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Formed | 1967 |
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Dissolved | 2003 |
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Headquarters | Ministry of Defence, Whitehall, London |
Directorate executive |
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Parent department | Ministry of Defence (Navy Department) |
The Directorate of Naval Operations and Trade was a staff directorate created in 1967 it replaced the Trade and Operations Division. The directorate under the Ministry of Defence (Naval Staff) as part of the Ministry of Defence (Navy Department).[1] It was administered by the Director of Naval Operations and Trade. It existed until 2003.[2]
The directorate was established in November 1967 when it replaced the former Trade and Operations Division. Its initial responsibilities included the planning of operations; deployments and programming of ships and protection of merchant vessels.[2] The directorate was administered by the Director of Naval Operations and Trade. The directorate was under the superintendence of the Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operations/Air) (1967), Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operations and Air), (1968-1984). It existed until March 2003 when it was abolished.[2][3]
Included:[4]
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political head ministers |
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governance |
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military head |
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office of the first sea lord |
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under Vice & Deputy Chief of Naval Staff |
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Air, Operations, Plans, Policy requirements, warfare |
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naval staff directorates offices & branches |
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naval personnel |
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naval personnel department |
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controller |
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controllers department navy controllerate |
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naval supplies and transport fleet support hq naval support command |
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under naval supplies and transport fleet support hq naval support command |
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chief scientists department |
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under chief scientists department |
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naval home command |
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Shore units under Naval Home Command |
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Fleets |
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under c-in-c, fleet |
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under c-in-c home fleet, far east fleet mediterranean fleet, western fleet |
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civil administration navy department |
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under civil administration |
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Naval Legal |
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