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The Transport Agents were uniformed Navy officers under the employ of the Transport Board, but not being sea officers, were not subject to naval discipline. Their job was to control and organize merchant ships that the government had chartered. To assist them in their duties, Agents had a staff consisting of a Purser, Boatswain, Gunner, and Carpenter, all appointed by warrant and on Navy pay.
Hired vessels with a Transport Agent (always a Royal Navy Lieutenant but termed a Commander) aboard flew a blue ensign and a "plain blue common pendant" and could exercise authority over smaller transports that carried no Agent.
| Date from | Date to | Holder | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1754 | 1756/09 | William ShackerlyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1736-1776 | ADM354 |
| 1756/09 | 1764/06 | William ShackerlyBritish (North America & West Indies)Naval Sailor Service 1736-1776 | ADM354 |
| 1757/07/13 | David PryceBritish ADM 6/18/419Naval Sailor Service 1731-1775 | ADM 6/18 | |
| 1759/06 | 1760/09 | David PryceBritish Naval Sailor Service 1731-1775 | ADM354 |
| 1759/08 | 1762 | James RandellBritish Naval Sailor Service 1715-1763 | ADM354 |
| 1762/08 | 1763 | James ThorpeBritish Naval Sailor Service 1739-1763 | ADM354 |
| 1764 | 1769 | David MeredithBritish Naval Sailor Service 1738-1769 | ADM354 |
| 1765 | 1767 | James HollBritish Naval Sailor Service 1752-1779 | ADM354 |
| 1767/04 | Henry Francis EvansBritish Naval Sailor Service 1756-1763 | ref:676 | |
| 1772/11 | 1775 | James DickensonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1752-1759 | ADM354 |
| 1773 | 1781 | Henry ChadsBritish Naval Sailor Service 1752-1783 | ADM354 |
| 1774/03 | 1776/05/30 | John BourmasterBritish (Boston)Naval Sailor Service 1751-1804 | ADM354 |
| 1776/04 | 1777 | Hugh BaikieBritish Naval Sailor Service 1752-1799 | ADM354 |
| 1778/02 | 1782 | John ShortlandBritish Naval Sailor Service 1758-1790 | ADM354 |
| 1799 | George SayerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1819 | ref:1041 | |
| 1804/03 | 1810 | John MackellarBritish (Halifax)Naval Sailor Service 1790-1851 | RNB1823 |
| 1841/07/29 | 1844/07/02 | William BoysBritish Naval Sailor Service 1829-1846 | NBD1849 |
| 1841/11/03 | 1844 | George YoungBritish Naval Sailor Service 1800-1846 | NBD1849 |
| 1845/08/08 | 1846/10/28 | William BoysBritish Naval Sailor Service 1829-1846 | NBD1849 |