Victualling Commissioners
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Victualling Commissioners
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The Commissioners for the Victualling of the Navy, often called the Victualling Commissioners or Victualling Board, was the body responsible under the Navy Board for victualling ships of the British Royal Navy. It oversaw the vast operation of providing naval personnel with enough food, drink and supplies to keep them fighting fit, sometimes for months at a time, in whatever part of the globe they might be stationed.
It existed from 1683 until 1832 when its function was first replaced by the Dep
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Division of the British Royal Navy
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2023-02-08T18:48:39Z
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