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| The '''Director of Naval Ordnance''' was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] responsible to the [[Board of Admiralty]] for the design and development of weapons for the Fleet. Established on a temporary basis as the position of Director-General of Naval Ordnance in 1866, in 1886 it became the [[Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes]], reflecting the growing significance of the torpedo in the Navy.
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| In 1917 the Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes was divested of his responsibilities for torpedoes and mines, and the office became Director of Naval Ordnance again.
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| ==Directors==
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| *{{RearRN}} [[Astley Cooper Key]], 3 September, 1866.<ref>Colomb. p. 379.</ref>
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| *Captain [[Arthur William Acland Hood, First Baron Hood|Arthur W. A. Hood]], 1869.
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| *Rear-Admiral [[Henry Boys|Henry Boys]], 1874.
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| *Rear-Admiral [[Richard Vesey Hamilton|Richard V. Hamilton]], 1878.
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| *Rear-Admiral [[Frederick Anstruther Herbert|Frederick A. Herbert]], 1881.
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| *Rear-Admiral [[John Ommanney Hopkins|John O. Hopkins]], 1883.
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| *Captain [[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic C. Dreyer]], 1 March, 1917.<ref>Jellicoe. ''Crisis of the Naval War''. p. 228.</ref>
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| *Captain [[Henry Ralph Crooke|H. Ralph Crooke]], 27 June, 1918.{{INF}}
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| *Captain [[Roger Roland Charles Backhouse|Roger R. C. Backhouse]], 20 September, 1920.<ref>"Admiralty Changes" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 20 September, 1920. Issue '''42520''', col B, pg. 10.</ref>
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| *Captain [[Joseph Charles Walrond Henley|Joseph C. W. Henley]], 1 December, 1922.<ref>"Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 31 October, 1922. Issue '''43176''', col D, pg. 17.</ref>
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| ==Footnotes==
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| ==Bibliography==
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