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[[File:CPO1879.png|thumb|right|250px|Mark of distinction for Chief Petty Officer as of 1879.]]
'''Chief Petty Officer''' is a rank and rating of the [[Royal Navy]] covering many branches. It was established by Order in Council of 1 April 1853.
==Insignia==
The distinctive badge was initially a "Crown and Anchor, encircled with Laurel."<ref>"Circular, No. 121", dated 14 June 1853. p. 17. {{TNA|ADM 7/890.}}</ref> As of 1879 it was worn on the upper left sleeve of the long or round jacket, embroidered in gold.<ref>''Uniform Regulations''. p. 41.</ref>
==Chief Petty Officers==
==Chief Petty Officers==
===Admiral's Coxswain===
===Admiral's Coxswain===
Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
Established as such on 1 April 1853.<ref>''Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy''. pp. 44-45.</ref> Amalgamated with Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
===Bandmaster===
===Bandmaster===
Renamed from Chief Bandmaster on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 40}}
Renamed from Chief Bandmaster on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 40}}
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===Chief Bandmaster===
===Chief Bandmaster===
===Chief Boatswain's Mate===
===Chief Boatswain's Mate===
Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
Established as such on 1 April 1853.<ref>''Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy''. pp. 44-45.</ref> Amalgamated with Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
===Chief Captain of the Forecastle===
===Chief Captain of the Forecastle===
Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
Established as such on 1 April 1853.<ref>''Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy''. pp. 44-45.</ref> Amalgamated with Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
===Chief Carpenter's Mate===
Established as such on 1 April 1853.<ref>''Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy''. pp. 44-45.</ref>
===Chief Cook===
===Chief Cook===
Established on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 40}}
Established on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 40}}
===Chief Electrical Artificer===
===Chief Electrical Artificer===
===Chief Electrician===
Established on 1 April 1901.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVIII|pp. 170-171}} Divided into two grades:
{|
! Rating.
! Qualification.
! Pay per diem.
|-
| Chief Electrician, First Class || Promotion conditional on being over 33 years of age, and having over six years' service in the preceding rating. || 7''s.'' 6''d''.
|-
| Chief Electrician, Second Class || Promoted by selection. Promotion conditional on being over 27 years of age and upon having eight years' service as Electrician, of which five have been actually afloat. || 7''s''.
|}
===Chief Engine Room Artificer===
===Chief Engine Room Artificer===
===Chief Gunner's Mate===
===Chief Gunner's Mate===
Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
Established as such on 1 April 1853.<ref>''Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy''. pp. 44-45.</ref> Amalgamated with Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
===Chief Petty Officer===
===Chief Petty Officer===
Seaman.
===Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist===
===Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist===
Established on 1 October 1907.{{UKOrdersinCouncilIX|pp. 286, 288}}
Established on 1 October 1907.{{UKOrdersinCouncilIX|pp. 286, 288}}


===Chief Quartermaster===
===Chief Quartermaster===
Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
Established as such on 1 April 1853.<ref>''Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy''. pp. 44-45.</ref> Amalgamated with Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
===Chief Shipwright===
===Chief Shipwright===
Established from 1 December 1912.{{UKOrdersinCouncilX|pp. 303, 309}}
===Chief Ship's Cook===
===Chief Ship's Cook===
Established as Chief Cook 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 40}}
Renamed from Chief Cook from 1 October 1907.{{UKOrdersinCouncilIX|pp. 326-327}}
===Chief Sick Berth Steward===
===Chief Sick Berth Steward===
===Chief Stoker===
===Chief Stoker===
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===Electrical Artificer===
===Electrical Artificer===
===Electrician===
===Electrician===
Established on 1 April 1901.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVIII|pp. 170-171}} Divided into six grades:
Established on 1 April 1901.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVIII|pp. 170-171}} Divided into four grades:


{|
{|
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! Qualification.
! Qualification.
! Pay per diem.
! Pay per diem.
|-
| Chief Electrician, First Class || Promotion conditional on being over 33 years of age, and having over six years' service in the preceding rating. || 7''s.'' 6''d''.
|-
| Chief Electrician, Second Class || Promoted by selection. Promotion conditional on being over 27 years of age and upon having eight years' service as Electrician, of which five have been actually afloat. || 7''s''.
|-
|-
| Electrician, First Class || After 12 years' service. || 6''s''. 6''d''.
| Electrician, First Class || After 12 years' service. || 6''s''. 6''d''.
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===Head Tindal of Seedies===
===Head Tindal of Seedies===
===Instructor of Cookery===
===Instructor of Cookery===
Established on 3 October 1895.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVII|p. 92}}
Established on 3 October 1895.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVII|p. 92}} Abolished on 18 October 1909.{{UKOrdersinCouncilX|pp. 79, 82}}
===Master-at-Arms===
===Master-at-Arms===
Established as such on 1 April 1853.<ref>''Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy''. pp. 44-45.</ref>
===Mechanician===
===Mechanician===
Established 1 April 1903.{{UKOrdersinCouncilIX|pp. 27-28}}
Established 1 April 1903.{{UKOrdersinCouncilIX|pp. 27-28}}
===Naval Schoolmaster===
===Naval Schoolmaster===
Established as Chief Petty Officers on 26 February 1867.{{UKOrdersinCouncilIII|p. 181}}
===Officer's Chief Steward===
===Officer's Chief Steward===


===Officer's Chief Cook===
===Officer's Chief Cook===


===Schoolmaster===
===Seamen's Schoolmaster===
Established on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 44}}
Established as such on 1 April 1853.<ref>''Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy''. pp. 44-45.</ref>


===Ship's Cook===
===Ship's Cook===
 
Established as such on 1 April 1853.<ref>''Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy''. pp. 44-45.</ref>
===Ship's Cook, First Class===
===Ship's Cook, First Class===


===Ship's Steward===
===Ship's Steward===
Established as such on 1 April 1853.<ref>''Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy''. pp. 44-45.</ref>


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*''Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy; Together with Copies of a Report of a Committee of Naval Officers, and of Her Majesty's Order in Council Relating Thereto''. London: For Her Majesty's Stationary Office. 1853.
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*''Uniform Regulations for Officers, Petty Officers, and Seamen of the Fleet''. London. 1879.
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[[Category:Royal Navy Ratings]]
[[Category:Royal Navy Ranks]]

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Mark of distinction for Chief Petty Officer as of 1879.

Chief Petty Officer is a rank and rating of the Royal Navy covering many branches. It was established by Order in Council of 1 April 1853.

Insignia

The distinctive badge was initially a "Crown and Anchor, encircled with Laurel."[1] As of 1879 it was worn on the upper left sleeve of the long or round jacket, embroidered in gold.[2]

Chief Petty Officers

Admiral's Coxswain

Established as such on 1 April 1853.[3] Amalgamated with Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.[4]

Bandmaster

Renamed from Chief Bandmaster on 1 July 1889.[5]

Chief Armourer

Established on 1 April 1890.[6]

Chief Bandmaster

Chief Boatswain's Mate

Established as such on 1 April 1853.[7] Amalgamated with Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.[8]

Chief Captain of the Forecastle

Established as such on 1 April 1853.[9] Amalgamated with Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.[10]

Chief Carpenter's Mate

Established as such on 1 April 1853.[11]

Chief Cook

Established on 1 July 1889.[12]

Chief Electrical Artificer

Chief Electrician

Established on 1 April 1901.[13] Divided into two grades:

Rating. Qualification. Pay per diem.
Chief Electrician, First Class Promotion conditional on being over 33 years of age, and having over six years' service in the preceding rating. 7s. 6d.
Chief Electrician, Second Class Promoted by selection. Promotion conditional on being over 27 years of age and upon having eight years' service as Electrician, of which five have been actually afloat. 7s.

Chief Engine Room Artificer

Chief Gunner's Mate

Established as such on 1 April 1853.[14] Amalgamated with Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.[15]

Chief Petty Officer

Seaman.

Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist

Established on 1 October 1907.[16]

Chief Quartermaster

Established as such on 1 April 1853.[17] Amalgamated with Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.[18]

Chief Shipwright

Established from 1 December 1912.[19]

Chief Ship's Cook

Renamed from Chief Cook from 1 October 1907.[20]

Chief Sick Berth Steward

Chief Stoker

Established 26 March 1885.[21]

Chief Writer

Renamed from Writer, First Class on 1 July 1889. [22]

Chief Yeoman of Signals

Draughtsman

Non-Continuous Service rating. Established on 1 April 1885.[23]

Electrical Artificer

Electrician

Established on 1 April 1901.[24] Divided into four grades:

Rating. Qualification. Pay per diem.
Electrician, First Class After 12 years' service. 6s. 6d.
Electrician, Second Class After seven years' service. 6s.
Electrician, Third Class After three years' service. 5s. 9d.
Electrician, Fourth Class On entry. 5s. 6d.

Engine Room Artificers

Established 28 March 1868.[25]

Head Tindal of Seedies

Instructor of Cookery

Established on 3 October 1895.[26] Abolished on 18 October 1909.[27]

Master-at-Arms

Established as such on 1 April 1853.[28]

Mechanician

Established 1 April 1903.[29]

Naval Schoolmaster

Established as Chief Petty Officers on 26 February 1867.[30]

Officer's Chief Steward

Officer's Chief Cook

Seamen's Schoolmaster

Established as such on 1 April 1853.[31]

Ship's Cook

Established as such on 1 April 1853.[32]

Ship's Cook, First Class

Ship's Steward

Established as such on 1 April 1853.[33]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Circular, No. 121", dated 14 June 1853. p. 17. The National Archives. ADM 7/890.
  2. ↑ Uniform Regulations. p. 41.
  3. ↑ Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy. pp. 44-45.
  4. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 36.
  5. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 40.
  6. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. pp. 74-75.
  7. ↑ Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy. pp. 44-45.
  8. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 36.
  9. ↑ Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy. pp. 44-45.
  10. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 36.
  11. ↑ Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy. pp. 44-45.
  12. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 40.
  13. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VIII. pp. 170-171.
  14. ↑ Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy. pp. 44-45.
  15. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 36.
  16. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. IX. pp. 286, 288.
  17. ↑ Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy. pp. 44-45.
  18. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 36.
  19. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. X. pp. 303, 309.
  20. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. IX. pp. 326-327.
  21. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. V. p. 75.
  22. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 39.
  23. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VII. pp. 73-74.
  24. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VIII. pp. 170-171.
  25. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. III. p. 246.
  26. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VII. p. 92.
  27. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. X. pp. 79, 82.
  28. ↑ Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy. pp. 44-45.
  29. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. IX. pp. 27-28.
  30. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. III. p. 181.
  31. ↑ Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy. pp. 44-45.
  32. ↑ Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy. pp. 44-45.
  33. ↑ Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy. pp. 44-45.

Bibliography

  • Copies of a Correspondence Between the Board of Treasury and the Board of Admiralty, on the Subject of the Manning of the Navy; Together with Copies of a Report of a Committee of Naval Officers, and of Her Majesty's Order in Council Relating Thereto. London: For Her Majesty's Stationary Office. 1853.
  • The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. III. London: For Her Majesty's Stationary Office. 1873.
  • The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. V. London: For Her Majesty's Stationary Office. 1888.
  • The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. VI. London: For Her Majesty's Stationary Office. 1893.
  • The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. VII. London: For Her Majesty's Stationary Office. 1898.
  • The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. VIII. London: For His Majesty's Stationary Office. 1903.
  • The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. IX. London: For His Majesty's Stationary Office. 1908.
  • The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. X. London: For His Majesty's Stationary Office. 1914.
  • Uniform Regulations for Officers, Petty Officers, and Seamen of the Fleet. London. 1879.
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