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quasi-professional specialization among commissioned officers. The transport agents were uniformed Navy officers under the employ of the
Transport Board, but not being sea officers, were not subject to naval discipline. Their job was to control and organize merchant ships that the government had chartered. To assist them in their duties, agents had a staff consisting of a purser, boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, all appointed by warrant and on Navy pay.
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274:“the hiring and appropriating of Ships and Vessels for the conveyance of Troops and Baggage, Victualling, Ordnance, Barrack, Commissariat, Naval and Military Stores of all kinds, Convicts and Stores to New South Wales and a variety of miscellaneous services such as the provision of Stores and a great variety of Articles for the Military Department in Canada and many Articles of Stores for the Cape of Good Hope and other Stations”.
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embarkation and disembarkation of troops and horses, and for following the directions of the Board in any other regard. The
Resident Agents were naval officers: Captains were posted at Deptford and Portsmouth; Lieutenants at most of the other stations (which in 1815 included Cork, Cowes, Deal, Dublin, Gravesend, Leith, Liverpool, Plymouth and Sheerness).
192:. They sought to devolve this responsibility; the Navy Board, however, was too busy with its statutory duties to take on additional work, so instead the Admiralty (by order of the King) designated three captains to serve as commissioners to make the necessary arrangements, supported by a small administrative team. They hired
267:) was established, to centralise and unify the functions of military transportation overseas; it was also given responsibility for the shipping of convicts to Australia. In spite of Middleton's lobbying, the reconstituted Board was not made answerable to the Navy Board, but was once again under the Treasury.
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The Board maintained
Resident Agents at certain British ports and at those foreign ports that transports frequented. They were responsible for keeping track of the arrival and departure of transports at their station, for ensuring that the ships were duly prepared and provisioned, for supervising the
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that contained both Navy and Army officers, recommended unanimously the formation of a separate and distinct
Transport Office under the sole control of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty "To carry out transport of every kind required by our government to any part of our coast and to all our
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Hired vessels with a transport agent (always a Royal Navy
Lieutenant but termed a Commander) aboard flew a blue ensign and a "plain blue common pendant" and could exercise authority over smaller transports that carried no Agent. In the case of a large convoys, one vessel would carry a "Principal
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as required; while the conveyance of troops remained in the hands of the
Treasury commissioners until 1779 (at which point they delegated this responsibility to the Navy Board). Having different boards competing with each other for available vessels led to increased costs and reduced efficiency:
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or convict-ship, a victualler, ordnance store-ship, naval store-ship or miscellaneous 'carrier'; for each category there were different requirements and stipulations. Transports were required to be armed with a dozen guns minimum (six carriage guns, 'not less than three-pounders', and six
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The board also employed 'Agents afloat' who travelled with the transports. For longer sea voyages there would often be one Agent for every ten transports; for shorter journeys (e.g. to the
Mediterranean) the ratio might be one for every twenty. These transport agents represented the first
451:, and the Victualling Board, which took over the medical commissioner as well as setting up its own Transport Service. When the Navy and Victualling Boards were abolished in 1832 transport duties were assigned to the Victualling Department. Then in 1861 a select committee of the
439:, under the protection either of a naval escort or of one or more 'armed transports' (which were naval vessels that had been loaned to the Board for the purpose of convoy protection; they operated with a reduced naval crew under the command of an Agent of the Transport Board).
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was a
British government organisation responsible periodically (between the late 17th and early 19th centuries) for the overseas transport of troops and horses, arms and ammunition, naval and military supplies, provisions and other items. It is also referred to as the
380:, there were stationed (in addition to the Resident Agent) an Inspecting Agent, a Shipwright Officer and a Storekeeper, who between them were responsible for assessing, converting and equipping each ship seconded for service.
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299:), where the Board met daily (except on Sundays) to receive reports and accounts, issue instructions and plan operations. The Commissioners were supported by a Secretary and a number of administrative
211:. Troops were conveyed from Portsmouth to Spain and the Mediterranean, and from Harwich to Flanders and Holland. A third Commissioner was engaged in 1705, before the board was fully reconstituted by
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Commissioners Appointed by Parliament to Enquire into the Fees, Gratuities, and Emoluments, which are, or have been lately Received in the Several Public Offices therein Mentioned
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colonies and possessions, including India". In 1862 the responsibility for the provision of transportation was divided and a separate
Director of Transports appointed who headed a new
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and fitted them up with cabins for the higher ranks and hammocks for the rest; the owners of the vessels provided the crew. The following year, the arrangement was formalised by an
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Agent" (Commander or Captain RN) with a "Blue Broad Pendant" at the main-top-mast head. In the absence of a naval escort, the Principal Agent was in charge of the convoy.
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In 1702 the board was formally dissolved; nevertheless, two of its commissioners were retained in order to address the needs for transportation during the ongoing
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The captains were both promoted to Rear Admiral the following year, and therefore left the Board. Christian was replaced as chairman, in August 1795, by Captain
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255:(later Lord Barham), to lobby for consolidation of all transport provisions under the supervision of the Navy Board.
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263:On 4 July 1794 a new Transport Board (formally the
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168:The Board originated in the need to transport the
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988:Commissioners for Examining Accounts (Incurred)
777:The Ship-Master's Assistant, and Owner's Manual
344:(1803-1817), William Albany Otway (1795-1803),
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1124:Resident Commissioner, Sheerness Dockyard
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1118:Resident Commissioner, Deptford Dockyard
1112:Resident Commissioner, Plymouth Dockyard
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1006:Civil Architect and Engineer of the Navy
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435:The transports would normally travel in
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1699:History of the Royal Navy (before 1707)
1225:Resident Commissioner, Amherstburg Yard
1219:Resident Commissioner, Bermuda Dockyard
1094:Resident Commissioner, Chatham Dockyard
674:Vesey Hamilton, Admiral Sir R. (1896).
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1255:Resident Commissioner, Bombay Dockyard
1189:Resident Commissioner, Port Mahon Yard
818:, by Sir Vesey Hamilton, G.C.B. (1896)
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2095:Serving senior Royal Marines officers
2040:Commander United Kingdom Strike Force
1747:Commander United Kingdom Strike Force
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1183:Resident Commissioner, Ascension Yard
1171:Resident Commissioner, Gibraltar Yard
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1207:Resident Commissioner, Kingston Yard
1201:Resident Commissioner, Barbados Yard
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279:Commissioners of the Transport Board
1231:Resident Commissioner, Quebec Yard
1213:Resident Commissioner, Ajaccio Yard
1195:Resident Commissioner, Halifax Yard
1177:Resident Commissioner, Antigua Yard
1165:Resident Commissioner, Kinsale Yard
1151:Resident Commissioner, Jamaica Yard
964:Controller of Storekeepers Accounts
412:(the number being dependant on the
200:(dated 6 February) which created a
182:Lords Commissioners of the Treasury
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1243:Resident Commissioner, Madras Yard
1160:Resident Commissioner, Bombay Yard
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976:Commissioners for Current Business
958:Controller of Victualling Accounts
556:Philip J. Haythornthwaite (2001).
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1719:National Museum of the Royal Navy
1398:Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy
816:"Naval Administration" CHAPTER IX
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99:Commissioners for Transportation
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1388:Commandant General Royal Marines
952:Controller of Treasurer Accounts
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606:Sutcliffe, Robert Keith (2013).
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2241:Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff
2045:Commander Littoral Strike Group
1789:Standing Royal Navy deployments
1779:List of active Royal Navy ships
1403:Corps Regimental Sergeant Major
1036:Storekeeper-General of the Navy
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376:, where the Board had its main
259:The second board (1794 to 1817)
2308:1690 establishments in England
2004:Director People & Training
1358:Secretary of State for Defence
1024:Accountant-General of the Navy
994:Deputy Comptroller of the Navy
982:Commissioners for Old Accounts
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151:, for the care and custody of
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2177:Uniforms of the Royal Marines
2120:Britannia Royal Naval College
1679:Admiralty in the 18th century
1674:Admiralty in the 17th century
1669:Admiralty in the 16th century
1363:Minister for the Armed Forces
748:. London: Winchester and Son.
709:Parliamentary Papers, 1806 -
639:Thomas Coram, Gent. 1668-1751
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209:War of the Spanish Succession
202:Commission for Transportation
2080:Commodore Submarine Flotilla
1709:History of the Royal Marines
1689:Historic forces and commands
245:War of American Independence
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2266:Judge Advocate of the Fleet
2210:First Lord of the Admiralty
2156:University Royal Naval Unit
2075:Rear-Admiral, Fleet Air Arm
2065:Commander Maritime Reserves
1895:Mine countermeasure vessels
1840:Pre-dreadnought battleships
1344:His Majesty's Naval Service
1030:Superintendent of Transport
922:Surveyor of Marine Victuals
880:Lieutenant of the Admiralty
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164:The first Board (1689-1724)
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1443:Royal Navy Medical Service
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886:Treasurer of Marine Causes
388:The Board generally hired
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910:Master of Naval Ordnance
811:National Maritime Museum
758:N. A. M. Rodger. (2005)
637:Wagner, Gillian (2004).
68:Kingdom of Great Britain
2090:Serving senior officers
1724:Naval Historical Branch
892:Comptroller of the Navy
723:Abell, Francis (1914).
659:Morriss, Roger (2011).
285:Hugh Cloberry Christian
249:Comptroller of the Navy
2055:Commodore, Naval Staff
2026:Director General Ships
2013:Director Naval Support
1880:Gunboat and gunvessels
1684:Customs and traditions
1140:Resident Commissioners
1083:Resident Commissioners
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744:Capper, B. P. (1814).
531:Roger Morriss (2004).
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2182:Officer rank insignia
2022:Chaplain of the Fleet
1784:Royal Fleet Auxiliary
1491:Royal Marines Reserve
1463:Naval Careers Service
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1018:Surveyor of Dockyards
1012:Surveyor of Buildings
940:Treasurer of the Navy
802:The National Archives
775:Steel, David (1826).
356:Agents for Transports
331:Royal Naval Hospitals
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2229:Commander-in-Chief,
2035:Commander Operations
1945:Historic ships names
1752:Commander Operations
1645:Special Boat Service
1496:Royal Marines Police
1292:Sick and Hurt Office
898:Surveyor of the Navy
676:Naval Administration
497:Penal transportation
458:Transport Department
291:) and one civilian (
42:1690-1724, 1794-1817
1940:Royal Marines Boats
1506:Royal Naval Reserve
1203:, (1779-1783, 1810)
1064:Sick and Hurt Board
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1850:Corvette and sloop
1763:3 Commando Brigade
1759:Submarine Flotilla
1481:3 Commando Brigade
1453:Chaplaincy Service
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