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'''Engineer Rear-Admiral''' was a rank of the Engineer, and from 1915 the Military Branch, of the [[Royal Navy]].  Prior to 1903 it was known as '''Chief Inspector of Machinery'''.
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'''Engineer Rear-Admiral''' was a rank of the [[Engineer Branch (Royal Navy)|Engineer Branch]], and from 1915 the [[Military Branch (Royal Navy)|Military Branch]], of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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The rank of '''Chief Inspector of Machinery Afloat''' was created by Order in Council of 6 July, 1866.  It ranked with [[Paymaster Captain (Royal Navy)|Paymasters-in-Chief]] and Secretaries to Admirals of the Fleet.<ref>Order in Council of 6 July, 1866.</ref>
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From 1 April, 1903, [[Chief Inspector of Machinery (Royal Navy)|Chief Inspectors of Machinery]] were styled '''Engineer Rear-Admiral'''. The new rank ranked with Rear-Admirals,<ref>Order in Council of 28 March, 1903.</ref> so in effect all Chief Inspectors of Machinery received an advance in rank of one step.
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By Order in Council of 28 March, 1903, the rank of Chief Inspector of Machinery was re-styled '''Engineer Rear-Admiral'''.<ref>Order in Council of 28 March, 1903.</ref>
 
  
 
The qualification for Engineer Rear-Admiral as given in the 1913 ''King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions'' were:
 
The qualification for Engineer Rear-Admiral as given in the 1913 ''King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions'' were:
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Latest revision as of 17:54, 24 June 2013

Engineer Rear-Admiral was a rank of the Engineer Branch, and from 1915 the Military Branch, of the Royal Navy.

History

From 1 April, 1903, Chief Inspectors of Machinery were styled Engineer Rear-Admiral. The new rank ranked with Rear-Admirals,[1] so in effect all Chief Inspectors of Machinery received an advance in rank of one step.

The qualification for Engineer Rear-Admiral as given in the 1913 King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions were:

277. Engineer Rear-Admiral.—The qualification for Engineer Rear-Admiral is long and meritorious service.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Order in Council of 28 March, 1903.

Bibliography

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