Admiralty Explained

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

• 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 court
• Admiralty law, also called Maritime Law
• Amirauté (New France)

Naval organizations

• 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 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

• , the name of two yachts of the Royal Navy
• , 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)