Admiralty

The office of Admiral of England, or Lord Admiral and later Lord High Admiral was created in around 1400. In 1546 King Henry VIII established the Council of the Marine, later to became the Navy Board, to oversee administrative affairs of the naval service. Operational control of the Navy remained the responsibility of the Lord High Admiral, who was one of the nine Great Officers of State.

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Admiralty related Images and Photos (experimental)

Admiralty Inlet and Point Wilson Lighthouse

First Blood in the Revolution Opposite the Admiralty Building St. Petersburg 1905

Mount Rainier From the South Part of Admiralty Inlet 1792