| Directorate of Navigation and Tactical Control (Naval) | |
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| Active | 1912-1968 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Allegiance | British Empire |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Type | Naval station |
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| Garrison/HQ | Admiralty, then MODWhitehallLondonGreat Britain |
TheDirectorate of Navigation and Tactical Control (Naval) was a directorate of the Navy Department, Naval Staff[1] first established in 1912, as theNavigation Department ofHydrographic Department of the Admiralty.[2] In 1945, it was renamed theNavigation Division and assigned to theAdmiralty Naval Staff. In 1946, it was redesignatedNavigation and Direction Division until 1966, and now part of theNavy Department Naval Staff it was renamed theDirectorate of Navigation and Tactical Control (Naval). The staff directorate was administered by theDirector Navigation Tactical Control (Naval) who reported to theAssistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Warfare) it existed until 1968.
The directorate was originally established in December 1912, as theNavigation Department of the Admiralty, then part of the department of theHydrographer of the Navy. Following changes in the command structure of theAdmiralty Naval Staff (1917–1919) the department and thus Director of Navigation came under direct control of the First Sea Lord until 1945. In July theNavigation Department was renamed the Navigation Division and now as part of the Naval Staff.[3] In 1946, it was renamed theNavigation and Direction Division.[4] The division existed as part of the Admiralty Naval Staff until April 1964, when theAdmiralty was combined to created single newMinistry of Defence it continued following the merger as part of the Naval Staff, Navy Department until 1966, when it was renamed theDirectorate of Navigation and Tactical Control (Naval)[5] In June 1968, the Directorate was abolished.[6]
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