Navy Office (Royal Navy)
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The Navy Office was the government office responsible for the civil administration of the English, then British Royal Navy from 1576 to 1832. It contained all the members of the Navy Board and various
Flag of the Navy Office in 1832
The Navy Office, Crutched Friars, 1714
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
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The Admiralty was a department of the Kingdom of Great Britain and from 1801 of the Government of the United Kingdom that was responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. Historically, its titular h
Navy Office (Royal Navy)
…Stores, Transports and Victualling presided over by the Comptroller of the Navy. The Navy Office was one of two government offices (the other being the Department of Admiralty) that were jointly responsible for directing naval affairs. In 1832 following reforms of the naval service the Navy Office was abolished and its functions…
1808 illustration of the Board of Admiralty in Whitehall