Admiralty most often refers to: * Admiralty, Hong Kong *

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, a pub in London * Admiralty, Saint Petersburg, 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, 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)

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, ''Admiralstab''

Netherlands

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

Russia

* Admiralty Board (Russian Empire), the authority responsible for the Imperial Russian Navy ** Admiralty Shipyard, 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) *

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, commonly referred to as the Admiralty * United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, produces the Admiralty brand of charts

Places

* Admiralty Bay (disambiguation), multiple bodies of water * Admiralty, Hong Kong, an urban area on Hong Kong Island named after the naval base HMS ''Tamar'' ** Admiralty station (MTR), the MTR station serving the area * Admiralty, Singapore, a suburban neighbourhood in Singapore ** Admiralty MRT station, 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