| Office of the Controller of Victualling Accounts | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the Navy Board shown for illustrative purposes | |
| Department of the Admiralty | |
| Member of | Navy Board (1667-1796) |
| Appointer | Prime Minister Subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council |
| Term length | Not fixed |
| Inaugural holder | Sir William Penn |
| Formation | 1667-1796 |
The Controller of Victualling Accounts also called Comptroller of Victualling Accounts[1] was a civilian officer in the Royal Navy who was also a principal member of the Navy Board from 1667 until 1796, he was responsible for examining the accounts of bills made out by the Victualling Board on behalf of the Navy Board.[2] He was based at the Navy Office. He superintended the Office for Examining Victualling Accounts.
- ^ Parliament, Great Britain; Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of; Lords, Great Britain Parliament House of (1783). "History of the Proceedings and Debates of the House of Commons". J. Almon, p. 328. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ Colling, J. M. "Principal officers and commissioners, Navy Board, British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. University of London, 1978. Retrieved 6 June 2017.