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.

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Generate an image of the Board of Admiralty (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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How this entity was disambiguated

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 Admiralty Board ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty

Navy Department of the Ministry of Defence ⓘ
governs Royal Marines (in certain periods) ⓘ
linked to: Royal Marines
hasChairperson First Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ
hasHeadquartersLocation Admiralty building ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
hasHistoricalPeriod Age of Sail ⓘ
First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I

Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II

Victorian era ⓘ
hasPart Admiralty Board of the Defence Council ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty

Admiralty Secretariat ⓘ
Civil Lords of the Admiralty ⓘ
linked to: Sea Lords

First Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ
Naval staff ⓘ
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 British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
replacedBy Admiralty Board ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty

Ministry of Defence ⓘ
responsibleFor Royal Navy ⓘ
naval affairs ⓘ
shortName Admiralty ⓘ
linked to: Board of 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 of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
usedBy Royal Navy ⓘ
usedFor command and control of British naval forces ⓘ
usedLegalName Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty

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Referenced by (93)

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 → Admiralty, Whitehall ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
First Lord of the Admiralty → governingBody → Board of Admiralty ⓘ
Royal Naval College, Osborne → ownedBy → Admiralty ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
Samuel Pepys → employer → English Admiralty ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
Board of Admiralty → shortName → Admiralty ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
Board of Admiralty → replacedBy → Admiralty Board ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
Board of Admiralty → hasPart → Admiralty Board of the Defence Council ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
Board of Admiralty → followedBy → Admiralty Board ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
Board of Admiralty → usedLegalName → Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich → positionHeld → Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
War Office → distinctFrom → Admiralty ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
Treasurer of the Navy → partOf → British Admiralty ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
Treasurer of the Navy → subordinateTo → Board of Admiralty ⓘ
White Ensign → regulatesUse → Admiralty (historically) ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
Secretary of the Admiralty → partOf → Admiralty ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
Secretary of the Admiralty → partOf → Board of Admiralty ⓘ
Secretary of the Admiralty → employer → Board of Admiralty ⓘ
Seething Lane → hasHistoricalAssociation → Royal Navy administration ⓘ
subject linked to: Seething Lane, London
linked to: Board of Admiralty
Lord High Admiral of England → oversaw → Board of Admiralty (in some periods) ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
Lord High Admiral of England → succeededBy → Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
Board of Ordnance → replacedBy → Board of Admiralty ⓘ
First Sea Lord → memberOf → Admiralty Board ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
First Sea Lord → associatedWith → Royal Navy Board ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
Sea Lords → partOf → Board of Admiralty ⓘ
Sir John Lowther → sphereOfInfluence → Royal Navy administration ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
Navy Board → subordinateTo → Board of Admiralty ⓘ
Rosslyn Wemyss → memberOf → Board of Admiralty ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss
Admiralty (United Kingdom) → hasHead → Board of Admiralty ⓘ
Admiralty (United Kingdom) → governingBody → Board of Admiralty ⓘ
Navy Office, Seething Lane → usedBy → English Navy Board ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
Navy Office, Seething Lane → usedBy → Royal Navy administration ⓘ
linked to: Board of Admiralty
Admiralty, Whitehall → associatedWith → Board of Admiralty ⓘ
Samuel Pepys statue → subjectNotableFor → Royal Navy administration ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ