Admiralty
Fleet oversight body
The Admiralty was the British government department responsible for the Royal Navy, existing in various forms from the 16th century until 1964.
It appears in historical contexts and place names: Admiralty House, Admiralty Arch.
The term evokes the era of British naval supremacy. (Lowercase admiralty is the general term for maritime law or naval administration.)
Ability to direct others
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- dominionAuthority to rule
- controlAuthority to direct
- directionWay something faces
management · Whitehall · court-martial · regulations · sea power · naval supremacy · directorate · secretariat
Military combat vessels
- vesselsCarriers or containers
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
- armadaFleet of warships
- flotillaSmall naval fleet
frigates · destroyers · carriers · battleships · cruisers · submarines · corvettes · man-of-war
One-star naval officer
- captainOne who commands
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- midshipmanOfficer trainee at sea
- ensignFlag or junior officer
Maritime vessel construction site
- shipyardVessel construction site
- naval baseMilitary port for warships
- arsenalStockpile of munitions
- portDocking place for ships
harbor · dry dock · commissioning · provisioning · stores · ordnance · sail loft · anchorage
leadership
Ability to direct others
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- dominionAuthority to rule
- controlAuthority to direct
direction · management · Whitehall · court-martial · regulations · sea power · naval supremacy · directorate · secretariat · ministry
warships
Military combat vessels
flotilla · frigates · destroyers · carriers · battleships · cruisers · submarines · corvettes · man-of-war · dreadnought
commodore
One-star naval officer
- captainOne who commands
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- midshipmanOfficer trainee at sea
dockyard
Maritime vessel construction site
- shipyardVessel construction site
- naval baseMilitary port for warships
- arsenalStockpile of munitions
port · harbor · dry dock · commissioning · provisioning · stores · ordnance · sail loft · anchorage · moorings
- RussiaRussia, Moscow, Kremlin, Red Square, Siberia
- Royal NavyRoyal Navy, warship, HMS Victory, battleship, boatswain
- British InstitutionsBritish Museum, British Library, Bank of England, House of Lords, House of Commons
- British militaryBritish Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, RAF, brigade
- SingaporeCBD, PAP, National Day, hawker, multiracialism
- St. PetersburgHermitage, Winter Palace, Petrograd, Leningrad
Admiraltyland forces
Military units on ground
ground forces · army · infantry · land power · cavalry
- rear admiralsNavy rank below vice
- vice admiralSenior navy rank
- Admiral NelsonFamous British naval commander
- Admiral Ackbar
- fleet admiralTop naval officer grade
- grand admiralHighest naval officer rank