Commissioner of the Admiralty

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The Commissioner of the Admiralty was a senior British naval administrator responsible for overseeing the Royal Navy’s operations, administration, and policy on behalf of the Crown.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office
naval office
public official role
appliesToJurisdiction Royal Navy
appointedBy the King-in-Council
surface form: Crown-in-Council

monarch of the United Kingdom
country Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
exercisedPowerOnBehalfOf UK government
surface form: British government

Crown
governingBody Board of Admiralty
hasDuties implementation of Crown naval policy
management of naval dockyards
management of naval finance
management of naval personnel
naval administration
naval policy making
oversight of Royal Navy operations
procurement of ships and stores
strategic planning for the Royal Navy
historicalPeriod 19th century
20th century
early modern period
isPositionIn UK government
surface form: British government

British naval administration
officeHeldBy civilian politician
naval officer
officeScope naval logistics
naval operations
naval readiness
oversaw Royal Navy fleet management
naval construction programs
naval discipline system
naval supply chains
partOf Board of Admiralty
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
surface form: British Admiralty
relatedTo Board of Admiralty
surface form: Admiralty Board

First Lord of the Admiralty
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
surface form: Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

Sea Lords
replacedBy naval offices in the Ministry of Defence
seat Admiralty, Whitehall
surface form: Admiralty, London
subordinateTo Crown
First Lord of the Admiralty
monarch of the United Kingdom
usedAsTitleBy Board of Admiralty
surface form: Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty

Referenced by (5)

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Sir Thomas Littleton positionHeld Commissioner of the Admiralty
John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe positionHeld Commissioner of the Admiralty
this entity surface form: Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty
John Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich positionHeld Commissioner of the Admiralty
this entity surface form: Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty
Old Dreadnought positionHeld Commissioner of the Admiralty
subject surface form: Edward Boscawen
this entity surface form: Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty
Vice‑Admiral Sir Roger Keyes positionHeld Commissioner of the Admiralty
subject surface form: Roger Keyes
this entity surface form: Lords Commissioner of the Admiralty