Surveyor of Marine Victuals
The Surveyor of Marine Victuals [1] later known as the General-Surveyor of Victuals [2] was a civilian officer in the Royal Navy who was a former member of the Navy Board from 1550 until 1679, he was responsible for managing the supply of food, beverages and other provisions for the Royal Navy the office was replaced by the Victualling Board in 1683.The General-Surveyor was based at the Navy Office The post evolved from a much early official known as the Keeper of the Kings Storehouses the office was formally established in 1550 the post holder was also known as the Surveyor-General of Victuals [3] who was a principal member of the Navy Board, with the exception of Edward Baeshe the first Surveyor of Navy Victuals until 1560 the office was always held jointly for life by two men if one died the surviving office holder would temporarily hold the post until a new appointee was announced.The Surveyor was head of the Marine Victuals Office within the Office of Admiralty and Marine Affairs[4] and the victualling service of the Navy until 1679 when the office is abolished and replaced by a larger body known as the Victualling Board in 1683 run jointly by commissioners.The Surveyor of Victuals was officially responsible for: Included:[5] Post vacant till 27 November 1635
Department of the AdmiraltyNavy BoardSenior Commissioner Navy BoardLord High Admiral of EnglandKing-in-CouncilTerm lengthEdward BaesheRoyal NavyVictualling BoardNavy OfficeOffice of Admiralty and Marine AffairsVictualling Stores, Chatham DockyardVictualling Stores, Deptford DockyardVictualling Stores, Erith DockyardVictualling Stores, Portsmouth DockyardVictualling Stores, Plymouth DockyardVictualling Stores, Woolwich DockyardWilliam HolstockeMarmaduke DarrellSir Allen ApsleySir Sampson DarrellLieutenant of the AdmiraltyTreasurer of Marine CausesComptroller of the NavySurveyor of the NavyClerk of the NavyMaster of Naval OrdnanceKeeper of the StorehousesTreasurer of the Navy and Senior CommissionerComptroller of the Navy and Chairman of the BoardTreasurer of the NavyClerk of the ActsController of Treasurer AccountsController of Victualling AccountsController of Storekeepers AccountsComptroller of Victualling and Transport ServicesDeputy Comptroller of the NavyCivil Architect and Engineer of the NavySurveyor of BuildingsSurveyor of DockyardsAccountant-General of the NavyStorekeeper-General of the NavySick and Hurt BoardTransport BoardResident Commissioner, Chatham DockyardResident Commissioner, Portsmouth DockyardResident Commissioner, Woolwich DockyardResident Commissioner, Plymouth DockyardResident Commissioner, Deptford DockyardResident Commissioner, Sheerness DockyardResident Commissioner, Devonport DockyardResident Commissioner, Jamaica YardResident Commissioner, Bombay YardResident Commissioner, Kinsale YardResident Commissioner, Gibraltar YardResident Commissioner, Antigua YardResident Commissioner, Ascension YardResident Commissioner, Port Mahon YardResident Commissioner, Halifax YardResident Commissioner, Barbados YardResident Commissioner, Kingston YardResident Commissioner, Ajaccio YardResident Commissioner, Bermuda DockyardResident Commissioner, Amherstburg YardResident Commissioner, Quebec YardResident Commissioner, Malta DockyardResident Commissioner, Madras YardResident Commissioner, Cape of Good Hope YardResident Commissioner, Bombay DockyardResident Commissioner, Trincomalee DockyardNavy Pay OfficeSick and Hurt OfficeTransport OfficeVictualling Office