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Admiralty">Board of Admiralty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Board" title="Admiralty Board">Admiralty Board</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reports to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)">Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nominator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">First Lord of the Admiralty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Secretary of State for Defence</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a></i><br /><small>Subject to formal approval by the <a href="/wiki/King-in-Council" title="King-in-Council">King-in-Council</a></small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Not fixed (typically 2–3 years)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1941</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Ruthven_Moore" title="Henry Ruthven Moore">Sir Henry Moore</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Final holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Stanford_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Peter Stanford (Royal Navy officer)">Sir Peter Stanford</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abolished</th><td class="infobox-data">1985</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Vice Chief of the Naval Staff</b> (V.C.N.S.) <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was a senior appointment in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> usually a <a href="/wiki/Three-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Three-star rank">three-star rank</a> and had a NATO ranking code of OF-8 that existed from 1941 to 1985 and was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Naval_Staff" title="Admiralty Naval Staff">Admiralty Naval Staff</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In October 1941 the post of Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff was created when the Admiralty abolished the title of <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)">Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff</a> in line with changes that were also taking place within the army and air force. It was essentially the same role as the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff: the post holder initially was the operational head of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and reported directly to the <a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">First Sea Lord</a>. </p><p>In 1946 the office of the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff was revived and the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff from that point reported to the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff. </p><p>Following internal re-structuring within the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Defence</a> the position of Vice Chief of the Naval Staff was abolished in 1985. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vice_Chiefs_of_the_Naval_Staff">Vice Chiefs of the Naval Staff</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Vice Chiefs of the Naval Staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Vice Chiefs of the Naval Staff included:<sup id="cite_ref-mackie_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mackie-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> <i>Note: reports to the <a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">First Sea Lord</a> from 1941 to 1946 <sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> then reports to the DCNS from 1947 until 1985</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable">Portrait </th> <th>Chief-of-Staff</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Took office</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Left office</th> <th>Time in office</th> <th><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral_Sir_Henry_Ruthven_Moore_TR2390.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir Henry Ruthven Moore"><img alt="Sir Henry Ruthven Moore" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Admiral_Sir_Henry_Ruthven_Moore_TR2390.jpg/100px-Admiral_Sir_Henry_Ruthven_Moore_TR2390.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Admiral_Sir_Henry_Ruthven_Moore_TR2390.jpg/150px-Admiral_Sir_Henry_Ruthven_Moore_TR2390.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Admiral_Sir_Henry_Ruthven_Moore_TR2390.jpg/200px-Admiral_Sir_Henry_Ruthven_Moore_TR2390.jpg 2x" data-file-width="586" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Moore, Moore</span><a href="/wiki/Vice_Admiral_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Admiral (Royal Navy)">Vice Admiral</a><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Henry_Ruthven_Moore" title="Henry Ruthven Moore">Sir Henry Ruthven Moore</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">21 October 1941</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7 June 1943</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 year, 7 months</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vice_Admiral_Syfret_WWII_IWM_A_21413.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir Edward Neville Syfret"><img alt="Sir Edward Neville Syfret" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Vice_Admiral_Syfret_WWII_IWM_A_21413.jpg/100px-Vice_Admiral_Syfret_WWII_IWM_A_21413.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Vice_Admiral_Syfret_WWII_IWM_A_21413.jpg/150px-Vice_Admiral_Syfret_WWII_IWM_A_21413.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Vice_Admiral_Syfret_WWII_IWM_A_21413.jpg/200px-Vice_Admiral_Syfret_WWII_IWM_A_21413.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="609" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Syfret, Edward</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Edward_Neville_Syfret" title="Edward Neville Syfret">Sir Edward Neville Syfret</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8 June 1943</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">October 1945</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 years, 3 months</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral_Jerauld_Wright_and_Admiral_of_the_Fleet_Sir_Rhoderick_McGrigor_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir Rhoderick McGrigor"><img alt="Sir Rhoderick McGrigor" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Admiral_Jerauld_Wright_and_Admiral_of_the_Fleet_Sir_Rhoderick_McGrigor_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Admiral_Jerauld_Wright_and_Admiral_of_the_Fleet_Sir_Rhoderick_McGrigor_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Admiral_Jerauld_Wright_and_Admiral_of_the_Fleet_Sir_Rhoderick_McGrigor_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Admiral_Jerauld_Wright_and_Admiral_of_the_Fleet_Sir_Rhoderick_McGrigor_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Admiral_Jerauld_Wright_and_Admiral_of_the_Fleet_Sir_Rhoderick_McGrigor_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Admiral_Jerauld_Wright_and_Admiral_of_the_Fleet_Sir_Rhoderick_McGrigor_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="227" data-file-height="250" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">McGrigor, Rhoderick</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rhoderick_McGrigor" title="Rhoderick McGrigor">Sir Rhoderick McGrigor</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">October 1945</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">October 1947</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 years</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">4</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Edelsten_(1953).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir John Edelsten"><img alt="Sir John Edelsten" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/John_Edelsten_%281953%29.jpg/100px-John_Edelsten_%281953%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/John_Edelsten_%281953%29.jpg/150px-John_Edelsten_%281953%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/John_Edelsten_%281953%29.jpg/200px-John_Edelsten_%281953%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Edelsten, John</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/John_Edelsten" title="John Edelsten">Sir John Edelsten</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">October 1947</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">November 1949</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 years, 1 month</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">5</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rear_Admiral_George_Creasy_TR2627.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir George Creasy"><img alt="Sir George Creasy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Rear_Admiral_George_Creasy_TR2627.jpg/100px-Rear_Admiral_George_Creasy_TR2627.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Rear_Admiral_George_Creasy_TR2627.jpg/150px-Rear_Admiral_George_Creasy_TR2627.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Rear_Admiral_George_Creasy_TR2627.jpg/200px-Rear_Admiral_George_Creasy_TR2627.jpg 2x" data-file-width="590" data-file-height="799" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Creasy, George</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/George_Creasy" title="George Creasy">Sir George Creasy</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">November 1949</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">October 1951</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 year, 11 months</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">6</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir Guy Grantham"><img alt="Sir Guy Grantham" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Grantham, Guy</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Guy_Grantham" title="Guy Grantham">Sir Guy Grantham</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">October 1951</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">April 1954</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 years, 6 months</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">7</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir William Davis"><img alt="Sir William Davis" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Davis, William</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/William_Davis_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="William Davis (Royal Navy officer)">Sir William Davis</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">April 1954</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">May 1957</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 years, 1 month</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">8</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir Caspar John"><img alt="Sir Caspar John" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">John, Caspar</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Caspar_John" title="Caspar John">Sir Caspar John</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">May 1957</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">February 1960</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 years, 9 months</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">9</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir Walter Couchman"><img alt="Sir Walter Couchman" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Couchman, Couchman</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Walter_Couchman" title="Walter Couchman">Sir Walter Couchman</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">February 1960</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">November 1960</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">9 months</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-mackie_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mackie-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">10</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir Varyl Begg"><img alt="Sir Varyl Begg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Begg, Varyl</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Varyl_Begg" title="Varyl Begg">Sir Varyl Begg</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">January 1961</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">February 1963</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 years, 1 month</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">11</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir John Frewen"><img alt="Sir John Frewen" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Frewen, John</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/John_Frewen" title="John Frewen">Sir John Frewen</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">February 1963</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">April 1965</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 years, 2 months</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-mackie_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mackie-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">12</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir John Bush"><img alt="Sir John Bush" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Bush, John</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/John_Bush_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="John Bush (Royal Navy officer)">Sir John Bush</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">April 1965</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">August 1967</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 years, 4 months</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">13</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Peter_Hill-Norton_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir Peter Hill-Norton"><img alt="Sir Peter Hill-Norton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Peter_Hill-Norton_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Peter_Hill-Norton_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Peter_Hill-Norton_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Peter_Hill-Norton_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Peter_Hill-Norton_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Peter_Hill-Norton_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="308" data-file-height="411" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Hill, Peter</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Hill-Norton" title="Peter Hill-Norton">Sir Peter Hill-Norton</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">August 1967</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">December 1968</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 year, 4 months</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-mackie_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mackie-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir Edward Ashmore"><img alt="Sir Edward Ashmore" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Ashmore, Edward</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Edward_Ashmore" title="Edward Ashmore">Sir Edward Ashmore</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">December 1968</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">January 1971</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 years, 1 month</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">15</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir Terence Lewin"><img alt="Sir Terence Lewin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Ashmore, Edward</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Terence_Lewin,_Baron_Lewin" class="mw-redirect" title="Terence Lewin, Baron Lewin">Sir Terence Lewin</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">January 1971</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">October 1973</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 years, 9 months</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-mackie_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mackie-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">16</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Treacher_(1977).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir John Treacher"><img alt="Sir John Treacher" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/John_Treacher_%281977%29.jpg/100px-John_Treacher_%281977%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/John_Treacher_%281977%29.jpg/150px-John_Treacher_%281977%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/John_Treacher_%281977%29.jpg/200px-John_Treacher_%281977%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="633" data-file-height="844" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Treacher, John</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/John_Treacher" title="John Treacher">Sir John Treacher</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">October 1973</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">April 1975</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 year, 6 months</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-mackie_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mackie-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">17</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lygo_as_captain_of_HMS_Juno_1968.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir Raymond Lygo"><img alt="Sir Raymond Lygo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f9/Lygo_as_captain_of_HMS_Juno_1968.jpg/100px-Lygo_as_captain_of_HMS_Juno_1968.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f9/Lygo_as_captain_of_HMS_Juno_1968.jpg/150px-Lygo_as_captain_of_HMS_Juno_1968.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f9/Lygo_as_captain_of_HMS_Juno_1968.jpg/200px-Lygo_as_captain_of_HMS_Juno_1968.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1373" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Lygo, Raymond</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Lygo" title="Raymond Lygo">Sir Raymond Lygo</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">April 1975</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">January 1978</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 years, 9 months</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">18</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir Anthony Morton"><img alt="Sir Anthony Morton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Morton, Anthony</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Morton" title="Anthony Morton">Sir Anthony Morton</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">January 1978</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">July 1980</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 years, 6 months</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-mackie_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mackie-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">19</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir William Staveley"><img alt="Sir William Staveley" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Staveley, William</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/William_Staveley_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="William Staveley (Royal Navy officer)">Sir William Staveley</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">July 1980</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">October 1982</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2 years, 3 months</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-mackie_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mackie-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">20</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sir Peter Stanford"><img alt="Sir Peter Stanford" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Stanford, Peter</span>Vice Admiral<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Stanford_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Peter Stanford (Royal Navy officer)">Sir Peter Stanford</a></b></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">October 1982</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">October 1985</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3 years</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)">Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)">Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">First Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Sea_Lord" title="Second Sea Lord">Second Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Sea_Lord" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Sea Lord">Third Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Sea_Lord" title="Fourth Sea Lord">Fourth Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Sea_Lord" title="Fifth Sea Lord">Fifth Sea Lord</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Secretary of State for Defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="Minister of State for the Armed Forces">Minister of State for the Armed Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Sea_Lord" title="Second Sea Lord">Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Commander" title="Fleet Commander">Fleet Commander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allied_Maritime_Command" title="Allied Maritime Command">Commander, Allied Maritime Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commandant_General_Royal_Marines" title="Commandant General Royal Marines">Commandant General Royal Marines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_General_of_the_Armed_Forces" title="Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces">Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_to_the_Royal_Navy" title="Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy">Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corps_Regimental_Sergeant_Major" title="Corps Regimental Sergeant Major">Corps Regimental Sergeant Major</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Components</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Surface_Fleet" title="Royal Navy Surface Fleet">Surface fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Fleet Air Arm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Submarine_Service" title="Royal Navy Submarine Service">Submarine Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Medical_Service" title="Royal Navy Medical Service">Royal Navy Medical Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Alexandra%27s_Royal_Naval_Nursing_Service" title="Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service">Nursing Service (QARNNS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Chaplaincy_Service" title="Royal Navy Chaplaincy Service">Chaplaincy Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Police" title="Royal Navy Police">Navy Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Careers_Service" title="Naval Careers Service">Naval Careers Service</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines" title="Royal Marines">Royal Marines</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Commando_Force" title="United Kingdom Commando Force">UK Commando Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines_Band_Service" title="Royal Marines Band Service">Royal Marines Band Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines_Reserve" title="Royal Marines Reserve">Royal Marines Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines_Police" title="Royal Marines Police">Royal Marines Police</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Reserve" title="Royal Naval Reserve">Royal Naval Reserve</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Calliope_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Calliope (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Calliope</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Cambria_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Cambria (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Cambria</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Ceres_(2015_shore_establishment)" title="HMS Ceres (2015 shore establishment)">HMS <i>Ceres</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Dalriada" title="HMS Dalriada">HMS <i>Dalriada</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Eaglet_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Eaglet (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Eaglet</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Ferret_(1982_shore_establishment)" title="HMS Ferret (1982 shore establishment)">HMS <i>Ferret</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Flying_Fox_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Flying Fox (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Flying Fox</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Forward_(1984_shore_establishment)" title="HMS Forward (1984 shore establishment)">HMS <i>Forward</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Hibernia_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Hibernia (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Hibernia</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_King_Alfred_(1994_shore_establishment)" title="HMS King Alfred (1994 shore 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href="/wiki/Special_Boat_Service" title="Special Boat Service">Special Boat Service</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">History<br />and future</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_in_the_16th_century" title="Admiralty in the 16th century">Admiralty in the 16th century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_in_the_17th_century" title="Admiralty in the 17th century">Admiralty in the 17th century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_in_the_18th_century" title="Admiralty in the 18th century">Admiralty in the 18th century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Customs_and_traditions_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="Customs and traditions of the Royal Navy">Customs and traditions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_fleets_and_major_commands_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of fleets and major commands of the Royal Navy">Historic forces and commands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Future_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="Future of the Royal Navy">Future of the Royal Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Navy_(before_1707)" title="History of the Royal Navy (before 1707)">History of the Royal Navy (before 1707)</a> (<a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Navy_(after_1707)" title="History of the Royal Navy (after 1707)">after 1707</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Marines" title="History of the Royal Marines">History of the Royal Marines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Maritime_Museum" title="National Maritime Museum">National Maritime Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="National Museum of the Royal Navy">National Museum of the Royal Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Historical_Branch" title="Naval Historical Branch">Naval Historical Branch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Operating forces</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_Commander" title="Fleet Commander">Fleet Commander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_United_Kingdom_Strike_Force" title="Commander United Kingdom Strike Force">Commander United Kingdom Strike Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_Operations_(Royal_Navy)" title="Commander Operations (Royal Navy)">Commander Operations</a></li> <li>Surface Flotilla</li> <li>Submarine Flotilla</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Commando_Force" title="United Kingdom Commando Force">UK Commando Force</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fleet</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Royal_Navy_ships" title="List of active Royal Navy ships">List of active Royal Navy ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Fleet_Auxiliary_ship_names" title="List of Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship names">Royal Fleet Auxiliary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments" title="Standing Royal Navy deployments">Standing Royal Navy deployments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_fleets_and_major_commands_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of fleets and major commands of the Royal Navy">List of fleets and major commands of the Royal Navy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_carriers_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy">Aircraft carriers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_escort_carriers_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of escort carriers of the Royal Navy">Escort carriers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_seaplane_carriers_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of seaplane carriers of the Royal Navy">Seaplane carriers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_amphibious_warfare_ships_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of amphibious warfare ships of the Royal Navy">Amphibious warfare ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_battlecruisers_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy">Battlecruisers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_dreadnought_battleships_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy">Battleships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_pre-dreadnought_battleships_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of pre-dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy">Pre-dreadnought battleships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_bomb_vessels_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of bomb vessels of the Royal Navy">Bomb vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_corvette_and_sloop_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy">Corvette and sloop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cruiser_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of cruiser classes of the Royal Navy">Cruisers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_destroyer_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy">Destroyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_fireships_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of fireships of the Royal Navy">Fireships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_frigate_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy">Frigates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_gun-brigs_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of gun-brigs of the Royal Navy">Gun-brigs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_gunboat_and_gunvessel_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of gunboat and gunvessel classes of the Royal Navy">Gunboat and gunvessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_hospitals_and_hospital_ships_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of hospitals and hospital ships of the Royal Navy">Hospital ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ironclads_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of ironclads of the Royal Navy">Ironclads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mine_countermeasure_vessels_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy">Mine countermeasure vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_monitors_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of monitors of the Royal Navy">Monitors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ironclads_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of ironclads of the Royal Navy">Ironclads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_patrol_vessels_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of patrol vessels of the Royal Navy">Patrol vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_royal_yachts_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of royal yachts of the United Kingdom">Royal yachts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_line_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy">Ships of the line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_submarine_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy">Submarines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_support_ships_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of support ships of the Royal Navy">Support ships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_survey_vessels_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of survey vessels of the Royal Navy">Survey vessels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_Royal_Marines_military_watercraft" title="List of active Royal Marines military watercraft">Royal Marines Boats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ship_names_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="List of ship names of the Royal Navy">Historic ships names</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Administration</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Defence Council of the United Kingdom">Defence Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Board" title="Admiralty Board">Admiralty Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Board_(1964%E2%80%93present)" title="Navy Board (1964–present)">Navy Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Command_(Royal_Navy)" title="Navy Command (Royal Navy)">Navy Command</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Senior officers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(Aviation,_Amphibious_Capability_%26_Carriers)" title="Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Aviation, Amphibious Capability & Carriers)">Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Aviation, Amphibious Capability & Carriers)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)">Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Capability)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Secretary" title="Naval Secretary">Director People & Training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)">Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy)</a></li> <li>Director Naval Support</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_Fleet_Operational_Sea_Training" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander Fleet Operational Sea Training">Commander Fleet Operational Sea Training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Chaplaincy_Service#Chaplains_of_the_Fleet" title="Royal Navy Chaplaincy Service">Chaplain of the Fleet</a></li> <li>Director General Ships</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commandant_General_Royal_Marines" title="Commandant General Royal Marines">Commandant General Royal Marines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_Operations_(Royal_Navy)" title="Commander Operations (Royal Navy)">Commander Operations</a></li> <li><a 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(1917–1918)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Sea_Lord" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Sea Lord">Third Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Matériel</a> (1918–1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Sea_Lord" title="Fourth Sea Lord">Junior Naval Lord</a> (1868–1904)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Sea_Lord" title="Fourth Sea Lord">Fourth Sea Lord</a> (1904–1917)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Sea_Lord" title="Fourth Sea Lord">Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport</a> (1917–1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Sea_Lord" title="Fifth Sea Lord">Fifth Sea Lord</a> (1917)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Sea_Lord" title="Fifth Sea Lord">Fifth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Air Service</a> (1917–1956)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Staff Naval Lords</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" 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