Board of Admiralty

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British government department government body naval administration body

The Board of Admiralty was the British government body responsible for directing the Royal Navy and naval affairs until its functions were absorbed into the Ministry of Defence.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Board of Admiralty canonical	37
Admiralty	4
Admiralty Board	4
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty	4
Royal Navy administration	4
Admiralty (historically)	1
Admiralty Board of the Defence Council	1
Admiralty, Whitehall	1
Board of Admiralty (in some periods)	1
British Admiralty	1
English Admiralty	1
English Navy Board	1
Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty	1
Royal Navy Admiralty	1
Royal Navy Board	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British government department ⓘ government body ⓘ naval administration body ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	British Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolvedIn	1964 ⓘ
endCause	integration into Ministry of Defence ⓘ
fieldOfWork	maritime defence policy ⓘ naval administration ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ
followedBy	Board of Admiralty self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Admiralty Board Navy Department of the Ministry of Defence ⓘ
governs	Royal Marines ⓘ surface form: Royal Marines (in certain periods)
hasChairperson	First Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ
hasHeadquartersLocation	Admiralty building ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London
hasHistoricalPeriod	Age of Sail ⓘ World War I ⓘ surface form: First World War World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War Victorian era ⓘ
hasPart	Board of Admiralty self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Admiralty Board of the Defence Council Secretary of the Admiralty ⓘ surface form: Admiralty Secretariat Sea Lords ⓘ surface form: Civil Lords of the Admiralty First Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ Naval staff ⓘ Secretary of the Admiralty ⓘ surface form: Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty Sea Lords ⓘ
hasRole	administration of the Royal Navy ⓘ control of naval operations ⓘ direction of naval policy ⓘ naval procurement and logistics ⓘ
industry	defence ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	City of Westminster ⓘ
partOf	UK government ⓘ surface form: British government
replacedBy	Board of Admiralty self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Admiralty Board United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ surface form: Ministry of Defence
responsibleFor	Royal Navy ⓘ naval affairs ⓘ
shortName	Board of Admiralty self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Admiralty
significantEvent	administration of Royal Navy during Napoleonic Wars ⓘ administration of Royal Navy during World War I ⓘ administration of Royal Navy during World War II ⓘ
subordinateTo	Crown in right of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
usedBy	Royal Navy ⓘ
usedFor	command and control of British naval forces ⓘ
usedLegalName	Board of Admiralty self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty

Referenced by (63)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

First Lord of the Admiralty → partOf → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

First Lord of the Admiralty → seat → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Admiralty, Whitehall

First Lord of the Admiralty → governingBody → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Royal Naval College, Osborne → ownedBy → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Admiralty

Samuel Pepys → employer → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Admiralty

Board of Admiralty → shortName → Board of Admiralty self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Admiralty

Board of Admiralty → replacedBy → Board of Admiralty self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Admiralty Board

Board of Admiralty → hasPart → Board of Admiralty self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Admiralty Board of the Defence Council

Board of Admiralty → followedBy → Board of Admiralty self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Admiralty Board

Board of Admiralty → usedLegalName → Board of Admiralty self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty

John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich → positionHeld → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty

War Office → distinctFrom → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Admiralty

Treasurer of the Navy → partOf → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Admiralty

Treasurer of the Navy → subordinateTo → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

White Ensign → regulatesUse → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Admiralty (historically)

Secretary of the Admiralty → partOf → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Admiralty

Secretary of the Admiralty → partOf → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Secretary of the Admiralty → employer → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Seething Lane, London → hasHistoricalAssociation → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

subject surface form: Seething Lane

this entity surface form: Royal Navy administration

Lord High Admiral of England → oversaw → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Board of Admiralty (in some periods)

Lord High Admiral of England → succeededBy → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty

Board of Ordnance → replacedBy → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

First Sea Lord → memberOf → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Admiralty Board

First Sea Lord → associatedWith → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Navy Board

Sea Lords → partOf → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Navy Department of the Ministry of Defence → replaced → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Navy Department of the Ministry of Defence → precededBy → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Sir John Lowther → sphereOfInfluence → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Navy administration

Navy Board → subordinateTo → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Defence Council of the United Kingdom → replaced → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Defence Council of the United Kingdom → formedFrom → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss → memberOf → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

subject surface form: Rosslyn Wemyss

Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty → partOf → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty → employer → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Admiralty (United Kingdom) → hasHead → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Admiralty (United Kingdom) → governingBody → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Navy Office, Seething Lane → usedBy → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Navy Board

Navy Office, Seething Lane → usedBy → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Navy administration

Admiralty, Whitehall → associatedWith → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Samuel Pepys statue → subjectNotableFor → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Navy administration

Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth → ownerAtConstruction → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet → subordinateTo → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet → subordinateTo → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief, The Nore → subordinateTo → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Naval Board of the Defence Council → replaced → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Third Sea Lord → partOf → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Third Sea Lord → reportsTo → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Fourth Sea Lord → partOf → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Fourth Sea Lord → memberOf → Board of Admiralty ⓘ

Fourth Sea Lord → subordinateTo → Board of Admiralty ⓘ