British Royal Navy senior admiral
TheSecond Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (formerlySecond Sea Lord ) is deputy to theFirst Sea Lord and the second highest-ranking officer currently to serve in theRoyal Navy and is responsible for personnel and naval shore establishments. Originally titledSecond Naval Lord in 1830, the post was restyledSecond Sea Lord in 1904. They are based atNavy Command Headquarters .
In 1805, for the first time, specific functions were assigned to each of the 'Naval' Lords, who were described as 'Professional' Lords, leaving to the 'Civil' Lords the routine business of signing documents.[ 1] Naval Lord on theBoard of Admiralty and asChief of Naval Personnel was responsible for handling all personnel matters for the Royal Navy. In 1917 the title was changed to the Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel by anorder in council dated 23 October.[ 2]
The posts of Second Sea Lord andCommander-in-Chief,Naval Home Command (CINCNAVHOME) were amalgamated in 1994 in the reductions of theBritish Armed Forces following the end of theCold War .[ 3] Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth andCommander-in-Chief, Plymouth .[ 4]
2SL is based inPortsmouth in a combined headquarters with theFleet Commander onWhale Island .[ 5] HMS Victory , the world's oldest commissioned warship, which is preserved in dry dock in Portsmouth.[ 6] Victory as aflagship came from his position as CINCNAVHOME, who in turn acquired it from the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. Since October 2012, distinctCommander-in-Chief posts have been discontinued and full command responsibility is vested in theFirst Sea Lord , who now flies his flag fromVictory ; this change formed part of theLevene reforms which were implemented at that time.[ 7]
In 2016 the post was retitledSecond Sea Lord & Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff and defined as "responsible for the delivery of the Naval Service’s current and future personnel, equipment and infrastructure".[ 8]
[ edit ] Second Naval Lords include:[ 9]
Rear AdmiralGeorge Dundas , 1830–1834 Vice-Admiral SirWilliam Parker , 1834 Vice-Admiral SirJohn Beresford , 1835–1841 Vice-Admiral SirWilliam Parker , 1835–1841 Rear Admiral SirEdward Troubridge , 1841 Vice-Admiral SirWilliam Gage , 1841–1846 Vice-Admiral SirJames Dundas , 1846–1847 Vice-Admiral SirHenry Prescott , 1847 Vice-Admiral SirMaurice Berkeley , 1847–1852 Vice-Admiral SirHouston Stewart , 1852 Vice-Admiral SirPhipps Hornby , 1852–1853 Vice-Admiral SirMaurice Berkeley , 1853–1854 Vice-Admiral SirRichard Dundas , 1854–1855 [Vice-AdmiralHenry Eden , 1855–1857 Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Dundas, 1857 Vice-Admiral Henry Eden, 1857–1858 Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Dundas, 1858–1859 Rear AdmiralFrederick Pelham , 1859–1861 Vice-Admiral SirCharles Eden , 1861–1866 Vice-Admiral SirSydney Dacres , 1866–1868 Vacant , 1868–1872Vice-Admiral SirJohn Tarleton , 1872–1874 Vice-Admiral SirGeoffrey Hornby , 1874–1877 Vice-Admiral SirArthur Hood 1877–1879 AdmiralRichard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam , 1879–1880 AdmiralLord John Hay , 1880–1883 AdmiralBeauchamp Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester , 1883–1885 Admiral SirAnthony Hoskins , 1885–1888 Vice-Admiral SirVesey Hamilton , 1888–1889 Admiral SirHenry Fairfax , 1889–1892 Admiral SirFrederick Richards , 1892–1893 AdmiralLord Walter Kerr , 1893–1895 Vice-Admiral SirFrederick Bedford , 1895–1899 AdmiralLord Walter Kerr , 1899 Vice-AdmiralArchibald Douglas , 1899–1902 Admiral SirJohn Fisher , 1902–1903 [ edit ] Second Sea Lords include:[ 9]
[ edit ] Admiral SirRosslyn Wemyss , 1917 Vice-Admiral SirHerbert Heath , 1917–1919 Admiral SirMontague Browning , 1919–1920 Admiral SirHenry Oliver , 1920–1924 Vice-AdmiralSir Michael Culme-Seymour, 4th Baronet , 1924–1925 Vice-Admiral SirHubert Brand , 1925–1927 Admiral SirMichael Hodges , 1927–1930 Admiral SirCyril Fuller , 1930–1932 Admiral SirDudley Pound , 1932–1935 Admiral SirMartin Dunbar-Nasmith , 1935–1938 Admiral SirCharles Little , 1938–1941 Admiral SirWilliam Whitworth , 1941–1944 Admiral SirAlgernon Willis , 1944–1946 Admiral SirArthur Power , 1946–1948 Admiral SirCecil Harcourt , 1948–1950 Admiral SirAlexander Madden , 1950–1953 Admiral SirGuy Russell , 1953–1955 Admiral SirCharles Lambe , 1955–1957 Vice-Admiral SirDeric Holland-Martin , 1957–1959 Admiral SirSir St John Tyrwhitt, 2nd Baronet , 1959–1961 Admiral SirRoyston Wright , 1961–1965 Admiral SirDesmond Dreyer , 1965–1967 Admiral SirPeter Hill-Norton , 1967 Admiral SirFrank Twiss , 1967–1970 Vice-Admiral SirAndrew Lewis , 1970–1971 Admiral SirDerek Empson , 1971–1974 Admiral SirDavid Williams , 1974–1977 Admiral SirGordon Tait , 1977–1979 Admiral SirDesmond Cassidi , 1979–1982 Admiral SirSimon Cassels , 1982–1986 Admiral SirRichard Fitch , 1986–1988 Admiral SirBrian Brown , 1988–1991 Admiral SirMichael Livesay , 1991–1992 Admiral SirMichael Layard , 1992–1995 [ edit ] From 1995 to 2012 the Second Sea Lord was (as Commander-in-Chief) based in Admiralty House within HMNB Portsmouth (note the Vice-Admiral's flag in this 2006 photo). Second Sea Lords and Commanders-in-Chief include:[ 9]
[ edit ] [ edit ] See:Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff
Departments under the office [ edit ] As of September 2020: [ 11] [ 12]
Included:[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
Admiralty Interview Board Naval Careers Service Naval Education Service Office of the Medical Director-General (Naval) Royal Navy Medical Service Royal Naval Hospital Office the Director Naval Nursing Service Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service Royal Naval Reserve Royal Marines Reserve Department of the Director Combined Operations Personnel Department of the Director Naval Education Department of the Engineer Rear Admiral Assistant Department of the Paymaster Director General Department of the Director General Medical Services Department of the Director General Supply & Secretariat Branch Department of the Director of Air Personnel Department of the Paymaster Director-General Department of the Director Physical Training & Sport Department of the Director of Personnel Services Department of the Director Welfare Conditions Department of the Director of Manning Department of the Director Recruiting Department of the Director Service Conditions Department of the Director of Training Directorate General Training , (1960–1969)Directorate-General Naval Manpower and Training (1972–1994)Department of the Engineer-in-chief , as regards personnelMedical Director-General of the Navy Naval Intelligence Department , as regards mobilisation of the fleetNaval Mobilisation Department , as regards personnelOffice of the Admiral Commanding, Coastguard and Reserves Office of the Admiral Commanding Reserves , as regards personnelOffice of the Admiral Superintendent, Naval Reserves , as regards personnelOffice of the Adviser on Education Office of the Chief of Staff, Reserves Office of the Controller of the Coastguard Office of the Deputy Adjutant General Royal Marines Office of the Adjutant General Royal Marines Office of the Chaplain of the Fleet , as regards naval schoolsOffice of the Engineer Rear Admiral for Personnel Duties Royal Naval Academy Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Statistics Department ^ "Sainty, JC,Lord High Admiral and Commissioners of the Admiralty 1660–1870', Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4: Admiralty Officials 1660–1870 (1975), pp. 18–31" . Retrieved4 September 2009 .^ Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony."Second Sea Lord – The Dreadnought Project" .www.dreadnoughtproject.org . Harley and Lovell, 5 June 2018. Retrieved29 June 2018 . ^ "Admiral Sir Michael Layard, KCB, CBE" . Archived fromthe original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved25 April 2010 .^ History in Portsmouth Archived 27 June 2015 at theWayback Machine ^ Royal Navy Command and Organisation ^ Oscar Makes 99th Commanding Officer for HMS Victory ^ Levene of Portsoken, Lord (1 June 2011)."An independent report into the structure and management of the Ministry of Defence" (PDF) . Ministry of Defence. Retrieved15 June 2022 . ^ "Second Sea Lord" .Royal Navy . Retrieved17 June 2016 .^a b c Senior Royal Navy Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at theWayback Machine ^ "Government, People, Sir Charles Montgomery, Biography, Career" .gov.uk . H.M. Government, UK. Retrieved19 February 2017 .^ "The Navy Directory 2019" (PDF) .royalnavy.mod.uk . Royal Navy. 1 January 2020. Retrieved3 November 2020 .^a b c d e "How Defence Works Version 6.0 Sep2020" (PDF) .assets.publishing.service.gov.uk . UK MOD. 23 September 2020. Retrieved3 November 2020 .page 28 ^a b "Freedom of Information Response" (PDF) . Ministry of Defence. 18 November 2020. Retrieved17 December 2020 .^ "Director Develop or Director Development in Navy Command" (PDF) . whatdotheyknow.com. 10 November 2020. Retrieved10 November 2020 .n response toyour request,I can advise that the position of Director Develop is held by Rear Admiral Andrew Burns. ^ Archives, The National."Records of the Surveyor of the Navy and successors" .discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk . National Archives, 1620–1979. Retrieved2 June 2017 . ^ Hamilton, Sir Vesey."Naval Administration – Part II. – Chapter II" .pdavis.nl . Sir Vesey Hamilton, 1896. Retrieved2 June 2017 . ^ Watson, Graham."Royal Navy Organisation in World War 2, 1939–1945" .www.naval-history.net . Gordon Smith, 19 September 2015. Retrieved2 June 2017 . ^ Hamilton, C. I. (2011).The Making of the Modern Admiralty: British Naval Policy-Making, 1805–1927 ISBN 9781139496544
Chairman Civilian Minister of State for the Armed Forces Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans Minister for Reserves Under Secretary of State & the Lords Spokesman on Defence Finance Director (Navy) Naval
Naval Civilian Finance Director (Navy) Non Executive Director
oversight TLB holder TLB group Fleet maritime forces amphibious forces maritime operations naval training regional forces navy personnel naval personnel naval capability aviation and carriers Deputy Director Naval Aviation – submarines surface ships support policy finance
Leadership Components
History Operating forces Fleet Ships Administration Senior officers Personnel Equipment Former
Direction and control Boards and offices under Direction of Secretariat and staff under Operational planning, policy Divisions and sections Offices of the Sea Lords Admiralty civil departments Admiralty Area Cash Offices Admiralty Central Dockyard Laboratory Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory Admiralty Civilian Shore Wireless Service Admiralty Compass Observatory Admiralty Constabulary Admiralty Constabulary Headquarters Admiralty Engineering Laboratory Admiralty Experimental Station Admiralty Experiment Works Admiralty Gunnery Establishment Admiralty Interview Board Admiralty Labour Department Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment Admiralty Materials Laboratory Admiralty Mine Design Department Admiralty Mining Establishment Admiralty Naval Aircraft Materials Laboratory Admiralty Record Office Admiralty Regional Offices Admiralty Research Laboratory Admiralty Signal Establishment Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment Admiralty Surveying Service Admiralty Torpedo Experimental Establishment Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment Admiralty Underwater Weapons Launching Establishment Architectural and Engineering Works Department Air Equipment and Naval Photography Department Air Department Air Materiel Department Air Personnel Department Amphibious Warfare Headquarters Armament Supply Department Board of Invention and Research Board of Longitude Boom Defence Department Boom Defence and Marine Salvage Department Britannia Royal Naval College Chemical Board Chemical Department Civil Catering Department Civil Engineer in Chiefs Department Coastguard and Reserves Branch Combined Operations Headquarters Commissioner for Property and Income-tax for the Naval Department Compass Department Contract and Purchase Department Council of Naval Education Dental Examining Board Department of Radio Equipment Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy Department of Aeronautical and Engineering Research Department of Miscellaneous Weapons Development Department of Naval Assistant (Foreign) to Second Sea Lord Department of Naval Education Operational Research Department of Personal Services and Officer Appointments Department of Physical Research Department of Physical Training & Sports Department of Radio Equipment Department of Research Programmes and Planning Department of Superintendent of de-magnetisation Department of the Admiral of the Training Service Department of the Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance Department of the Chief of Naval Information Department of the Chief Scientist Department of the Civil Engineer-in-Chief Department of the Comptroller of Steam Machinery Department of the Comptroller of Victualling and Transport Services Department of the Controller of the Navy Department of the Controller-General of Merchant Shipbuilding Department of the Controller for Navy Pay Department of the Deputy Controller for Auxiliary Shipbuilding Department of the Deputy Controller for Dockyards and Shipbuilding Department of the Director Contract-Built Ships Department of the Director-General Aircraft Department of the Director-General of Manpower Department of the Director-General, Supply and Secretariat Branch Department of the Director of Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Department of the Director of Contract Labour Department of the Director of Dockyards Department of the Director of Electrical Engineering Department of the Director of Manning Department of the Director of Merchant Shipbuilding Department of the Director of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs Department of the Director of Merchant Ship Repairs Department of the Director of Naval Construction Department of the Director of Naval Equipment Department of the Director of Naval Recruiting Department of the Director of Naval Weather Service Department of the Director of Personal Services Department of the Director of Physical Training and Sports Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining Department of the Director of Transports Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Materials Department of the Director of Unexploded Bombs Department of the Director of Warship Production Department of the Director of Welfare and Service Conditions Department of the Director of Wreck Dispersal Department of the Flag Officer Sea Training Department of the Engineer in Chief Department of the Paymaster Director-General Department of the Inspector of Anti-Aircraft Weapons Department of the Inspector of Dockyard Expense Accounts Department of the Inspector-General of Naval Hospitals and Fleets Department of the Medical Director-General of the Navy Department of the Physician of the Navy Department of the Physician General of the Navy Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy Department of the Surveyor of Buildings Department of the Surveyor of Dockyards Directorate-General, (Naval Manpower and Training) Directorate General Training Dockyards and Fleet Maintenance Department Dockyards Branch Dockyard Expense Accounts Department Dockyard Schools Electrical Engineering Department Engineer Branch Engineering Department Experimental Department Fire Control Group Greenwich Hospital Department Inspector of Telegraphs Inspector of Repairs Joint Warfare Establishment Medical Consultative Board Medical Examining Board Historical Section Hydrographic Department Marine Department Marine Pay Department Materials and Priority Department Medical Consultative Board Medical Department Medical Examining Board Movements Department Nautical Almanac Office Naval Artillery and Torpedo Department Naval Engineering College Naval Equipment Department Naval Historical Branch Naval Construction Department Naval Intelligence Department Naval Medical Service Naval Law Division Naval Manpower Department Naval Mobilisation Department Naval Ordnance Department Naval Ordnance Inspection Department Naval Ordnance Stores Department Naval Personnel Services and Officer Appointments Department Naval Publicity Department Naval Regional Offices Naval Reserve Department Naval Security Department Naval Stores Department Naval Training Department Naval Works Department Navy, Army and Air Force Institute Navy and Army Canteen Board Navy Works Department Navigation Department Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope Office of the Admiral Commanding Coast Guard and Reserves Office of the Admiral Commanding, Reserves Office of the Admiralty Chemist Office of the Adviser on the Naval Construction to the Board of Admiralty Office of the Assistant Controller Office of the Assistant Controller Research and Development Office of the Clerk of the Journals Office of the Chief Polaris Executive Office of the Deputy Controller of Navy Office of the Deputy Controller Production Office of Extra Naval Assistant to Second Sea Lord Office of the Inspector Gun Mountings Office of the Keeper of Records Office of the Senior Psychologist (Naval) Office of the Senior Psychologist of the Navy Office of the Translator of French and Spanish Languages Office of the Vice Controller Air Office of the Vice Controller of the Navy Organisation and Methods Department Packet Service Regional Organisation for Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs Royal Corps of Naval Constructors Royal Flying Corps Royal Marine Police Royal Marines Office Office of the Chaplain of the Fleet Royal Naval Academy Royal Naval Aircraft Workshops Royal Naval Air Service Royal Naval Air Stations Royal Naval Armaments Depot Royal Naval Auxiliary Service Royal Naval Cordite Factories Royal Naval Propellant Factory Royal Naval College Royal Naval College and the School for Naval Architecture Royal Naval College, Dartmouth Royal Naval College, Greenwich Royal Naval College, Keyham Royal Naval College, Osborne Royal Naval Engineering College Royal Naval Film Corporation Royal Naval Hospital Royal Naval Medical Depot Royal Naval Minewatching Service Royal Naval Mine Depot Royal Naval Patrol Service Royal Naval Scientific Service Royal Naval Sick Quarters Royal Naval Torpedo Depot Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Royal Naval War College Royal Naval War College, Portsmouth Royal Navy Dockyard Royal Navy Medical Service Royal Navy Shore Signal Service Royal Observatory, Greenwich Royal School of Naval Architecture Salvage Department School of Mathematics and Naval Construction Scientific Research and Experiment Department Sea Transport Branch Sea Transport Department Sea Transport Division Ship Department Ship Design Department Signal Department Signal School Sixpenny Office Statistics Department Steam Department Superintendent of De-magnetisation Torpedo Experimental Establishment Transport Department Undersurface Warfare Department Victualling Department Volunteer Boys and Cadet Corps Weapons Department Weapons Department (Naval) Women's Royal Naval Service Wireless Telegraphy Board Direction/Command of the Fleet Naval formations after 1707 1st Fleet 2nd Fleet 3rd Fleet Commander-in-Chief, Africa Atlantic Fleet Commodore, Arabian Seas and Persian Gulf Australia Station Cape of Good Hope Station Cape and West Africa Station Battle Cruiser Fleet Battle Cruiser Force Caspian Flotilla Channel Fleet Channel Squadron Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland Cork Station Coast of Scotland Commander-in-Chief, China Commander-in-Chief, Dover Flag Officer, East Africa East Indies Station East Indies and China Station Eastern Fleet Far East Fleet English Channel Grand Fleet Flag Officer Gibraltar Harwich Force Home Fleet Jamaica Station Leith Station Commander-in-Chief, Levant Levant and East Mediterranean Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Mediterranean Fleet Medway Newfoundland Station New Zealand Division New Zealand Naval Forces Nore North America and West Indies Station Commander-in-Chief, North Sea Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands Pacific Fleet Pacific Station Admiral of Patrols Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Queenstown Station Royal East African Navy Royal Indian Navy Flag Officer Submarines Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth Reserve Fleet Scotland and Northern Ireland Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic South East Coast of America Station Commander-in-Chief, Thames and Medway West Africa Squadron Flag Officer, West Africa Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches Naval formations before 1707 Direction of Naval Finance Departments under the Direction of Naval Administration Branches and offices under the Civil Administration Departments under the Legal
Ministerial Lords Naval Lords Staff Naval Lords Civil Lords Civil Secretaries
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