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LIST OF ADMIRALTY DEPARTMENTS

The Admiralty Departments originally known as Admiralty Offices were distinct and component parts of first the Admiralty and Marine Affairs Office then later Department of Admiralty that were superintended by the various offices of the Sea Lords responsible for them and were primarily administrative and logistical support bodies from 1320 to 1964.

History
The Admiralty Departments were distinct and component parts of the Department of Admiralty that were superintended by the various offices of theSea Lords responsible for them and were primarily administrative and logistical support bodies. The departments role was to provide the men, ships, aircraft and supplies to carry out the approved policy of the Board of Admiralty and conveyed to them in the 20th century by the Admiralty Naval Staff. They existed from 1320 to 1964. In April 1964 the Department of Admiralty along with the Air Ministry and War Office are merged into the Ministry of Defence where it becomes the navy-department-mod some of these departments continued with the new Navy Department, whilst others were either renamed or abolished not long after the merger.

Departments and offices by time periods
The listings here appear by date of establishment, it also includes those offices and departments that were semi-autonomous or autonomous of the Admiralty but were still classified as departments of the admiralty.

14th Century

 * 1) Office of the Clerk of the Kings Ships (1320-1660)
 * 2) High Court of Admiralty (1360–1875)

15th Century

 * 1) Office of the Clerk of the Kings Ships (1320-1660)
 * 2) High Court of Admiralty (1360–1875)
 * 3) Armoury Office (1423-1671 )
 * 4) Office of Ordnance (1430-1597)
 * 5) Office of the President and Judge of the High Court of Admiralty (1483-1875)

16th Century

 * 1) Office of the Clerk of the Kings Ships (1320-1660)
 * 2) High Court of Admiralty (1360–1875)
 * 3) Office of Ordnance (1460-1597)
 * 4) Office of the President and Judge of the High Court of Admiralty (1483-1875)
 * 5) Office of the Clerk Comptroller (1512-1561)
 * 6) Office of the Keeper of the Kings Storehouses, (1512-1545)
 * 7) Admiralty Colonial Courts (1593-1956)
 * 8) Office of the Treasurer of Marine Causes, (1528-1545)
 * 9) Vice-Admiralty Courts (1536-1890)
 * 10) Council of the Marine (1545-1576)
 * 11) Navy Pay Office (1545-1832)
 * 12) Office of the Treasurer of the Navy, (1546-1832)
 * 13) Office of the Master of Naval Ordnance, (1546-1589)
 * 14) Office of the Surveyor and Rigger of the Navy (1546-1611)
 * 15) Office of the Surveyor of Marine Victuals, (1550-1679)
 * 16) Office of the Comptroller of the Navy (1561-1832)
 * 17) Navy Office (1576-1832)
 * 18) Board of Ordnance (1597-1855)
 * 19) Impress Service (1597-1814)

17th Century

 * 1) Office of the Clerk of the Kings Ships (1320-1639)
 * 2) High Court of Admiralty (1360–1875)
 * 3) Office of the President and Judge of the High Court of Admiralty (1483-1875)
 * 4) Vice-Admiralty Courts (1536-1890)
 * 5) Navy Pay Office (1545-1832)
 * 6) Office of the Treasurer of the Navy, (1546-1832)
 * 7) Office of the Surveyor and Rigger of the Navy (1546-1611)
 * 8) Office of the Comptroller of the Navy (1561-1832)
 * 9) Navy Office (1576-1832)
 * 10) Board of Ordnance (1597-1855)
 * 11) Impress Service (1597-1814)
 * 12) Office of the Surveyor of the Navy (1611-1832)
 * 13) Office of the Clerk of the Navy (1639-1660)
 * 14) Sick and Hurt Office, (1653-1806) also know as the Sick and Hurt Board.
 * 15) Prisoner of War Department (1653-1822)
 * 16) Office of the Clerk of the Acts (1660-1796)
 * 17) Office of the Judge Advocate of the Fleet (1660-2008)
 * 18) Office of the Admiralty Advocate (1661-1867)
 * 19) Head Messengers Office (1666-1870)
 * 20) Office of the Deputy Judge Advocate of the Fleet (1668-1960) .remit and title changed to Chief Naval Judge Advocate in 1960
 * 21) Office of the Counsel to the Navy Board (1673-1696)
 * 22) Porters Office (1676-1870)
 * 23) Register Office (1696–1715)
 * 24) Office of Counsel for the Affairs of the Admiralty and Navy (1696-1832)
 * 25) Royal Observatory Greenwich, (1675-1998)
 * 26) Transport Office (1686-1717), (1796-1816) also known as the Transport Board.
 * 27) Office of the Solicitor for the Affairs of the Admiralty and Navy (1692-1698)
 * 28) Admiralty Secretariat, (1690-1932)
 * 29) Greenwich Hospital Department (1692-1869)
 * 30) Necessary Woman House Keepers Office (1694-1865)
 * 31) Watchmens Office (1694-1832)
 * 32) Messengers Office (1694-1806)
 * 33) House Keepers Office (1697-1800)
 * 34) Sixpenny Office (1696–1832)

18th Century

 * 1) High Court of Admiralty (1360–1875)
 * 2) Office of the President and Judge of the High Court of Admiralty (1483-1875)
 * 3) Vice-Admiralty Courts (1536-1890)
 * 4) Navy Pay Office (1545-1832)
 * 5) Office of the Treasurer of the Navy, (1546-1832)
 * 6) Office of the Comptroller of the Navy (1561-1832)
 * 7) Navy Office (1576-1832)
 * 8) Board of Ordnance (1597-1855)
 * 9) Impress Service (1597-1814)
 * 10) Office of the Surveyor of the Navy (1611-1832)
 * 11) Sick and Hurt Office, (1653-1806)
 * 12) Prisoner of War Department (1653-1822)
 * 13) Office of the Judge Advocate of the Fleet (1660-2008)
 * 14) Office of the Clerk of the Acts (1660-1796)
 * 15) Office of the Admiralty Advocate (1661-1867)
 * 16) Head Messengers Office (1666-1870)
 * 17) Office of the Deputy Judge Advocate of the Fleet (1668-1870). remit and title changed to Chief Naval Judge Advocate in 1960
 * 18) Counsel to the Admiralty (1673-1995)
 * 19) Porters Office (1676-1870)
 * 20) Register Office (1696–1715)
 * 21) Royal Observatory Greenwich (1675-1998)
 * 22) Transport Office (1686-1717), (1796-1816)
 * 23) Admiralty Secretariat, (1690-1932)
 * 24) Greenwich Hospital Department (1692-1869)
 * 25) Necessary Woman House Keepers Office (1694-1865)
 * 26) Watchmens Office (1694-1832)
 * 27) Messengers Office (1694-1806)
 * 28) House Keepers Office (1697-1800)
 * 29) Sixpenny Office (1696–1832)
 * 30) Office of the Assistant Secretary to the Admiralty (1702-1705)
 * 31) Office of the Solicitor to the Admiralty and Navy (1703-1828)
 * 32) Office of the Deputy Secretary to the Admiralty (1705-1783)
 * 33) Office of the Charity for the Payment of Pensions to the Widows of Sea Officers (1732-1836)
 * 34) Royal Naval Academy (1733-1837)
 * 35) Marine Department (1755-1809)
 * 36) Marine Pay Department (1755-1831)
 * 37) Office of the Poor Knights of Windsor (1771-1833)
 * 38)  Office of the Second Secretary to the Admiralty (1783-1857)
 * 39) Naval Works Department (1796-1815)
 * 40) Hydrographic Office (1796-1831)
 * 41) Sea Fencibles Department (1798-1810/13)

19th Century

 * 1) High Court of Admiralty (1360–1875)
 * 2) Office of the President and Judge of the High Court of Admiralty (1483-1875)
 * 3) Vice-Admiralty Courts (1536-1890)
 * 4) Navy Pay Office (1545-1832)
 * 5) Office of the Treasurer of the Navy, (1546-1832)
 * 6) Office of the Comptroller of the Navy (1561-1832)
 * 7) Navy Office (1576-1832)
 * 8) Board of Ordnance (1597-1855)
 * 9) Impress Service (1597-1814)
 * 10) Office of the Surveyor of the Navy (1611-1832)
 * 11) Prisoner of War Department (1653-1822)
 * 12) Office of the Judge Advocate of the Fleet (1660-2008)
 * 13) Head Messengers Office (1666-1870)
 * 14) Office of the Deputy Judge Advocate of the Fleet (1668-1870). remit and title changed to Chief Naval Judge Advocate in 1960.
 * 15) Porters Office (1676-1870)
 * 16) Counsel to the Admiralty, (1673-1995)
 * 17) Royal Observatory Greenwich (1675-1998)
 * 18) Transport Office (1686-1717), (1796-1816)
 * 19) Admiralty Secretariat, (1690-1932)
 * 20) Office of the Solicitor to the Admiralty (1692-1964)
 * 21) Greenwich Hospital Department (1692-1869)
 * 22) Necessary Woman House Keepers Office (1694-1865)
 * 23) Watchmens Office (1694-1832)
 * 24) Messengers Office (1694-1806)
 * 25) Necessary Woman House Keepers Office (1694-1865)
 * 26) House Keepers Office (1697-1800)
 * 27) Sixpenny Office (1696–1832)
 * 28) Office of the Charity for Sea Officers’ Widows (1732-1836)
 * 29) Royal Naval Academy (1733-1837)
 * 30) Marine Department (1755-1809)
 * 31) Prisoner of War Department (1755-1832)
 * 32) Marine Pay Department (1755-1831)
 * 33) Office of the Poor Knights of Windsor (1771-1833)
 * 34) Office of the Second Secretary to the Admiralty (1782-1857)
 * 35) Naval Works Department, (1796-1815)
 * 36) Hydrographic Office (1796-1831)
 * 37) Sea Fencibles Department (1798-1810/13)
 * 38) Private Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty (1800-1910)
 * 39) Department of the Comptroller of Victualling and Transport Services (1800-1832)
 * 40) Private Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty (1801-1910)
 * 41) Admiralty Record Office (1809-1964)
 * 42) School of Naval Architecture (1811-1832) closed but then reopened under new name in 1864
 * 43) Royal Corps of Naval Constructors (1811-present)
 * 44) Department of the Surveyor of Buildings (1812-1837)
 * 45) Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope (1820-1971)
 * 46) Royal Marine Office, (1825-current)
 * 47) Department of the Store-Keeper General of the Navy (1829-1869)
 * 48) Hydrographic Department (1831-1955)
 * 49) HM Nautical Almanac Office (1832-1998)
 * 50) Department of the Physician-General of the Navy (1832-1843)
 * 51) Dockyard Branch, (1832-1860)
 * 52) Victualling Department (1832-1964)
 * 53) Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy (1832-1932)
 * 54) Office of the Military Knights of Windsor (1833-present)
 * 55) Architectural and Engineering Works Department (1837-1919)
 * 56) Department of the Inspector-General of Naval Hospitals and Fleets (1841-1843)
 * 57) Compass Branch (1842-1911)
 * 58) Royal Dockyard School (1843-1971)
 * 59) Medical Department of the Navy (1844-1917)
 * 60) Central School of Mathematics and Naval Construction (1848-1853)
 * 61) Hydrographic and Harbour Department (1856-1862)
 * 62) Hydrographic Department (1862-1994)
 * 63) Department of the Chief Constructor of the Navy (1860-1875)
 * 64) Transport Department (1862-1917)
 * 65) Royal Naval College Dartmouth (1863-present)
 * 66) Royal School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (1864-1967)
 * 67) Office of the Admiralty Chemist (1867-1870)
 * 68) Department of the Controller of the Navy (1869-1910)
 * 69) Naval Stores Department (1869-1966)
 * 70) Contract and Purchase Department (1869-1964)
 * 71) Department of the Permanent Secretary (1869-1877, 1882-1964)
 * 72) Chemical Department (1870-1956)
 * 73) Department of the Surveyor of Dockyards, (1872-1885)
 * 74) Admiralty Experiment Works (1872-1977)
 * 75) Royal Naval College, Greenwich (1873-1998)
 * 76) Judicial Department (1875-present)
 * 77) Department of the Director of Naval Construction (1875-1966)
 * 78) Office of the Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves (1875-1903)
 * 79) Office of the Naval Secretary to the Board of Admiralty (1877-1882)
 * 80) Royal Naval Engineering College (1880-1995)
 * 81) Department of the Director of Dockyards, (1885-1957)
 * 82) Naval Intelligence Department (1887-1912)
 * 83) Naval Ordnance Stores Department (1891-1918)

20th Century

 * 1) Office of the Judge Advocate of the Fleet (1660-2008)
 * 2) Office of the Deputy Judge Advocate of the Fleet (1668-1960) remit was changed title became chief naval judge advocate.
 * 3) Counsel to the Admiralty (1673-1995)
 * 4) Royal Observatory Greenwich (1675-1998)
 * 5) Admiralty Secretariat, (1690-1932)
 * 6) Office of the Solicitor to the Admiralty (1692-1964)
 * 7) Greenwich Hospital Department (1692-1869)
 * 8) Private Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty (1800-1910)
 * 9) Admiralty Record Office (1809-1964)
 * 10) Royal Corps of Naval Constructors (1811-present)
 * 11) Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope (1820-1971)
 * 12) Royal Marine Office (1825-current)
 * 13) HM Nautical Almanac Office (1832-1998)
 * 14) Victualling Department (1832-1964)
 * 15) Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy (1832-1932)
 * 16) Office of the Military Knights of Windsor (1833-present)
 * 17) Architectural and Engineering Works Department (1837-1919)
 * 18) Compass Branch (1842-1911)
 * 19) Royal Dockyard School (1843-1971)
 * 20) Medical Department of the Navy (1844-1917)
 * 21) Office of the Chaplain of the Fleet (1859-present)
 * 22) Hydrographic Department (1862-1994)
 * 23) Transport Department (1862-1917)
 * 24) Royal Naval College Dartmouth (1863-present)
 * 25) Royal School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (1864-1967)
 * 26) Office of the Admiralty Chemist (1867-1870)
 * 27) Department of the Controller of the Navy (1869-1910)? by 1913 not showing in Navy Lists going forward.
 * 28) Naval Stores Department (1869-1966)
 * 29) Contract and Purchase Department (1869-1964)
 * 30) Department of the Permanent Secretary (1869-1877, 1882-1964)
 * 31) Chemical Department (1870-1956)
 * 32) Admiralty Experiment Works (1872-1977)
 * 33) Royal Naval College, Greenwich (1873-1998)
 * 34) Judicial Department (1875-present)
 * 35) Department of the Director of Naval Construction (1875-1966)
 * 36) Office of the Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves (1875-1903)
 * 37) Royal Naval Engineering College (1880-1995)
 * 38) Department of the Director of Dockyards, (1885-1957)
 * 39) Naval Intelligence Department (1887-1912)
 * 40) Department of the Medical Director-General of the Navy, (1917-2002)
 * 41) Naval Ordnance Stores Department (1891-1918)
 * 42) Admiralty Fuel Experimental Station, (1902-1966)
 * 43) Office of the Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves (1903-1923)
 * 44) Office of the Director of Naval Education (1903-1914)
 * 45) Office of the Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord (1905-2014)
 * 46) Admiralty Interview Board (1905-current)
 * 47) Mobilisation Department (1909-1932)
 * 48) Office of the Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord (1909-1957)
 * 49) Air Department (1910-1920)
 * 50) Admiralty Compass Observatory (1911-1917)
 * 51) Admiralty Civilian Shore Wireless Service (1912-1965)
 * 52) Navigation Department (1912-1944)
 * 53) Department of the Director of Naval Equipment (1912-1964) active till 1985
 * 54) Department of Naval Education (1914-1951)
 * 55) Mine Department (1915-1919)
 * 56) Admiralty Experimental Station (1915-1921)
 * 57) Board of Invention and Research (1915-1918)
 * 58) Royal Naval Cordite Factory (1916-1983)
 * 59)  Experimental Department (1917-1941)
 * 60) Department of the Deputy Controller for Armament Production (1917)
 * 61) Department of the Deputy Controller for Auxiliary Shipbuilding (1917-)
 * 62) Department of the Deputy Controller Dockyards and Shipbuilding (1917-?)
 * 63) Department of Aircraft Equipment, (1917-1971)
 * 64) Shipyard Labour Department (1917-?)
 * 65) Materials and Priority Department (1917-?)
 * 66) Statistics Department (1917-?)
 * 67) Convoy Section (1917)
 * 68) Compass Department (1917-1971) former Compass Branch
 * 69) Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining (1917-1969)
 * 70) Armament Supply Department (1918-1964) also known as the Department of the Director of Armament Supply.
 * 71) Department of the Director of Naval Recruiting (1918-1982)
 * 72) Scientific Research and Experiment Department (1918-1946) Department of the Director of Experiments and Research
 * 73) Department of the Director Electrical Engineering (1918-1951)
 * 74) Department of the Engineer in Chief (1918-1960)
 * 75) Supply and Secretariat Branch (1918-1944)
 * 76) Department of the Paymaster Director General (1918-1944)
 * 77) Mine Design Department (1919-1946)
 * 78) Admiralty Engineering Laboratory (1920-1977)
 * 79) Air Section, (1920-1924)
 * 80) Naval Ordnance Inspection Department, (1922-1984)
 * 81) ASDIC Research and Development Unit (1927-1940)
 * 82) Admiralty Technical Records Section, (1929-1947)
 * 83) Department of the Director of Manning (1932-1973)
 * 84) Department of the Director of Personnel Services (1932-1959) dual hatted as Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel (Personnel Services) (1943-1959)
 * 85) Admiralty Experimental Diving Unit, (1933-1984)
 * 86) Royal Marine Police (1934-1949)
 * 87) Royal Navy Torpedo Factory, (1935-1960)
 * 88) Central Metallurgical Laboratory (1936-1956)
 * 89) Co-ordination of Valve Development Department, (1938-1972)
 * 90) Department of the Deputy Controller of the Navy (1939-1958)
 * 91) Admiralty Civilian Shore Wireless Service (1939-1965)
 * 92) Admiralty Anti-Submarine Experimental Establishment, (1940-1947)
 * 93) Admiralty Signal Establishment (1941-1948)
 * 94) Department of Miscellaneous Weapons Development (1941-1945)
 * 95) Office of the Senior Psychologist (1941-1958)
 * 96) Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment (1941-1959)
 * 97) Admiralty Gunnery Establishment, (1943-1959)
 * 98) Admiralty Underwater Explosion Research Establishment, (1943-1946)
 * 99) Admiralty Torpedo Experimental Establishment, (1943-1959)
 * 100) Naval Training Department (1944-1951)
 * 101) Navigation Division (1946-1947)
 * 102) Department of the Director-General Supply and Secretariat Branch (1944-1959)
 * 103) Office of the Superintendent De-Magnetisation (1945-1946)
 * 104) Office of the Extra Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord (1945-1954)
 * 105) Admiralty Craft Experimental Establishment, (1945-1950)
 * 106) Service Conditions Department (1945-1952)
 * 107) Welfare Services Department (1945-1952)
 * 108) Department of the Director of Boom Defences (1945-1953)
 * 109) Radio Equipment Department (1945-1958)
 * 110) Department of the Director of Wreck Dispersal (1945-1946)
 * 111) Coastal Forces Materiel Department 1945
 * 112) Movements Department (1945-1958)
 * 113) Airfields and Carrier Requirements Department (1945)
 * 114) Air Equipment Department (1945-1948) changed to Air Equipment and Naval Photography Department (1948-1958)
 * 115) Department of the Director of Aircraft Maintenance and Repair (1945-1958)
 * 116) Department of the Director of Naval Air Radio (1945-1946)
 * 117) Department of the Chief of Naval Information (1945-1958)
 * 118) Department of Naval Operational Research (1945-1952)
 * 119) Womens Royal Naval Service Headquarters (1945-1958)
 * 120) Combined Operations Headquarters command shore based to be moved
 * 121) Admiralty Regional Offices (1945-1958)
 * 122) Sea Transport Department (1945-1958)
 * 123) Naval Weather Service Department (1945-1949) changed name Department of the Director Naval Weather Service.
 * 124) Department of the Director of Under Water Weapons (1946-1953) changed name to Department of the Director of Under Water Weapons Materiel.
 * 125) Staff Fourth Sea Lords Officer (Mail) (1945-1946)
 * 126) Admiralty Mining Establishment (1946-1951)
 * 127) Admiralty Development Establishment, (1946-1964)
 * 128) Navigation and Direction Division (1946-1966)
 * 129) Craft and Amphibious Materiel Department (1946-1948)
 * 130) Department of the Director Merchant Shipbuilding and Repair (1946-1958)
 * 131) Naval Electrical Department (1946-1958)
 * 132) Royal Naval Scientific Service (1946-1964)
 * 133) Admiralty Naval Construction Research Establishment, (1946-1978)
 * 134) Yarrow Admiralty Research Department, (1946-1972)
 * 135) Admiralty Materials Laboratory (1947-1953)
 * 136) Admiralty Underwater Detection Establishment, (1947-1960)
 * 137) Admiralty Centre for Scientific Information and Liaison, (1947-1956)
 * 138) Admiralty Underwater Weapons Launching Establishment (1947-1959)
 * 139) Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment, (1948-1959)
 * 140) Historical Section (1948-1962)
 * 141) Admiralty Constabulary (1949-1971) unified with two other service constabulary's to form Ministry of Defence Police.
 * 142) Department of the Director Naval Weather Service (1949-1965)
 * 143) Amphibious Warfare Headquarters (1950-1958)
 * 144) Office of the Superintendent Production Personnel 1951 staff deputy controller
 * 145) Department of Aeronautical and Engineering Research (1951-1954) part of Royal Naval Scientific Service
 * 146) Royal Naval Minewatching Service (1951-1958)
 * 147) Naval Education Service (1951-1978)
 * 148) Department of the Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel (Training) (1951-1959)
 * 149) Civil Catering Department (1952-1958)
 * 150) Department of the Director of Boom Defence and Marine Salvage (1953-1956)
 * 151) Department of Director of Welfare and Service Conditions (1953-2003) (two departments merged Service Conditions Department and Welfare Services
 * 152) Admiralty Naval Aircraft Materials Laboratory (1953-1977)
 * 153) Department of the Director of Under Water Weapons Materiel (1953-1958)
 * 154) Department of Operational Research (1954-1958) part of Royal Naval Scientific Service
 * 155) Department of Physical Research (1953-1958) part of Royal Naval Scientific Service
 * 156) Department of Research Programmes and Planning (1955-1958) part of Royal Naval Scientific Service
 * 157) Department of Engineering and Materiel Research (1955-1958) part of Royal Naval Scientific Service
 * 158) Office of the Superintendent Production Services (1954-1956) part of Royal Naval Scientific Service
 * 159) Office of the Senior Roman Catholic Chaplain (1956-1958) part of Chaplain of the Fleet
 * 160) Office of the Senior Chaplain Church of Scotland and Free Churches (1956-1958) part of Chaplain of the Fleet
 * 161) Directorate of Officer Appointments (1957-1958) Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel (Officers)
 * 162) Office of the Head of Fleet Work Study (1957-1958)
 * 163) Office of the Commodore Contract Built Ships (1957-1978)
 * 164) Office of the Commodore, Naval Drafting (1957-1988)
 * 165) Office of the Superintendent Production Pool (1958 - )
 * 166) Department of Dockyards and Maintainence (1958- ) name change from Department of Dockyards
 * 167) Personnel Services and Officer Appointments Department (1959-1962) see mackie list
 * 168) Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment, (1959-1984)
 * 169) Admiralty Computing Service (1959)
 * 170) Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment, (1959-1984)
 * 171) Directorate-General, Training (1959-1969)
 * 172) Office of the Chief Naval Judge Advocate (1960)
 * 173) Navy Works Department, (1960-1963)
 * 174) Department of the Chief Scientist (Navy) (1964-1984)
 * 175) Admiralty Marine Engineering Establishment, (1966-1976)