Admiralty (navy)

This article is about military organization. For other uses, see Admiralty (disambiguation).

Military organization

| Typical units | Typical numbers | Typical commander

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fireteam | 2–4 | lance corporal,
corporal
squad,
section | 5–14 | corporal,
sergeant,
staff sergeant
platoon,
troop | 15–45 | second lieutenant,
first lieutenant,
lieutenant
company,
battery,
squadron | 80–250 | first lieutenant,
captain,
major
battalion,
cohort | 300–1000 | major,
lieutenant colonel
regiment,
brigade,
legion | 1,000–5,500 | colonel,
brigadier general
division | 10,000–25,000 | major general
corps | 30,000–50,000 | lieutenant general
field army | 100,000–300,000 | colonel general,
general
army group,
front | 2+ field armies | field marshal,
general,
admiral
region,
theater | 4+ army groups | marshal of the air force,
general of the army,
admiral of the fleet

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An Admiralty is a governmental and/or naval body responsible for the administration of a navy.

## List of Admiralties

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### Germany

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* German Imperial Admiralty, Kaiserliche Admiralität
* German Imperial Admiralty Staff, Admiralstab

### Netherlands

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* 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

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* 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

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* Admiralty in the 16th century \- the Admiralty and Marine Affairs Office (1546-1707)
* Admiralty (United Kingdom), 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
* Board of Admiralty, the board responsible for the Royal Navy from 1628 to 1964
* Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service, commonly referred to as the Admiralty
* United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, produces the Admiralty brand of charts

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