Engineer Lieutenant (Royal Navy)
From The Dreadnought Project
The rank of Engineer Lieutenant was established by Order in Council of 28 March, 1903. All Staff Engineers, Chief Engineers and Engineers became Engineer Lieutenants from 1 April of that year.[1] By Order in Council of 14 May, 1914, the rank of Engineer Lieutenant-Commander was created from Engineer Lieutenants of eight years' seniority, with effect from 1 April of that year.[2]
Pay
On creation in 1903 the pay of the rank was as follows:[3]
| s. | d. | |
| On promotion | 10 | 0 |
| After two years | 11 | 0 |
| After four years | 12 | 0 |
| After six years | 13 | 0 |
| After eight years* | 16 | 0 |
| After ten years | 17 | 0 |
| After twelve years | 18 | 0 |
| After fourteen years | 20 | 0 |
* "The pay of 16s. a day, together with the right to wear the uniform of the increased rank of Engineer Lieutenant of 8 years['] seniority, to be dependent on his obtaining a qualifying certificate and on being selected."
Footnotes
- ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. IX. p. 33.
- ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. XI. p. 113.
- ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. IX. p. 33.
Bibliography
- 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. 11th February 1913 to 21 December 1917. Vol. XI. London: For His Majesty's Stationary Office. 1921.
