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The '''Military Branch''' was the division of officers in the [[Royal Navy]] who were "authorized to assume Military command of a Ship".{{QR1844|p. 6}} The name first appears in the ''Queen's Regulations'' of 1844. The title was | The '''Military Branch''' was the division of officers in the [[Royal Navy]] who were "authorized to assume Military command of a Ship".{{QR1844|p. 6}} The name first appears in the ''Queen's Regulations'' of 1844. The title was partly replaced by '''Executive Branch''' after the First World War,{{UKOrdersinCouncilXII|p. 823}} but remained enshrined in the ''King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions'' as late as 1923. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:28, 25 March 2025
The Military Branch was the division of officers in the Royal Navy who were "authorized to assume Military command of a Ship".[1] The name first appears in the Queen's Regulations of 1844. The title was partly replaced by Executive Branch after the First World War,[2] but remained enshrined in the King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions as late as 1923.
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Bibliography
- The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. XII. London: For His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1926.
- Admiralty (1844). The Queen's Regulations for the Government of Her Majesty's Naval Service. London: For Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
