| Directorate of Naval Tactical and Weapons Policy | |
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| Active | (1920-1939), (1958-1968) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Allegiance | British Empire |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Type | Naval Staff Directorate |
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| Garrison/HQ | Admiralty, then MOD Whitehall London,Great Britain |
TheDirectorate Naval Tactical and Weapons Policy originally called theTactical Section was a directorate of theBritish Admiralty, and later of theNaval Staff, Ministry of Defence, (Navy Department). Dating from 1920 it operated until 1939 before being abolished. It was revived in 1958 and existed until 1968. Thenaval staff directorate was administered by theDirector, Directorate Naval Tactical and Weapons Policy.[1]
In 1920 reorganization of the Naval Staff led to theAssistant Chief of Naval Staff becoming responsible for tactical policy and including ships and weapons development this led to the creation of a tactical section which he superintended.[2] In December 1928 it absorbed some of the Torpedo Division and continued to function until 1939 at the beginning of World War Two when it was abolished.[3] The division was reformed under a new name theTactical and Weapons Policy Division in 1958. It survived the merger of theAdmiralty into the Ministry of Defence in April 1964 until 1965 when its name was changed again to the Directorate Naval Tactical and Weapons Policy but now it was part of theNaval Staff, Ministry of Defence, (Navy Department).[4] The directorate continued to operate until 1968 when it was abolished.[5]
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