Complex sentence: Following the abolition of the Navy Board in 1832 responsibility for administration of the yards passed to the Board of Admiralty, the resident commissioners were replaced by yard superintendents, however they were primarily responsible for military administration of the yards.
Split into simpler sentences: Following the abolition of the Navy Board in 1832, responsibility for administration of the yards passed to the Board of Admiralty. The resident commissioners were replaced by yard superintendents, however they were primarily responsible for military administration of the yards.