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Supply Officer was a specialisation in the British Royal Navy which has recently been superseded by the Logistics Officer, although the function remains the same. The Naval Service is the Naval branch of the British Armed Forces, which includes civilian agencies under the control of the Navy Board. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Surface Fleet is the name given to the collection of surface vessels (as opposed to Submarines or Aircraft) of the British Royal Navy. The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships The Royal Navy Submarine Service is the collective name given to the Submarine element of the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy Police ( RNP) or Royal Naval Police, formerly known as the Royal Navy Regulating Branch, is the Military police branch of Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service ( QARNNS) is the Nursing branch of the British Royal Navy. The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy The role of the Royal Marines Reserve ( RMR) of the United Kingdom is to support the regular Royal Marines[http //www The British Royal Navy was formally created after the Union between England and Scotland in 1707 which merged the English Navy with the Royal Scots Navy The Corps of Royal Marines, the Infantry land fighting element of the Royal Navy, was formed as part of the naval service in 1755 At the beginning of the 1990s the Royal Navy was a force designed for the Cold War - with its three small aircraft carriers and a force of ASW frigates and destroyers its main This is a list of active Royal Navy ships, complete and correct as of July 2008 Although the majority of the Royal Navy fleet unless required remains training and exercising in and around Home Waters the Navy has a number of standing commitments including those Fictional Many novels about the Royal Navy feature fictional ships, but most use real names. The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. This is a list of senior officers of the Royal Navy. Lord High Admirals 1413&ndash1628 Thomas Beaufort Duke of Exeter 1413&ndash1426 The uniforms of the Royal Navy have evolved gradually since the first uniform regulations for officers were issued by Lord Anson in 1748 Officers Uniforms for naval officers were not authorised until 1748 Trade (Branch Badges Ratings in the Royal Navy also carry trade badges on the right sleeve to indicate their specific job (the information carried on the left arm is the individual's The Ministry of Defence ( MoD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ( RFA) is a component of the Naval Service that keeps the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom running around the world Organisation The RMAS merged with the former Port Auxiliary Service in 1976 to form a component of the Naval Service that is known as Marine Services The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) A Logistics Officer, known in the past as a Supply Officer, is a member of an armed force responsible for overseeing the supplying of an army both at home and abroad In centuries past, the Supply Officer had been known as the Clerk, Bursar, Purser and, later, the Paymaster. Clerk, the vocational title commonly refers to a White-collar worker who conducts general office or in some instances sales tasks A Bursar is a senior professional financial administrator in a School or University. A ship's purser (also purser or pusser) is the person on a Ship responsible for the handling of Money on board A paymaster is a civil servant appointed by a Government to dispense Wages or salaries within the Public sector, especially a
History
At first, the business-man and shop-keeper - later to become responsible for pay as well - this officer was first mentioned as a regular member of a ship's company in one of the King's Ships in the fourteenth century. Later known as the clerk and then bursar in the Royal Navy, the name of this warrant officer soon changed to Purser. A Warrant Officer ( WO) is a member of a military organization holding one of a specific group of ranks. In the early days, the Purser was a privileged shop-keeper on board ship and, as such, the profession was guilty of many malpractices. Samuel Pepys said of the Purser "A purser without professed cheating is a professed loser. Samuel Pepys, FRS (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703 was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, who is now most famous for "
By the end of the seventeenth century, a new post of Captain's Clerk was ordained and all Pursers had to pass through this office; this resulted in promotion to the post of Purser largely resting with ship's captains. Gradually, the status of the Purser rose and he received the uniform of a Warrant Officer in 1787. The Purser first received a distinctive uniform in 1805 and by 1808 was officially recognized as a "Warrant Officer of Wardroom rank". The wardroom is the officers Mess in a Warship. The term "wardroom" can also be used metonymically to refer to a ship's officer corps The oldest man in the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, was the Purser of Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Battle of Trafalgar ( 21 October 1805) was a historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British flagship is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels a designation given on account of being either the largest fastest newest most heavily armed or for publicity purposes the most well Construction In December 1758 the commissioner of Chatham Dockyard was instructed to prepare a Dry dock for the construction of a new First-rate Limerick-born Purser Walter Burke was then 69 and survived a further ten years, dying in September 1815; his gravestone is in Wouldham churchyard, Kent. Limerick (pronounced /ˈlɪmrɪk/ Luimneach in Irish) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the Province of Munster Wouldham is a small village on the bank of the River Medway in Kent, Great Britain. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format Admiral Nelson's Secretary, John Scott, was killed at Trafalgar; his body was sliced in two by a cannonball, while he was talking with Captain Hardy on the quarterdeck; his body parts were thrown over the side. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British A secretary is either an administrative assistant in business office administration, or a certain type of mid- or high-level governmental position such as a Round shot is an obsolete solid Projectile without explosive charge fired from Small arms or Cannons As the name implies round shot is spherical Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy 1st Baronet GCB ( 5 April 1769 &ndash 20 September 1839) was a British A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull of a Ship.
It had long been the custom for Royal Navy Flag Officers to select as their secretaries "pursers of talent and approved character" and the Purser's other role as a Secretary was generally formalised by 1816. A flag officer is a commissioned officer who is senior enough to be entitled to fly a Flag to represent where he exercises command A ship's purser (also purser or pusser) is the person on a Ship responsible for the handling of Money on board
The Purser became formally responsible in 1825 for the payment of the ship's company. He transformed into the "Purser and Paymaster" in 1842 and became a commissioned officer in 1843. A paymaster is a civil servant appointed by a Government to dispense Wages or salaries within the Public sector, especially a An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority The title of Purser finally disappeared in 1852 and he became the Paymaster.
In 1855 the status of these officers was clarified by Order in Council. An Order-in-Council is a type of legislation in Commonwealth Realms. They were to be "Accountant officers for cash to the Accountant General of the Navy . . . " and the ranks of Assistant-Paymaster, Clerk and Assistant Clerk emerged. In 1864, these officers were authorised to wear a white strip of distinction cloth between the gold rings on their arms.
By 1867, it was laid down that a Paymaster of 15 years' seniority should rank with a Commander and in 1886 followed the distinction between Fleet Paymaster (ranking with Commander) and Staff Paymaster (ranking with Lieutenants of 8 years' seniority). A command hierarchy is a group of people committed to carrying out orders "from the top" that is of Authority. Commander is a Military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service A fleet, or naval fleet is a large formation of Warships, and the largest formation in any Navy. A paymaster is a civil servant appointed by a Government to dispense Wages or salaries within the Public sector, especially a Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services A Paymaster-in-Chief ranked with a four-stripe Captain.
In March, 1918 from among the Paymasters-in-Chief was selected a Paymaster-Director-General and, on 8 November 1918, the first of these ex-warrant officers was promoted to admiral's rank, the Paymaster-Director-General, William Whyte, becoming Paymaster Rear-Admiral - the right-sounding name for the first two-star head of the branch! At the same time, the branch's other ranks were standardized: a Paymaster-in-Chief became Paymaster Captain; Fleet Paymaster became Paymaster Commander; Staff Paymaster became Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander; Paymaster became Paymaster Lieutenant; Assistant Paymaster became Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant; Clerk became Paymaster Midshipman and Assistant Clerk became Paymaster Naval Cadet. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers This article refers to the general definition of cadet A Cadet may also be a member of the Cadets, a historical Russian Political party.
On 26 October 1944 the whole Accountant Branch name was changed from Paymaster to Supply and Secretariat, and the word Paymaster was dropped from its place in front of the rank, e. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. g. a Paymaster Commander became a Commander (S).
Thus, in late 1944, the Supply Officer came into being. As with their Paymaster predecessors, Supply Officers were employed, ashore and afloat, as a ship's Supply Officer, with responsibility for ratings from the Writer branch, the Stores and Victualling branches, Cooks and Officers' Stewards and, if borne, the NAAFI Canteen Manager. A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms A chef is a person who cooks professionally In a professional kitchen setting the term is used only for the one person in charge of everyone else in the kitchen the executive The Navy Army and Air Force Institutes ( NAAFI) (ˈnæfiː is an organisation created by the British government in 1921 to run recreational establishments needed
They were also employed, ashore and afloat, as Admiral's Secretary, Commodore's Secretary and Captain's Secretary. Please see Commodore (rank for other versions of this rank Commodore is a rank of the Royal Navy above Captain and It was not uncommon for a Secretary to follow the same senior officer from one post to the next and, sometimes, a Secretary in the substantive rank of Lieutenant-Commander would be promoted Acting Commander and then Temporary Captain - thus, such a Lieutenant-Commander would be listed as Temporary Acting Captain. Lieutenant Commander ( Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy) is a Commissioned officer rank in many navies Superior
Lists, Promotion and Entry
With the formation of the Royal Navy's General List (GL) in 1956, Supply Officers no longer wore the white distinction cloth between the gold lace on their uniform and became indistinguishable from officers of the executive branch or the engineering branches. However, Pursers in the British Merchant Navy and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary continue to wear a white distinction cloth. The British Merchant Navy, known simply as the Merchant Navy is the maritime register of the United Kingdom, and describes the seagoing commercial interests The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ( RFA) is a component of the Naval Service that keeps the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom running around the world
The General List (GL) of 1956 standardized the promotion opportunities of its officers, regardless of branch, although there remained some minor differences. Thus, a Lieutenant of eight year's seniority was automatically promoted to Lieutenant-Commander, with retirement generally at age 50 unless promoted to a higher rank; and for Supply Officers, Commanders were selected from Lieutenant-Commanders of at least three-and-a-half year's seniority, and retired at age 53; Captains were promoted from among Commanders with at least six years in the rank. Captains retired on reaching nine year's seniority in the rank, or at age 55, whichever was the earlier, unless selected for promotion to Rear-Admiral. Rear admiral is a Naval Commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain, and below that of a Vice Admiral. Commodore was, until the late 1990s, reserved for a few senior appointments but is now a formal rank achieved by selection from Captain. GL supply officers were thus able to serve in a much wider range of appointments, such as shore command, naval attaché, intelligence; indeed none of the posts held by the six serving supply officer admirals in 1991 would have been open to a pusser before 1956.
The substantive rank of Lieutenant-Commander had been formally introduced in March, 1914. However, in 1875, Senior Lieutenants of eight years' standing began to be distinguishable to the naked eye from his more junior brother; he was, in that year, allowed to add to his full dress uniform the now well-known "half-stripe" of quarter-inch gold lace between the two distinctive rings of half-inch braid which the ordinary Lieutenant wore, and by 1877 he could wear it in undress uniform too. See Military uniform and Full dress for wider coverage of dress uniforms Undressed is a television series on MTV that was first broadcast in 1999. "Senior Lieutenant" had thus become a rank in all but name. From 1914, promotion to Lieutenant-Commander was automatic on reaching eight years' seniority as a Lieutenant though, in around the year 2000, this has changed and the "half-stripe" is now achieved only by selection.
Supply branch ratings had, in common with ratings from other branches of the Royal Navy, long been offered the opportunity of promotion from the lower deck. The term rating or rate carries different meanings depending on which Navy is being discussed There were two avenues of receiving a commission. An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority The Upper Yardman scheme (entering Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC), Dartmouth, Devon, as a Cadet or Midshipman, under terms similar to those direct from civilian life) was open to those supply branch ratings under the age of about 25. Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC is the initial officer training establishment of the Royal Navy, located on a hill overlooking Dartmouth, Devon Dartmouth is a town in Devon in the south-west of England. It is a Tourist destination set on the banks of the estuary of the River Dart Such ratings were called CW candidates, and they were specially reported on for selection to attend the Admiralty Interview Board before final selection for promotion and entry to BRNC. The Admiralty Interview Board ( AIB) is the instrument of Officer selection for the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Naval Reserve,
The second avenue of promotion from rating to commissioned officer was to the Special Duties (SD) List. An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority Petty Officers and Chief Petty Officers could, with the approval of their Commanding Officer, become a CW candidate (an 'SD candidate') and such supply branch senior ratings were similarly specially reported on with a view to promotion to officer, generally between the ages of 28 and 35, though most were in their early 30s when promoted to Acting Sub-Lieutenant on the Special Duties List. A Petty Officer is a noncommissioned officer or equivalent in many navies. Chief Petty Officer is a non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many naval services and coast guards. The commanding officer ( CO) is the officer in command of a Military unit. Sub-Lieutenant is a military rank It is normally a junior officer rank Unlike GL and SL (see below) officers, SD officers retained their former rating branch specialisation; for example the Supply Officer (Cash) of a large warship or shore establishment would typically be a Lieutenant (SD)(S)(W), the (W) indicating that he is a commissioned officer from the Writer branch of ratings. SD officers were, of course, promoted from all supply branches - Writer (W), Stores Assistant/Accountant (S) or (V), Cook (CK), Officer's Steward/Steward or Caterer (CA). Once confirmed as a Sub-Lieutenant, an SD officer was promoted Lieutenant after three years; promotion to Lieutenant-Commander (SD) was by selection and, from these, a very small number were promoted to Commander from 1966 onwards. Retirement was generally compulsory at age 50. A few SD officers were further selected for transfer to the General List, seniority being adjusted on transfer, so as to level the promotion opportunities (generally these officers were earmarked as likely to reach the rank of Commander). In the 1970s, to make up for certain branch shortages, some Chief Petty Officers, age over 35, from the supply branch were selected and promoted Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenant (SD), a few of whom were later promoted to Temporary Lieutenant (SD). By the 1980s, Supply Officers were no longer necessarily being appointed according to the List they were on (GL, SD or SL); it was not uncommon to find, in different ships in the same squadron or flotilla, a pusser in supply charge from each List.
Prior to the introduction of the Special Duties List in 1956, some senior ratings were selected for promotion to Warrant Officer on the Branch List, with subsequent possible promotion (from 1864) to Commissioned Warrant Officer; from 1946, officer rank was achieved by commission rather than by warrant. A Warrant Officer ( WO) is a member of a military organization holding one of a specific group of ranks. Of the old "standing officers" (the Master, Boatswain, Gunner and Carpenter) from the days of sail, the Cook was the first to lose his status as a full-blown Warrant Officer and head of his own department; indeed, an order of 1704 helped him in his downward career as, in future, in the appointment of Cooks, the Navy Board was "to give the preference to such cripples and maimed persons as are pensioners of the chest at Chatham". Captain is the traditional customary title given to the person in charge in command of a Ship at sea A boatswain or bosun /ˈbosn̩/ is an unlicensed member of the Deck department of a Merchant ship. Gunner ( Gnr) is a rank equivalent to Private in the British Army Royal Artillery and the Artillery Corps of A carpenter (builder is a skilled craftsman who performs carpentry - a wide range of Woodworking that includes constructing buildings, The Navy Board is today the body responsible for the day-to-day running of the British Royal Navy. The chest is a part of the Anatomy of humans and various other animals sometimes referred to as the Thorax. Warrant Officers lived in a separate mess - the gunroom - from Wardroom officers and, by the 1800s, wore one thin stripe of gold sleeve lace with, from 1864, for supply branch officers, the white distinction cloth below. A gunroom is the Junior officers Mess on a naval vessel It was occupied by the officers below the rank of Lieutenant, but who are not Warrant officers The wardroom is the officers Mess in a Warship. The term "wardroom" can also be used metonymically to refer to a ship's officer corps An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority The Warrant Officer's dress uniform was instituted in 1787. A Warrant Officer ( WO) is a member of a military organization holding one of a specific group of ranks. In all other respects they were treated as for commissioned officers. A Commissioned Warrant Officer wore the same sleeve lace as a Sub-Lieutenant - one gold stripe proper; these officers lived in the Wardroom mess. MESS ( Multi Emulator Super System) is an Emulator for many game consoles and computer systems based on the MAME core
Between the 1950s and 1990s, recruitment targets for Supply Officers were generally met, no doubt owing in part to the slightly lower standards for eyesight - executive officers were not recruited if they needed any corrective lenses but Supply Officers were. While executive officer literally refers to a person responsible for the performance of duties involved in running an Organization, the exact meaning of the role is variable Thus there was no real need for a Supplementary List (SL) of Supply Officers and it was not until 1966 that the Admiralty Board introduced a scheme for SL Supply Officers. For the Admiralty Board of Imperial Russia see Admiralty Board (Russia. Even then, SL(S) was exclusively for a maximum of three supply branch ratings each year on the Upper Yardman scheme; there was no direct recruitment from civilians as a Supplementary List pusser, though this appears to have been introduced in the 1990s. The term rating or rate carries different meanings depending on which Navy is being discussed Supplementary List officers were offered 10 year short-service commissions, with the opportunity to extend to 16 years and beyond, should the exigencies of the Service require; promotion to Lieutenant-Commander (SL)(S) was by selection and only one officer from this scheme was promoted to Commander (SL)(S) - Commander J R (Russ) Cameron on 1 October 1993. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) SL Supply Officers, like other branch SL officers, were afforded the opportunity to transfer to the General List by selection.
As at 31 March 1996, there were 575 Supply Officers, male and female, of all lists and ranks, from Midshipman to Rear-Admiral, serving in the Royal Navy (source: The Navy List 1996 (HMSO)). Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Three were Rear-Admirals, 26 Captain (S) and 85 Commander (S) and some 28 (Lieutenants (S) and above) were qualified as barristers. A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation In 1998, the General, Special Duties and Supplementary Lists were abolished, all officers being on one, common, List. The Navy List of 2006 lists 581 Logistics Officers, of whom 131 are women: there is one Rear-Admiral, 3 Commodores, 20 Captains, 97 Commanders, 154 Lieutenant-Commanders, 249 Lieutenants, 56 Sub-Lieutenants and one Midshipman; 78 of the male officers had qualified as a submariner and 26 of the branch as barristers. A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation
Supply Officer renamed Logistics Officer
In early 2004 the Supply Officer became the Logistics Officer, though the function is largely unchanged. Logistics is the management of the flow of Goods, Information and other resources including Energy and people between the point of origin and the point The careers page [1] on the Royal Navy's website in 2006 described the duties:
"As a Logistics Officer you will play an essential role in the overall logistics support for the Royal Navy, whether at war, reacting to an international crisis, protecting offshore resources or taking part in search and rescue missions. You will manage your department's delivery of equipment, accommodation, food and other vital services in providing the necessary logistic support, which is critical to the effective operation of the Navy's ships, submarines and shore establishments. A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability A Logistics Officer's wider responsibilities will also include the provision of professional advice on policy, personnel, legal or accountancy matters, which are also key elements in the smooth running of a modern fleet . . . A major aspect of your job involves managing people and those in your department would include Chefs, Caterers, Stores Accountants, Stewards and Writers. Catering is the Business of providing Foodservice at a remote site Because of your specialist knowledge you are also often the most appropriate officer to offer advice to those with domestic or other personal problems. As you are responsible for the Ratings in your division, they may ask you for representation in any disciplinary or appeals procedures".
Supply Officers in other Navies
The Royal Australian Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy both have Supply Officers who are broadly similar in employment to those of the Royal Navy. The Royal Australian Navy ( RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. The Royal New Zealand Navy ( RNZN) (Maori Te Taua Moana, The Sea Army) is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. For some history of the United States Navy equivalents, visit [2] and see the Wikipedia entry for Navy Supply Corps. The Supply Corps of the United States Navy traces its beginnings to February 23 1795 when the nation's first Purveyor of Public Supplies Tench Francis Jr
Naval Slang for the Supply Officer
Naval slang has produced a variety of names for the Supply Officer. Slang is the use of highly informal Words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's Dialect or Language. When in "supply charge" he/she is called the "Pusser" (a contraction of "Purser") and the term "Pusser" is used as an adjective, in a variety of contexts, to refer to something that is strictly disciplined, or Service, such as "Pusser's issue" and "Pusser's rum". Rum is a Distilled beverage made from Sugarcane by-products such as Molasses and sugarcane Juice by a process of fermentation Also, a Supply Officer may be referred to as the "SO" and he/she is sometimes described as belonging to the "white mafia" (referring to the historic white distinction cloth worn until 1956). Rather less common now is the nickname "Pay" (being short for Paymaster) and its lower-deck equivalent of "Paybob". Those supply officers appointed as a Secretary to an admiral or captain may be referred to as "Sec", "Inky Fingers" or "Scratch" (from the scratching of his/her pen). In the classic film In Which We Serve (1942), Captain D's secretary, a Lieutenant-Commander, appears in the opening frames; in the credits actor John Varley is listed as "Secco". In Which We Serve is a 1942 War film that tells the story of the British destroyer HMS Torrin, as told in flashbacks by the survivors as
Life as a Paymaster and Supply Officer
One Paymaster Cadet's account of life on board HMS Hood in 1938-1939, and some of his subsequent career, can be found at [3]. The career of Captain (S) Hugh Rump (1901-1992) gives an idea of a pusser's career in the Royal Navy from 1919-1955 and can be found at [4].
During the First Battle of Narvik, in the Norway campaign, the destroyer leader HMS Hardy (Captain Bernard Warburton-Lee RN) was attacked by German destroyers in Ofotfjord on 10 April 1940, and Captain (D) was seriously wounded and most other officers were killed. The Battles of Narvik were fought from 9 April until 8 June 1940 as a naval battle in the Ofotfjord and as a land battle in the mountains surrounding A flotilla leader was a warship suitable for commanding a Flotilla of Destroyers or other small warships typically a small Cruiser or a large destroyer Bernard Armitage Warburton Warburton-Lee VC (13 September 1895 - 10 April 1940 was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy Ofotfjord ( Norwegian: Ofotfjorden, the suffix -en means " the " an inlet of the Norwegian sea, is Norway's 12th Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Captain (D)'s Secretary, Paymaster Lieutenant Geoffrey H. Stanning survived and he awoke from the fearful blast to find his spine and legs badly injured by shrapnel, the ship out of control and heading for the shore at thirty knots. Since the wheel house was below him and nobody was answering his increasingly desperate orders to put the wheel over, he managed to drag himself down a ladder to the wheel house and alter course, enough to stop hitting the shore. When he regained the bridge helped by some seamen, he saw that they were now heading for two German destroyers. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy Since he could not slow down he decided to ram one of them. Luckily for all those left alive on board, whilst he was deciding which one to have a go at, one of the boilers was hit and the engines ground to a halt. All the forward guns on the Hardy were by now inoperable, but one of the stern guns was still banging away at the Germans who naturally returned fire into the burning wreck. Luckily the Hardy still had some 'way' on her which allowed Stanning to manoeuvre her into Vidrek where she ran aground. As she glided ashore still blazing furiously Stanning gave the order to abandon ship. One hundred and forty men plunged into the icy water, and in between the shell bursts from the German destroyers, managed to clamber to safety on the shore. Captain Warburton-Lee was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross and Paymaster Lieutenant Stanning the DSO. See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since The Distinguished Service Order ( DSO) is a Military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other Commonwealth countries awarded for (Source: [5] and the Supplement to the London Gazette of 1 July 1947 - see [6]). "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Employment since 1950
Owing to a shortage of Fleet Air Arm pilots in the 1950s, four supply officers qualified as fixed-wing pilots. The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships Both Brian Brown and Andrew Richmond rose to flag rank in the 1980s. A flag officer is a commissioned officer who is senior enough to be entitled to fly a Flag to represent where he exercises command There was a similar, but short-lived, scheme in the late 1960s when a few supply officers were trained as helicopter aircrew. History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys.
Typically, in the 1970s and 1980s, a commando carrier such as HMS Bulwark would have nine Supply Officers on board led by a Commander(S), including two borne for the duties of Captain's Secretary - a Lieutenant-Commander and Captain's Assistant Secretary - a Lieutenant or Sub-Lieutenant. In Military science, the term commando can refer to an individual a Military unit, or a raiding style of military operation. A County Class guided missile destroyer had three Supply Officers on board, one as Captain's Secretary, and a Leander Class frigate, Hecla Class survey ship and nuclear submarine just the one Supply Officer in "supply charge", usually a senior Lieutenant (S), with a junior seaman officer given the additional role of "Correspondence Officer". Ships of the class Eight of the vessels were built in two batches between 1962 and 1970 the later four vessels carrying Mark 2 SeaSlug and updated electronics requiring rearranged Guided Missile is a London based Independent record label set up by Paul Kearney in 1994. For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship Special modifications Besides the strengthened hull for work in ice and the provision of air conditioning necessary for work in all climates they had modifications particular for A nuclear submarine is a Submarine powered by Atomic energy. Previously conventional submarines used diesel engines that required air for moving on the Seaman as a rate refers to one of the lowest rates in a Navy. A Frigate Squadron Leader had a Lieutenant-Commander as Squadron Supply Officer and a junior Lieutenant or Sub-Lieutenant as Captain's Secretary. For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship Supply Officers rarely serve in ships with a ship's company of fewer than 100. Some supply branch Captains and Commodores have been appointed in command of large naval shore establishments such as HMS Cochrane, HMS Nelson, HMS Raleigh and HMS Terror.
In the 1980s, one former submariner supply officer served successfully as First Lieutenant (Executive Officer) of a frigate. First Lieutenant is a Military rank. The rank of Lieutenant has different meanings in different military formations (see Comparative military ranks For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship From 2004-2007, Commander Heber Ackland served as Equerry to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Commander Heber Kemble Ackland, MVO, RN, was Equerry to The Queen from 2004 to 2007 An equerry (ˈɛkwərɪ or /ɪˈkwɛrɪ/ originated from the French word "écurie" ( Stable) and related to the French word "écuyer" ( Squire For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II
Falklands War 1982
Three Supply Officers were killed in action, in the South Atlantic, during the Falklands War 1982:
- Lieutenant-Commander David I Balfour RN - Supply Officer, HMS Sheffield - killed 4 May 1982, age 37
- Lieutenant-Commander Richard (Rick) W Banfield RN - Supply Officer, HMS Ardent - killed 21 May 1982, age about 31
- Lieutenant David H R Tinker - Captain's Secretary, HMS Glamorgan - killed 12 June 1982, age about 23 (his letters were the basis for Professor Hugh Tinker's book about his son, A Message from the Falklands: The Life and Gallant Death of David Tinker (1982), on which a play was later based)
Their names are on the Falklands War memorial in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Lt David Tinker RN was Supply officer on HMS Glamorgan. He was killed in action during the Falklands War, when Glamorgan was hit by St Paul's Cathedral, is the Anglican Cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically
Barristers
Unlike the other armed forces, the Royal Navy has no separate uniformed legal branch. A few Supply Officers are trained as barristers and one Captain (S) serves as Chief Naval Judge Advocate (CNJA). In 1979 the then CNJA (Captain David Williamson) was invited to sit in the Crown Court as a Deputy Circuit Judge (later the title became Deputy Recorder). Others followed in his trail and some continued judicial activity after their retirement from the Active List of the Royal Navy. By the mid-1990s, two Captains (S) and a Commander (S) who retired from the Royal Navy were appointed as civilian Circuit Judges: His Honour Judge [Shaun] Lyons, His Honour Judge [John L] Sessions and His Honour Judge [A G Y (Tony)] Thorpe. A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law In the Navy List 2006, 26 male and female Logistics Officers were listed as Barristers.
Additional duties at sea
With the advent of flight decks in destroyers, frigates and ocean survey ships built in the 1960s and subsequently, it became common for Supply Officers in these ships to be trained as ship's Flight Deck Officers, responsible for helicopter landing and take-off. The flight deck of an Aircraft carrier is the surface from which its Aircraft take off and land essentially a miniature airfield at sea The Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO program is run by the Federal Air Marshal Service with the aim of allowing select pilots of commercial airline flights to carry firearms History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. Other additional duties performed by Supply Officers include those of watch-keeping officers in nuclear submarines and some surface ships and damage control section-base officers. A nuclear submarine is a Submarine powered by Atomic energy. Previously conventional submarines used diesel engines that required air for moving on the A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size Damage control is the term used in the Merchant Marine, maritime industry and navies for the emergency control of situations that may hazard the sinking of a ship
Admirals and Head of Branch - and a Purser Pusser!
Only two Supply Officers have ever been promoted to the rank of full Admiral. Retiring as Chief of Fleet Support in 1977, Admiral Sir Peter White GBE (born 1919) was promoted on 28 June 1976, becoming the first of the branch to be appointed to the Admiralty Board. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. He had a most appropriate surname for the first four-star pusser, given the colour of the distinction cloth worn historically by his branch! Admiral Sir Brian Brown KCB, CBE was promoted to that rank on 26 August 1989. The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Happily, there has been at least one serving Supply Officer with the surname Purser - B G Purser was promoted Lieutenant-Commander in July 1973.
Five Supply Officers rose to the rank of Vice-Admiral (see list of admirals below). In recent decades, among the officers of Flag rank in the Royal Navy at any one time, one, two or three Supply Officers have been Rear-Admirals. A flag officer is a commissioned officer who is senior enough to be entitled to fly a Flag to represent where he exercises command One of these two-star officers was appointed Chief Naval Supply and Secretariat Officer (CNSSO) - now CNLO - as head of branch. An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority The current Chief Naval Logistics Officer (CNLO) is the Chief of Staff (Support) to the Commander-in-Chief Fleet, Rear-Admiral Mike Kimmons (2005 to date) who is now the only serving admiral in the branch. The chief of staff is the chief aide to the Commander of larger military Formations and Units It is sometimes the case that the chief of staff is more directly A commander-in-chief is the Commander of a nation's Military forces or significant element of those forces
Women
Women officers in the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) would often serve ashore as a Captain's Secretary but rarely as a Supply Officer. After the disbanding of the WRNS in 1993, women were fully integrated into the Royal Navy's supply branch, with the wearing of gold stripes instead of blue stripes; for female naval Supply Officers, service at sea, as well as ashore, started to become the norm. Indeed, Commodore Carolyn Stait OBE FCIPD is currently (2006) the Naval Base Commander, Clyde. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Along with HMNB Devonport and HMNB Portsmouth, Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB Clyde is one of the Royal Navy 's three operational bases
Defence Maritime Logistics School, RN Logistics School and RN Supply School - history
The present Defence Maritime Logistics School (DMLS), (until September 2006 the Royal Naval Logistics School (RNLS)), the alma mater of logistics officers and ratings - is part of HMS Raleigh in Torpoint, Cornwall PL11 2PD. A Logistics Officer, known in the past as a Supply Officer, is a member of an armed force responsible for overseeing the supplying of an army both at home and abroad HMS Raleigh is the modern-day Basic training facility of the Royal Navy at Torpoint, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Torpoint (Penntorr is a town in the far south east of Cornwall, England, separated from the city of Plymouth by a stretch of water referred to as the Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar The Commandant of the DMLS is Commander Phillip Waterhouse RN. From 1 April 1958 to 1983 the RN Supply School (RNSS) was in HMS Pembroke, Chatham, Kent ME4 4UH. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nine ships and a number of shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pembroke. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format Previously the RNSS was in Thorpe Arch, Wetherby, Yorkshire, the training establishment being known as HMS Ceres from 1 October 1946 to 31 March 1958 and before that as HMS Demetrius, which had commissioned on 15 July 1944 as the Accountant Branch school. Wetherby is a Market town in the City of Leeds Metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Three ships and two shore bases of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Ceres, after the goddess Ceres of Roman mythology. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The school had transferred from its former wartime home in Highgate School, London N6, where it had been established as HMS President V since being requisitioned and commissioned on 1 November 1941 as the training school for Accountant Branch ratings. Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate (Highgate School is a British Independent School in London England London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The boys of Highgate School had been evacuated from London owing to The Blitz. Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate (Highgate School is a British Independent School in London England The Blitz was the sustained bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941 in World War II.
Prizes and awards
There are some naval examination prizes available to Supply Officers. The Gedge Medal and Prize was instituted in about 1928 and is awarded annually to the Sub-Lieutenant (S) who has passed the examination for Lieutenant (S) at the first attempt and has obtained the highest aggregate of marks in these examinations in the current year. The Charles Dargaville Ballard Prize is awarded annually to the best all-round Sub-Lieutenant (S), promoted from the lower deck, and was first awarded in 1954. There was also a Lyddon Shield.
Paymasters and Supply Officers of Flag Rank
Sources
- England's Sea-Officers by Michael Lewis (George Allen & Unwin, 1948)
- Shore Establishments of the Royal Navy by Lt Cdr Ben Warlow RN (Maritime Books, 2000)
- The Pusser and His Men by Ben Warlow (Ministry of Defence (DFSD), 1984)
- The Navy List (HMSO yearbook)
- Royal Navy website
- King's College London's Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- Who's Who 1998
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