Admiralty
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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
Admiralty can also refer to:
Buildings
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Admiralty court
- Admiralty law, also called Maritime Law
- Amirauté (New France)
Naval organizations
[edit]- Admiralty (navy), a governmental and/or naval body responsible for the administration of a navy
Germany
[edit]- German Imperial Admiralty, Kaiserliche Admiralität
- German Imperial Admiralty Staff, Admiralstab
Netherlands
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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 Glacier, Queen Louise Land, Greenland
- 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
[edit]- HMS Admiralty, the name of two yachts of the Royal Navy
- USS Admiralty Islands, a 1944 United States Navy aircraft carrier
Other uses
[edit]- 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