Counsel to the Navy Department, Ministry of Defence

Office of the Counsel to the Navy Department, Ministry of Defence
Ensign of the Royal Navy
Navy Board (1673-1696) Admiralty and Marine Affairs Office (1696-1707) Department of the Admiralty (1707-1964) Ministry of Defence (Navy Department) (1964-1995)
Term length	Not fixed (typically 1–5 years)
Inaugural holder	R Wright
Formation	1673-1995

The Counsel to the Navy Department, Ministry of Defence originally called Counsel to the Navy Board ^[1] was an appointed legal adviser to the Royal Navy from 1673 to 1995.

History

The office was originally established in 1673 when the post holder was assigned to the Navy Board only. In 1696 the office holders duties were expanded and he was authorized to act on behalf of the Board of Admiralty as well. The office was abolished in 1679, as a result of cost saving measures being undertaken in regard to cutting excessive naval expenditures. In 1696 the office was reestablished and in 1824 it was merged with the office of the Judge Advocate of the Fleet. In 1832 the Navy Board was abolished and its previous functions were absorbed into the Admiralty the office holders title then changed to Counsel to the Admiralty until 1964 when the Department of Admiralty was absorbed into the Ministry of Defence where it became the Navy Department until 2008.^[2]^[3]^[4]

From 1824 the individual appointed held both offices and titles of Judge Advocate of the Fleet and Counsel concurrently until 1995 when it was abolished.^[1] The office holder superintended the Office of the Solicitor to the Admiralty.^[5]

Counsel to the Navy Board

Included:^[1]

1673-1686, R Wright
1685-1686, C. Porter
1686-1696, W. Killingworth

Counsel for the Affairs of the Admiralty and Navy

Included:^[1]

1696-1702, T. Lechmere
1703-1708, W. Ettrick
1708-1709 C. Phipps
1709-1711, G. Townsend
1711-1715, W. G. Ettrick
1715-1726, G. Townsend
1726-1737, J, Baynes
1737-1742, J. Hunter
1742-1742, C. Clarke
1743-1747, Hon. H. Legge
1747-1757, S. Jervis
1757-1770, R. Hussey
1770-1791, F. Cust
1791-1795 Hon. T. Brodrick
1795-1801, H. S. Perceval
1801-1824, Thomas Jervis
1824-1828, H. Twiss
1828-1832, H. J. Shepherd

Counsel to the Admiralty

Note: The office holder in some editions of the official British navy list is styled as Counsel to the Naval Department.^[5]

1832-1845, H. J. Shepherd ^[1]
1845-1849, R. Godson ^[1]
1849-1854, Richard Budden Crowder^[1]
1854-1855, Thomas Phinn^[1]
1855-1859, William Atherton^[1]
1859-1863, Robert Collier, 1st Baron Monkswell^[1]
1863-1866, Thomas Phinn ^[1]
1866-1875, John Walter Huddleston^[1]
1875–1904, Alexander Staveley Hill^[6]
1904–1924, Reginald Brodie Dyke Acland^[7]
1924-1933, Charles Murray Pitman^[8]
1933-1943, J G Trapnell
1943-1945, J Lhind Pratt
1945-1964, Ewen Montagu

Counsel to the Navy Department (Ministry of Defence)

1964-1972, Ewen Montagu
1973-1986, William Howard
1986-1994, Felix Waley
1995 J L Sessions

Offices under this office

Solicitor to the Admiralty

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Sainty, J.C. (1975). Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4, Admiralty Officials 1660-1870. London: University of London. p. 78.
^ "Supplement to the London Gazette: Ministry of Defence ( Navy Department)" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. The London Gazeete. 1 January 1975. p. 5. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^ "Supplement to the London Gazette: Ministry of Defence (Navy Department)" (PDF). The London Gazette. 31 December 1985. p. 2. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^ "Supplement to the London Gazette: Ministry of Defence (Navy Department)" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. The London Gazette. 11 June 1994. p. B2. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Judicial Department:Counsel and Solicitor to the Naval Department". The Navy List. London, England: John Murray. December 1859. p. 209.
^ Debrett, John (1901). Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage. London: Dean & Son Ltd. p. 361.
^ Debrett, John (1922). Arthur G. M. Hesilrige (ed.). Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage. London: Dean & Son Ltd. p. 375.
^ Mr. C. M. Pitman, K.C. The Times (London, England), Friday, Oct 15, 1948; pg. 7; Issue 51203. (471 words)

Sources

Counsel 1673-1870', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4, Admiralty Officials 1660-1870, ed. J C Sainty (London, 1975), p. 78. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol4/p78 [accessed 8 January 2019].

Navy Department (Ministry of Defence)

political head
ministers

Office of the Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy (1964-1967)
Office of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence for the Royal Navy (1967-1981)
- Deputy Under-Secretary of State (Navy) (1967-1981)
Office of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces (1981-1990)
Office of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (1991-1997)

governance

Defence Council
Defence Board
Admiralty Board
Navy Board

military head

First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff

office of the
first sea lord

Office of the Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff
Office of the Deputy-Chief of the Naval Staff
Office of the Naval Secretary-flag officer appointments -
- Naval Assistant to Naval Secretary-captains appointments
- Director of Naval Officer Appointments
- Director of Naval Officer Appointments (Engineer Officers)
- Director of Naval Officer Appointments (Seaman Officers)
- Director of Naval Officer Appointments (Supply and Secretariat and WRNS Officers)
Director of Naval Security (1988-)
Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord
Secretary to the First Sea Lord

under
Vice & Deputy Chief of Naval Staff

Offices of the Assistant Chiefs of the Naval Staff
Commandant General Royal Marines
- Chief of Staff
- Colonel General Staff (Assistant Chief of Staff)
- Military Secretary (Royal Marines)
- Assistant Adjutant-General (Royal Marines)
  - Assistant Quartermaster- General (Royal Marines)
- Director Royal Marines Reserves
Directorate of Naval Security
- Director of Naval Security
Hydrographer of the Navy
- Assistant Hydrographer Officers appointments
- Director of Naval Oceanography and Meteorology
- Director of Hydrographic Plans and Surveys
- Director of Hydrographic Charting and Sciences
- Director of Hydrographic Administration and Supply

Air, Operations, Plans, Policy
requirements, warfare

Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy)
- Assistant of Chief Defence Staff (Pol) Naval Staff
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operations)
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operations and Air)
- Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Ops) Naval Staff
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operational Requirements)
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Warfare)

naval staff
directorates
offices & branches

Directorate of Communications & Information Systems (Navy)
Directorate of Defence Plans (Navy)
Directorate of Defence Policy(Naval)
Directorate of Fleet Management Services
Directorate of Naval Air Warfare Operation
Directorate of Naval Management and Organisation
Directorate of Operational Analysis (RN)
Directorate of Naval Operations and Trade
Directorate of Naval Operational Requirements
Directorate of Naval Plans
Directorate of Naval Tactical and Weapons Policy
Directorate of Naval Security
Directorate of Naval Signals
Directorate of Naval Staff Duties
Directorate of Navigation and Tactical Control (Naval)
Directorate of Surface Warfare (Naval)
Directorate of Under-Sea Warfare (Naval)
Hydrographic Department
Naval Historical Branch
Naval Historical Library
Naval Staff Directorate
Plans and Resources Division

naval personnel

Office of the Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel

naval personnel
department

Office of the Chief Naval Supply and Secretariat Officer
Office of the Chaplain of the Fleet-became
Royal Navy Chaplaincy Service
- Principal Chaplain Church of Scotland & Free Churches (Naval)
- Principal Roman Catholic Chaplain (Naval)
Directorate General Training
Directorate-General Naval Manpower and Training
- Director of Naval Manpower Planning
- Director of Naval Manpower Requirements
- Director of Naval Manning and Training (Seaman)
- Director of Naval Manning and Training (Engineering)
- Director of Naval Manning and Training (Supply and Secretariat)
- Director of Naval Training Support
- Naval Manpower Statistics Branch
- Director of Naval Foreign and Commonwealth Training
- Director of Naval Education Service
  - Joint Warfare Establishment
- Directorate-General Naval Personal Services
- Directorate of Naval Officer Appointments
- Directorate of Naval Physical Training and Sports
  - Head of Naval Social Service
- Directorate of Naval Service Conditions
- Director of Naval Service Conditions
- Directorate of Fleet Supply Duties (1964-1973)
- General Manager Royal Navy Film Corporation
- Job Evaluation Judge
Naval Recruitment Training Agency
Office of the Admiral Commanding, Reserves
Office of the Medical Director-General of the Navy
Office of the Medical Director-General (Naval)
- Deputy Director-General (Naval)
- Director Naval Dental Services
- Director of Medical Personnel and Logistics
Director of Naval Recruiting
Women's Royal Naval Service Headquarters became-
Office of the Matron-in-Chief Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service

controller

Controller of the Navy

controllers department
navy controllerate

Assistant Controller of the Navy
Office of the Chief Executive Polaris
Deputy Controller Polaris
Department of the Director of Naval Construction
Weapons Department (Naval)
Director-General Weapons (Naval)
- Director Weapons Coordination and Acceptance (Naval)
- Co-Ordination Directorate
- Compass Directorate
- Director Naval Ordnance Services
- Director Naval Weapons Contracts B
- Director Underwater Weapons Projects (Naval)
- Director Weapons Surface Projects (Naval)
- Director Surface Electronic Projects (Naval)
Department of the Director-General Aircraft (Naval)
- Naval Ordnance Inspection Directorate
- Production Directorate
- Director Weapons Production (Naval)
- Surface Weapons Research and Development Directorate
- Under Water Weapons Research and Development Directorate
- Weapons Equipment Surface Directorate
Ship Department
- Deputy Director-General Ships-
  - Director of Contracts (Ships)
  - Director Engineering (Ships)
  - Director of Electrical Engineering
  - Director of Naval Construction
  - Director of Naval Equipment
  - Director of Project Team Submarines/Polaris
  - Director of Resources and Programmes (Ships)
  - Director Warship Design
- Directorate of Naval Construction
- Marine Engineering Directorate
- Naval Equipment Division
- Naval Equipment Directorate
- Naval Electrical Engineering Directorate
- Naval Ship Production Directorate
Principal Director of Navy Contracts

naval supplies and transport
fleet support hq
naval support command

under
naval supplies and transport
fleet support hq
naval support command

Assistant Chief of Fleet Support
- Director of Naval Administrative Planning
- Director of Fleet Supply Duties
- Director of Fleet Maintenance
- Director of Marine Services
- Head of Aircraft Department (Naval)
HQ Director of Quartering (Navy)
Civil Catering Department
Contract and Purchase Department (Naval)
Department of Fuel Movements and Transport (Naval)
Department of Dockyards and Fleet Maintenance
- Dockyard Division
- Fleet Maintenance Division
- Marine Services Division
Office of the Chief Executive Royal Dockyards-
- Director of Dockyard Manpower and Productivity
- Director of Dockyard Production and Support
- Director of Finance and Administration
Directorate-General of Supplies and Transport
- Director of Supplies and Transport (Management and Administration)
- Director of Supplies and Transport (General and Victualling)
  - Victualling Division
- Director of Supplies and Transport (Fuel and Movements)
- Director of Supplies and Transport (Armament and Specialist)
- Director of Supplies and Transport (Finance)
Naval Stores Department
Royal Naval Supply and Transport Service
Victualling Department (1832-1971)

chief scientists
department

Office of the Chief Scientist (Royal Navy) also Deputy Controller Research and Development Establishments, and Research A
- Director Research Ships
- Director Research Underwater

under
chief scientists department

Royal Naval Scientific Service Headquarters
- Deputy Chief Scientist (Navy)
- Directorate Naval Operational Studies
  - Director of Naval Operational Studies
- Office of the Senior Psychologist (Naval)
Admiralty Compass Observatory
Department of Naval Physical Research
Department of Research and Development Services (Naval)
Department of Material Research (Naval)
Director-General Establishments, Resources and Programmes A
- Admiralty Engineering Laboratory
- Admiralty Experiment Works
- Admiralty Marine Engineering Establishment
- Admiralty Oil Laboratory
- Admiralty Research Laboratory
- Admiralty Research Establishment
- Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment
- Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment
- Naval Construction Research Establishment
- Royal Naval Physiological Laboratory
- Royal Radar Establishment
Signals Research and Development Establishment
Director-General Research Electronics
- Services Electronics Research Laboratory

naval home command

Naval Home Command

Shore units
under Naval Home Command

Admiral-Superintendent, Devonport
Admiral-superintendent, Portsmouth
Admiral Commanding, Reserves
Commodore, Clyde Submarine Base
Chief Executive Officer Marine Services
Flag Officer Commanding, Royal Yachts
Flag Officer, Medway
Flag Officer, Plymouth
Port Admiral, Devonport
Flag Officer, Portsmouth and Admiral-superintendent, Portsmouth
Flag Officer Spithead and Port Admiral Portsmouth
Flag Officer, Training and Recruitment
Senior Naval Officer, Northern Ireland

Fleets

under
c-in-c, fleet

Chief of Staff Fleet
Chief of Staff, (Warfare) Fleet
Chief of Staff (Capability) Fleet
Chief of Staff (Personnel) Fleet
- Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations
- Assistant Chief of Staff, Plans
- Assistant Chief of Staff, Warfare
Command Secretary, Fleet
Commandant General Royal Marines
Commander British Forces Gibraltar
Commander Operations
Commander UK Amphibious Forces
Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces
Flag Officer, Carriers and Amphibious Ships
Flag Officer First Flotilla
Flag Officer, Second Flotilla
Flag Officer, Third Flotilla
Flag Officer, Surface Flotilla
Flag Officer Gibraltar and Gibraltar Naval Base Commander
Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England, Northern Ireland
Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland
Flag Officer Plymouth
Flag Officer Sea Training
Flag Officer Submarines
Flag Officer Naval Air Command
Flag Officer, Flying Training
Flag Officer, Naval Flying Training

under
c-in-c home fleet, far east fleet
mediterranean fleet, western fleet

Flag Officer Second-in-Command Far East Fleet
- Chief of Staff, Far East Fleet
- Commodore, Amphibious Forces, Far East Fleet
- Commodore-in-Charge, Hong Kong
Mediterranean Fleet
- Chief of Staff Mediterranean Fleet
- Flag Officer, Gibraltar
- Commodore (D) Commanding, Mediterranean Fleet Destroyers
- Rear-Admiral (D) Commanding, Mediterranean Fleet Destroyers
- Vice-Admiral (D) Commanding, Mediterranean Fleet Destroyers
Western Fleet
- Chief of Staff, Western Fleet

civil administration
navy department

under
civil administration

Department of the Permanent Under-Secretary of State (Royal Navy)
Department of the Permanent Under-Secretary of State (Administration)
Greenwich Hospital Department

Naval Legal

Office of the Counsel to the Navy Department, Ministry of Defence
Office of the Judge Advocate of the Fleet
Office of the Chief Naval Judge Advocate

v t e Department of Admiralty
Direction and control of Admiralty and Naval affairs	Office of First Lord of the Admiralty and President of the Board of Admiralty Lord High Admirals Council Admiralty buildings
Boards and offices under the First Lord	Board of Admiralty Navy Board Navy Office Navy Pay Office Office of the Naval Secretary Office of the First Naval Lord Office of the First Sea Lord Office of the Senior Naval Lord Office of the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty Office of the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty Office of the Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
Direction of Admirals Naval/Sea Lords War and Naval Staff	Office of the Senior Naval Lord Office of the First Naval Lord Office of the First Sea Lord
Secretariat and staff under the First Sea Lord	Office of the Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord Office of the Additional Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord Office of the Hydrographer of the Navy Offices of the Sea Lords Admiralty Navy War Council Admiralty War Staff Admiralty Naval Staff
Operational planning, policy strategy, tactical doctrine requirements	Admiralty Navy War Council Admiralty War Staff Admiralty Naval Staff
Divisions and sections under the War and Naval Staff	Administrative Planning Department Administrative Planning Division Air Division Anti-Submarine Division Anti-Submarine and Warfare Division Anti-U-boat Division Air Warfare Division Air Warfare and Fly Training Division Air Warfare and Training Division Combined Operations Division Communications Division Convoy Section Directorate of Defence Plans (Navy) Economic Warfare Division Gunnery and Anti-Aircraft Warfare Division Gunnery Division Gunnery and Torpedo Division Historical Section Local Defence Division Division Mercantile Movements Division Naval Air Division Naval Air Organisation and Training Division Naval Artillery and Torpedoes Division Navigation and Direction Division Navigation Division Minesweeping Division Mobilisation Division Naval Intelligence Division Operations Division Operations Division (Home) Operations Division (Foreign) Operations Division (Mining) Plans Division Plans Division (Q) Press Division Signal Division Signal Section Standardisation Division Tactical Division Tactical and Weapons Policy Division Torpedo Division Torpedo, Anti-Submarine and Minewarfare Division Trade Division Trade and Operations Division Training and Staff Duties Division Tactical and Staff Duties Division Undersurface Warfare Division
Offices of the Sea Lords	Office of the Second Sea Lord Office of the Third Sea Lord Office of the Fourth Sea Lord Office of the Fifth Sea Lord
Admiralty civil departments and organisations under the Sea Lords	Admiralty Area Cash Offices Admiralty Central Dockyard Laboratory Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory Admiralty Civilian Shore Wireless Service Admiralty Compass Observatory Admiralty Constabulary Admiralty Constabulary Headquarters Admiralty Engineering Laboratory Admiralty Experimental Station Admiralty Experiment Works Admiralty Gunnery Establishment Admiralty Interview Board Admiralty Labour Department Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment Admiralty Materials Laboratory Admiralty Mine Design Department Admiralty Mining Establishment Admiralty Naval Aircraft Materials Laboratory Admiralty Record Office Admiralty Regional Offices Admiralty Research Laboratory Admiralty Signal Establishment Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment Admiralty Surveying Service Admiralty Torpedo Experimental Establishment Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment Admiralty Underwater Weapons Launching Establishment Architectural and Engineering Works Department Air Equipment and Naval Photography Department Air Department Air Materiel Department Air Personnel Department Amphibious Warfare Headquarters Armament Supply Department Board of Invention and Research Board of Longitude Boom Defence Department Boom Defence and Marine Salvage Department Britannia Royal Naval College Chemical Board Chemical Department Civil Catering Department Civil Engineer in Chiefs Department Coastguard and Reserves Branch Combined Operations Headquarters Commissioner for Property and Income-tax for the Naval Department Compass Department Contract and Purchase Department Council of Naval Education Dental Examining Board Department of Radio Equipment Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy Department of Aeronautical and Engineering Research Department of Miscellaneous Weapons Development Department of Naval Assistant (Foreign) to Second Sea Lord Department of Naval Education Operational Research Department of Personal Services and Officer Appointments Department of Physical Research Department of Physical Training & Sports Department of Radio Equipment Department of Research Programmes and Planning Department of Superintendent of de-magnetisation Department of the Admiral of the Training Service Department of the Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance Department of the Chief of Naval Information Department of the Chief Scientist Department of the Civil Engineer-in-Chief Department of the Comptroller of Steam Machinery Department of the Comptroller of Victualling and Transport Services Department of the Controller of the Navy Department of the Controller-General of Merchant Shipbuilding Department of the Controller for Navy Pay Department of the Deputy Controller for Auxiliary Shipbuilding Department of the Deputy Controller for Dockyards and Shipbuilding Department of the Director Contract-Built Ships Department of the Director-General Aircraft Department of the Director-General of Manpower Department of the Director-General, Supply and Secretariat Branch Department of the Director of Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Department of the Director of Contract Labour Department of the Director of Dockyards Department of the Director of Electrical Engineering Department of the Director of Manning Department of the Director of Merchant Shipbuilding Department of the Director of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs Department of the Director of Merchant Ship Repairs Department of the Director of Naval Construction Department of the Director of Naval Equipment Department of the Director of Naval Recruiting Department of the Director of Naval Weather Service Department of the Director of Personal Services Department of the Director of Physical Training and Sports Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining Department of the Director of Transports Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Materials Department of the Director of Unexploded Bombs Department of the Director of Warship Production Department of the Director of Welfare and Service Conditions Department of the Director of Wreck Dispersal Department of the Flag Officer Sea Training Department of the Engineer in Chief Department of the Paymaster Director-General Department of the Inspector of Anti-Aircraft Weapons Department of the Inspector of Dockyard Expense Accounts Department of the Inspector-General of Naval Hospitals and Fleets Department of the Medical Director-General of the Navy Department of the Physician of the Navy Department of the Physician General of the Navy Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy Department of the Surveyor of Buildings Department of the Surveyor of Dockyards Directorate-General, (Naval Manpower and Training) Directorate General Training Dockyards and Fleet Maintenance Department Dockyards Branch Dockyard Expense Accounts Department Dockyard Schools Electrical Engineering Department Engineer Branch Engineering Department Experimental Department Fire Control Group Greenwich Hospital Department Inspector of Telegraphs Inspector of Repairs Joint Warfare Establishment Medical Consultative Board Medical Examining Board Historical Section Hydrographic Department Marine Department Marine Pay Department Materials and Priority Department Medical Consultative Board Medical Department Medical Examining Board Movements Department Nautical Almanac Office Naval Artillery and Torpedo Department Naval Engineering College Naval Equipment Department Naval Historical Branch Naval Construction Department Naval Intelligence Department Naval Medical Service Naval Law Division Naval Manpower Department Naval Mobilisation Department Naval Ordnance Department Naval Ordnance Inspection Department Naval Ordnance Stores Department Naval Personnel Services and Officer Appointments Department Naval Publicity Department Naval Regional Offices Naval Reserve Department Naval Security Department Naval Stores Department Naval Training Department Naval Works Department Navy, Army and Air Force Institute Navy and Army Canteen Board Navy Works Department Navigation Department Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope Office of the Admiral Commanding Coast Guard and Reserves Office of the Admiral Commanding, Reserves Office of the Admiralty Chemist Office of the Adviser on the Naval Construction to the Board of Admiralty Office of the Assistant Controller Office of the Assistant Controller Research and Development Office of the Clerk of the Journals Office of the Chief Polaris Executive Office of the Deputy Controller of Navy Office of the Deputy Controller Production Office of Extra Naval Assistant to Second Sea Lord Office of the Inspector Gun Mountings Office of the Keeper of Records Office of the Senior Psychologist (Naval) Office of the Senior Psychologist of the Navy Office of the Translator of French and Spanish Languages Office of the Vice Controller Air Office of the Vice Controller of the Navy Organisation and Methods Department Packet Service Regional Organisation for Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs Royal Corps of Naval Constructors Royal Flying Corps Royal Marine Police Royal Marines Office Office of the Chaplain of the Fleet Royal Naval Academy Royal Naval Aircraft Workshops Royal Naval Air Service Royal Naval Air Stations Royal Naval Armaments Depot Royal Naval Auxiliary Service Royal Naval Cordite Factories Royal Naval Propellant Factory Royal Naval College Royal Naval College and the School for Naval Architecture Royal Naval College, Dartmouth Royal Naval College, Greenwich Royal Naval College, Keyham Royal Naval College, Osborne Royal Naval Engineering College Royal Naval Film Corporation Royal Naval Hospital Royal Naval Medical Depot Royal Naval Minewatching Service Royal Naval Mine Depot Royal Naval Patrol Service Royal Naval Scientific Service Royal Naval Sick Quarters Royal Naval Torpedo Depot Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Royal Naval War College Royal Naval War College, Portsmouth Royal Navy Dockyard Royal Navy Medical Service Royal Navy Shore Signal Service Royal Observatory, Greenwich Royal School of Naval Architecture Salvage Department School of Mathematics and Naval Construction Scientific Research and Experiment Department Sea Transport Branch Sea Transport Department Sea Transport Division Ship Department Ship Design Department Signal Department Signal School Sixpenny Office Statistics Department Steam Department Superintendent of De-magnetisation Torpedo Experimental Establishment Transport Department Undersurface Warfare Department Victualling Department Volunteer Boys and Cadet Corps Weapons Department Weapons Department (Naval) Women's Royal Naval Service Wireless Telegraphy Board
Direction/Command of the Fleet	Office of the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty Office of the First Naval Lord Office of the First Sea Lord Admiralty Naval Staff
Naval formations after 1707	1st Fleet 2nd Fleet 3rd Fleet Commander-in-Chief, Africa Atlantic Fleet Commodore, Arabian Seas and Persian Gulf Australia Station Cape of Good Hope Station Cape and West Africa Station Battle Cruiser Fleet Battle Cruiser Force Caspian Flotilla Channel Fleet Channel Squadron Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland Cork Station Coast of Scotland Commander-in-Chief, China Commander-in-Chief, Dover Flag Officer, East Africa East Indies Station East Indies and China Station Eastern Fleet Far East Fleet English Channel Grand Fleet Flag Officer Gibraltar Harwich Force Home Fleet Jamaica Station Leith Station Commander-in-Chief, Levant Levant and East Mediterranean Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Mediterranean Fleet Medway Newfoundland Station New Zealand Division New Zealand Naval Forces Nore North America and West Indies Station Commander-in-Chief, North Sea Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands Pacific Fleet Pacific Station Admiral of Patrols Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Queenstown Station Royal East African Navy Royal Indian Navy Flag Officer Submarines Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth Reserve Fleet Scotland and Northern Ireland Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic South East Coast of America Station Commander-in-Chief, Thames and Medway West Africa Squadron Flag Officer, West Africa Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches
Naval formations before 1707	Lisbon Station West Indies Station Western Squadron Thames, Medway and Nore Commander-in-Chief, Thames Narrow Seas Downs Station
Direction of Naval Finance	Department of the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty
Departments under the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary	Department of the Civil Lord of the Admiralty Accountant-General's Department Comptroller of the Navy Department of the Surveyor of the Navy
Direction of Naval Administration and the Admiralty Secretariat	Department of the Permanent Secretary
Branches and offices under the Permanent Secretary	Admiralty Central Copying Branch Admiralty Central Registry Branch Admiralty Record Office Admiralty Library Admiralty Secretariat Air Branch Civil Branch Legal Branch Military Branch Naval Branch Ship Branch
Civil Administration	Department of the Civil Lord of the Admiralty, Department of the Additional Civil Lord of the Admiralty
Departments under the Civil Lords	Accountant-General's Department Contract and Purchase Department Department of the Director of Contract Labour Department of the Surveyor of Buildings Department of the Director of Works Greenwich Hospital Department Works Loan Department
Legal	Admiralty Judicial Department Admiralty court High Court of Admiralty Office of the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty High Court of Justice Office of the Judge Advocate of the Fleet Office of the Marshall High Court of the Admiralty Office of the Admiralty Advocate Office of the Admiralty Proctor Office of the Chief Naval Judge Advocate Office of the Counsel for the Affairs of the Admiralty and Navy Office of the Counsel to the Admiralty Office of the Deputy Judge Advocate of the Fleet Office of the Receiver of Droits High Court of Admiralty Office of the Registrar High Court of the Admiralty Office of the Solicitor for the Affairs of the Admiralty Office of the Solicitor to the Admiralty and Navy Office of the Solicitor to the Admiralty Office of the Counsel to the Admiralty Court of Admiralty for the Cinque Ports King's Bench Division (Admiralty) Queens's Bench Division (Admiralty) Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division Vice Admiralty courts Colonial Courts of Admiralty