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The rank of '''Master''' in the [[Royal Navy]] dates back to Tudor times and was replaced by the rank of [[Navigating Lieutenant (Royal Navy)|Navigating Lieutenant]] by Order in Council of 26 June, 1867.{{UKOrdersinCouncilIII|p. 199}}
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The rank of '''Master''' in the [[Royal Navy]] dates back to Tudor times, if not earlier. It was replaced by the rank of [[Navigating Lieutenant (Royal Navy)|Navigating Lieutenant]] by Order in Council of 26 June, 1867.{{UKOrdersinCouncilIII|p. 199}}
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==Promotion==
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The Order in Council of 22 February, 1860, made clear "That Masters when recommended for distinguished service shall be considered eligible for promotion to the rank of Commander, provided they shall have served two years at sea as Master."{{UKOrdersinCouncilII|p. 57}}
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==Pay==
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By Order in Council of 22 February, 1860:{{UKOrdersinCouncilII|p. 56}}
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{|
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|
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| Full Pay.<br>Per Diem.
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| Half Pay.<br>Per Diem.
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|-
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| Masters having less than 5 years' service
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| 10''s''.
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| 5''s''.
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|-
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| Masters having more than 5 and less than 10 years' service
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| 11''s''. 6''d''.
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| 6''s''.
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|-
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| Masters having more than 10 and less than 15 years' service
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| 13''s''.
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| 8''s''.
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|-
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| Masters having more than 15 and less than 20 years' service, provided they shall have passed for line-of-battle ships
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| 15''s''.
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| 10''s''.
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|-
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| Masters having more than 20 and less than 25 years' service, provided they shall have passed for line-of-battle ships
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| 18''s''.
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| 13''s''.
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|-
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| Masters having more than 25 years' service
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| 20''s''.
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| 15''s''. 6''d''.
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|}
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==Retirement==
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Under the Order in Council of 22 February, 1860, Masters were permitted to retire with the rank of Commander or Captain "under the same conditions as in Your Majesty's [[Order in Council of 28 February, 1855|Order in Council of 28th February, 1855]]".{{UKOrdersinCouncilII|p. 57}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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[[Category:Royal Navy Officer Ranks]]
 
[[Category:Royal Navy Officer Ranks]]

Revision as of 09:19, 3 May 2024

The rank of Master in the Royal Navy dates back to Tudor times, if not earlier. It was replaced by the rank of Navigating Lieutenant by Order in Council of 26 June, 1867.[1]

Promotion

The Order in Council of 22 February, 1860, made clear "That Masters when recommended for distinguished service shall be considered eligible for promotion to the rank of Commander, provided they shall have served two years at sea as Master."[2]

Pay

By Order in Council of 22 February, 1860:[3]

Full Pay.
Per Diem.
Half Pay.
Per Diem.
Masters having less than 5 years' service 10s. 5s.
Masters having more than 5 and less than 10 years' service 11s. 6d. 6s.
Masters having more than 10 and less than 15 years' service 13s. 8s.
Masters having more than 15 and less than 20 years' service, provided they shall have passed for line-of-battle ships 15s. 10s.
Masters having more than 20 and less than 25 years' service, provided they shall have passed for line-of-battle ships 18s. 13s.
Masters having more than 25 years' service 20s. 15s. 6d.

Retirement

Under the Order in Council of 22 February, 1860, Masters were permitted to retire with the rank of Commander or Captain "under the same conditions as in Your Majesty's Order in Council of 28th February, 1855".[4]

Footnotes

  1. The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. III. p. 199.
  2. The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. II. p. 57.
  3. The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. II. p. 56.
  4. The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. II. p. 57.

Bibliography

  • The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. II. London: For Her Majesty's Stationary Office. 1864.
  • The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. III. London: For Her Majesty's Stationary Office. 1873.