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This is a list of senior officers of the Royal Navy (or more precisely a list of lists of the holders of certain senior positions in the Royal Navy). Lord Admirals of England 1385 –1628, 1638 –1708
Prior to the 1740s, Royal Navy officers and sailors had no established uniforms, although many of the officer class typically wore upper-class clothing with wigs to denote their social status. Coats were often dark blue to reduce fading caused by the rain and spray, with gold embroidery on the cuffs and standing collar to signify the officer's ...
Director of Navy Acquisition, Navy Command: Engineering: 9 May 2023 [31] Angus N. P. Essenhigh: Director of Data Acquisition and National Hydrographer, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (June 2023) [32] Warfare: OBE: 27 June 2023 [33] Steven J. McCarthy: Director of Ship Support, Defence Equipment and Support and Chief Engineer, Royal Navy ...
A depiction of a Royal Navy rating with cutlass in a boarding action. Ratings of the Royal Navy have used cutlasses, short, wide bladed swords, since the early 18th century. These were originally of non-uniform design but the 1804 Pattern, the first Navy-issue standard cutlass, was introduced at the start of the 19th century.
Royal Navy epaulettes for senior and junior officers, 18th and 19th centuries Royal Navy epaulettes for flag officers, 18th and 19th centuries. Uniforms for naval officers were not authorised until 1748. At first the cut and style of the uniform differed considerably between ranks, and specific rank insignia were only sporadically used.
From 1941, Army battledress was approved for use by Royal Navy personnel until 1943, when a Navy Blue version of battledress was introduced to be used only by the Royal Navy. Battledress stock from WW2 was still being worn at BRNC Dartmouth by Officers under Training (OUTs – now known as cadets or YOs – Young Officers) until the late 1980s.
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Dashwood KCB (1 September 1765 – 21 September 1847) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American Revolutionary War, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and War of 1812. He had a long and prestigious naval career, gaining his own command by the last stages of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Vice-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, 1st Baronet, KB (27 November 1762 – 24 December 1814), of 37 Lower Wimpole Street, London, [3] was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served as a Member of Parliament for Westminster in 1806.