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'''Inspector of Machinery''' was a rank of the [[Royal Navy]] from 1847 to 1903.
==History==
==History==
The number of Inspectors of Machinery was increased from five to seven from 1 April, 1877.<ref>Order in Council of 30 April, 1877.</ref>
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, [[Master of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Masters of the Fleet]].{{UKOrdersinCouncilI|p. 384}}
 
The number of Inspectors of Machinery was increased from five to seven from 1 April, 1877.{{UKOrdersinCouncilIV|p. 58}}


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.<ref>Order in Council of 29 June, 1900.</ref>
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.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVIII|p. 113}}


From 1 April, 1903, Inspectors of Machinery were styled [[Engineer Captain (Royal Navy)|Engineer Captain]].<ref>Order in Council of 28 March, 1903.</ref>
By Order in Council of 28 March, 1903, Inspectors of Machinery were styled [[Engineer Captain (Royal Navy)|Engineer Captain]] from 1 April of that year.{{UKOrdersinCouncilIX|p. 33}}


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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Revision as of 11:47, 24 August 2022

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

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