General messing and central dining were different changes

When did the Royal Navy switch to central messing?

General messing began to appear in the late 1920s. Central dining is placed in the 1960s, with separate mess arrangements still present.

General messing began to appear in the late 1920s and meant organizing food centrally. Central dining is dated separately to the 1960s. A common dining facility was a different question, and officers' messes could remain distinct under these arrangements. The dates concern different changes in how sailors received and ate their meals.