Master of Naval Ordnance
Office of the Master of Naval Ordnance | |
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Navy Office | |
Member of | Council of the Marine Office of Ordnance |
Reports to | Lieutenant of the Admiralty |
Nominator | Lord Admiral of England |
Appointer | Monarch of England Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council |
Term length | Not fixed (usually held for life) |
Inaugural holder | Vice-Admiral Sir William Woodhouse |
Formation | 1546-1589 |
The Master of Naval Ordnance was an English Navy appointment created in 1546 the office holder was one of the Chief Officers of the Admiralty and a member of the Council of the Marine and a member of the Office of Ordnance until the post was abolished in 1589. He was responsible for the supply of naval ordnance for the navy.[1][2]
History
The office of Master of Naval Ordnance was a specific post within Office of Ordnance established in 1546 during the reign of Henry VIII of England. He was initially assigned to the Council of the Marine acted as a liaison between both. The post holder was responsible for the supply of naval ordnance for the navy. The post existed until 1589 when it was abolished.[2]
Office holders
Included:[2][3]
- Vice-Admiral, Sir William Woodhouse, MP, 1546-1552
- Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Wyndham, 1st Lord Felbrigg, 1552-1553
- Vice Admiral Sir William Wynter, 1557-1589 (also Surveyor and Rigger of the Navy)
Citations
- ^ "Accounts as master of naval Ordnance". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives UK. 1561–1569. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Rodger, N.A.M. (1997). "Council of the Marine: Administration 1509 to 1574". The safeguard of the sea : a naval history of Britain. Vol 1., 660-1649. London, England: Penguin. pp. 221–237. ISBN 9780140297249.
- ^ Childs, David (2009). Tudor Sea Power: The Foundation of Greatness. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. p. 298. ISBN 9781473819924.
Sources
- Childs, David (2009). Tudor Sea Power: The Foundation of Greatness. Barnsley, England: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781473819924.
- National Archives UK: Accounts as Master of Naval Ordnance: D421: 1561-69,
- Rodger, N.A.M. (1997). "Council of the Marine: Administration 1509 to 1574". The safeguard of the sea : a naval history of Britain. Vol 1., 660-1649. London, England: Penguin. ISBN 9780140297249.
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- Comptroller of the Navy, (1546-1660)
- Surveyor of the Navy, (1546-1832)
- Clerk of the Navy, (1546-1660)
- Master of Naval Ordnance, (1546-1589)
- Keeper of the Storehouses, (1546-1560)
- Surveyor of Marine Victuals, (1550-1679)
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home yards
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- 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)
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overseas yards
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- Resident Commissioner, Bombay Yard
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- Resident Commissioner, Cape of Good Hope Yard, (1808-1822)
- Resident Commissioner, Bombay Dockyard, (1808-1816)
- Resident Commissioner, Trincomalee Dockyard, (1810-1832)
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- Navy Office
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