The Resident Commissioner Bombay also known as the Resident Commissioner of the Navy at Bombay was the chief representative of the Navy Board based at Bombay Dockyard. He was senior official of the yard responsible for the supervision of the principal officers of the yard from 1808 until 1816.
Office Holders The Commissioner of Bombay Dockyard held a seat and a vote on the Navy Board in London. 1808–1811, Captain George Dundas.Day, John Frederick. (April 2012) ' British Admiralty Control and Naval Power in the Indian Ocean (1793-1815) (Volume 1 of 2)'. Submitted as a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Maritime History, University of Exeter. p.257. 1811–1813, Captain Peter Puget.(also commissioner at Madras Dockyard 1810–1816).Day, John Frederick. (April 2012). p.257. 1813–1816, Captain James Johnston.Day, John Frederick. (April 2012). p.257.
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