Did other sailing navies use similar maintenance systems?

Did other navies pioneer the same kinds of shipboard maintenance and support?

Yes. Several European navies developed similar practices, but the Royal Navy sustained them with unusual administrative continuity, funding, and national reliance on sea power.

Dutch, French, and Spanish navies developed comparable shipboard maintenance professions, with Spain holding an early lead in some areas. The British distinction was continuity. Revolution interrupted the French system, while the Royal Navy retained a layered Admiralty and Navy Board bureaucracy over a long period. Britain's dependence on sea power also supported more consistent investment, allowing warrant-officer careers and dockyard links to become durable institutions.