Naval Stores Department (Royal Navy)

Naval Stores Department

Agency overview
Formed	1869
Preceding agency	Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy
Dissolved	1966
Superseding agency	Royal Naval Supply and Transport Service
Jurisdiction	Government of the United Kingdom
Headquarters	Admiralty London
Agency executives	Director of Naval Stores Deputy Director of Naval Stores Assistant Director of Naval Stores
Parent department	Department of Admiralty (1869-1964) Navy Department (1964-1966)

The Naval Stores Department ^[1] also known as the Department of the Director of Naval Stores was initially a subsidiary department of the British Department of Admiralty, then later the Navy Department responsible for managing and maintaining naval stores and the issuing of materials at naval dockyards and establishments for the building, fitting and repairing of Royal Navy warships from 1869 to 1966.