▁systems ▁Ath ens ▁Regional ▁Library ▁System , ▁in ▁Ath ens , ▁G A . ▁Az ale a ▁Regional ▁Library ▁System , ▁in ▁Central ▁G A <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁holder ▁of ▁the ▁post ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁of ▁Dev on ▁ ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Dev on , ▁England . ▁ ▁History ▁As ▁a ▁Vice - Ad mir al , ▁the ▁post ▁holder ▁was ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁naval ▁administration ▁for ▁his ▁district . ▁His ▁respons ib ilities ▁included ▁pressing ▁men ▁for ▁naval ▁service , ▁dec iding ▁the ▁law ful ness ▁of ▁pri zes ▁( capt ured ▁by ▁private ers ), ▁dealing ▁with ▁salv age ▁claims ▁for ▁w re cks ▁and ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁judge . ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁record ▁of ▁an ▁appointment ▁was ▁of ▁George ▁Bass et ▁ 1 5 5 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁the ▁Reg istr ar ▁of ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁Court ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁offices ▁had ▁' for ▁many ▁years ▁been ▁purely ▁honor ary ' ▁( H CA ▁ 5 0 / 2 4 ▁pp . ▁ 2 3 5 - 6 ). ▁App oint ments ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Lord ▁High ▁Admir al ▁when ▁this ▁officer ▁existed . ▁When ▁the ▁adm ir alty ▁was ▁in ▁commission ▁appoint ments ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁crown ▁by ▁letters ▁pat ent ▁under ▁the ▁se al ▁of ▁the ▁adm ir alty ▁court . ▁ ▁Vice - Ad mir als ▁of ▁Dev on ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁Vice - Ad