Naval Ordnance Department

Naval Ordnance Department
United Kingdom
Agency overview
Formed1891
Preceding agency
Dissolved1958
Superseding agency
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,[1] also known as the Department of the Director of Naval Ordnance,[2] 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.

  1. ^ Jellicoe, Earl John Rushworth Jellicoe (1921). The Crisis of the Naval War. Library of Alexandria. pp. Chapter 10. ISBN 9781465507914.
  2. ^ Admiralty, Great Britain (1913). The Navy List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 535.