▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ex pl oration ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic ▁Category : New ▁Nether land ▁Category : 1 7 th - century ▁mar itime ▁inc idents <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁German ▁Imperial ▁Admir alty ▁() ▁was ▁an ▁imperial ▁naval ▁authority ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁Empire . ▁By ▁order ▁of ▁ ▁Kaiser ▁Wilhelm ▁I ▁the ▁Northern ▁German ▁Federal ▁Navy ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁German ▁Confeder ation ▁( 1 8 6 6 – 7 1 ), ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁formed ▁from ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁Navy ▁Department ▁( Mar in em in ister ium ), ▁became ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁the ▁German ▁Imperial ▁Admir alty ▁( K ais er liche ▁Admir al ität ). ▁The ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁( Che f ▁der ▁Admir al ität ) ▁admin ister ed ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Navy ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁imperial ▁ch an cell or ▁and ▁the ▁supre me ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Emperor ▁( K ais er liche ▁Komm and og ew alt ). ▁It ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁under going ▁several ▁re organ izations , ▁but ▁proved ▁an ▁imp ract ical ▁arrangement ▁given ▁the ▁constant ▁growth ▁and ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Navy . ▁ ▁Finally ▁it ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁and ▁its ▁duties ▁divided ▁among ▁three ▁new ▁entities : ▁German ▁Imperial ▁Naval ▁High ▁Command ▁( K ais er liches ▁Ober k omm ando ▁der ▁Marine ), ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Naval ▁Office ▁( Re ich s marine amt ), ▁and