Office of the Surveyor of Marine Victuals | |
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Department of the Admiralty | |
Member of | Navy Board (1550–1679) |
Reports to | Senior Commissioner Navy Board |
Nominator | Lord High Admiral of England |
Appointer | Lord High Admiral of England Subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council |
Term length | Not fixed (usually for life) |
Inaugural holder | Edward Baeshe |
Formation | 1550–1679 |
The Surveyor of Marine Victuals [1] later known as the General-Surveyor of Victuals [2] was a civilian officer in the Royal Navy who was a former member of the Navy Board from 1550 until 1679, he was responsible for managing the supply of food, beverages and other provisions for the Royal Navy the office was replaced by the Victualling Board in 1683. The General-Surveyor was based at the Navy Office