Plans Division (Royal Navy)
| Division overview | |
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| Formed | 1917 |
| Preceding Division | |
| Dissolved | 1964 |
| Superseding Division |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of the United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | Admiralty Building Whitehall London |
| Division executive |
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| Parent Division | Admiralty War Staff, Admiralty Naval Staff |
The Plans Division was the former war preparation and wartime strategic planning arm of the Admiralty Department from 1917 to 1964, The division originally became the main policy advisory and formulating body to the Chief of the Naval Staff. It later came under the supervision of the Assistant-Chief of the Naval staff (Policy).
When it transferred to the Navy Department (Ministry of Defence) it was renamed the Plans and Resources Division until 1971 it then became the Directorate of Naval Plans.