Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy explained

Agency Name:Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy
Type:Department
Jurisdiction:Government of the United Kingdom
Headquarters:Admiralty
London
Formed:1829
Dissolved:1869
Superseding:Department of the Superintendent of Naval Stores
Chief2 Name:Storekeeper-General of the Navy
Parent Department:Department of Admiralty

The Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy was initially the Navy Office department responsible for the storing and supply of naval stores to the Royal Navy established in 1829. In 1832 the Navy Board and subsequently Navy Office was abolished, and their duties were absorbed into the Department of Admiralty.[1]

The department was controlled and directed by the Storekeeper-General of the Navy.[2]

History

The Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy,[3] was initially the Navy Office department responsible for the storing and supply of naval stores to the British Royal Navy established in 1829. In 1832 the Navy Board and subsequently Navy Office was abolished, and its duties were absorbed into the Department of Admiralty. The department continued to exist until 1869 when it was renamed the Department of the Superintendent of Naval Stores.[4]

Head of Department

Storekeeper-General of the Navy

See main article: Storekeeper-General of the Navy.

Bibliography

  1. 'Alphabetical list of officials: K-Z', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 7, Navy Board Officials 1660-1832, ed. J M Collinge (London, 1978), pp. 116–152. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol7/pp. 116-152 [accessed 31 October 2019].
  2. Government, HM (1851). The London Gazette. London, England.: T. Neuman.
  3. 'Principal officers and commissioners', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 7, Navy Board Officials 1660-1832, ed. J M Collinge (London, 1978), British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol7/pp. 18-25 [accessed 31 October 2019].

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Collinge . J. M. . Principal officers and commissioners British History Online . www.british-history.ac.uk . University of London . 31 October 2019 . London . 18–25 . 1978.
  2. Collinge.
  3. Book: Government . HM . The London Gazette . 1851 . T. Neuman . London, England. . 837 . en.
  4. Collinge. pp. 18-25

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