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Directorate of Navigation and Tactical Control (Naval)
Active1912-1968
CountryUnited Kingdom
AllegianceBritish Empire
BranchRoyal Navy
TypeNaval station
Part of
Garrison/HQAdmiralty, then MOD
Whitehall
London, Great Britain

The Directorate of Navigation and Tactical Control (Naval) was a directorate of the Navy Department, Naval Staff [1] first established in 1912 as the Navigation Department of Hydrographic Department of the Admiralty.[2] In 1945 it was renamed the Navigation Division and assigned to the Admiralty Naval Staff. In 1946 it was re designated Navigation and Direction Division until 1966 and now part of the Navy Department. Naval Staff it was renamed the Directorate of Navigation and Tactical Control (Naval). The staff directorate was administered by the Director Navigation Tactical Control (Naval) who reported to the Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Warfare) it existed until 1968.

History

The directorate was originally established in December 1912 as the Navigation Department of the Admiralty then part of the department of the Hydrographer of the Navy. Following changes in the command structure of the Admiralty Naval Staff (1917-1919) the department and thus Director of Navigation came under direct control of the First Sea Lord [3] until 1945. In July the Navigation Department was renamed the Navigation Division and now as part of the Naval Staff.[4] In 1946 it was renamed the Navigation and Direction Division.[5] The division existed as part of the Admiralty Naval Staff until April 1964 when the Admiralty was combined to created single new Ministry of Defence it continued following the merger as part of the Naval Staff, Navy Department until 1966 when it was renamed the Directorate of Navigation and Tactical Control (Naval)[6] In June 1968 the Directorate was abolished.[7]

References

  1. ^ Admiralty, Great Britain (April–June 1968). "Navy Department: Naval Staff". Navy List. London, England: HM Stationery Office. pp. 524–532.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  2. ^ Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony (10 April 2018). "Hydrographic Department (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. ^ Watson, Dr Graham (27 October 2015). "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. ^ Watson, Dr Graham (27 October 2015). "Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment, Inter-War Years 1914-1918". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. ^ Admiralty, Great Britain (April–July 1946). "Admiralty: Divisions of the Naval Staff". Navy List. London, England: HM Stationery Office. pp. 1731–1740.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  6. ^ Admiralty, Great Britain (April–June 1968). "Navy Department: Naval Staff". Navy List. London, England: HM Stationery Office. pp. 524–532.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  7. ^ Mackie. Gordon. (2018) "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" p.57. www.gulabin.com.