HMS Admiralty

HMS Admiralty

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Admiralty", after the Admiralty, the body responsible for the administration of the navy:

*HMS|Admiralty|1814|6 was a yacht launched in 1814. She was renamed HMS "Plymouth" in 1830, and used for harbour service from 1866, being renamed "YC 1". She was sold in 1870.
*HMS|Admiralty|1831|6 was a yacht launched in 1831, and renamed HMS "Fanny" in the same year.

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