The Naval Stores Department [1] also known as the Department of the Director of Naval Stores was initially a subsidiary department of the British Department of Admiralty, then later the Navy Department responsible for managing and maintaining naval stores and the issuing of materials at naval dockyards and establishments for the building, fitting and repairing of Royal Navy warships from 1869 to 1966.
History
The Naval Stores Department was first established in April 1869 initially and was initially placed under the control of a Superintendent of Stores as head of the department, He assumed the former store keeping and distribution duties previously administered by the Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy whose post was abolished following a reorganisation within the Admiralty.[2] In 1876 the title of superintendent of stores was renamed as to the Director of Stores.
In 1961 the Victualling Department was merged into the Naval Stores Department, but remained an autonomous department within it.[4] In 1964 the department survived unification of the Admiralty into the new Ministry of Defence until 1966 when it was integrated with three other departments for (Armament Supply, Movements and Victualling) to form the new Royal Naval Supply and Transport Service as part of the MODNavy Department.[5]
Directors duties
Included:[6]
Issue stores for all ships both in commission and reserve.
Issue stores for naval dockyards both at home and abroad.
Manage all stores and storage facilities for the Department of Dockyards.
Note: The Victualling Department was amalgamated with the Naval Stores Department in 1961 but remained autonomous under the control of the Director of Victualling.
Board of Admiralty, Director of Naval Stores, 1876-1966
References
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^Hamilton, Sir Vesey (1896). "IV". The Constitution, Character and Functions of the Board of Admiralty and the Civil Departments it Directs. George Bell and Sons. ISBN9781150465000.
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^Government, H.M. (1895). The Navy List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 301.
^Government, H.M. (1900). The Navy List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 349a.
^Government, H.M. (1902). The Navy List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 425.
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^Government, H.M. (January 1919). The Navy List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 1828.
^Government, H.M. (October 1919). The Navy List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 1832.
^Government, H.M. (1926). The Navy List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 415.
^Government, H.M. (October 1935). The Navy List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 1832.
^Government, H.M. (June 1940). The Navy List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 667.
^Government, H.M. (May 1951). The Navy List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 345.
^Government, H.M. (April 1956). The Navy List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 1270.
^Government, H.M. (April 1962). The Navy List. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 928.
^Puddefoot, Geoff (2010). Fourth Force: The Untold Story of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Since 1945. Seaforth Publishing. p. 75. ISBN9781848320468.
^Archives, The National. "Superintending Naval Store Officer: establishment of title". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives, 1925. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
Sources
Hamilton, Sir Vesey (1896). "IV". The Constitution, Character and Functions of the Board of Admiralty and the Civil Departments it Directs. George Bell and Sons. ISBN9781150465000.
Puddefoot, Geoff (2010). Ready For Anything: The Royal Fleet Auxiliary 1905–1950. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN9781848320741.
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