub=Roundtuit+Pub.&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=9781904499176&rft.aulast=Eberle&rft.aufirst=James%2C+Sir%2C+Admiral&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABoard+of+Admiralty" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list" title="Category:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/49053/history_of_mod.pdf">"MOD historical summary"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=MOD+historical+summary&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F49053%2Fhistory_of_mod.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABoard+of+Admiralty" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-auto1-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-auto1_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto1_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto1_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto1_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto1_3-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto1_3-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Open_Government_Licence" title="Open Government Licence"><img alt="This article contains OGL licensed text" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/UKOpenGovernmentLicence.svg/22px-UKOpenGovernmentLicence.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/UKOpenGovernmentLicence.svg/33px-UKOpenGovernmentLicence.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/UKOpenGovernmentLicence.svg/44px-UKOpenGovernmentLicence.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="207" /></a></span> This article incorporates text published under the British <a href="/wiki/Open_Government_Licence" title="Open Government Licence">Open Government Licence</a>: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C706">"Records of the Navy Board and the Board of Admiralty"</a>. National Archives, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 November</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Records+of+the+Navy+Board+and+the+Board+of+Admiralty&rft.pub=National+Archives%2C+2016&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fr%2FC706&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABoard+of+Admiralty" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Board_of_Admiralty-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Board_of_Admiralty_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLovellHarley" class="citation web cs1">Lovell, Tony; Harley, Simon. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Board_of_Admiralty">"Board of Admiralty"</a>. <i>dreadnoughtproject.org</i>. 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National Archives, 1563-1985, ADM Division 1<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 February</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk&rft.atitle=Records+of+the+Navy+Board+and+the+Board+of+Admiralty&rft.aulast=Archives&rft.aufirst=The+National&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Fdetails%2Fr%2FC706&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABoard+of+Admiralty" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-G._Bell_and_sons-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-G._Bell_and_sons_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-G._Bell_and_sons_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-G._Bell_and_sons_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-G._Bell_and_sons_6-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-G._Bell_and_sons_6-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHamilton1896" class="citation book cs1">Hamilton, Sir Richard Vesey (1896). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/navaladministra01hamigoog"><i>Naval Administration: The Constitution, Character, and Functions of the Board of Admiralty, and of the Civil Departments it Directs</i></a>. 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London: By His Majesty's Statute and Law Printer. 1822.</li> <li>Hamilton, Admiral Sir. R. Vesey, G.C.B. (1896). <i>Naval Administration: The Constitution, Character, and Functions of the Board of Admiralty, and of the Civil Departments it Directs</i>. London: George Bell and Sons (now in public domain).</li> <li>Logan, Karen Dale (1976). <i>The Admiralty: Reforms and Re-organization, 1868–1892</i>. Unpublished PhD dissertation. University of Oxford.</li> <li>Miller, Francis H. (1884). <i>The Origin and Constitution of the Admiralty and Navy Boards, to which is added an Account of the various Buildings in which the Business of the Navy has been transacted from time to time</i>. London: For Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Copy in Greene Papers. National Maritime Museum. GEE/19.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Roskill" title="Stephen Roskill">Roskill, S.W.</a>, Capt. DSC. RN., <i>The War at Sea, 1939–1945</i>, vol. 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style="width:1%">Direction and control <br />of Admiralty and Naval affairs</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/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">Office of First Lord of the Admiralty and President of the Board of Admiralty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Admirals_Council" title="Lord High Admirals Council">Lord High Admirals Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_buildings" title="Admiralty buildings">Admiralty buildings</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Boards and offices under<br />the First Lord</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 class="mw-selflink selflink">Board of Admiralty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Board" title="Navy Board">Navy Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Office_(Royal_Navy)" title="Navy Office (Royal Navy)">Navy Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Pay_Office_(Royal_Navy)" title="Navy Pay Office (Royal Navy)">Navy Pay Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Secretary" title="Naval Secretary">Office of the Naval Secretary</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/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">Office of the Senior Naval Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_and_Financial_Secretary_to_the_Admiralty_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty (Royal Navy)">Office of the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty</a></li> <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/Naval_Secretary" title="Naval Secretary">Office of the Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Direction of<br />Admirals<br />Naval/Sea Lords <br />War and Naval Staff</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/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">Office of the Senior Naval Lord</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></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Secretariat and staff under<br />the First Sea Lord</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/Naval_Assistant_to_the_First_Sea_Lord" title="Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord">Office of the Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Assistant_to_the_First_Sea_Lord" title="Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord">Office of the Additional Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hydrographer_of_the_Navy" title="Hydrographer of the Navy">Office of the Hydrographer of the Navy</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Offices of the Sea Lords</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Navy_War_Council" title="Admiralty Navy War Council">Admiralty Navy War Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_War_Staff" title="Admiralty War Staff">Admiralty War Staff</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%">Operational planning, policy<br />strategy, tactical doctrine<br />requirements</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/Admiralty_Navy_War_Council" title="Admiralty Navy War Council">Admiralty Navy War Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_War_Staff" title="Admiralty War Staff">Admiralty War Staff</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%">Divisions and sections<br /> under the War and <br /> Naval Staff</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/Administrative_Planning_Department_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative Planning Department (Royal Navy)">Administrative Planning Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_Planning_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative Planning Division">Administrative Planning Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Division_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Division (Royal Navy)">Air Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Submarine_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Anti-Submarine Division (Royal Navy)">Anti-Submarine Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Submarine_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Anti-Submarine Division (Royal Navy)">Anti-Submarine and Warfare Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Submarine_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Anti-Submarine Division (Royal Navy)">Anti-U-boat Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Division_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Division (Royal Navy)">Air Warfare Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Division_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Division (Royal Navy)">Air Warfare and Fly Training Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Division_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Division (Royal Navy)">Air Warfare and Training Division</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Combined_Operations_Division_(Royal_Navy)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Combined Operations Division (Royal Navy) (page does not exist)">Combined Operations Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Signal_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Signal Division (Royal Navy)">Communications Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercantile_Movements_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Mercantile Movements Division (Royal Navy)">Convoy Section</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Defence_Plans_(Navy)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Defence Plans (Navy) (page does not exist)">Directorate of Defence Plans (Navy)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_Warfare_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Economic Warfare Division (Royal Navy)">Economic Warfare Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunnery_and_Anti-Aircraft_Warfare_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Gunnery and Anti-Aircraft Warfare Division">Gunnery and Anti-Aircraft Warfare Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunnery_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Gunnery Division (Royal Navy)">Gunnery Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunnery_and_Torpedo_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Gunnery and Torpedo Division (Royal Navy)">Gunnery and Torpedo Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Historical_Branch" title="Naval Historical Branch">Historical Section</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_Defence_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Local Defence Division (Royal Navy)">Local Defence Division Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercantile_Movements_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Mercantile Movements Division (Royal Navy)">Mercantile Movements Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Division_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Division (Royal Navy)">Naval Air Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Organisation_and_Training_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Naval Air Organisation and Training Division (Royal Navy)">Naval Air Organisation and Training Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Artillery_and_Torpedoes_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Naval Artillery and Torpedoes Division (Royal Navy)">Naval Artillery and Torpedoes Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Directorate_of_Navigation_and_Tactical_Control_(Naval)" title="Directorate of Navigation and Tactical Control (Naval)">Navigation and Direction Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Directorate_of_Navigation_and_Tactical_Control_(Naval)" title="Directorate of Navigation and Tactical Control (Naval)">Navigation Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minesweeping_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Minesweeping Division (Royal Navy)">Minesweeping Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mobilisation_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Mobilisation Division (Royal Navy)">Mobilisation 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> 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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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class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Naval College, Dartmouth">Royal Naval College, Dartmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_College,_Greenwich" title="Royal Naval College, Greenwich">Royal Naval College, Greenwich</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Naval_College,_Keyham&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Naval College, Keyham (page does not exist)">Royal Naval College, Keyham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_College,_Osborne" title="Royal Naval College, Osborne">Royal Naval College, Osborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Engineering_College" title="Royal Naval Engineering College">Royal Naval Engineering College</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Naval_Film_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Naval Film Corporation (page does not exist)">Royal Naval Film Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Hospital" title="Royal Naval Hospital">Royal Naval Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Naval_Medical_Depot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Naval Medical Depot (page does not exist)">Royal Naval Medical Depot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Minewatching_Service" title="Royal Naval Minewatching Service">Royal Naval Minewatching Service</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Naval_Mine_Depot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Naval Mine Depot (page does not exist)">Royal Naval Mine Depot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Patrol_Service" title="Royal Naval Patrol Service">Royal Naval Patrol Service</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Naval_Scientific_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Naval Scientific Service (page does not exist)">Royal Naval Scientific Service</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Naval_Sick_Quarters&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Naval Sick Quarters (page does not exist)">Royal Naval Sick Quarters</a></li> <li><a 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 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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 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