Resident Commissioner, Trincomalee Dockyard

Office of the Resident Commissioner, Trincomalee

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Navy Office
Member of| Navy Board
Reports to| Comptroller of the Navy
Nominator| First Naval Lord
Appointer| Prime Minister
Subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council
Term length| Not fixed (typically 1–3 years)
Formation| 1810-1832

The Resident Commissioner at Trincomalee, also known as the Resident Commissioner of the Navy at Trincomalee, was chief representative of the Navy Board based at Trincomalee Dockyard. He was senior official of the yard responsible for the supervision of the principal officers of the yard from 1810 to 1832.[1]

## Duties

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The resident commissioner was responsible for superintending all the officers, artificers and labourers employed at the yard. He controlled all payments to staff and examined their accounts.[2] In addition he contracted and drew down bills on behalf of the Navy Office to supply shortfalls in naval stores levels.[3]

## Office Holders

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1. 1810–1816, Captain Peter Puget.[4]
2. 1818–1822, Captain Clotworthy Upton.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Research guide B5: Royal Naval Dockyards". Royal Museums Greenwich UNESCO World Heritage Site In London. Greenwich, London: Royal Museums Greewich. 11 June 2002. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
2. ^ Smyth, William Henry (2013). The Sailor's Word-Book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms. Cambridge, England.: Cambridge University Press. p. 254\. ISBN 9781108061674.
3. ^ Smyth. p. 254.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ Office, Admiralty (January 1820). By Authority. The Navy List Corr. to the End of December (etc.) Published Quarterly. London: John Murray. p. 121.

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Navy Board

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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