Russian navy reorganized according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary (W.I.S.) No. 44 dated 5 November 1921

An item reported that at the naval conference at Moscow, Russia between 15-21 July was decided that:

-the admiralty was converted from an independent Commissariat into an independent Naval Staff subordinated to the Naval Representative on the Revolutionary Military Soviet

-the office of Assistant Officer Commanding Naval Forces was abolished

-the Chief Naval Technical and Economic Departments were replaced by a new Technico-Economic Department of the Staff.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-129-73