The

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of 1688 rearranged the political map of Europe and led to a series of wars with France that lasted well over a century. This was the classic

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; while the ships themselves evolved in only minor ways, technique and tactics were honed to a high degree, and the battles of the

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entailed feats that would have been impossible for the fleets of the 17th century. Because of parliamentary opposition, James II fled the country. The landing of William III and the

itself was a gigantic effort involving 100 warships and 400 transports carrying 11,000 infantry and 4,000 horses. It was not opposed by the English or Scottish fleets.

Historical overview

Naval operations in the

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(1702–13) were with the Dutch against the Spanish and French. They were at first focused on the acquisition of a Mediterranean base, culminating in an alliance with Portugal and the capture of

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(1704) and Port Mahon in

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(1708). In addition

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and

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were obtained. Even so, freedom of action in the Mediterranean did not decide the war, although it gave the new

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(created by the Union of England and Scotland in 1707) an advantage when negotiating the

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, and made Britain a recognized

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. The British fleet ended Spanish occupation of

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in 1718 and in 1727 blockaded

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. The subsequent quarter-century of peace saw a few naval actions. The navy was used against Russia and Sweden in the

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from 1715 to 1727 to protect supplies of naval stores. It was used at the Cape Passaro in 1718, during the

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, and in the

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(1726). There was a war against Spain in 1739 over the slave trade. In 1745 the navy transported troops and stores to Scotland to defeat the Jacobite rising. The

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(1739–48) saw various naval operations in the Caribbean under different admirals against Spanish trade and possessions, before the war subsequently merged into the wider

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(1740–1748). This, in turn, brought a new round of naval operations against France. In 1745 the navy twice defeated the French off Finisterre but their convoys escaped. The Navy also defended against invasion by

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the "Young Pretender". By the end of the war, the Navy was fully engaged in the worldwide protection of British trade. The

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(1756–63) began somewhat inauspiciously for the Navy, with a French siege of

and the failure to relieve it. Menorca was lost but subsequent operations went more successfully (due more to government support and better strategic thinking, rather than admirals "encouraged" by Byng's example), and the British fleet won several victories. The French tried to invade Britain in 1759 but their force was defeated at Quiberon Bay. Spain entered the war against Britain in 1762 but lost

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, though the latter was given back in exchange for

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. The Treaty of Paris that ended the war left Britain with colonial gains, but isolated strategically. At the beginning of the

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(1775–83), the Royal Navy dealt with the fledgling

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handily, destroying or capturing many of its vessels. France soon took the American side, and in 1778 a French fleet sailed for America, where it attempted to land at

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and nearly engaged with the British fleet before a storm intervened Spain and the Dutch Republic entered the war in 1780. Action shifted to the Caribbean, where there were a number of battles with varying results. The most important operation came in 1781 when, in the

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, the British failed to lift the French blockade of Lord Cornwallis, resulting in a British surrender in the Battle of Yorktown. Although combat was over in North America, it continued in the Caribbean and India, where the British experienced both successes and failures. Though

had been recaptured, it was returned to the Spanish.

Organization eighteenth century

Admiralty of Great Britain

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Commanders in chief

* Queen Anne * King George I * King George II * King George III

Naval Lords of England and Great Britain

* Office of the Lord High Admiral of England ** Office of the Vice-Admiral of England *** Office of the Rear-Admiral of England * Office of the Lord High Admiral of Great Britain ** Office of the Vice-Admiral of Great Britain *** Office of the Rear-Admiral of Great Britain

Civil administration of the Navy

=Board of Admiralty

= ''The Board of Admiralty and the Lord's Commissioners executing the office of the Lord High Admiral'' * the Board of Admiralty ** Private Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty, and member of the

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to 1706, member of the

British government His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government or otherwise UK Government, is the central government, central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

(1707–1801). *** Office of Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty *** Office of the Clerk of the Admiralty *** Office of the Admiralty Clerk of the Journals appointed,(1638 – 1741). **** Messenger of the Admiralty, appointed, 1687. **** Housekeeper of the Admiralty appointed, (1687 – 1799) **** Doorkeeper of the Admiralty, 1687. **** Gardner of the Admiralty appointed (1687 – 1799) **** Office of the Translator to the Admiralty, (1755 – 1869) Civil Commissioner * First Secretary to the Admiralty (1652 – present) **Office of the Chief Clerk of the Admiralty, appointed, (1694 – 1870). * Deputy Secretary to the Admiralty (1728 – 41), (1744 – 6), (1756 – 9), (1764 – 83). * Joint Secretary to the Admiralty (1741 – 1742). *Office of the Second Secretary to the Admiralty (1702 – 1766), (1759 – 1763), Naval Lords * Naval Lord Commissioners (1700 – 1762) * Senior Naval Lord from (1689 – 1860) Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
''609 commissioners served during 18th century'' ''Notes: Between 1693 and 1830 the commission always included either 1 or 2 additional naval lords except from 1757 until 1782 when it was just the Senior Naval Lord. After 1830 the Naval Lords are titled, First, Second, Third, Fourth until 1904 when they are re-styled Sea Lord. A junior naval lord is introduced in 1868 until 1903 then is re-styled Fifth Sea lord from 1917.''

Judicial administration

*Office of the Lord High Admiral **Advocate General to the office of the Lord High Admiral ''Legal Advisors to the admiralty courts'' *Office of the Lord High Admiral **Office of the Counsel to the Admiralty, ( attached originally to the Navy Board) appointed 1673–1824 **Office of Solicitor for the affairs of the Admiralty and Navy, appointed, (1692 – 1799).

High court of the admiralty

*Office of the High Court of the

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(1450 – 1875). ** Office of the President and Judge of the High Court in England and Wales only. **Office of the Judge Advocate of the Fleet ***Office of the Deputy Judge Advocate of the Fleet ** Office of the Proctor of the High Court ** Office of the Marshall of the High Court ** Office of the Droits of the High Court ***Vice Admiralty Courts (Home) ***Vice Admiralty Jurisdictions and prizes (Abroad) ''Note:Admiralty Courts date to at least the 1360s, during the reign of

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. At that time there were three such Courts, appointed by Admirals responsible for waters to the north, south and west of England. In 1483 these local courts were amalgamated into a single High Court of Admiralty, administered by the Lord High Admiral of England.''

Vice admiralty courts

Vice-Admiral of the Coast was responsible for the defence of one of the twenty maritime counties of

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, the North and South of

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and

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As a Vice-Admiral, the post holder was the chief of naval administration for his district. His responsibilities included, deciding the outcome of the Prize court (captured by

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ships), dealing with salvage claims for wrecks, acting as a

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in relation to maritime issues. ''England'' * Vice-Admiral Cheshire * Vice-Admiral Cornwall * Vice-Admiral Cumberland * Vice-Admiral Devon * Vice-Admiral Dorset * Vice-Admiral Durham * Vice-Admiral Essex * Vice-Admiral Gloucestershire * Vice-Admiral Hampshire * Vice-Admiral Kent * Vice-Admiral Lancashire * Vice-Admiral Lincolnshire * Vice-Admiral Norfolk * Vice-Admiral Northumberland * Vice-Admiral Somerset * Vice-Admiral Suffolk * Vice-Admiral Sussex * Vice-Admiral Westmorland * Vice-Admiral Yorkshire ''Ireland'' * Vice-Admiral Ireland * Vice-Admiral Connaught * Vice-Admiral Leinster * Vice-Admiral Munster * Vice-Admiral Ulster ''Scotland'' * Vice-Admiral Scotland * Vice-Admiral Orkney and Shetland * Vice-Admiral Western Coast ''Wales'' * Vice-Admiral North Wales * Vice-Admiral South Wales Vice Admiralty Jurisdictions and prizes abroad By appointing Vice-Admirals in the colonies, and by constituting courts as Vice-Admiralty Courts, the terminology recognized that the existence and superiority of the "mother" court in the United Kingdom. Thus, the "vice" tag denoted that whilst it was a separate court, it was not equal to the "mother" court. In the case of the courts abroad, a right of appeal lay back to the British Admiralty Court, which further reinforced this superiority. In all respects, the court was an Imperial court rather than a local Colonial court. ''North America'' * Vice-Admiral Carolina (1694–1712) * Vice-Admiral Georgia (1754–1777) * Vice-Admiral Maryland (1697–1776) * Vice-Admiral Massachusetts (1698–1776) * Vice-Admiral New Hampshire (1699–1776) * Vice-Admiral New York, including,

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and

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(1694–1776) * Vice-Admiral North Carolina (1729–1776) * Vice-Admiral Pennsylvania, including Delaware, (1697–1776) * Vice-Admiral Rhode Island (1704–1776) * Vice-Admiral South Carolina (1712–1776) * Vice-Admiral Virginia (1697–1776) ''West Indies'' * Vice-Admiral Barbados * Vice-Admiral Jamaica

Naval operations

Senior leadership

''Naval High Command'' included: * Office of the Lord High Admiral (1600–1628) ** Office of the Vice-Admiral of England (1600–1707) ** Office of the Vice-Admiral of Great Britain (1707–1801) *** Office of the Rear-Admiral of England (1600–1707) *** Office of the Rear-Admiral of Great Britain (1707–1801) * Office of the First lord of the Admiralty (1628–1964) ** Office of the Naval Lord of the Admiralty. *** Admiralty Secretariat ***

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*** Greenwich Hospital *** Nautical Almanac Office *** Office of the Chaplain General *** Office of the Charity for Sea Officers’ Widows *** Office of the Compassionate Fund *** Office of the Hydrographer of the Navy *** Office of the Poor Knights of Windsor ***

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***

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*** Royal Observatory *** Sixpenny Office

Fleet commands

''Flag officers of the fleet'' * Admiral of the Fleet Red **

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. ***

Rear-Admiral of the Red Rear-Admiral of the Red was a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, immediately outranked by the rank Vice-Admiral of the Blue (see order of precedence below). Royal Navy officers currently holding the ranks of commodore, rear adm ...

. * Admiral of the White. **

Vice-Admiral of the White Vice-Admiral of the White was a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, immediately outranked by the rank Vice-Admiral of the Red (see order of precedence below). Royal Navy officers holding the ranks of commodore, rear admiral, v ...

. ***

Rear-Admiral of the White Rear-Admiral of the White was a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, immediately outranked by the rank Rear-admiral of the red (see order of precedence below). Royal Navy officers currently holding the ranks of commodore, rear ...

Admiral of the Blue Admiral is one of the highest ranks in many navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force. Admiral is ranked above vice admiral and below admiral of ...

. **

Vice-Admiral of the Blue Vice-Admiral of the Blue was a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, immediately outranked by the rank Vice-Admiral of the White (see order of precedence below). Royal Navy officers currently holding the ranks of commodore, rear a ...

. ***

Rear-Admiral of the Blue Rear-Admiral of the Blue was a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, immediately outranked by the rank Rear-Admiral of the White. Royal Navy officers currently holding the ranks of commodore, rear admiral, vice admiral and admira ...

Flag officers commanding fleets and stations

Fleets * Commander-in-Chief, Channel Fleet (1690 – 1909). * Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet (1690 – 1967). Home Commands * Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland Station (1797 – 1922). * Commander-in-Chief, The Downs (1777 – 1815) *

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(1742 – 1961) ** Admiral-Superintendent, Chatham (1752 – 1955) *** Captain Superintendent, Sheerness (1799 – 1898). * Commander-in-Chief, North Sea (1782 – 1815) *

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(1697 – 1969). ** Admiral-superintendent, Portsmouth (1707 – 1712), (1832 – 1969) *

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(1743 – 1969). ** Admiral-Superintendent, Plymouth (1707 – 1712), (1832 – 1966) Overseas Commands * Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica Station (1655 – 1830). * Commander-in-Chief, Newfoundland Station (1729 – 1825). * Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station (1744 – 1941). * Commander-in-Chief, North America Station (1745 – 1818). * Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Station (1775 – 1853). * Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station (1795 – 1939).

Fleet units

''Squadrons'' * Red Squadron * White Squadron * Blue Squadron

Administrative and logistical support

Board of Ordnance

* Office of the Board of Ordnance. (1597–1855) ** Office of the Master-General of the Ordnance (1597–1855) *** Office of the Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance (1597–1855) **** Office of the Treasurer of the Ordinance (1597–1855) **** Office of the Surveyor-General of the Ordnance (1597–1888) **** Office of the Clerk of the Ordnance (1554–1853) **** Office of the Storekeeper of the Ordnance (1558–1845) **** Office of the Clerk of Deliveries of the Ordnance (1570–1812) *****Officers and Officials of Ordnance yards and stores

=Ordnance yards and stores

= ''Home Ordnance Yards'' * The Gun Wharf, Chatham Dockyard, * Gunwharf Portsmouth Dockyard, ''Gunpowder Magazines Stores'' *

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, London, (1461–1855) * Square Tower, Portsmouth, (1584–1855)

Navy board

''Construction, design, maintenance, material, supplies'' * Office of the Navy Board also known as the Navy Office ** Office of the Comptroller of the Navy (1597–1832) *** Office of the Surveyor of the Navy (1597–1832) ****Office of the Inspector of Naval Repairs (1731–1796). **** Naval Works Department (1796 – 1813) *****Office of the Inspector General of Naval Works (1796 – 1808) ******Office of the Architect of Naval Works (1796 – 1808) ******Office of the Mechanist of Naval Works (1796 – 1808) ******Office of the Mechanist of Naval Works (1796 – 1808) ******Office of the Chemist of Naval Works (1796 – 1808) ******Office of the Secretary of Naval Works (1731–1799). ******Offices the Master Shipwrights of Naval Dockyards *** Office of the Treasurer of the Navy (1546–1597). **** Navy Pay Office ***** Office of the Paymaster of the Navy ****** Allotment Office ****** Bills and Accounts Office ****** Navy Branch ****** Office for Examining Treasurer's Accounts ****** Prize Branch ****** Remittance Office ****** Ticket Office ****** Office for Seaman's Wages ****** Office for Stores *** Office of the Clerk of the Acts (1413–1796) *** Office of the Controller of Treasurer Accounts (1667–1796) *** Office of the Controller of Victualling Accounts (1667–1796) **** Contract Office *** Office of the Controller of Storekeepers Accounts (1671–1796) ****Storekeepers HM Yards

=Subsidiary boards

= * Office of the Navy Board ** Office of the Comptroller of the Navy (1597–1831) *** Sick and Hurt Board, (established temporarily in times of war from 1653, placed on a permanent footing from 1715). **** Royal Naval Hospitals. *** Transport Board (1690–1724, re-established 1794–1862). ****

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*** Victualling Board (1683–1832). ****Office of the Chairman of the Board *****Office of the Commissioners of the Board ******Office of the Secretary for Cash and Stores Accounts. ******* Cash Department ******* Stores Department **** Victualling Yard, Antigua *****Office of the Commissioner Antigua **** Victualling Yard Deptford. *****Office of the Commissioner Deptford **** Victualling Yard, Gibraltar *****Office of the Commissioner Gibraltar **** Victualling Yard, Harwich *****Office of the Commissioner Harwich **** Victualling Yard, Jamaica *****Office of the Commissioner Jamaica **** Victualling Yard, Portsmouth *****Office of the Commissioner Portsmouth **** Victualling Yard, Plymouth *****Office of the Commissioner Plymouth

=Shore facilities

= Note: ''Dockyards during this period were managed by the individual Commissioners of the Navy for each yard''. ''Home naval base and dockyards'' *

Portsmouth Dockyard His Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth (HMNB Portsmouth) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Devonport). Portsmouth Naval Base is part of the city of Portsmouth; it is loc ...

(1496–present), still active. *

Woolwich Dockyard Woolwich Dockyard (formally H.M. Dockyard, Woolwich, also known as The King's Yard, Woolwich) was an English Royal Navy Dockyard, naval dockyard along the river Thames at Woolwich - originally in north-west Kent, now in southeast London - whe ...

(1512–1869). *

Deptford Dockyard Deptford Dockyard was an important Royal Navy Dockyard, naval dockyard and base at Deptford on the River Thames, operated by the Royal Navy from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. It built and maintained warships for 350 years, and man ...

(1513–1869). *

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Dockyard. (1514–1521), failed Yard: due to persistent flooding. *

Chatham Dockyard Chatham Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent. Established in Chatham, Kent, Chatham in the mid-16th century, the dockyard subsequently expanded into neighbouring Gillingham, Kent, Gillingham; at its most extens ...

(1567–1983). *

Sheerness Dockyard Sheerness Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the Sheerness peninsula, at the mouth of the River Medway in Kent. It was opened in the 1660s and closed in 1960. Location In the Age of Sail, the Royal Navy would often establish shore ...

(1665–1957). *

Plymouth Dockyard His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Portsmouth) and is the sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility for the Roya ...

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(1690–1824) ''Oversea naval bases and dockyards'' * Jamaica Dockyard – Port Royal (1675–1905). * Gibraltar Dockyard (1704–1982). *

Port Mahon Dockyard Port Mahon Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located at Port Mahon, Menorca, Spain. It was opened in 1708 and in 1802 the port was ceded back to Spain. However a resident commissioner of the Royal Navy was still appointed as late as 1814. The do ...

, (1708–1802) * Nelson's Dockyard,

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(1723–1889). * Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax, Canada, (1759–1905). * Navy Island Dockyard, Navy Island, Ontario, Canada, (1763–1822). * Kingston Dockyard, Canada, (1783–1853). * York Shipyards,

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(1793–1813) * Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda (1795–1951). * Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard, Canada (1796–1813).

Marines

Marine department

* Office of the Admirals Regiment, (1655 – 1755). * Office of the Marine Department, (1755 – 1809). ** Marine Pay Office ***(Office of the Paymaster of the Marines, (1784 – 1831).

Marine forces

*Office of Corps of the Royal Marines (1755) **Colonel Commandant Chatham Division **Colonel Commandant Portsmouth Division **Colonel Commandant Plymouth Division

Impress service

Note: Responsible for forced naval recruitment, the admiralty handled command and control of the impress service, whilst the navy board administered the service. * Office of the Impress Service **Office of the Admiral Commanding Impress Service. ***Offices of the Captains Regulating the Impress Service Ports.

Sea fencible militias

Notes:''The Sea Fencibles were a British naval militia, mostly volunteers, that was formed in 1793 to act as an anti-invasion force in coastal waters.'' *Office of the Director Sea Fencibles. **Offices of the Fencible Districts Sea Fencible Districts, 1798 to 1801 # Emsworth to

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References

Sources

*''The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 3 George IV. 1822''. London: By His Majesty's Statute and Law Printer. 1822. *Hamilton, Admiral Sir. R. Vesey, G.C.B. (1896). ''Naval Administration: The Constitution, Character, and Functions of the Board of Admiralty, and of the Civil Departments it Directs''. London: George Bell and Sons. *Logan, Karen Dale (1976). ''The Admiralty: Reforms and Re-organization, 1868–1892''. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. University of Oxford. *Miller, Francis H. (1884). ''The Origin and Constitution of the Admiralty and Navy Boards, to which is added an Account of the various Buildings in which the Business of the Navy has been transacted from time to time''. London: For Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Copy in Greene Papers. National Maritime Museum. GEE/19. * Rodger. N.A.M., (1979) ''The Admiralty (offices of state)'', T. Dalton, Lavenham, .

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