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This article is about the period from 1561–1832. For the article about the new Controller of the Navy, see
Third Sea Lord
.
The Comptroller of the Navy .
History The post was originally created in 1512 during the reign of
Third Naval Lord, then becoming known as Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy. The Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy was independent of the First Naval Lord and was themself a member of the Board of Admiralty.
[5] Office holders Included:[6]
Clerk Comptrollers of the Navy Comptrollers of the Navy Post in commission 1618–1628 Post vacant 1686-1688 Admiral Sir Richard Haddock , 12 October 1688 – 26 January 1715 [6] Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Wager , 16 March 1715 – 23 April 1718 [6] Thomas Swanton, 23 April 1718 - 9 February 1723 [6]
Vice Admiral James Mighells , 9 February 1723 – 21 March 1734 [6] Captain Richard Haddock , 27 April 1734 – 27 March 1749 [6] Captain Savage Mostyn , 27 March 1749 – 28 February 1755 [6] Commodore Edward Falkingham , 28 February 1755 - 25 November 1755 [6] Captain Charles Saunders , 25 November 1755 – 24 June 1756 [6] Captain Digby Dent, 24 June 1756 - 29 December 1756
[6] Captain George Cockburne , 29 December 1756 – 20 July 1770 [6] Captain Sir Hugh Palliser , 6 August 1770 – 12 April 1775 [6] Captain Maurice Suckling , 12 April 1775 – 14 July 1778 [6] Admiral Charles Middleton , 7 August 1778 – 29 March 1790 [6] Captain Sir Henry Martin , 29 March 1790 – 1 August 1794 [6] Captain Sir Andrew Hamond , 25 September 1794 – 3 March 1806 [6] Captain Henry Nicholls , 3 March 1806 – 20 June 1806Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Thompson , 20 June 1806 – 24 February 1816 [6] Admiral Sir Thomas Byam Martin , 24 February 1806 – 2 November 1831 [6] Rear-Admiral Hon. George Dundas , 2 November 1831 - June 1832 [6] In 1832 the post of Comptroller of the Navy was abolished and duties passed to the Surveyor of the Navy.
See also References
^ Parliament, Great Britain (1803). Reports from committees of the House of Commons: which have been printed by order of the House, and are not inserted in the journals; reprinted by order of the House ^ .
^ Colling, J. M. "Principal officers and commissioners, Navy Board, British History Online" . www.british-history.ac.uk . University of London, 1978. Retrieved 6 June 2017 . ^ "Navy Board, In-Letters And Orders, 1688–1815 – National Maritime Museum" . collections.rmg.co.uk . Royal Museum Greenwich. Retrieved 6 June 2017 .^ Archives, The National. "Records of the Surveyor of the Navy and successors" . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk . National Archives, 1620–1979. Retrieved 5 June 2017 . Open Government Licence v3.0 . © Crown copyright.^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Collinge, J.M. (1978). Navy Board officials, 1660-1832 Volume 7 of Office-holders in modern Britain . London: University of London, Institute of Historical Research. pp. 18–25.
Sources Childs. David (2009). Tudor Sea Power: The Foundation of Greatness. Seaforth Publishing.
Collinge, J.M. (1978). Navy Board officials, 1660-1832 Volume 7 of Office-holders in modern Britain. London: University of London, Institute of Historical Research. External links
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Resident Commissioner, Chatham Dockyard
, (1631-1829)Resident Commissioner, Portsmouth Dockyard , (1649-1829)Resident Commissioner, Woolwich Dockyard ,(1688-1828)Resident Commissioner, Plymouth Dockyard
, (1691-1822)Resident Commissioner, Deptford Dockyard , (1714-1823)Resident Commissioner, Sheerness Dockyard
, (1793-1822)Resident Commissioner, Devonport Dockyard
, (1823-1832) Resident Commissioners
Resident Commissioner, Jamaica Yard , (1675-1832)Resident Commissioner, Cadiz Yard, (1694)
Resident Commissioner, Bombay Yard Resident Commissioner, Kinsale Yard , (1694-1713)Resident Commissioner, Gibraltar Yard , (1704-1832)Resident Commissioner, Antigua Yard , (1707-1832)Resident Commissioner, Ascension Yard , (1728-1832)Resident Commissioner, Port Mahon Yard , (1742-1763)Resident Commissioner, Halifax Yard , (1759-1832)Resident Commissioner, Barbados Yard , (1779-1783, 1810)Resident Commissioner, Kingston Yard , (1783-1832)Resident Commissioner, Ajaccio Yard , (1794-1799)Resident Commissioner, Bermuda Dockyard
, (1795-1832)Resident Commissioner, Amherstburg Yard , (1796-1813)Resident Commissioner, Quebec Yard , (1804-1826)Resident Commissioner, Malta Dockyard
, (1805-1832)Resident Commissioner, Madras Yard
, (1808-1817)Resident Commissioner, Cape of Good Hope Yard , (1808-1822)Resident Commissioner, Bombay Dockyard , (1808-1816)Resident Commissioner, Trincomalee Dockyard , (1810-1832) Offices
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Admiralty Area Cash Offices Admiralty Central Dockyard Laboratory Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory Admiralty Civilian Shore Wireless Service Admiralty Compass Observatory Admiralty Constabulary Admiralty Constabulary Headquarters Admiralty Engineering Laboratory Admiralty Experimental Station Admiralty Experiment Works Admiralty Gunnery Establishment Admiralty Interview Board Admiralty Labour Department Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment Admiralty Materials Laboratory Admiralty Mine Design Department Admiralty Mining Establishment Admiralty Naval Aircraft Materials Laboratory Admiralty Record Office Admiralty Regional Offices Admiralty Research Laboratory Admiralty Signal Establishment Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment Admiralty Surveying Service Admiralty Torpedo Experimental Establishment Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment Admiralty Underwater Weapons Launching Establishment Architectural and Engineering Works Department Air Equipment and Naval Photography Department Air Department Air Materiel Department Air Personnel Department Amphibious Warfare Headquarters Armament Supply Department
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Department of the Controller of the Navy Department of the Controller-General of Merchant Shipbuilding Department of the Controller for Navy Pay Department of the Deputy Controller for Auxiliary Shipbuilding Department of the Deputy Controller for Dockyards and Shipbuilding Department of the Director Contract-Built Ships Department of the Director-General Aircraft Department of the Director-General of Manpower Department of the Director-General, Supply and Secretariat Branch Department of the Director of Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Department of the Director of Contract Labour Department of the Director of Dockyards Department of the Director of Electrical Engineering Department of the Director of Manning Department of the Director of Merchant Shipbuilding Department of the Director of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs Department of the Director of Merchant Ship Repairs Department of the Director of Naval Construction Department of the Director of Naval Equipment Department of the Director of Naval Recruiting Department of the Director of Naval Weather Service Department of the Director of Personal Services Department of the Director of Physical Training and Sports Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining Department of the Director of Transports
Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Materials Department of the Director of Unexploded Bombs Department of the Director of Warship Production Department of the Director of Welfare and Service Conditions Department of the Director of Wreck Dispersal Department of the Flag Officer Sea Training Department of the Engineer in Chief Department of the Paymaster Director-General Department of the Inspector of Anti-Aircraft Weapons Department of the Inspector of Dockyard Expense Accounts Department of the Inspector-General of Naval Hospitals and Fleets Department of the Medical Director-General of the Navy Department of the Physician of the Navy Department of the Physician General of the Navy Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy Department of the Surveyor of Buildings Department of the Surveyor of Dockyards Directorate-General, (Naval Manpower and Training)
Directorate General Training
Dockyards and Fleet Maintenance Department Dockyards Branch Dockyard Expense Accounts Department Dockyard Schools Electrical Engineering Department Engineer Branch Engineering Department Experimental Department Fire Control Group Greenwich Hospital Department Inspector of Telegraphs Inspector of Repairs Joint Warfare Establishment Medical Consultative Board Medical Examining Board Historical Section Hydrographic Department Marine Department Marine Pay Department Materials and Priority Department Medical Consultative Board Medical Department Medical Examining Board Movements Department Nautical Almanac Office Naval Artillery and Torpedo Department Naval Engineering College Naval Equipment Department Naval Historical Branch Naval Construction Department Naval Intelligence Department
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Navy Works Department Navigation Department
Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope Office of the Admiral Commanding Coast Guard and Reserves Office of the Admiral Commanding, Reserves Office of the Admiralty Chemist Office of the Adviser on the Naval Construction to the Board of Admiralty Office of the Assistant Controller Office of the Assistant Controller Research and Development Office of the Clerk of the Journals Office of the Chief Polaris Executive Office of the Deputy Controller of Navy Office of the Deputy Controller Production Office of Extra Naval Assistant to Second Sea Lord Office of the Inspector Gun Mountings Office of the Keeper of Records Office of the Senior Psychologist (Naval) Office of the Senior Psychologist of the Navy Office of the Translator of French and Spanish Languages Office of the Vice Controller Air Office of the Vice Controller of the Navy Organisation and Methods Department Packet Service
Regional Organisation for Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs Royal Corps of Naval Constructors Royal Flying Corps Royal Marine Police Royal Marines Office Office of the Chaplain of the Fleet Royal Naval Academy Royal Naval Aircraft Workshops Royal Naval Air Service Royal Naval Air Stations Royal Naval Armaments Depot
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Royal Naval College and the School for Naval Architecture
Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
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1st Fleet 2nd Fleet 3rd Fleet Commander-in-Chief, Africa Atlantic Fleet Commodore, Arabian Seas and Persian Gulf
Australia Station Cape of Good Hope Station
Cape and West Africa Station
Battle Cruiser Fleet Battle Cruiser Force
Caspian Flotilla Channel Fleet Channel Squadron
Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland Cork Station
Coast of Scotland Commander-in-Chief, China
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Far East Fleet English Channel Grand Fleet Flag Officer Gibraltar
Harwich Force Home Fleet Jamaica Station Leith Station Commander-in-Chief, Levant Levant and East Mediterranean Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands
Mediterranean Fleet Medway
Newfoundland Station New Zealand Division New Zealand Naval Forces Nore North America and West Indies Station Commander-in-Chief, North Sea Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands Pacific Fleet Pacific Station Admiral of Patrols Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Queenstown Station
Royal East African Navy Royal Indian Navy
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Reserve Fleet Scotland and Northern Ireland Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic South East Coast of America Station Commander-in-Chief, Thames and Medway
West Africa Squadron Flag Officer, West Africa Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches Naval formations before 1707 Direction of Naval Finance Departments under the Direction of Naval Administration Branches and offices under the Civil Administration Departments under the Legal
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