Admiralty most often refers to: *

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

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

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

admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in many 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. Admiral is ranked above vice admiral and below admiral of ...

Admiralty law Maritime law or admiralty 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 conflict of laws, private international law governing the relations ...

Admiralty can also refer to:

Buildings

* Admiralty, Trafalgar Square, a pub in London * Admiralty, Saint Petersburg, Russia * Admiralteyskaya (Saint Petersburg Metro), a metro station in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the name means "Admiralty" *

Admiralty Arch The Admiralty Arch is a historic landmark building in London, providing road and pedestrian access between The Mall, London, The Mall, which extends to the southwest, and Trafalgar Square to the northeast. Commissioned by King Edward VII in mem ...

in London, England * Admiralty House, London * Admiralty House, Sydney * Dutch Admiralty, 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 admiralty law, maritime contracts, torts, injuries, and offenses. United Kingdom England and Wales Scotland The Scottish court's earliest records, ...

, also called Maritime Law * Amirauté (New France)

Naval organizations

Admiralty (navy) An Admiralty is a governmental and/or naval body responsible for the administration of a navy. List of Admiralties Germany * German Imperial Admiralty, ''Kaiserliche Admiralität'' * German Imperial Admiralty Staff, ''Admiralstab'' Netherlands ...

, a governmental and/or naval body responsible for the administration of a navy

Germany

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

, ''Kaiserliche Admiralität'' *

German Imperial Admiralty Staff The German Imperial Admiralty Staff () was one of four command agencies for the administration of the Imperial German Navy from 1899 to 1918. While the German Emperor Wilhelm II as commander-in-chief exercised supreme operational command and con ...

, ''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 administration of the various admiralties was strongly influenced by provincial interests. The territory for which 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 The Admiralty of Zeeland was one of the five admiralties of the navy of the Dutch Republic. Some of its famous admirals include, Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest, Cornelis Evertsen the Elder, and Joost Banckert. The Admiralty of Zeeland was dises ...

Russia

Admiralty Board (Russian Empire) Board of Admiralties (, ''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 Great on December 12, 1718, and headquartered in ...

, the authority responsible for the Imperial Russian Navy **

Admiralty Shipyard The JSC Admiralty Shipyards () (''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 accommodate ships of up to , in length and in width. Mili ...

, 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 th ...

, 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 Admiralty Board is the body established under the Defence Council of the United Kingdom for the administration of the Naval Service of the United Kingdom. It meets formally only once a year, and the day-to-day running of the Royal Navy is ...

, the post-1964 board responsible for the Royal Navy *

Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family or royalty Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Ro ...

, 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) Admira ...

, multiple bodies of water *

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

Admiralty station (MTR) Admiralty ( zh, t=金鐘, cy=Gāmjūng, j=Gam1 zung1) is an MTR List of MTR stations, station in Admiralty, Hong Kong. The station's livery is blue and white. It is a major interchange station within the MTR network, being served by the most ...

, the MTR station serving the area * Admiralty, Singapore, a suburban neighbourhood in Singapore ** Admiralty MRT station, the MRT station serving the area *

Admiralty Glacier Admiralty Glacier () is a glacier in Queen Louise Land, northeastern Greenland.Google Earth Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park. History The glacier was mapped during the 1952–54 British North Greenland exped ...

, Queen Louise Land, Greenland * Admiralty Inlet, Washington, United States * Admiralty Island, Alaska, United States *

Admiralty Islands The Admiralty Islands are an archipelago group of 40 islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the South Pacific Ocean. These are also sometimes called the Manus Islands, after the largest island. These rainforest-cov ...

, 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, contains 30% zinc and 1% tin which inhibits dezincification in most environments * Admiralty chart, a brand of nautical chart * Admiralty scaffolding, a military barrier