Lord High Commissioner is the style of High Commissioner s, i.e. direct representatives of the monarch , in three cases in the Kingdom of Scotland and the United Kingdom , two of which are no longer extant. Consequently the remaining office is often known in short simply as the Lord High Commissioner. Ecclesiastic Church of Scotland Main article Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland The Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the British Sovereign s personal representative to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the Kirk , reflecting the latter s role as the national church of Scotland , and the Sovereign s role as a member of that Church. Historical political offices Scottish Parliament See Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland Ionian Islands Protectorate There were ten incumbents in 1815 1863, representing the British protectorate protecting power to the United States of the Ionian Islands as a federal Septinsular Republic of seven formerly Venetian see Ionian Islands under Venetian rule Ionian islands Corfu, Cephalonia, Zante, Santa Maura, Ithaca, Cerigo and Paxos , officially a joint protectorate of the Allied Christian Powers, de facto a UK amical protectorate , as established under the 1815 Treaty of Paris 1815 Treaty of Paris . The office ceased when the islands were integrated in independent Greece in 1864. The incumbents were 1815&ndash 1823 Sir Thomas Maitland British Army ... of Greece George I , the Ionian Islands were ceded to Greece, ending the position of Lord High Commissioner ..., 2nd Baron Nugent The Lord Nugent 1835&ndash 1840 Sir Howard Douglas 1840&ndash 1843 James Alexander Stewart Mackenzie 1843&ndash 1849 John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton The Lord Seaton 1849&ndash 1855 Sir ... as High Commissioner Extraordinary to determine the political future of the Ionian Islands. He recommended ... Lord Lieutenant Sources, references and external links http www.churchofscotland.org.uk servingscotland ... more details
by a board of Lords Commissioners headed by a First Lord of the Admiralty . This became the usual state of affairs. In 1964, the office of First Lord of the Admiralty was abolished and the functions ... 1619 1628 Lord High Admirals and First Lords of the Admiralty of England, 1628 1708 class ... The Earl of Portland br First Lord of the Admiralty 1628 1635 Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey The Earl of Lindsey br First Lord of the Admiralty 1635 1636 William Juxon William Juxon, Bishop of Lincoln br First Lord of the Admiralty 1636 1638 Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland The Earl of Northumberland br Lord High Admiral 1638 1642 br First Lord of the Admiralty 1642 1643 1638 1643 ... of Tewkesbury Sir Henry Capell br First Lord of the Admiralty 1679 1681 Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham The Earl of Nottingham br First Lord of the Admiralty 1681 1684 Charles II of England King ... Earl of Torrington The Earl of Torrington br Lord High Admiral 1689 br First Lord of the Admiralty 1689 1690 1689 1690 Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke The Earl of Pembroke br First Lord of the Admiralty 1690 1692 Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis The Lord Cornwallis br First Lord of the Admiralty 1692 1693 Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland The Viscount Falkland br First Lord of the Admiralty 1693 1694 Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford The Earl of Orford br First Lord of the Admiralty 1694 1699 John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater The Earl of Bridgewater br First Lord of the Admiralty ... primi lord dell ammiragliato nl Lijst van Lord High Admirals en First Lords of the Admiralty of England ... of Edinburgh The Duke of Edinburgh , the current Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom. This is a List of Lord High Admirals and First Lords of the Admiralty of England , Great Britain and then the United Kingdom . Most of them were courtiers or politicians, not professional naval officers. The Lord High Admiral was one of the nine Great Officers of State in medieval England. The office of Admiralty ... more details
Otheruses Lord High Commissioner The Lord High Commissioners to the Parliament of Scotland , sometimes referred to as the fifth estate of the Estates of Scotland , were the Scottish Sovereign s high commissioner personal representative to the Parliament of Scotland following James I of England James VI of Scotland s accession to the throne of England and his becoming, in personal union , James I, the first Stuart king of England see Union of the Crowns . The Lord High Commissioners were appointed from 1603 until 1707. The Act of Union 1707 , which merged the Parliament of Scotland and the Parliament of England to create the Parliament of Great Britain , rendered the post redundant. They were effectively the heads of government in Scotland during this period, ref cite web url http www.scottish places.info glossw.html title a personal representative of the Sovereign, Lords High Commissioner were appointed to the Scottish Parliament between the Union of the Crowns 1603 and the Act of Union 1707 and were the heads of government in Scotland. publisher Gazeteer for Scotland , University of Edinburgh accessdate 1 March 2010 ref exercising de facto control over the Estates and the Privy Council of Scotland Privy Council , although nominally this role was still held by the Lord Chancellor of Scotland Lord Chancellor . List of Lord High Commissioners 1605 John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose 1607 Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox 1609 George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal 1612 Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline 1621 James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton 1639 John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair 1641 John, Lord Balmerino 1646 James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton 1661 John Middleton ... 1706 James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry References reflist See also Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Category Lords High Commissioner to the Parliament ... of the Scottish monarch Scotland poli stub pl Lord Wysoki Komisarz przy Parlamencie Szkocji ... more details
Navy passed to a committee in the form of the Board of Admiralty. The office of Lord High ... by a Board of Admiralty, officially known as the Commissioners for Exercising the Office of Lord ... as the First Lord of the Admiralty, who was a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom Cabinet . After 1806, the First Lord of the Admiralty was always a civilian, while the professional head of the navy came to be and is still today known as the First Sea Lord . Admiralty buildings File Admiralty ... 18th century as the residence of the First Lord of the Admiralty, serving that purpose until ... of the Dead quote If blood be the price of admiralty, Lord God, we ha paid in full See also List of Lord High Admirals and First Lords of the Admiralty List of Lords Commissioners of the AdmiraltyLord High Admiral of Scotland Admiralty administration St Boniface s Catholic College References reflist ... Royal Navy The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the Kingdom of England , and later in the United ..., the office of Lord High Admiral was from the 18th Century onward almost invariably put in commission , and was exercised by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty , who sat on the Board of Admiralty. In 1964 the functions of the Admiralty were transferred to a new Admiralty Board United Kingdom Admiralty Board , which is a committee of the tri service Defence Council of the United Kingdom and part of the Ministry of Defence United Kingdom Ministry of Defence . The new Admiralty Board meets ... for the various authorities now in charge of the Royal Navy to be referred to simply as The Admiralty . The title of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom was vested in the Monarchy of the United Kingdom ... Image Flag of the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom.svg thumb left Flag of the Lord High Admiral The office of Admiral of England or Lord Admiral and later Lord High Admiral was created around ... of the Lord High Admiral, who was one of the nine Great Officers of State . In 1628 ... more details
Other uses Lord High Commissioner ref improve date December 2011 File Lionrampant.svg 230px thumb The Royal Standard of Scotland is also the banner of the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland The Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland .... History Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland Lord High Commissioners were appointed ... society . A Throne was provided for the use of the Lord High Commissioner. The union of the Church .... The Lord High Commissioner sits on the Throne in the Royal Gallery, which is technically outside ... over protocol, whereby the Lord High Commissioner the Duke of York, later King George VI of the United ... be unacceptable, even suggesting that the post of Lord High Commissioner could be dispensed with. Eventually a suitable arrangement was agreed upon and the office of Lord High Commissioner ... , the Lord High Commissioner attends the General Assembly, makes opening and closing addresses ... out the Royal Warrant appointing the Lord High Commissioner. The Lord High Commissioner is then invited ... addresses the Lord High Commissioner makes no further intenvention in Assembly debates, but will be in daily ... Assembly is meeting, the Lord High Commissioner is treated as if a Regent . By custom, he or she ... normal dynastic style Her Royal Highness because the Lord High Commissioner is ranked higher in the order ... & 1971 . Residence Since 1834 the Lord High Commissioner has resided at the Scottish royal Palace ... are re attached during the closing speech of the Assembly, and the Lord High Commissioner returns ... Grace the Lord High Commissioner. This includes the Purse Bearer who is the head of the Household ... Page17662 Appointment of Lord High Commissioner for 2009 ref Rt. Hon. George Reid Scottish politician ... Lord High Commissioner To The General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland Category Lords High Commissioner ... Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Lord High Admirals Henry Sinclair, 1st Earl of Orkney to Robert III of Scotland Robert III George Crichton, 1st Earl of Caithness to James II of Scotland James II William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness and 3rd Earl of Orkney to James II 1476 David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose David Lindsay, 5th Earl of Crawford , later Duke of Montrose 1482 Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany 1488 Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell 1508 Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell heritably 1513 Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell , attainted 1556 James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell , exiled 1568 James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton , beheaded 1581 Francis Stewart, 1st Earl of Bothwell attainted 1626 James Stewart, 4th Duke of Lennox heritably John Earl of Linlithgow, during minority of Duke of Lennox 1633 James Duke of Lennox and Gordon d 1672 1668 Alexander Bruce, 3rd Earl of Kincardine vice admiral 1673 James VII James, Duke of York later James VII William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and Lennox 1705 James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose 1706 David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss Vice Admirals 1708 David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss 1714 John Hamilton Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes 1722 Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry 1729 John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair 1733 George Douglas, 13th Earl of Morton 1738 James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater 1764 John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford 1767 William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry William Douglas, 3rd Earl of March , later Duke of Queensberry 1776 John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland 1782 Lord William Gordon, brother of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon Duke of Gordon 1795 William Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart William, Lord Cathcart died 16 Jun 1843 office not filled Category Lord High Admirals of Scotland Category Lists of Scottish people Category Royal Scottish Navy ... more details
Commissioner Imperial Commissioner Insurance CommissionerLordCommissioner of the AdmiraltyLord High Commissioner and its further compounds, notably Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland Military and Civil ...for the 1994 film Commissioner film Commissioner is in principle the title given to a member of a Regulatory ... official charge or authority to do something, the noun s second meaning . In practice, the title of commissioner .... In particular, commissioner frequently refers to senior police or government officials. A High Commissioner is equivalent to an ambassador , originally between the United Kingdom and the Dominions ... n sport s leagues. Domestic public official A Commissioner within a modern State polity state generally ... or Commissioner. ref http www.forces.gc.ca hr dhr ddhr chart eng chart display e.asp?cat 3&ref ... Symbol of Office Territory Current commissionerCommissioner since Website align center File Coat of arms ... Crest of the Commissioner of Nunavut.svg 80px Commissioners of Nunavut Nunavut The Honourable Edna Elias May 21, 2010 http www.gov.nu.ca commissioner Website align center Image Commissioner crest.jpg ... http www.gov.yk.ca commissioner Website Police main Police commissioner In police services in the Commonwealth and USA, the title of commissioner typically designates the head of an entire police force ... American countries and in France and in Italy, the title of commissioner refers to the head of a single ... of Scotland Estates parliament of Scotland held the office of Commissioner, representing a constituency ... of Man local government system of the Isle of Man , a Commissioner is an elected representative .... Malawi Malawi s position of District Commissioner refers to the person that in appointed ... . One commissioner is appointed per district. The position was created during the colonial era ... and its predecessors used commissioner in Russian wiktionary ru or commissar as a term ... more details
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unreferenced date September 2009 The Lieutenant of the Admiralty is a now honorary office generally held by a senior retired Royal Navy admiral . He is the official deputy to the AdmiraltyLord High Admiral , an office vested in the British monarch Sovereign since 1964. He is appointed by the Monarch Sovereign on the nomination of the First Sea Lord . The office was created in 1545 by Henry VIII of England Henry VIII . Amongst other responsibilities, the Lieutenant of the Admiralty presided over the Council of the Marine, later known as the Navy Board . From 1801 the office was joined with that of Vice Admiral of the United Kingdom , and was the second most powerful position in the Royal Navy. Below the office of Vice Admiral is the Rear Admiral of the United Kingdom , another now honorary office. Category Royal Navy fr Lieutenant of the Admiralty ... more details
For the islands in the Bismarck Archipelago see Admiralty Islands File Admiralty Group off Ned s Beach LordHoweIsland 4June2011.jpg thumb right Admiralty Group of islets as seen from Ned s Beach, Lord Howe Island The Admiralty Group of islets consists of eight rocky outcrops within 2 km of the north of Lord Howe Island Soldier s Cap, Sugarloaf, Noddy, South Island, Tenth of June, North Rock, Flat Rock and Roach Island. Roach Island is the largest being about 800 m long and 86 m high with a much photographed 15 m tall tunnel at its northern end. The basalt lava flows are crossed by many dike geology dikes . The vegetation consists of grass es, Cyperaceae sedges and a few bushes. ref name H Harvnb Hutton 1986 p 81 ref These islets are noted for the nesting populations of seabird s in spring and summer in greater numbers than anywhere else on Lord Howe Island, mainly Sooty tern s, Masked booby s and Brown noddy s. ref name H Boat trips take visitors to Roach Island for a bird colony experience. ref name H References Reflist Bibliography Cite book first Ian last Hutton title Lord Howe Island publisher Conservation Press publication place Australian Capital Territory year 1986 isbn 0 908 19840 ref Harv coord 31.50 159.07 type isle region AU display title Category Islands of New South Wales ... more details
Admiral of the Coast , representing the AdmiraltyLord High Admiral . From 1360 to 1875 ... Subject matter jurisdiction for admiralty causes. see Lord High Admiral of Scotland . ref citation ...Admiralty law Admiralty courts , also known as maritime courts , are courts exercising jurisdiction over all admiralty law maritime contract s, tort s, injuries and offences. Admiralty Courts in England and Wales Today Admiralty jurisdiction is exercised by the High Court of Justice High Court of England and Wales . The admiralty law s which are applied in this court is based upon the civil law legal system civil law based Law of the Sea, as well as statutory and common law additions. The Admiralty court is now housed in the Rolls Building . Historically, there were a number of admiralty courts ... Court of Admiralty, and President and Judge of the High Court of Admiralty . In 1887 the High Court of Admiralty was absorbed into the new Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court. No judges are now appointed for the local courts, and the judicial functions of the Lord High Admiral ... Court, where they continue to be exercised by the Admiralty Judge and other Commercial Court judges authorised to sit in Admiralty cases. The sole survivor of the ancient local Courts of Admiralty is the Court of Admiralty for the Cinque Ports , which is presided over by the Judge Official and Commissary of the Court of Admiralty of the Cinque Ports. This office is normally held by a High Court Judge who holds the appointment of Admiralty Judge. The jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty of the Cinque ... is to take part in the installation of a new Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports . Appeal from the court ... of Admiralty of the Cinque Ports Lieutenant Commander Gerald Darling , Reserve Decoration ... Laurence , DCL 1791 1809 The jurisdiction of the High Court with respect to admiralty concern Marine salvage salvage and other legal issues. Admiralty Court of Scotland The Admiralty Court of Scotland ... more details
NOTOC Admiralty can mean Admiralty law , also called Maritime Law Naval organizations Russia Russian Admiralty , the authority responsible for the Imperial Russian Navy United Kingdom Admiralty , the authority responsible for HM Royal Navy before 1964 United Kingdom Hydrographic Office produces the Admiralty brand of charts. Admiralty Board United Kingdom , the post 1964 board responsible for the Royal Navy The term Admiralty was commonly used to refer to the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service Netherlands the navy of the Dutch Republic was made up of five admiralties Admiralty of Amsterdam Admiralty of Rotterdam also called the Admiralty of de Maze Admiralty of Friesland Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier also called the Admiralty of West Friesland Admiralty of Zeeland Places Admiralty Arch in London, England Admiralty Islands , a part of the Manus Province of Papua New Guinea Admiralty Mountains in Victoria Land of Antarctica Admiralty Bay disambiguation , multiple bodies of water Admiralty, Hong Kong an area in between Central and Wanchai Admiralty Station MTR an MTR station in Hong Kong Admiralty Island , Alaska, USA Admiralty Inlet Nunavut Admiralty Island Nunavut Ships and shipping Admiralty Shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia HMS Admiralty HMS Admiralty , the name of two yachts of the British Royal Navy USS Admiralty Islands CVE 99 USS Admiralty Islands CVE 99 , a United States Navy aircraft carrier Buildings Admiralty House, London Admiralty House, Sydney Old Admiralty House , Singapore Dutch Admiralty in Tsarskoye Selo, Russia Admiralty building, Saint Petersburg , Russia Other Brass Brass types Admiralty brass , contains 30 zinc and 1 tin which inhibits dezincification in most environments Admiralty MRT Station in Singapore Admiralty scaffolding , a military barrier See also Admiralteysky disambiguation disambig geo bg de Admiralty fr Amiraut it Ammiragliato nl Admiralty ja ru sr fi Amiraliteetti ... more details
Admiralty Bay is the name of several places Admiralty Bay, Bequia , in Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grendines Admiralty Bay, New Zealand , in the Marlborough Sounds, South Island, New Zealand Admiralty Bay South Shetland Islands , Antarctica Admiralty Bay, Washington , USA Admiralty Bay is a former name of Ganges Harbour , British Columbia, Canada Admiralty Bay is a former name of Yakutat Bay , Alaska, USA geodis fr Admiralty Bay ... more details
The Admiralty Station may mean Admiralty MRT Station , a railway station of Singapore MRT. Admiralty Station MTR , a metro station of Hong Kong MTR. disambig ... more details
Buildings called Admiralty House include Maritime Command Museum Admiralty House, Halifax , former Admiral s Residence now the Maritime Command Museum Admiralty House, Mount Pearl , aka Admiralty House Museum & Archives near St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador Admiralty House, London Admiralty House, Kirribilli in Sydney, Australia Admiralty House Stockholm in Sweden Either of two sites which had housed the Admiral of the North Atlantic and West Indies Squadron of the Royal Navy in Bermuda Mount Wyndham and Admiralty House, Pembroke, Bermuda . See also Old Admiralty House , Singapore built as Nelson House and known as Admiralty House from 1958 to 2002 disambig pt Admiralty House ... more details
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Admiralty , after the Admiralty , the body responsible for the administration of the navy HMS Admiralty 1814 was a yacht launched in 1814. She was renamed HMS Plymouth in 1830, and used for harbour service from 1866, being renamed YC 1 . She was sold in 1870. HMS Admiralty 1831 was a yacht launched in 1831, and renamed HMS Fanny in the same year. References Colledge Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Admiralty, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names fi HMS Admiralty ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 The office of Secretary to the Admiralty or from the mid 18th century First Secretary to the Admiralty was formerly an important position within the Admiralty of the United Kingdom , which was responsible for the government of the Royal Navy . In 1870, the office of First Secretary was renamed Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty , while the office of Second Secretary to the Admiralty was renamed Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty . In 1886, the Parliamentary Secretary was renamed Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty . From 1930, the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary was also a Civil Lord of the Admiralty . The office became vacant in 1959, and ministerial offices were reorganised when the Admiralty was merged into the Ministry of Defence United Kingdom Ministry of Defence in 1964, with the creation of a Minister of State and Under Secretary of State for the Navy. Office holders First Secretary to the Admiralty Robert Blackborne , 1652&ndash 1660 ref cite book title Samuel Pepys The Unequalled Self url http books.google.com books?id vtjM40Qmr 4C&pg PR17&lpg PR17&dq robert blackborne samuel pepys the unequalled self&source bl&ots S9A1Zau ik&sig 0JEN7GtIviGutETNm8 FVPDpzfg&hl en&ei Xla7TcjqMoK0sAPTh7DCBQ&sa X&oi book result&ct ... Lowry Corry , 1858&ndash 1859 Lord Clarence Paget , 1859&ndash 1866 Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook Hon. Thomas Baring , 1866 Lord Henry Lennox , 1866&ndash 1868 William Edward Baxter , 1868&ndash 1871 Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty George Shaw Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley George Shaw ... 1886 Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty J. T. Hibbert 1886 Sir Arthur Forwood ... 1931 Edward Stanley, Lord Stanley 1894 1938 Lord Stanley 1931&ndash 1935 Victor Warrender, 1st Baron Bruntisfield Sir Victor Warrender, Bt 1935 Edward Stanley, Lord Stanley 1894 1938 Lord Stanley 1935 ... from 16 October 1959 References Reflist Use dmy dates date May 2011 DEFAULTSORT Secretary To The Admiralty ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Coord 59.9384 N 30.3055 E display title File Admiralty Embakment 16.jpg thumb right 350px The Admiralty Embankment Lang ru Admiralteyskaya Naberezhnaya or Admiralty Quay is a street along the Neva River in Central Saint Petersburg , named after the Admiralty Board Russia Admiralty Board . Between 1919 and 1944 the street was known as Roshal Embankment, named after the revolutionary S. G. Roshal. The Admiralty Embankment was constructed in 1763 to 1767, by the engineers V. M. Karlowicz and S. S. Selyavionov. The street has no other buildings than the Admiralty and the Bronze Horseman . The street begins at the Decembrists Square , where the English Embankment becomes the Admiralty Embankment. The street ends at the Palace Bridge , where it becomes the Palace Embankment . The Admiralty Embankment is home to the Admiralty Board Russia Admiralty Board and the Bronze Horseman , it has also a wonderful view of the Neva and the Saint Petersburg State University is just across the Neva. Commons category Admiralty Embankment Category Streets in Saint Petersburg Russia road stub ru ... more details
Update EB date January 2011 The administration of the British Admiralty consists of the following branches and officers. Department of the Controller Spending branches are in the department of the controller, and it will be well, while we are dealing with the material side of the Royal Navy , to describe briefly their character and duties. The civil branches of the navy tributary to the controller are those of the director of naval construction, the engineer in chief, the directors of naval ordnance, of dockyards and of stores, and the inspector of dockyard expense accounts. The first duty of the controller ... stride has been made in this particular branch of the admiralty. The work of design and construction now go forward together, and the admiralty designers are in close touch with the work in hand at the dockyards ... members interchange their duties between the designing of ships at the admiralty and practical work ... Director of Torpedoes is an officer instituted at the Admiralty within recent years, and his duty ... by the junior naval lord. The inspector of dockyard expense accounts has been alluded to. He ..., are centred the more important spending branches of the admiralty. While the work of design tuning ... of the admiralty being held responsible for the administration of the votes they compile, it is their duty ... in chief. The work conducted in private establishments is closely watched by the admiralty officials ... complexity and of vast importance. The large sums of money with which the admiralty deals in the way .... Under the authority of the first lord, the parliamentary and financial secretary is responsible for the finance of the admiralty in general, and for the estimates and the expenditure, the accounts and the purchases, and for all matters which concern the relations of the admiralty to the treasury ... modifications which have had for their purpose See Also Admiralty References 1911 DEFAULTSORT Admiralty Administration Category Royal Navy ... more details
File Admir.JPG thumb A Dutch Admiralty . The Dutch Admiralty is the name applied to three folly follies designed in the traditional Dutch style and erected in summer 1773 on the bank of the Large Pond in the Catherine Park of Tsarskoe Selo . The pavilions are flanked by two towers in the Russian Gothic style. The central pavilion formerly housed the Globe of Gottorf , a collection of 166 English landscape engravings and an assortment of rare rowboats, which were destroyed during World War II . External links Commonscat inline Admiralty Tsarskoe Selo http eng.tzar.ru museums palaces catherine park landscape admiraltyAdmiralty on eng.tzar.ru Category Buildings and structures in Pushkin Category Folly buildings in Russia ja ru ... more details
who named this feature for Vice Admiral Sir Charles Adam , a senior naval lord of the Admiralty. ref ..., 2nd Earl of Minto Earl of Minto , then First Lord of the Admiralty . ref name gnis minto cite gnis ... Parker, 1st Baronet, of Shenstone Sir William Parker , a senior naval lord of the Admiralty, 1834 ...Geobox Range name Admiralty Mountains image Mt Herschel, Antarctica, Jan 2006.jpg image caption Mount Herschel 3,335 m in the Admiralty Mountains as seen from Cape Hallett country Antarctica country type Continent region type region Victoria Land parent Transantarctic Mountains border highest Mount Minto highest elevation 4165 highest lat d 71 highest lat m 47 highest lat s highest lat NS S highest long d 168 highest long m 45 highest long s highest long EW E geology period orogeny map Coord 71 45 S 168 30 E type mountain display title The Admiralty Mountains alternatively Admiralty Range is a large group of high mountain s and individually named mountain range ranges and ridges in northeastern Victoria Land of Antarctica . This mountain group is bounded by the Ross Sea , the Southern Ocean , and by the Dennistoun Glacier Dennistoun , Ebbe Glacier Ebbe , and Tucker Glacier Tucker glaciers. ref name gnis cite gnis type antarid id 94 name Admiralty Mountains accessdate 2004 10 31 ref Discovered in January 1841 by Captain James Clark Ross James Ross who named them for the Admiralty Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty under whose orders he served. ref name gnis The Admiralty Mountains is divided into the Dunedin Range , Homerun Range , and Lyttelton Range . NOTOC Mountains and peaks NOTE Do NOT add wikilinks for these as they have been merged into this article This range includes the following mountains and peaks class wikitable border 0 cellspacing 3 style margin left 3em align ... 13115 name Mount Sabine accessdate 2007 03 12 ref References reflist Category Admiralty Mountains Category ... Admiralty de Admiralit tsberge fr Cha ne de l Amiraut lv Admiralit tes kalni no Admiralitetsfjellene ... more details
Image Admiralty Arch, London, England June 2009.jpg thumb 400px Admiralty Arch, seen from The Mall Admiralty Arch is a large office building in London which incorporates an archway providing road and pedestrian access between The Mall London The Mall , which extends to the South West, and Trafalgar Square to the North East. It was designed by Sir Aston Webb , constructed by Mowlem John Mowlem & Co and completed in 1912. It adjoins the Admiralty Old Admiralty Building , hence the name. The building was commissioned by Edward VII of the United Kingdom King Edward VII in memory of his mother Queen Victoria , although he did not live to see its completion. A Latin inscription along the top reads Quotation1 center small ANNO DECIMO EDWARDI SEPTIMI REGIS br VICTORI REGIN CIVES GRATISSIMI MDCCCCX small center In the tenth year of King Edward VII, to Queen Victoria, from most grateful citizens, 1910 The sculptural figures of Navigation and Gunnery were designed by the English sculptor Thomas Brock . Admiralty Arch is a Grade I listed building . In 2000, the Cabinet Office moved into offices in the building, while maintaining its headquarters on Whitehall . It was also home to the Prime Minister ... Admiralty Arch could become a hotel under Government plans.html title London s Admiralty Arch could ... last Ruddick ref for a reported 75 million pounds. Nose main London Nose Another famous feature of Admiralty ... date 13 Oct 2011 journal Evening Standard ref References reflist Gallery Commons category Admiralty Arch gallery Image Admiralty Arch 2007 3.jpg Walking to Trafalgar Square Image James Cook statue 569r.jpg Statue of Captain James Cook at Admiralty Arch File Admiralty Arch Nose.JPG Picture of the nose ... Kingdom Category Visitor attractions in Westminster bg de Admiralty Arch es Arco del Almirantazgo fr Admiralty Arch hy id Admiralty Arch it Admiralty Arch he mk nl Admiralty Arch pl Admiralty Arch pt Admiralty Arch ru ... more details
about an inlet in Washington state the inlet in Canada Admiralty Inlet Nunavut Deleted image removed Image IMG 0221 Adm.JPG thumb Admiralty Inlet From Whidbey Island Admiralty Inlet is a strait in the U.S. state of Washington U.S. state Washington connecting the eastern end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Puget Sound . It lies between Whidbey Island and the northeastern part of the Olympic Peninsula . Admiralty Inlet is generally considered to be the northern part of Puget Sound s Main Basin. Its northern boundary is defined as a line running between Point Wilson Lighthouse Point Wilson and Point Partridge , and it extends south to the southern end of Whidbey Island and Point No Point on the Kitsap Peninsula, where it joins the Central Basin of Puget Sound s Main Basin. Admiralty Inlet s area is convert 437 km2 sqmi , with a volume of convert 15200 m3 cuft . Its shoreline is convert 171 ... convert 6 km mi wide at the narrowest point between the Point Wilson Lighthouse Point Wilson and Admiralty Head Lighthouse Admiralty Head lighthouses , it is through this passage that nearly all the seawater ... six knot unit knot s in the area northeast of Point Wilson. All sea vessels must pass through Admiralty ... Flagler around Admiralty Inlet as a Triangle of Fire for the protection of Puget Sound from a hostile fleet. Image Low tide on Whidbey Island.JPG left thumb Admiralty low tide Today a great deal of maritime freight traffic passes through Admiralty Inlet to the major shipping ports at Seattle and Tacoma ... 20 . The first Europeans to find and map Admiralty Inlet were the Spanish of the 1790 expedition ... 70 ref Two years later Admiralty Inlet was given its present name by George Vancouver , after his ultimate commanders, the Admiralty Board of Admiralty . The Spanish name was later given to Camano ... Category Straits of Washington state Category Landforms of Puget Sound cs ina Admiralty sv Admiralty Inlet ... more details
orphan date January 2009 Admiralty Peak Coord 54 13 S 36 50 W display inline,title is a summit topography peak , convert 3100 ft 0 high, lying east of Wilckens Peaks in the central part of South Georgia . Charted by Discovery Investigations in 1926&ndash 30 and named after the Board of Admiralty . usgs gazetteer id 95 Category Mountains and hills of South Georgia SouthGeorgia geo stub ... more details
Admiralty keeps abreast of contemporary housing in the town. It residents enjoy the convenience of the Admiralty MRT transit station, similar to that of Woodlands MRT Station , built solely for the SMRT Corporation SMRT train. Admiralty offers a rather reasonable quiet and organised housing, with well designed apartments. It houses citizens who opt for government housing through the HDB Housing and Development Board s plans, instead of purchasing apartments via private agencies, which often costs more but requires a shorter waiting time Opting for government housing often takes months to process and space is limited only to newly built housing flats. Admiralty is connected to Sembawang and Yishun via Gambas Avenue the Woodlands Industrial Park and Senoko Industrial Park via Woodlands Avenue 10 Woodlands via Woodlands Avenue 7 Marsiling via Woodlands Square and Roads in Woodlands, Singapore Woodlands Avenue 3 and the Expressway via Woodlands Avenue 12. Places in Singapore Public housing in Singapore Category Places in Singapore Category Woodlands, Singapore ... more details
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