Inspector of Machinery (Royal Navy)

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Inspector of Machinery was a rank of the Royal Navy from 1847 to 1903.

History

The rank of Inspector of Machinery was established by Order in Council of 27 February, 1847. It was appointed by commission and ranked with, but after, Masters of the Fleet.[1]

The number of Inspectors of Machinery was increased from five to seven from 1 April, 1877.[2]

As of 1 April, 1900, an Inspector of Machinery of 8 years' service in that rank ranked with Captains of 3 years' seniority. An Inspector of Machinery with under 8 years' service as such ranked with Captains under 3 years' seniority.[3]

By Order in Council of 28 March, 1903, Inspectors of Machinery were styled Engineer Captain from 1 April of that year.[4]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. p. 384.
  2. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. IV. p. 58.
  3. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VIII. p. 113.
  4. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. IX. p. 33.

Bibliography

  • The Orders in Council and Some of the Acts of Parliament for the Regulation of the Naval Service. London: For Her Majesty's Stationary Office. 1856.
  • The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. IV. London: For Her Majesty's Stationary Office. 1884.
  • The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. VIII. London: For His Majesty's Stationary Office. 1903.
  • The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. IX. London: For His Majesty's Stationary Office. 1908.

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