Resident Commissioner, Bombay Dockyard

Office of the Resident Commissioner, Bombay

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Navy Office
Member of| Navy Board
Reports to| Comptroller of the Navy
Appointer| Board of Admiralty
Term length| Not fixed (typically 1–3 years)
Inaugural holder| ?
Formation| 1810-1831

The Resident Commissioner Bombay also known as the Resident Commissioner of the Navy at Bombay was the chief representative of the Navy Board based at Bombay Dockyard. He was senior official of the yard responsible for the supervision of the principal officers of the yard from 1808 until 1816.

## Office Holders

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The Commissioner of Bombay Dockyard held a seat and a vote on the Navy Board in London.

* 1808-1811, Captain George Dundas.[1][2]
* 1811-1813, Captain Peter Puget.(also commissioner at Madras Dockyard 1810-1816).[3]
* 1813-1816, Captain James Johnston.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ Knight, Roger; Wilcox, Martin Howard (2010). Sustaining the Fleet, 1793-1815: War, the British Navy and the Contractor State. Woodbridge, England: Boydell & Brewer. p. 35\. ISBN 9781843835646.
2. ^ Day, John Frederick. (April 2012) ' British Admiralty Control and Naval Power in the Indian Ocean (1793-1815) (Volume 1 of 2)'. Submitted as a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Maritime History, University of Exeter. p.257.
3. ^ Day, John Frederick. (April 2012). p.257.
4. ^ Day, John Frederick. (April 2012). p.257.
5. ^ Admiralty, Great Britain (1814). The Navy List. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 132.

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Principal officers|

* Lieutenant of the Admiralty, (1546-1564)
* Treasurer of Marine Causes, (1546-1564)
* 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)
* Treasurer of the Navy and Senior Commissioner, (1564-1660)
* Comptroller of the Navy and Chairman of the Board, (1660-1832)
* Treasurer of the Navy, (1660-1832)
* Clerk of the Acts, (1660-1796)
* Controller of Treasurer Accounts, (1667-1796)
* Controller of Victualling Accounts, (1667-1796)
* Controller of Storekeepers Accounts, (1671-1796)
* Comptroller of Victualling and Transport Services, (1800-1832)
* Commissioners for Current Business, (1686-1688)
* Commissioners for Old Accounts, 1686-1688)
* Commissioners for Examining Accounts (Incurred), (1688-1689)
* Deputy Comptroller of the Navy, (1793-1813), (1829-1832)
* Pay Commissioner, (1796-1814)
* Civil Architect and Engineer of the Navy, (1808-1812)
* Surveyor of Buildings, (1813-1832)
* Surveyor of Dockyards, (1813-1832)
* Accountant-General of the Navy, (1829-32)
* Superintendent of Transport, (1829-1831)
* Storekeeper-General of the Navy, (1829-32)

Subsidiary boards|

* Sick and Hurt Board
* Transport Board
* Victualling Board

Resident Commissioners
of the navy
home yards|

* Resident Commissioner, Chatham Dockyard, (1631-1829)
* 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)

Resident Commissioners
of the navy
overseas yards|

* Resident Commissioner, Jamaica Yard, (1675-1832)
* Resident Commissioner, Cadiz Yard, (1694)
* Resident Commissioner, Bombay Yard
* Resident Commissioner, Kinsale Yard, (1694-1713)
* Resident Commissioner, Gibraltar Yard, (1704-1832)
* Resident Commissioner, Antigua Yard, (1707-1832)
* Resident Commissioner, Ascension Yard, (1728-1832)
* Resident Commissioner, Port Mahon Yard, (1742-1763)
* Resident Commissioner, Halifax Yard, (1759-1832)
* Resident Commissioner, Barbados Yard, (1779-1783, 1810)
* Resident Commissioner, Kingston Yard, (1783-1832)
* Resident Commissioner, Ajaccio Yard, (1794-1799)
* Resident Commissioner, Bermuda Dockyard, (1795-1832)
* Resident Commissioner, Amherstburg Yard, (1796-1813)
* Resident Commissioner, Quebec Yard, (1804-1826)
* Resident Commissioner, Malta Dockyard, (1805-1832)
* Resident Commissioner, Madras Yard, (1808-1817)
* Resident Commissioner, Cape of Good Hope Yard, (1808-1822)
* Resident Commissioner, Bombay Dockyard, (1808-1816)
* Resident Commissioner, Trincomalee Dockyard, (1810-1832)

Offices
under the
principal officers|

* Navy Office
* Navy Pay Office
* Sick and Hurt Office
* Transport Office
* Victualling Office

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