Administrative Planning Division. Plans (Q) division was administered by the Director of Plans, (Q)., The department and subsequently division was administered...
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The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service...
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re-emerged as the Plans and Resources Division that was headed by the Director of Plans and Resources. Responsibilities The Plans Division would cover a far...
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the Operations Division to form a new Trade and Operations Division (Royal Navy) in 1961. Included: Control all British Merchant Navy movements. Direct...
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Coastal Forces was a division of the Royal Navy initially established during World War I, and then again in World War II under the command of Rear-Admiral...
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of what was usually known as the China Station, at once both a British Royal Navy naval formation and its admiral in command. It was created in 1865 and...
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formation of the Navy Department. The predominant colors of U.S. Navy uniforms are navy blue and white. U.S. Navy uniforms were based on Royal Navy uniforms of...
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The Royal Navy Medical Service (RNMS), also termed the Royal Naval Medical Service is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for providing 'comprehensive...
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mobilisation and war plans as well as foreign intelligence collection; thus in the beginning there were originally two divisions: (1) intelligence (Foreign)...
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This is a list of dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. In 1907, before the revolution in design brought about by HMS Dreadnought...
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Grumman TBF Avenger (section Royal Navy)
purposely established division of General Motors : the Eastern Aircraft Division. The Douglas TBD Devastator, the U.S. Navy's main torpedo bomber introduced...
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Rosyth Dockyard (redirect from Royal Naval Dockyard Rosyth)
undertook refitting of Royal Navy surface vessels and submarines. Before its privatisation in the 1990s it was formerly the Royal Naval Dockyard Rosyth...
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West Africa Squadron (category Royal Navy squadrons)
also known as the Preventive Squadron, was a squadron of the British Royal Navy whose goal was to suppress the Atlantic slave trade by patrolling the...
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The Royal Naval College, Greenwich, was a Royal Navy training establishment between 1873 and 1998, providing courses for naval officers. It was the home...
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The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was the air arm of the Royal Navy, under the direction of the Admiralty's Air Department, and existed formally from...
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Second Sea Lord (category Royal Navy)
Lord and the second highest-ranking officer currently to serve in the Royal Navy and is responsible for personnel and naval shore establishments. Originally...
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Board of Admiralty (category Boards of the Royal Navy)
operational requirements of the Royal Navy; at that point administrative control of the navy was still the responsibility of the Navy Board, established in 1546...
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Home Fleet (category Fleets of the Royal Navy)
The Home Fleet was a fleet of the Royal Navy that operated from the United Kingdom's territorial waters from 1902 with intervals until 1967. In 1967, it...
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Grand Fleet (redirect from Royal Navy Grand Fleet)
The Grand Fleet was the main battlefleet of the Royal Navy during the First World War. It was established in August 1914 and disbanded in April 1919. Its...
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post-holder is responsible for procurement and matériel in the British Royal Navy. Originally the post-holder was a member of the Board of Admiralty and...
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administration of the Royal Navy between 1546 and 1832. The board was headquartered within the Navy Office. The origins of the Navy Board can be traced...
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Chatham Dockyard (redirect from The Royal Dockard)
Chatham Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent. Established in Chatham in the mid-16th century, the dockyard subsequently...
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and minesweeping operations duties, conducted by the Operations Division. By 1920 the navy established an Admiralty Research Laboratory specifically to test...
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West Indies Station was a formation or command of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy stationed in North American waters from 1745 to 1956, with main bases...
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HM Nautical Almanac Office (redirect from Nautical Almanac Office (Royal Navy))
Kingdom Hydrographic Office, was established in 1832 on the site of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich (ROG), where The Nautical Almanac had been published...
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"Admiralty:Naval Staff Divisions". Navy List. London England: HM Stationery Office. p. 907. Admiralty, Great Britain (Spring 1968). "Admiralty". Navy List. London...
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HMNB Devonport (redirect from Royal Navy Devonport)
for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Portsmouth) and is the sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility for the Royal Navy. The largest...
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training establishment of the Royal Navy. It is located on a hill overlooking the port of Dartmouth, Devon, England. Royal Naval officer training has taken...
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Atlantic Fleet (United Kingdom) (category Fleets of the Royal Navy)
The Atlantic Fleet was a naval fleet of the Royal Navy. It existed for two periods; 1909 until 1914, and then 1919 until 1932. On 14 December 1904 the...
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Q is a character in the James Bond films and novelisations. Q is the head of Q Branch (later Q Division), the fictional research and development division...
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