ABBREVIATIONS, &c. A. F. denotes Admiral of the Fleet. A. V. A.. R. A.. C. Cr. L. S. L. Dock Yard. Victualling Yard. . In the Transport Service. DY. VY. NH. GH. T'S. KW. GSP. PW. GHP NP. CGP AdC. Knight of Windsor. Greenwich Hospital Pension. Officers who have taken Holy Officers studying at Royal Acting Sub-Lieutenants, Lieu- Lieutenants undergoing Short Lieutenants who have passed In a ship, a Gunnery Officer Surgeons who have passed for Engineer Officers who have Executive Officers who have passed for Navigating Duties, and Officers transferred from Navigating to Executive List under Circular 18 of 1876. In a ship, an Executive Officer borne for Navigating Duties. In the Seniority List indicates an officer qualified for torpedo duties. In a ship, an officer borne for torpedo duties. Officers who have passed for Interpreters. NOTE.-Temporary Service Engineers and Assistant Engineers appear as E and AE with (tempy) against their names. Officers entitled to wear Medals are denoted by the letter m prefixed to their Names in the Seniority Lists. Hy Phy or Hy Sgn before the name of a Medical Officer in the Seniority Lists denotes that he is an Honorary Physician or Surgeon to the Queen. *before the name in the Seniority Lists denotes Officers authorised to wear Foreign Orders; after the name in the case of a Medical Officer, Sir Gilbert Blane's Medal; and after the name in the case of any other officer, denotes that he has been awarded the "Beaufort Testimonial." (c) after the name in the Seniority Lists denotes the Officers who have obtained their Lieutenants' Commissions by competition at the Royal Naval College, under Admiralty Order of 24th December 1838; (E), those who have obtained the same for meritorious Examination at the Royal Naval College subject to the provisions of Circular No. 19 C, of 21st June 1865, and No. 28 C, of 14th March 1874, and (G), those who have received Honorary certificates under the provisions of Circular No. 8 C, of 30th January 1873. †The Goodenough Gold Medal is awarded annually to the Acting Sub-Lieutenant who, among those who have taken a first Class in Seamanship in passing for the rank of Lieutenant, passes the best examination of his year in Gunnery. Officers whose names are in Italics in the List of Ships are those borne as additional or supernumerary COMMISSIONERS FOR EXECUTING THE OFFICE OF LORD HIGH ADMIRAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, &c. THE RIGHT HONORABLE THE EARL OF NORTHBROOK, G.C.S.I. ADMIRAL SIR ASTLEY COOPER KEY, K.C.B. VICE-ADMIRAL THE RIGHT HONORABLE LORD JOHN HAY, K C.B. First Secretary.-G. OTTO TREVELYAN, Esq., M.P. Naval Secretary.-VICE-ADMIRAL ROBERT HALL, C.B. |