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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.
| | #REDIRECT [[Naval Ordnance Department (Royal 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|Astley C. Key]], 3 September, 1866.<ref>Key Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 743.</ref>
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| *Captain [[Arthur William Acland Hood, First Baron Hood|Arthur W. A. Hood]], 12 July, 1869.<ref>Hood Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 639.</ref>
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| *Rear-Admiral [[Henry Harvey Boys|Henry Boys]], 18 May, 1874.<ref>Boys Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 119.</ref>
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| *Rear-Admiral [[Richard Vesey Hamilton|Richard V. Hamilton]], 5 June, 1878.<ref>Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 390.</ref>
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| *Rear-Admiral [[Frederick Anstruther Herbert|Frederick A. Herbert]], 6 March, 1880.<ref>Herbert Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 617.</ref>
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| *Rear-Admiral [[John Ommanney Hopkins|John O. Hopkins]], 6 April, 1883.<ref>Hopkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 652.</ref>
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| *Captain [[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic C. Dreyer]], 1 March, 1917.<ref>Dreyer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 156.</ref>
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| *Captain [[Henry Ralph Crooke|H. Ralph Crooke]], 20 June, 1918.<ref>Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.</ref>
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| *Captain [[Roger Roland Charles Backhouse|Roger R. C. Backhouse]], 20 September, 1920.<ref>Backhouse Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 474.</ref>
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| *Captain [[Joseph Charles Walrond Henley|Joseph C. W. Henley]], 1 December, 1922.<ref>Henley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 44.</ref>
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| ==Footnotes==
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| ==Bibliography==
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