Department of the Director of Dockyards

Department of the Director of Dockyards
Agency overview
Formed1872
Preceding agency
Dissolved1964
Superseding agency
  • Dockyards and Fleet Maintenance Department
JurisdictionGovernment of the United Kingdom
HeadquartersAdmiralty
London
Agency executives
  • Director-General of Dockyards
  • Director of Dockyards
  • Director of Fleet Maintenance
  • Director of Marine Services
Parent departmentAdmiralty

The Department of the Director of Dockyards, also known as the Dockyard Branch and later as the Dockyards and Fleet Maintenance Department, was the British Admiralty department responsible from 1872 to 1964 for civil administration of dockyards, the building of ships, the maintenance and repair of ships at dockyards and factories, and the supervision of all civil dockyard personnel.

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