Vice-Admiral of the coast of Dorset explained

Unit Name:Vice Admiral of Dorset
Dates:1559–1835
Branch: Royal Navy
Type:Naval administration
Role: Admiralty court
and Naval Jurisdiction.

The Vice-Admiral of Dorset[1] was responsible for the defence of the County of Dorset, England.

As a Vice-Admiral, the post holder was the chief of naval administration for his district. His responsibilities included pressing men for naval service, deciding the lawfulness of prizes (captured by privateers), dealing with salvage claims for wrecks and acting as a judge.

History

In 1863 the Registrar of the Admiralty Court stated that the offices had 'for many years been purely honorary' (HCA 50/24 pp. 235–6). Appointments were made by the Lord High Admiral when this officer existed. When the admiralty was in commission appointments were made by the crown by letters patent under the seal of the admiralty court.[2]

Vice Admirals of Dorset

This is a list of people who have been Vice-Admiral of Dorset.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Admiralty. Great Britain. The Navy List. 22 Jul 2005. H.M. Stationery Office, 1814, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized. 130. en.
  2. Web site: Vice Admirals of the Coasts from 1660. https://web.archive.org/web/20060928175749/http://www.history.ac.uk/office/viceadmirals.html. dead. 2006-09-28. Institute of Historical Research, University of London, March 2016.
  3. Web site: STRANGWAYS, Sir Giles I (1486-1546), of Melbury Sampford, Dorset.. History of Parliament Online. 2012-11-18.

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