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'''Chief Petty Officer''' is a rank and rating of the [[Royal Navy]] covering many branches.
'''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. The distinctive badge was initially a "Crown and Anchor, encircled with Laurel."


==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. Amalgamated into 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. Amalgamated into 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. Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
===Chief Carpenter's Mate==
Established as such on 1 April 1853.
===Chief Cook===
===Chief Cook===
Established on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 40}}
Established on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 40}}
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===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. Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
===Chief Petty Officer===
===Chief Petty Officer===
Seaman.
Seaman.
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===Chief Quartermaster===
===Chief Quartermaster===
Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
Established as such on 1 April 1853. Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 36}}
===Chief Shipwright===
===Chief Shipwright===
Established from 1 December 1912.{{UKOrdersinCouncilX|pp. 303, 309}}
Established from 1 December 1912.{{UKOrdersinCouncilX|pp. 303, 309}}
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Established on 3 October 1895.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVII|p. 92}} Abolished on 18 October 1909.{{UKOrdersinCouncilX|pp. 79, 82}}
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.
===Mechanician===
===Mechanician===
Established 1 April 1903.{{UKOrdersinCouncilIX|pp. 27-28}}
Established 1 April 1903.{{UKOrdersinCouncilIX|pp. 27-28}}
===Naval Schoolmaster===
===Naval Schoolmaster===
Established on 1 July 1889.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVI|p. 44}}
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===
===Seamen's Schoolmaster===
Established as such on 1 April 1853.


===Ship's Cook===
===Ship's Cook===
 
Established as such on 1 April 1853.
===Ship's Cook, First Class===
===Ship's Cook, First Class===


===Ship's Steward===
===Ship's Steward===
 
Established as such on 1 April 1853.
==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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Revision as of 10:49, 10 February 2025

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. The distinctive badge was initially a "Crown and Anchor, encircled with Laurel."

Chief Petty Officers

Admiral's Coxswain

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

Bandmaster

Renamed from Chief Bandmaster on 1 July 1889.[2]

Chief Armourer

Established on 1 April 1890.[3]

Chief Bandmaster

Chief Boatswain's Mate

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

Chief Captain of the Forecastle

Established as such on 1 April 1853. Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.[5]

=Chief Carpenter's Mate

Established as such on 1 April 1853.

Chief Cook

Established on 1 July 1889.[6]

Chief Electrical Artificer

Chief Electrician

Established on 1 April 1901.[7] 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. Amalgamated into Chief Petty Officer on 1 July 1889.[8]

Chief Petty Officer

Seaman.

Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist

Established on 1 October 1907.[9]

Chief Quartermaster

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

Chief Shipwright

Established from 1 December 1912.[11]

Chief Ship's Cook

Renamed from Chief Cook from 1 October 1907.[12]

Chief Sick Berth Steward

Chief Stoker

Established 26 March 1885.[13]

Chief Writer

Renamed from Writer, First Class on 1 July 1889. [14]

Chief Yeoman of Signals

Draughtsman

Non-Continuous Service rating. Established on 1 April 1885.[15]

Electrical Artificer

Electrician

Established on 1 April 1901.[16] 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.[17]

Head Tindal of Seedies

Instructor of Cookery

Established on 3 October 1895.[18] Abolished on 18 October 1909.[19]

Master-at-Arms

Established as such on 1 April 1853.

Mechanician

Established 1 April 1903.[20]

Naval Schoolmaster

Established as Chief Petty Officers on 26 February 1867.[21]

Officer's Chief Steward

Officer's Chief Cook

Seamen's Schoolmaster

Established as such on 1 April 1853.

Ship's Cook

Established as such on 1 April 1853.

Ship's Cook, First Class

Ship's Steward

Established as such on 1 April 1853.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 36.
  2. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 40.
  3. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. pp. 74-75.
  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. 36.
  6. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 40.
  7. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VIII. pp. 170-171.
  8. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 36.
  9. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. IX. pp. 286, 288.
  10. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 36.
  11. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. X. pp. 303, 309.
  12. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. IX. pp. 326-327.
  13. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. V. p. 75.
  14. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VI. p. 39.
  15. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VII. pp. 73-74.
  16. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VIII. pp. 170-171.
  17. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. III. p. 246.
  18. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VII. p. 92.
  19. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. X. pp. 79, 82.
  20. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. IX. pp. 27-28.
  21. ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. III. p. 181.

Bibliography

  • 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.
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