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Revision as of 09:00, 24 July 2020

The Director of Naval Construction (often shortened to D.N.C.) was the principal officer responsible to the Board of Admiralty for the design and construction of the warships of the Royal Navy. The man holding this position was initially called the Chief Naval Architect or Chief Constructor of the Navy until being renamed in 1875.[1]

From 1883 onwards he was also head of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors, the naval architects who staffed his department. With the retirement of Sir Victor Shepheard in 1958 the position was replaced with that of Director-General, Ships. D.N.C.'s modern equivalent is Director Ships in the Defence Equipment and Support organisation of the Ministry of Defence.

Directors

{{Tenure|rank=|name=Victor George Shepheard|nick=Sir Victor G. Shepheard|appt=1 October, 1951[3]

Assistant Directors

See Also

Footnotes

  1. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, March 19, 1875, Issue 28267, p.5.
  2. "Death of Sir N. Barnaby." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 16 June, 1915, Issue 40882, p. 11.
  3. "New Director of Naval Construction." The Times (London, England), Saturday, 30 June, 1951, Issue 52041, p. 6.

Bibliography

  • Brown, D. K. (1984). A Century of Naval Construction: The History of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors, 1883-1983. London: Conway Maritime Press Ltd. ISBN 085177282X.