Sketch of a report to the Lords in Council on the subject of HM Dockyards, having taken the opinion of the Comptroller of the Navy on the expediency of the new arrangements
15 July 1800, Samuel Bentham, Sketch of a report to the Lords in Council on the subject of HM Dockyards, having taken the opinion of the Comptroller of the Navy on the expediency of the new arrangements, Manuscript, (130 pages)
Administrative / biographical background
Originally called the Clerk Comptroller of the Navy, the Comptroller of the Navy, was a principal member of the Royal Navy. From 1512 until 1832, the Comptroller was mainly responsible for all British naval spending and directing the business of the Navy Board from 1660 as its chairman. The position was abolished in 1832 when the Navy Board was merged into the Board of Admiralty.
Administrative / biographical background
Originally called the Clerk Comptroller of the Navy, the Comptroller of the Navy, was a principal member of the Royal Navy. From 1512 until 1832, the Comptroller was mainly responsible for all British naval spending and directing the business of the Navy Board from 1660 as its chairman. The position was abolished in 1832 when the Navy Board was merged into the Board of Admiralty.
Record Details
| Item reference: | MRK/111/2/8 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1800; 1806 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |