Admiralty

Admiralty most often refers to:

  • Admiralty, Hong Kong
  • Admiralty (United Kingdom), military department in command of the Royal Navy from 1707 to 1964
  • The rank of admiral
  • Admiralty law
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Admiralty can also refer to:

Buildings
  • Admiralty, Trafalgar Square, a pub in London
  • Admiralty, Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Admiralteyskaya (Saint Petersburg Metro), a metro station in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the name means "Admiralty"
  • Admiralty Arch in London, England
  • Admiralty House, London
  • Admiralty House, Sydney
  • Dutch Admiralty, a group of follies at Tsarskoye Selo, Russia
  • Former Admiralty House, Singapore

Law
  • Admiralty (navy), a governmental and/or naval body responsible for the administration of a navy

Germany
  • German Imperial Admiralty, Kaiserliche Admiralität
  • German Imperial Admiralty Staff, Admiralstab

Netherlands
  • Admiralty of Amsterdam
  • Admiralty of Friesland
  • Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier (also called the "Admiralty of West-Friesland")
  • Admiralty of Rotterdam (also called the "Admiralty of de Maze")
  • Admiralty of Zeeland

Russia
  • Admiralty Board (Russian Empire), the authority responsible for the Imperial Russian Navy
    • Admiralty Shipyard, a former Imperial admiralty, the Main Admiralty, today a shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia

United Kingdom and earlier states
  • Admiralty in the 16th century, the Admiralty and Marine Affairs Office (1546–1707)
  • Board of Admiralty, the board responsible for the Royal Navy from 1628 to 1964
  • Admiralty (United Kingdom), a former military department in command of the Royal Navy from 1707 to 1964
  • Admiralty Board (United Kingdom), the post-1964 board responsible for the Royal Navy
  • Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service, commonly referred to as the Admiralty
  • United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, produces the Admiralty brand of charts

Places
  • Admiralty Bay (disambiguation), multiple bodies of water
  • Admiralty, Hong Kong, an urban area on Hong Kong Island named after the naval base HMS Tamar
    • Admiralty station (MTR), the MTR station serving the area
  • Admiralty, Singapore, a suburban neighbourhood in Singapore
    • Admiralty MRT station, the MRT station serving the area
  • Admiralty Inlet, Washington, United States
  • Admiralty Island, Alaska, United States
  • Admiralty Islands, a part of the Manus Province of Papua New Guinea
  • Admiralty Mountains in Victoria Land of Antarctica
  • Qikiqtagafaaluk, formerly Admiralty Island, Nunavut, Canada

Ships and shipping
  • HMS Admiralty, the name of two yachts of the Royal Navy
  • USS Admiralty Islands, a 1944 United States Navy aircraft carrier

Other uses
  • Admiralty brass, contains 30% zinc and 1% tin which inhibits dezincification in most environments
  • Admiralty chart, a brand of nautical chart
  • Admiralty scaffolding, a military barrier

See also
  • Admiral
  • Admiralteysky (disambiguation)
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