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The '''Director of Naval Construction''' was the principal officer responsible to the [[Board of Admiralty]] for the design and construction of the warships of the [[Royal Navy]].  From 1883 onwards he was also head of the [[Royal Corps of Naval Constructors]], the naval architects who staffed his department.
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==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
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*Brown, D. K. (1984).  ''A Century of Naval Construction: The History of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors, 1883-1983''.  London: Conway Maritime Press Ltd.  ISBN 0-85177-282-X.
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[[Category:Admiralty Heads of Department]]
 
[[Category:Admiralty Heads of Department]]

Revision as of 11:58, 6 April 2012

The Director of Naval Construction was the principal officer responsible to the Board of Admiralty for the design and construction of the warships of the Royal Navy. From 1883 onwards he was also head of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors, the naval architects who staffed his department.

Footnotes

Bibliography

  • Brown, D. K. (1984). A Century of Naval Construction: The History of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors, 1883-1983. London: Conway Maritime Press Ltd. ISBN 0-85177-282-X.