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{{Royal Navy}}
 
{{Royal Navy}}
  
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==Military Branch==
  
 
* [[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]]
 
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* [[Commissioned Warrant Officer (Royal Navy)|Commissioned Warrant Officer]]
 
* [[Commissioned Warrant Officer (Royal Navy)|Commissioned Warrant Officer]]
  
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==Engineer Officers==
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==Engineer Branch==
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* [[Engineer Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Engineer Vice-Admiral]]
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From 1 April, 1903, the ranks and titles of officers of the Engineer Branch were changed and given titles akin to the Military Branch.<ref>Order in Council of 28 March, 1903.</ref>  The rank of Engineer Lieutenant-Commander replaced Engineer Lieutenant (Senior List) in 1914.<ref>Order in Council of 14 May, 1914.</ref>
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* [[Engineer Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Engineer Rear-Admiral]]
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* [[Engineer Captain (Royal Navy)|Engineer Captain]]
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* [[Engineer Commander (Royal Navy)|Engineer Commander]]
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* [[Engineer Lieutenant-Commander (Royal Navy)|Engineer Lieutenant-Commander]]
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* [[Engineer Lieutenant (Royal Navy)|Engineer Lieutenant]]
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* [[Engineer Sub-Lieutenant (Royal Navy)|Engineer Sub-Lieutenant]]
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==Medical Officers==
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{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 0 1em 0.5em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" width=50% align=center
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|-
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! colspan="2" | Engineer Branch Officer Ranks from 1 April, 1903.
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! width=50%; align= center  | Rank.
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! width=50%; align= center  | Relative Rank, Military Branch.
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| [[Engineer Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Engineer Vice-Admiral]] || {{ViceRN}}
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|-valign="top"
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| [[Engineer Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Engineer Rear-Admiral]] || {{RearRN}}
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|-valign="top"
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| [[Engineer Captain (Royal Navy)|Engineer Captain]] (of 8 years' seniority) || {{CaptRN}} (of 3 years' seniority)
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|-valign="top"
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| Engineer Captain (under 8 years' seniority) || Captain (under 3 years' seniority)
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|-valign="top"
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| [[Engineer Commander (Royal Navy)|Engineer Commander]] || {{CommRN}}
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|-valign="top"
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| [[Engineer Lieutenant (Royal Navy)|Engineer Lieutenant]] || {{LieutRN}}
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|-valign="top"
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| [[Engineer Sub-Lieutenant (Royal Navy)|Engineer Sub-Lieutenant]] || {{SubRN}}
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|-valign="top"
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| [[Engineer Cadet (Royal Navy)|Engineer Cadet]] || {{NavCadRN}}
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|}
  
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* [[Medical Director-General (Royal Navy)|Medical Director-General]] - equivalent to Vice-Admiral
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==Medical Branch==
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* [[Surgeon-General (Royal Navy)|Surgeon-General]] - equivalent to Rear-Admiral
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The medical officers of the Civil Branch formed the Medical Branch by Order in Council of 24 March, 1902.
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* [[Deputy Surgeon-General (Royal Navy)|Deputy Surgeon-General]] - equivalent to Captain
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* [[Fleet Surgeon (Royal Navy)|Fleet Surgeon]] - equivalent to Commander
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* [[Staff Surgeon (Royal Navy)|Staff Surgeon]] - equivalent to Lieutenant-Commander
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* [[Surgeon (Royal Navy)|Surgeon]] - equivalent to Lieutenant
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* [[Surgeon-Probationer (Royal Navy)|Surgeon-Probationer]] - equivalent to Sub-Lieutenant
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==Paymaster Officers==
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{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 0 1em 0.5em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" width=50% align=center
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! width=50%; align= center  | Before November, 1918
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! width=50%; align= center  | After November, 1918
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|-valign="top"
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| Medical Director-General || Surgeon Vice or Rear-Admiral*
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| Surgeon-General || Surgeon Rear-Admiral
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| Deputy Surgeon-General || Surgeon Captain
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| Fleet Surgeon || Surgeon Commander
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| Staff Surgeon || Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander
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| Surgeon || Surgeon Lieutenant
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|-valign="top"
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| Surgeon Probation, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve || Surgeon Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
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|}
  
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* [[Paymaster-in-Chief (Royal Navy)|Paymaster-in-Chief]] - equivalent to Captain
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> The Medical Director-General was granted the relative rank of Vice-Admiral or Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy.
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* [[Fleet Paymaster (Royal Navy)|Fleet Paymaster]] - equivalent to Commander
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==Accountant Branch==
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* [[Staff Paymaster (Royal Navy)|Staff Paymaster]] - equivalent to Lieutenant-Commander
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The rank of Paymaster-in-Chief, with relative rank as Captain, Royal Navy, of three years' seniority, was instituted on 1 October, 1903.<ref>Order in Council of 9 October, 1903.</ref>
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* [[Paymaster (Royal Navy)|Paymaster]] - equivalent to Lieutenant-Commander
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* [[Assistant Paymaster (Royal Navy)|Assistant Paymaster]] - over 4 years equivalent to Lieutenant, under 4 equivalent to Sub-Lieutenant
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Just before the Armistice in November, 1918, the ranks and styles were altered thus:<ref>Order in Council of 8 November, 1918.</ref>
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{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 0 1em 0.5em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" width=50% align=center
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|-valign="top"
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! width=50%; align= center  | Before November, 1918
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! width=50%; align= center  | After November, 1918
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|-valign="top"
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| Paymaster Director-General || Paymaster Rear-Admiral*
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|-valign="top"
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| Paymaster-in-Chief || Paymaster Captain
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| Fleet Paymaster || Paymaster Commander
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| Staff Paymaster || Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander
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| Assistant Paymaster || Paymaster Lieutenant
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| Clerk || Paymaster Midshipman
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| Assistant Clerks || Paymaster Cadet
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|}
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> The Paymaster Director-General was granted the rank and style of Paymaster Rear-Admiral.
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==Naval Instructor Branch==
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By Order in Council of 8 November, 1918, the ranks and styles were altered thus:
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! width=50%; align= center  | Before November, 1918
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! width=50%; align= center  | After November, 1918
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| Chief Naval Instructor || Instructor Captain
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| Naval Instructor of 15 years' seniority || Instructor Commander
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| Naval Instructor of 8 years' seniority || Instructor Lieutenant-Commander
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| Naval Instructor of less than 8 years' seniority || Instructor Lieutenant
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==Comparative Ranks==
 
==Comparative Ranks==
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==Footnotes==
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{{reflist}}
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==Bibliography==
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Military Branch

Engineer Branch

From 1 April, 1903, the ranks and titles of officers of the Engineer Branch were changed and given titles akin to the Military Branch.[1] The rank of Engineer Lieutenant-Commander replaced Engineer Lieutenant (Senior List) in 1914.[2]

Engineer Branch Officer Ranks from 1 April, 1903.
Rank. Relative Rank, Military Branch.
Engineer Vice-Admiral Vice-Admiral
Engineer Rear-Admiral Rear-Admiral
Engineer Captain (of 8 years' seniority) Captain (of 3 years' seniority)
Engineer Captain (under 8 years' seniority) Captain (under 3 years' seniority)
Engineer Commander Commander
Engineer Lieutenant Lieutenant
Engineer Sub-Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant
Engineer Cadet Naval Cadet

Medical Branch

The medical officers of the Civil Branch formed the Medical Branch by Order in Council of 24 March, 1902.

Before November, 1918 After November, 1918
Medical Director-General Surgeon Vice or Rear-Admiral*
Surgeon-General Surgeon Rear-Admiral
Deputy Surgeon-General Surgeon Captain
Fleet Surgeon Surgeon Commander
Staff Surgeon Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander
Surgeon Surgeon Lieutenant
Surgeon Probation, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Surgeon Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

* The Medical Director-General was granted the relative rank of Vice-Admiral or Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy.

Accountant Branch

The rank of Paymaster-in-Chief, with relative rank as Captain, Royal Navy, of three years' seniority, was instituted on 1 October, 1903.[3]

Just before the Armistice in November, 1918, the ranks and styles were altered thus:[4]

Before November, 1918 After November, 1918
Paymaster Director-General Paymaster Rear-Admiral*
Paymaster-in-Chief Paymaster Captain
Fleet Paymaster Paymaster Commander
Staff Paymaster Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander
Assistant Paymaster Paymaster Lieutenant
Clerk Paymaster Midshipman
Assistant Clerks Paymaster Cadet

* The Paymaster Director-General was granted the rank and style of Paymaster Rear-Admiral.

Naval Instructor Branch

By Order in Council of 8 November, 1918, the ranks and styles were altered thus:

Before November, 1918 After November, 1918
Chief Naval Instructor Instructor Captain
Naval Instructor of 15 years' seniority Instructor Commander
Naval Instructor of 8 years' seniority Instructor Lieutenant-Commander
Naval Instructor of less than 8 years' seniority Instructor Lieutenant

Comparative Ranks

Military Branch Without the curl (until), but with;
Purple
between
stripes (1915) 		Scarlet
between
stripes (1918) 		White
between
stripes (1918) 		Light Blue
between
stripes (1918)
Admiral of
the Fleet 		- - - -
Admiral - - - -
Vice-
Admiral 		Engineer-in-Chief Medical Director-General - -
Rear-
Admiral 		Engineer
Rear-Admiral 		Surgeon-General - -
Commodores,
First and
Second Class 		- - - -
Captain
of three
years' seniority 		Engineer Captain
of eight years'
service in that rank 		Deputy
Surgeon-General 		Paymaster-in-Chief
with five years'
service in that rank 		Chief Naval Instructor
(rank established 1917)
Captain
under three
years' seniority 		Engineer Captain
under eight years'
service in that rank 		Deputy
Surgeon-General 		Paymaster-in-Chief -
Commander Engineer Commander Fleet Surgeon Fleet Paymaster Naval Instructor
of 14 years' seniority
Lieutenant-
Commander 		Engineer
Lieutenant-Commander 		Staff Surgeon Staff Paymaster Naval Instructor
of 6 years' seniority
Lieutenant Engineer Lieutenant Surgeon Assistant Paymaster
of four years' seniority 		Naval Instructor
under 6 years' seniority
Sub-Lieutenant Engineer Sub-Lieutenant - Assistant Paymaster
under four years' seniority 		-

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Order in Council of 28 March, 1903.
  2. ↑ Order in Council of 14 May, 1914.
  3. ↑ Order in Council of 9 October, 1903.
  4. ↑ Order in Council of 8 November, 1918.

Bibliography

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