§ Mr. Cobbasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the total number of Royal Navy petty officers and ratings on retired pay and the approximate annual pension figure paid to each rate.
Mr. DugdaleAt 31st March. 1949, there were 73,540 Naval and Royal Marine pensioners. The great majority of these men are long-service pensioners and approximate annual figures for each rate are:
From To Able Seamen £59 £94 Leading Rates £70 £109 Petty Officers £78 £119 Chief Petty Officers (Seamen Class) £79 £121 Chief Petty Officers (Engineering and Electrical Class) £100 £151
§ Mr. Cobbasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the total number of officers of the Royal Navy on retired pay; the number in each grade; and the approximate retired pay of each rank.
Mr. DugdaleThere are at present 9,059 officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines on retired pay. An analysis of this total is given below:
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Admirals 58 Vice Admirals 91 Rear Admirals 200 Captains 206 Commanders 675 Commanders (L) 1 Lieutenant-Commanders and Lieutenants 2,141 Communication Lieutenant-Commanders and Lieutenants 57 Lieutenants-at-Arms 8 Sub-Lieutenants 3 Mates 8 Midshipmen 3 Engineer Vice Admirals 5 Engineer Rear Admirals 114 Engineer Captains 45 Engineer Commanders 309 Engineer Lieutenant-Commanders and Lieutenants 426 Engineer Sub-Lieutenants 4 Surgeon Vice Admirals 5 Surgeon Rear Admirals 20 Surgeon Captains 47 Surgeon Commanders 184 Surgeon Lieutenant-Commanders and Lieutenants 13 187W
Surgeon Captains (D) 5 Surgeon Commanders (D) 9 Surgeon Lieutenant-Commanders (D) 10 Rear Admirals (S) 5 Captains (S) 88 Commanders (S) 241 Lieutenant-Commanders and Lieutenants (S) 231 Lieutenant-Commanders and Lieutenants Instructors in Cookery 1 Sub-Lieutenants (S) 4 Instructor Captains 14 Instructor Commanders 37 Instructor Lieutenant-Commanders and Lieutenants 14 Chaplains of Fleet 6 Chaplains 78 Shipwright Commanders 1 Shipwright Lieutenant-Commanders and Lieutenants 81 Ordnance Lieutenant-Commanders and Lieutenants 12 Electrical Lieutenants 31 Headmasters 24 Wardmaster Lieutenants 18 Generals, Royal Marines 7 Lieutenant-Generals, Royal Marines 25 Major-Generals, Royal Marines 16 Colonels, Royal Marines 17 Lieutenant-Colonels, Royal Marines 58 Majors, Royal Marines 97 Captains, Royal Marines 56 Lieutenants, Royal Marines 19 Quartermasters, Royal Marines 47 Temporary Royal Marine Officers 136 Senior Commissioned Aircraft Officers 2 Senior Commissioned Gunners 417 Senior Commissioned Boatswains 69 Senior Commissioned Signal Boatswains 19 Senior Commissioned Communication Officers 25 Senior Commissioned Masters-at-Arms 9 Senior Commissioned Engineers 226 Senior Commissioned Mechanicians 30 Senior Commissioned Writer Officers 16 Senior Commissioned Stores Officers 21 Senior Commissioned Cookery Officers 7 Senior Commissioned Shipwrights 83 Senior Commissioned Ordnance Officers 15 Senior Commissioned Electrical Officers 26 Schoolmasters 33 Senior Commissioned Wardmasters 14 Keeper and Steward of Royal Cabins in H.M. Yachts 1 Senior Commissioned Photographers 1 Commissioned Gunners 313 Commissioned Boatswains 120 Commissioned Signal Boatswains 27 Commissioned Communication Officers 21 Commissioned Masters-at-Arms 14 Commissioned Engineers 132 Commissioned Mechanicians 18 Commissioned Writer Officers 22 Commissioned Stores Officers 4 Commissioned Cookery Officers 1 Commissioned Shipwrights 58 Commissioned Ordnance Officers 4 Commissioned Electricians 13 Commissioned Wardmasters 1
Commissioned Aircraft Officers 2 Commissioned Photographers 2 Temporary Branch Officers, Royal Navy 1,028 Temporary Officers, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 32 Senior Chief Officers, Shore Wireless Service 19 Divisional Officers, Coast Guard 9 Battery Officers, Coast Guard 1 Chief Officers, Coast Guard 74 Senior Mates, Permanent Cruiser Service 4 Second Mates, Permanent Cruiser Service 3 Senior Commissioned Officers, Royal Marines 43 Commissioned Officers, Royal Marines 69
Rank From To £ s. d. £ s. d.— Admiral or General, Royal Marines … 1,300 0 0 1,500 0 0 Vice-Admiral or Lieutenant-General Royal Marines … 1,120 0 0 1,300 0 0 Rear-Admiral or Major-General, Royal Marines … 950 0 0 1,100 0 0 Captain, Royal Navy (over six years) or Colonel, Royal Marines … 814 10 0 900 0 0 Captain Royal Navy (under six years) … 814 10 0 825 0 0 Lieutenant-Colonel, Royal Marines … 712 8 6 Commander, Royal Navy, or Major, Royal Marines … 583 14 6 625 0 0 Lieutenant-Commander, Royal Navy, or Captain, Royal Marines … 440 0 0 475 0 0 Branch Officers and Officers promoted therefrom Commander, Royal Navy, or Major, Royal Marines … 398 4 0 500 0 0 Lieutenant-Commander, Royal Navy, or Captain, Royal Marines … 348 3 0 450 0 0 Lieutenant Royal Navy or Royal Marines … 298 13 0 375 0 0 Senior Commissioned Officer, Royal Navy or Royal Marines … 248 12 0 300 0 0 Commissioned Officer, Royal Navy or Royal Marines … 179 6 0 250 0 0 These rates are received by officers who completed a normal career. I regret that it is not practicable to give approximate rates for officers whose careers terminate prematurely, for example on
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SUMMARY Royal Navy 7,299 Royal Navy, Temporary 1,028 8,327 Royal Marines 454 Royal Marines, Temporary 136 590 Temporary, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 32 Coast Guard and Permanent Cruiser Service 110 9,059 The rates for the various ranks are:
invaliding, as these rates vary considerably in individual cases according to the length of service actually rendered and other factors.