Third Sea Lord
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The Third Sea Lord was a senior member of the British Admiralty responsible primarily for overseeing naval materiel, including ship design, construction, and equipment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Third Sea Lord canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Admiralty office
ⓘ
senior naval office ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Controller of the Navy ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
First Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ |
| category |
British military appointments
ⓘ
Defunct military positions of the United Kingdom ⓘ Royal Navy admiral ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy admirals
|
| combinedWithOffice | Controller of the Navy ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1964 reorganisation of UK defence administration ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiralty
|
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Royal Navy ships and establishments ⓘ |
| locationOfOffice |
Admiralty, Whitehall
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiralty, London
|
| officeHolderRank |
admiral
ⓘ
flag officer ⓘ |
| officeScope |
logistical support for ships
ⓘ
material readiness of the fleet ⓘ |
| officeType |
Fifth Sea Lord
ⓘ
surface form:
Sea Lord
|
| partOf | Board of Admiralty ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | third naval member of the Board of Admiralty ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Board of Admiralty
ⓘ
First Sea Lord ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
allocation of shipbuilding contracts
ⓘ
dockyard management ⓘ inspection of naval materiel ⓘ introduction of new naval technologies ⓘ maintenance of the fleet ⓘ naval armament ⓘ naval equipment ⓘ naval materiel ⓘ planning of future fleet construction ⓘ procurement of naval stores ⓘ ship construction ⓘ ship design ⓘ standardisation of naval equipment ⓘ |
| significantDuring |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| successorOffice |
Navy Department of the Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
Controller of the Navy (post‑1964 Ministry of Defence structure)
|
| usedBy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
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