between 1862 and 1865 and the Austrian admirals have demanded, that it should be reinstated, but this fell through due to the ongoing negotiations between the Imperial court and Hungary in preparation for the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867. The Hungarian politicians strongly objected the creation of a fourth common ministry, unless two of the eventually four ministries relocate to Budapest. The Austro-Hungarian Navy had the following structure: Naval Section Imperial and Royal Naval Section (K. u. k. Marinesektion), Vordere Zollamtsstraße 9, III. Urban District, Vienna Chief of the Naval Section and Commander of the Navy (Chef der Marinesektion und Marinekommandanten) Deputy Commander of the Navy (Stellvertreter des Marinekommandanten) - the naval staff - Office of Administration (Präsidialkanzlei) Office of Operations (Operationskanzlei) I. Work Group (I. Geschäftsgruppe) 1. Department (1. Abteilung) - Personnel affairs for sailors, petty officers and junior officers 2. Department (2. Abteilung) - Manpower generation, career development and social affairs for servicemen and family members 3. Department (3. Abteilung) - Logistics II. Work Group (I. Geschäftsgruppe) 4. Department (4. Abteilung) - Technical R&D department 5. Department (5. Abteilung) - Marine fortifications and coastal installations 6. Department (6. Abteilung) - Expenditures, comptrolling, commercial negotiations and contracting 7. Department (7. Abteilung) - Legal department 8. Department (8. Abteilung) - Financial auditing 9. Department (9. Abteilung) - Medical department Naval Inspection (Materialkontrollamt), Vienna, Chairman (Vorstand) - Rear Admiral Central Naval Archive (Marinezentralarchiv), Vienna Commands and units Harbour Admiralty (Hafenadmiralat), Pola (all in Pola, except for the Trieste Seamen Detachment), Harbour Admiral and Commander of the War Port (Hafenadmiral und Kriegshafenkommandant) - Vice-Admiral Harbour Admiral's Deputy (Adlatus des Hafenadmirals) - Rear Admiral Military Department (Militärabteilung) Mobilisation Department (Mobilisierungsabteilung) Telegraph Bureau (Telegraphenbureau) Medical Department (Sanitätsabteilung) Department for Economy and Administration (Ökonomisch-administrative Abteilung) Legal Advisor and Military Attorney (Justizreferent und Militäranwalt) Naval Pay Service (Marinezahlamt) Seamen Corps (Matrosenkorps) - army regiment equivalent for the seamen on shore duty I. Seamen Depot (I. Matrosendepot) - army battalion equivalent II. Seamen Depot (I. Matrosendepot) - army battalion equivalent III. Seamen Depot (I. Matrosendepot) - army battalion equivalent Trieste Seamen Detachment (Matrosendetachement zu Triest), in Trieste - army battalion equivalent School for Naval Machinery (Maschinenschule) Naval Boys' School (Marine-Volks- und -Bürgerschule für Knaben) Naval Girls' School (Marine-Volks- und -Bürgerschule für Mädchen) Hydrographic Service (Hydrographisches Amt) Starwatch (Sternwarte) Department for Geophysics (Abteilung für Geophysik) Depot for Fine Instruments (Instrumentendepot) Depot for Naval Maps (Seekartendepot) Naval Hospital (Marinespital) Naval