Board of Admiralty

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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.


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
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
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
surface form: "Admiralty Board"

United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
surface form: "Ministry of Defence"
responsibleFor Royal Navy
naval affairs
shortName Board of Admiralty
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
surface form: "Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty"

Referenced by (39)

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

First Sea Lord associatedWith Board of Admiralty
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy Board"
War Office distinctFrom Board of Admiralty
this entity surface form: "Admiralty"
Samuel Pepys employer Board of Admiralty
this entity surface form: "English Admiralty"
Secretary of the Admiralty employer Board of Admiralty
Board of Admiralty followedBy Board of Admiralty
this entity surface form: "Admiralty Board"
Admiralty (United Kingdom) governingBody Board of Admiralty
First Lord of the Admiralty governingBody Board of Admiralty
Admiralty (United Kingdom) hasHead Board of Admiralty
subject surface form: "Seething Lane"
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy administration"
Board of Admiralty hasPart Board of Admiralty
this entity surface form: "Admiralty Board of the Defence Council"
First Sea Lord memberOf Board of Admiralty
this entity surface form: "Admiralty Board"
Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss memberOf Board of Admiralty
subject surface form: "Rosslyn Wemyss"
Lord High Admiral of England oversaw Board of Admiralty
this entity surface form: "Board of Admiralty (in some periods)"
Royal Naval College, Osborne ownedBy Board of Admiralty
this entity surface form: "Admiralty"
First Lord of the Admiralty partOf Board of Admiralty
Sea Lords partOf Board of Admiralty
Secretary of the Admiralty partOf Board of Admiralty
this entity surface form: "Admiralty"
Secretary of the Admiralty partOf Board of Admiralty
Treasurer of the Navy partOf Board of Admiralty
this entity surface form: "British Admiralty"
this entity surface form: "Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty"
White Ensign regulatesUse Board of Admiralty
this entity surface form: "Admiralty (historically)"
Board of Admiralty replacedBy Board of Admiralty
this entity surface form: "Admiralty Board"
Board of Ordnance replacedBy Board of Admiralty
First Lord of the Admiralty seat Board of Admiralty
this entity surface form: "Admiralty, Whitehall"
Board of Admiralty shortName Board of Admiralty
this entity surface form: "Admiralty"
Sir John Lowther sphereOfInfluence Board of Admiralty
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy administration"
Samuel Pepys statue subjectNotableFor Board of Admiralty
this entity surface form: "Royal Navy administration"
Navy Board subordinateTo Board of Admiralty
Treasurer of the Navy subordinateTo Board of Admiralty
Lord High Admiral of England succeededBy Board of Admiralty
this entity surface form: "Lords Commissioners of the 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"
Board of Admiralty usedLegalName Board of Admiralty
this entity surface form: "Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty"

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