Naval Ordnance Department

Naval Ordnance Department
Agency overview
Formed1891
Preceding agency
Dissolved1958
Superseding agency
  • Weapons Department
JurisdictionGovernment of the United Kingdom
HeadquartersAdmiralty Building
Whitehall
London
Agency executives
  • Director of Naval Ordnance
  • Assistant Director of Naval Ordnance
  • Deputy Director of Naval Ordnance
Parent departmentThird Sea Lord's Department of the Admiralty

The Naval Ordnance Department, also known as the Department of the Director of Naval Ordnance, was a former department of the Admiralty responsible for the procurement of naval ordnance of the Royal Navy. The department was managed by a Director, supported by various assistants and deputies; it existed from 1891 to 1958.

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