Navy List

British  

noun

1. (in Britain) an official list of all serving commissioned officers of the Royal Navy and reserve officers liable for recall

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Example Sentences

After being struck off Britain’s Navy List because of a financial scandal in 1814, he began a new career as a mercenary.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

I looked at the chap’s easy bearing, the pleasant, hearty manner and torpedo beard, and concluded that the Navy List, at any rate, was a bit of evidence.

From The Outspan Tales of South Africa by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir

These latter duties were of course exceptional, and the Navy List did not carry as a rule sufficient numbers for the purpose.

From Some Principles of Maritime Strategy by Corbett, Julian S. (Julian Stafford)

This Division did not, for some reason, appear in the Navy List as part of the Staff organization until some months had elapsed, although it started work in December, 1916.

From The Crisis of the Naval War by Jellicoe, John Rushworth Jellicoe, Earl

The first serious introduction of steam-vessels into the Royal Navy occurred about the year 1829, the Navy List of that year showing seven, of which three only were commissioned, and these for home ports.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Whymper, Frederick