During the early 17th century, England's relative naval power deteriorated; in the course of the rest of the 17th century, the office of the Admiralty and...

The Board of Admiralty (1628–1964) was established in 1628 when Charles I put the office of Lord High Admiral into commission. As that position was not...

in 1709 with the First Lord as its head; it replaced the earlier Office of the Admiralty and Marine Affairs. During most of the 17th century and the early...

degree, and the battles of the Napoleonic Wars entailed feats that would have been impossible for the fleets of the 17th century. Because of parliamentary...

with the Board of Admiralty. From the early 17th century onwards, when an individual Lord High Admiral was appointed, there was also a Council of the Lord...

Those who pass this and then perform well at the Admiralty Interview Board (AIB) will be offered a place on the Young Officer Training course. This course...

ceremonial rank; regular appointments ended in 1995. "Statement of the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. J. P. L. Thomas)", Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), vol...

possessions in the 17th century, the British Empire in the 18th century, and subsequently. The modern Admiralty Board, to which the functions of the Admiralty were...

the time, as the Admiralty regulations were not highly prescriptive. For service in tropical climates, a white tunic and trousers were introduced in 1877...

The Admiralty and Marine Affairs Office (1546–1707), previously known as the Admiralty Office (1414–1546), was a government department of the Kingdom...

navy expanded with the Keeper of the Storehouses appointed in 1514 and the Clerk Comptroller in 1522. The Lieutenant of the Admiralty, Treasurer of Marine...

of evening rounds. In September 1944, the Admiralty concluded that the organisation for the maintenance of discipline on shore in the main naval port areas...

Lords High Admiral until the 18th century, and Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty from the 17th century, as the governors of the English and later British...

insignia. Ratings in the Royal Navy include trade badges on the right sleeve to indicate a specific job. The information on the left arm is the individual's...

Commander-in-Chief, Africa, HQ Simonstown (1920–1939) (succeeded by South Atlantic from 1939). Commander-in-Chief, Australia, HQ Admiralty House, Sydney...

Board of Admiralty and later a member of the Admiralty Board. The original office of Comptroller of the Navy was established in 1561 during the reign of...

especially large fleet built by a national levy. During the period of Danish rule in the 11th century, the authorities maintained a standing fleet by taxation...

affairs lay with the Admiralty, naval command lay with the Admiralty Naval Staff. Following the merger of the Admiralty in 1964 into the new Ministry of...

Board and the Victualling Board were both abolished (following recommendations by the First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir James Graham). At the same time...

nineteenth century onward there were also occasional variations to the previous requirement that only one Admiral of Fleet could serve at one time. In 1821...

Headquarters. The post was created in April 2012 following a reorganisation of the Royal Navy and a re-designation of the former role of Commander-in-Chief Fleet...

from Dolphin to the Northwood Headquarters in 1978. The Submarine School is now at HMS Raleigh at Torpoint in Cornwall. In 1900 the Royal Navy ordered...

black-covered drums in 2013. In British military tradition, side drums were increasingly decorated throughout the 19th century, until it bore the fully embellished...

end of the Second World War, it has been involved in a number of engagements such as the Suez Crisis, Falklands War, Gulf War and the War in Afghanistan...

to the 'Civil' Lords the routine business of signing documents. The Second Naval Lord was the second most senior Naval Lord on the Board of Admiralty and...

with the cadets transferred from Osborne. — Lord Tweedmouth, First Lord of the Admiralty, 26 February 1906 The college was originally known as the Royal...

to the First Lord of the Admiralty and remained so styled until 1911. In 1912 it was re-titled Naval Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty. When...

The Naval Intelligence Division (NID) was created as a component part of the Admiralty War Staff in 1912. It was the intelligence arm of the British Admiralty...

War II, the Royal Netherlands Navy became involved in the course; the Dutch later partnered with the British to run the course, and following the British...

Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 164. ISBN 9781472856029. The Queen's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions for the Government of Her Majesty's Naval Service. H.M...