What is the difference between Navy Board, Dockyard and Admiralty?
The terms above refer to the Organization of the Royal Navy and to a special style of ship model building developed during first part of the 17th century. This style is alternatively called Admiralty models, Dockyard models, or Navy Board models. These Navy Board models were a variation of Plank on Frame that quickly became stylized in construction; instead of frames that were continuous from keel to sheer, with gaps between the frames, Navy Board models have interrupted frames. The Admiralty: The Admiralty was a Government department and was responsible for carrying out naval strategy and policy decisions made by the Cabinet of the British. The Admiralty commissioned the navy’s ships with the money voted to it each year by Parliament. It decided the basic specification when ordering each one or each class before design work started. It also determined the role and requirements of the new design. The Admiralty Board usually expressed its wishes in terms of dimensions, tonnage, or the n
