BOARD OF ADMIRALTY
\bˈɔːd ɒv ˈadməɹə͡lti], \bˈɔːd ɒv ˈadməɹəlti], \b_ˈɔː_d ɒ_v ˈa_d_m_ə_ɹ_əl_t_i]\
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organized by the Continental Congress, October 28, 1779, from the earlier and more numerous Marine Committee. It consisted of two members of Congress and five others and had charge of all naval and marine affairs. It was abolished February 7, 1781, upon the creation of the Secretary of Marine.
By John Franklin Jameson
