Naval Ordnance Department

Naval Ordnance Department
Agency overview
Formed	1891
Preceding	Ordnance Board;
Dissolved	1958
Superseding agency	Weapons Department;
Jurisdiction	Government of the United Kingdom
Headquarters	Admiralty Building; Whitehall; London
Agency executives	Director of Naval Ordnance; Assistant Director of Naval Ordnance; Deputy Director of Naval Ordnance;
Parent department	Third Sea Lord's Department of the Admiralty

The Naval Ordnance Department, also known as the Department of the Director of Naval Ordnance, 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.

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