Engineer-in-Chief of the Fleet (Royal Navy)
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The Engineer-in-Chief of the Fleet was the senior Engineer Branch officer of the Royal Navy at the Admiralty. From 1900 to 1903 Engineer-in-Chief was also a rank.
History
By Order in Council of 29 June, 1900, the officer holding the office of Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy was made "to rank as such", ranking with Rear-Admiral.[1] By Order in Council of 28 March, 1903, the holder of the office was given the rank of Engineer Rear-Admiral from 1 April, with the option of promoting him to Engineer Vice-Admiral at their Lordships' discretion.[2]
Engineers-in-Chief of the Fleet
- Inspector of Machinery Richard Sennett, 1 May, 1887[3]
- Engineer Vice-Admiral Sir A. John Durston, 6 May, 1889[4]
- Engineer Vice-Admiral Sir Henry J. Oram, 25 October, 1907[5] – 7 June, 1917
- Engineer Vice-Admiral Sir George G. Goodwin, 8 June, 1917[6]
- Engineer Vice-Admiral Sir Robert B. Dixon, 8 June, 1922[7]
- Engineer Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald W. Skelton, 1 May, 1928[8] – 1 December, 1932
- Engineer Vice-Admiral Sir Harold A. Brown, 1 December, 1932 – 12 September, 1936
- Engineer Vice-Admiral Sir George Preece, 12 September, 1936[9] – 5 January, 1945 (died in the post)
- Engineer Vice-Admiral Frederick R. G. Turner, 24 January, 1945 – 25 April, 1945 (retired unfit)
Assistant Engineers-in-Chief of the Fleet
- Engineer Captain Philip Marrack, 1909 – January, 1911 (died in the post)
- Engineer Admiral William J. Anstey, 30 April, 1911 – 2 September, 1914
- Engineer Captain William M. Whayman,
- Engineer Captain William Rattey, – 17 February, 1923
- Engineer Captain Walter R. Parnall, 17 February, 1923 – 30 August, 1926 (vice Rattey)
- Engineer Captain Harold A. Brown, 23 April, 1927 (vice "Watson")
- Engineer Captain Frederick R. G. Turner, 1 December, 1934 (vice "Preque"[?])
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VIII. pp. 112-113.
- ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. IX. p. 32.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 5.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 5.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 29 October, 1907. Issue 38476, col A, p. 12.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 429.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1924). p. 408.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1930). p. 408.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1941). p. 1097.
Bibliography
- 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.
- Clowes, Sir Wm. Laird (1903). The Royal Navy: A History From the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Vol. VII. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company Limited.