Admiralty most often refers to: *

Admiralty, Hong Kong Admiralty is the eastern extension of the central business district (adjacent to, but separate from, Central) on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. It is located on the eastern end of the Central and Western District, bordered by Wan Chai to ...

Admiralty (United Kingdom) The Admiralty was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy until 1964, historically under its titular head, the Lord High Admiral – one of the Great Officers of State. For much of it ...

, military department in command of the Royal Navy from 1707 to 1964 *The rank of

admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...

Admiralty law Admiralty law or maritime law is a body of law that governs nautical issues and private maritime disputes. Admiralty law consists of both domestic law on maritime activities, and private international law governing the relationships between priva ...

Admiralty can also refer to:

Buildings

Admiralty, Trafalgar Square The Admiralty is a pub at 66 Trafalgar Square, London. It is the only pub situated on the square. The Italianate building was built in 1871 by the architect F. W. Porter for the Union Bank. It was listed at Grade II in 1987, by which time it w ...

, a pub in London *

Admiralty, Saint Petersburg The Admiralty Building is the former headquarters of the Admiralty Board and the Imperial Russian Navy in Central St. Petersburg, Russia and the current headquarters of the Russian Navy. The edifice was rebuilt in the nineteenth century to supp ...

, Russia *

Admiralteyskaya (Saint Petersburg Metro) Admiralteyskaya (russian: Адмиралте́йская) is a station on the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. Opened on 28 December 2011, it is designed to relieve congestion at the Nevsky Prospekt and Gostiny Dvor st ...

, a metro station in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the name means "Admiralty" * Admiralty Arch in London, England * Admiralty House, London *

Admiralty House, Sydney Admiralty House is the Sydney official residence of the governor-general of Australia. It is located in the suburb of Kirribilli, on the northern foreshore of Sydney Harbour (adjacent to Kirribilli House, which is the Sydney official residenc ...

Dutch Admiralty The Dutch Admiralty is the name applied to three follies designed in the traditional Dutch style and erected in summer 1773 on the bank of the Large Pond in the Catherine Park of Tsarskoe Selo (a former royal residence, now town of Pushkin, a su ...

, a group of follies at Tsarskoye Selo, Russia *

Former Admiralty House The Former Admiralty House (Malay language, Malay: ''Gedung Lama Laksamana''; ) is a historic building, located at Old Nelson Road within the Sembawang, Sembawang Planning Area in the North Region, Singapore, North Region of Singapore. The buil ...

, Singapore

Law

Admiralty court Admiralty courts, also known as maritime courts, are courts exercising jurisdiction over all maritime contracts, torts, injuries, and offences. Admiralty courts in the United Kingdom England and Wales Scotland The Scottish court's earliest ...

, also called Maritime Law *

Amirauté (New France) New France (french: Nouvelle-France) was the area colonized by France in North America, beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spa ...

Naval organizations

* Admiralty (navy), a governmental and/or naval body responsible for the administration of a navy

Germany

German Imperial Admiralty The German Imperial Admiralty (german: Kaiserliche Admiralität) was an imperial naval authority in the German Empire. By order of Kaiser Wilhelm I the Northern German Federal Navy Department of the North German Confederation (1866–71), whi ...

, ''Kaiserliche Admiralität'' *

German Imperial Admiralty Staff The German Imperial Admiralty Staff (german: Admiralstab) was one of four Command (military formation), command agencies for the administration of the Imperial German Navy from 1899 to 1918. While the German Emperor Wilhelm II, German Emperor, Wil ...

, ''Admiralstab''

Netherlands

Admiralty of Amsterdam The Admiralty of Amsterdam was the largest of the five Dutch admiralties at the time of the Dutch Republic The United Provinces of the Netherlands, also known as the (Seven) United Provinces, officially as the Republic of the Seven ...

* Admiralty of Friesland *

Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier The Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier (Dutch, 'Northern Quarter'), also known as the Admiralty of West Friesland, was one of the five admiralties of the Dutch Republic, made up of West Friesland, a region in the north of the province of Holland. ...

(also called the "Admiralty of West-Friesland") * Admiralty of Rotterdam (also called the "Admiralty of de Maze") *

Admiralty of Zeeland The Admiralty of Zeeland was one of the five admiralties of the navy of the Dutch Republic. One of its famous admirals was Joost Banckert. The Admiralty of Zeeland was disestablished in 1795, alongside the other admiralties. Board of the Zeeland ...

Russia

Admiralty Board (Russian Empire) Board of Admiralties (russian: Адмиралтейств-коллегия, ''Admiralteystv-kollegiya'') was a supreme body for the administration of the Imperial Russian Navy and admiralty shipyards in the Russian Empire, established by Peter the ...

, the authority responsible for the Imperial Russian Navy **

Admiralty Shipyard The JSC Admiralty Shipyards (russian: link=no, Адмиралтейские верфи) (''formerly Soviet Shipyard No. 194'') is one of the oldest and largest shipyards in Russia, located in Saint Petersburg. The shipyard's building ways can ac ...

, 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), previously known as the Admiralty Office (1414-1546), was a government department of the Kingdom of England, responsible for the Royal Navy. First established in 1414 when the offices of the se ...

, the Admiralty and Marine Affairs Office (1546–1707) *

Board of Admiralty The Board of Admiralty (1628–1964) was established in 1628 when Charles I put the office of Lord High Admiral into commission. As that position was not always occupied, the purpose was to enable management of the day-to-day operational requi ...

, the board responsible for the Royal Navy from 1628 to 1964 *

, 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 The Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service (RMAS) was a British Government agency which ran a variety of auxiliary vessels for His Majesty's Naval Service (incl. Royal Navy, Royal Marines) and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The service from 2009 has been ...

, commonly referred to as the Admiralty *

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is the UK's agency for providing hydrographic and marine geospatial data to mariners and maritime organisations across the world. The UKHO is a trading fund of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and is ...

, produces the Admiralty brand of charts

Places

Admiralty Bay (disambiguation) Admiralty Bay is the name of several places: *Admiralty Bay, Bequia, in Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * Admiralty Bay (New Zealand), in the Marlborough Sounds, South Island, New Zealand *Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands), Antarctica ...

, multiple bodies of water *

, an urban area on Hong Kong Island named after the naval base HMS ''Tamar'' **

Admiralty station (MTR) Admiralty () is a Mass Transit Railway (MTR) station in Admiralty, Hong Kong. The station's livery is blue and white. Served by the largest number of lines of any MTR station at four: the , the , the , and the , Admiralty is a major interchang ...

, the MTR station serving the area *

Admiralty, Singapore Admiralty is a subzone of the planning area of Sembawang, in the north of Singapore. Overview The Admiralty area contains integrated development plans including Kampung Admiralty, which was launched in April 2014. The community centre for the n ...

, a suburban neighbourhood in Singapore **

Admiralty MRT station Admiralty MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line (NSL) in Woodlands, Singapore. Located along Woodlands Avenue 7 near the junctions of Woodlands Avenue 6 and Woodlands Drive 71, the station primari ...

, the MRT station serving the area * 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 Brass is an alloy of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn), in proportions which can be varied to achieve different mechanical, electrical, and chemical properties. It is a substitutional alloy: atoms of the two constituents may replace each other with ...

, contains 30% zinc and 1% tin which inhibits dezincification in most environments *

Admiralty chart Admiralty charts are nautical charts issued by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) and subject to Crown Copyright. Over 3,500 Standard Nautical Charts (SNCs) and 14,000 Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) are available with the Admira ...

, a brand of nautical chart * Admiralty scaffolding, a military barrier