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It includes within its remit of responsibility <a href="/wiki/Queen_Alexandra%27s_Royal_Naval_Nursing_Service" title="Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service">Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service</a>. </p><p>The Head of the Royal Navy Medical Service is currently (as of 2024) styled 'Head of Navy Healthcare',<sup id="cite_ref-DMS_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DMS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the present incumbent is Commodore Alison Hofman.<sup id="cite_ref-NavyCommand2024_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NavyCommand2024-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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=Royal_Navy_Medical_Service&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The history of the service can be traced back to 1692 when treatment for sick and wounded naval personnel was administered by the <a href="/wiki/Sick_and_Hurt_Commissioners" title="Sick and Hurt Commissioners">Commissioners of the Sick and Hurt Board</a> (a subsidiary body of the <a href="/wiki/Navy_Board" title="Navy Board">Navy Board</a>) until 1806, when medical officers of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> had been under the direction of the Transport Board. In 1817 the <a href="/wiki/Transport_Board_(Royal_Navy)" title="Transport Board (Royal Navy)">Transport Board</a> was merged with the Navy Board, and responsibility for medical officers passed to the <a href="/wiki/Victualling_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="Victualling Board">Victualling Board</a>. </p><p>In 1832 the Navy Board and the Victualling Board were both abolished (following recommendations by the <a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">First Lord of the Admiralty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sir_James_Graham,_2nd_Baronet" title="Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet">Sir James Graham</a>). At the same time, <a href="/wiki/Sir_William_Burnett" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir William Burnett">Sir William Burnett</a> (who had served as one of the medical commissioners on the Victualling Board since 1822)<sup id="cite_ref-Commission1840_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Commission1840-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was appointed <b>Physician-General of the Navy</b>;<sup id="cite_ref-Dod1848_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dod1848-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as such he had charge of the navy medical department and reported directly to the <a href="/wiki/Board_of_Admiralty" title="Board of Admiralty">Board of Admiralty</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-McLean2006_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLean2006-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The title of his post was changed to <b>Inspector-General of Naval Hospitals and Fleets</b> in 1841,<sup id="cite_ref-Dod1848_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dod1848-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was again changed in 1844 to <b>Director-General of the Medical Department of the Navy</b>. In 1917 following further re-structuring within the <a href="/wiki/British_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="British Admiralty">Admiralty Department</a> it became known as the Royal Navy Medical Service headed by <b>Medical Director General of the Navy</b>, also known as the <b>Medical Director General (Naval)</b> (which was the official title by the start of the 21st century). </p><p>The Medical Department of the Navy was initially, like its predecessor the Sick and Hurt Board, based in <a href="/wiki/Somerset_House" title="Somerset House">Somerset House</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hamilton1896_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hamilton1896-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1860s, along with the other Civil Departments of the Admiralty, it was removed from Somerset House to Spring Gardens (where the <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Extension" class="mw-redirect" title="Admiralty Extension">Admiralty Extension</a> now stands);<sup id="cite_ref-SL20_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SL20-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 1879 the offices of the director-general were located at 9 New Street, Spring Gardens, London. The director-general was at this time under the direction of the <a href="/wiki/Junior_Naval_Lord" class="mw-redirect" title="Junior Naval Lord">Junior Naval Lord</a>.<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> </p><p>In the early 1960s, with the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Defence</a> in place of the Admiralty, the Medical Director General and his staff moved into the <a href="/wiki/Empress_State_Building" title="Empress State Building">Empress State Building</a>. In December 1984 he moved, with a reduced staff, into a new combined <a href="/wiki/Defence_Medical_Services" title="Defence Medical Services">Defence Medical Services</a> central headquarters building in First Avenue House, <a href="/wiki/High_Holborn" title="High Holborn">High Holborn</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-JRNMS1985_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JRNMS1985-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which had been established with a view to bringing together the three medical services under a single administrative head (the <a href="/wiki/Surgeon-General_(United_Kingdom)" title="Surgeon-General (United Kingdom)">Surgeon General</a>); (albeit, in spite of expectations to the contrary,<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> the RN Medical Service and its Army/RAF counterparts maintained their autonomy). In 1993 the office of the Medical Director General moved to Victory Building in <a href="/wiki/HMNB_Portsmouth" title="HMNB Portsmouth">HMNB Portsmouth</a> as part of the relocation of the <a href="/wiki/Second_Sea_Lord" title="Second Sea Lord">Second Sea Lord</a> and various directorates from London to Portsmouth.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant2013.9_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant2013.9-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_structure">Current structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Navy_Medical_Service&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Current structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The medical branch today is made up of Medical Officers (<a href="/wiki/Physicians" class="mw-redirect" title="Physicians">physicians</a> and <a href="/wiki/Surgeons" class="mw-redirect" title="Surgeons">surgeons</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Medical_Assistant_(Royal_Navy)" title="Medical Assistant (Royal Navy)">Medical Assistants</a> (<a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officers" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-commissioned officers">non-commissioned officers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Naval_rating" title="Naval rating">ratings</a>, who receive similar training to <a href="/wiki/Paramedic" title="Paramedic">paramedics</a>); nursing services are provided by <a href="/wiki/QARNNS" class="mw-redirect" title="QARNNS">QARNNS</a>. In 2012, 1,522 personnel were employed by the service.<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> </p><p>Dental services are provided by the Royal Naval Dental Service, which since 1996 has formed part of a tri-service organisation (<a href="/wiki/Defence_Dental_Service" title="Defence Dental Service">Defence Dental Services</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medical_Assistants">Medical Assistants</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Navy_Medical_Service&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Medical Assistants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Medical_Assistant_(Royal_Navy)" title="Medical Assistant (Royal Navy)">Medical Assistant (Royal Navy)</a></div> <p>Medical Assistants are deployed on all major warships and submarines of the Royal Navy, and provide <a href="/wiki/Primary_care" title="Primary care">primary care</a> to the crew. They also have the role of training the crew in first aid.<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> Capital ships often carry non-commissioned medical technicians as part of the larger medical department, who perform laboratory work to aid the medical assistants and officers.<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> </p><p>Medical Assistants both male and female provide medical close support and shore side medical care to all Units of 3 Commando Brigade <a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines" title="Royal Marines">Royal Marines</a>. </p><p>All medical assistants are ranked in the same manner as other ratings. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medical_Officers">Medical Officers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Navy_Medical_Service&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Medical Officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Medical Officers may be embarked temporarily on smaller vessels when on a long operational tour,<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> but the <a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth-class_aircraft_carrier" title="Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier">Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers</a> have medical departments permanently staffed by one or two medical officers.<sup id="cite_ref-DMS_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DMS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Medical officers are ranked in the same manner as other officers, but wear red stripes between the gold on their epaulettes, and have the title 'Surgeon' added to their rank (Surgeon Lieutenant for example). All Medical Officers are required to be registered with the <a href="/wiki/General_Medical_Council" title="General Medical Council">General Medical Council</a> and to hold a current <a href="/wiki/Medical_license" title="Medical license">licence to practise</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-QR_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QR-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although Royal Navy medical officers are qualified doctors, they do not use the <i>Dr</i> prefix, like those in other British military medical organisations.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medical_Services_Officers">Medical Services Officers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Navy_Medical_Service&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Medical Services Officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Medical Services Officers provide support in areas such as medical administration, training, logistics and planning, as well as in more specialised areas such as <a href="/wiki/Environmental_health" title="Environmental health">environmental health</a> and <a href="/wiki/Radiological_protection" class="mw-redirect" title="Radiological protection">radiological protection</a>. They do not have to be registered medical practitioners.<sup id="cite_ref-QR_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QR-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_of_Royal_Navy_Medical_Services">Head of Royal Navy Medical Services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Navy_Medical_Service&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Head of Royal Navy Medical Services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Head of Navy Healthcare/Head of Royal Navy Medical Services continues to hold the appointment of Medical Director General (Naval).<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009 the title Chief Naval Medical Officer was introduced, to be held together with the title Medical Director General (Naval) (which was retained 'for liaison with outside authorities').<sup id="cite_ref-Times2009_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times2009-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015 the rank of the Medical Director General (Naval) was 'de-enriched' from Surgeon Rear Admiral to Surgeon Commodore;<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Surgeon Commodore Peter Buxton, who was at that time in the discrete post of Head of Royal Naval Medical Service and Assistant Chief of Staff Medical, was the following year promoted to Medical Director General (Naval), retaining in addition the designation Assistant Chief of Staff Medical.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequently the separate appointment of Head of Royal Naval Medical Service was merged with that of Assistant Chief of Staff Medical/Medical Director General (Naval). In 2022 the post of Assistant Chief of Staff Medical/Head of the Royal Naval Medical Service was eliminated in favour of the title Head of Navy Healthcare/Head of Royal Navy Medical Services.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NavyCommand2024_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NavyCommand2024-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2024 the Head of Navy Healthcare/Head of Royal Navy Medical Services reports to the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Secretary" title="Naval Secretary">Director of People & Training and Naval Secretary</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NavyCommand2024_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NavyCommand2024-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Physician-General_of_the_Navy">Physician-General of the Navy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Navy_Medical_Service&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Physician-General of the Navy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>9 Jun 1832 – 24 January 1841: <a href="/wiki/Sir_William_Burnett" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir William Burnett">Sir William Burnett</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Inspector-General_of_Naval_Hospitals_and_Fleets">Inspector-General of Naval Hospitals and Fleets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Navy_Medical_Service&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Inspector-General of Naval Hospitals and Fleets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>25 January 1841 – 31 December 1843: Sir William Burnett</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Director-General_of_the_Medical_Department_of_the_Navy">Director-General of the Medical Department of the Navy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Navy_Medical_Service&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Director-General of the Medical Department of the Navy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1 January 1844 – 29 April 1855: Sir William Burnett</li> <li>30 April 1855 – 20 January 1864: <a href="/wiki/John_Liddell_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="John Liddell (Royal Navy officer)">Sir John Liddell</a></li> <li>21 January 1864 – 14 April 1869: Dr <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Bryson_(surgeon)" title="Alexander Bryson (surgeon)">Alexander Bryson</a></li> <li>15 April 1869 – 31 January 1880: Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets Sir <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Armstrong_(explorer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alexander Armstrong (explorer)">Alexander Armstrong</a></li> <li>1 February 1880 – 26 February 1888: Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets Sir <a href="/wiki/John_Watt_Reid" title="John Watt Reid">John Watt Reid</a></li> <li>27 February 1888 – 31 March 1898: Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets Sir James Nicholas Dick<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1 April 1898 – 11 September 1904: Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets Sir Henry Frederick Norbury</li> <li>12 September 1904 – 10 May 1908: Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets Sir Herbert Mackay Ellis</li> <li>11 May 1908 – 10 May 1913: <a href="/wiki/Surgeon-General_(United_Kingdom)#Royal_Navy" title="Surgeon-General (United Kingdom)">Surgeon-General</a> Sir James Porter</li> <li>11 May 1913 – 31 May 1917: Surgeon-General Sir Arthur William May</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medical_Director-General_of_the_Navy">Medical Director-General of the Navy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Navy_Medical_Service&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Medical Director-General of the Navy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1917–1919: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Norman_(Royal_Navy_surgeon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Norman (Royal Navy surgeon) (page does not exist)">William Henry Norman</a></li> <li>1919–1923: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Hill_(Royal_Navy_officer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Hill (Royal Navy officer) (page does not exist)">Robert Hill</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1923–1927: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Chambers_(rugby_union)" title="Joseph Chambers (rugby union)">Joseph Chambers</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1927–1931: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/w/index.php?title=Arthur_Gaskell_(Royal_Navy_officer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arthur Gaskell (Royal Navy officer) (page does not exist)">Arthur Gaskell</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1931–1934: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/w/index.php?title=Reginald_St_George_Smallridge_Bond&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reginald St George Smallridge Bond (page does not exist)">Reginald St George Smallridge Bond</a></li> <li>1934–1937: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_William_Basil_Hall&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert William Basil Hall (page does not exist)">Robert William Basil Hall</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1937–1941: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/w/index.php?title=Percival_Thomas_Nicholls&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Percival Thomas Nicholls (page does not exist)">Percival Thomas Nicholls</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1941–1945: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sheldon_Francis_Dudley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sheldon Francis Dudley (page does not exist)">Sheldon Francis Dudley</a></li> <li>1945–1948: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/w/index.php?title=Henry_St_Clair_Colson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Henry St Clair Colson (page does not exist)">Henry St Clair Colson</a></li> <li>1948–1951: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarence_Edward_Greeson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Clarence Edward Greeson (page does not exist)">Clarence Edward Greeson</a><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1952–1956: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kenneth_Alexander_Ingleby-Mackenzie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kenneth Alexander Ingleby-Mackenzie (page does not exist)">Kenneth Alexander Ingleby-Mackenzie</a><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1956–1960: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Cyril_May&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Cyril May (page does not exist)">Robert Cyril May</a><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1960–1963: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Robert_Silvester_Panckridge&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Robert Silvester Panckridge (page does not exist)">William Robert Silvester Panckridge</a><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1963–1966: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/w/index.php?title=Derek_Duncombe_Steele-Perkins&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Derek Duncombe Steele-Perkins (page does not exist)">Derek Duncombe Steele-Perkins</a></li> <li>1966–1969: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/wiki/Eric_Dick_Caldwell" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Dick Caldwell">Eric Dick Caldwell</a><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1969–1972: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/wiki/Eric_Blackburn_Bradbury" title="Eric Blackburn Bradbury">Eric Blackburn Bradbury</a><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1972–1977: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/wiki/James_Watt_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="James Watt (Royal Navy officer)">James Watt</a><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1977–1980: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/wiki/John_Rawlins_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="John Rawlins (Royal Navy officer)">John Stuart Pepys Rawlins</a><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1980–1983: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Harrison_(Royal_Navy_officer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Harrison (Royal Navy officer) (page does not exist)">John Albert Bews Harrison</a><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medical_Director-General_(Naval)"><span id="Medical_Director-General_.28Naval.29"></span>Medical Director-General (Naval)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Navy_Medical_Service&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Medical Director-General (Naval)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1983–1984: Surgeon Vice Admiral <a href="/w/index.php?title=Roger_John_William_Lambert&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roger John William Lambert (page does not exist)">Roger John William Lambert</a><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1985–1990: Surgeon Vice Admiral Sir <a href="/w/index.php?title=Godfrey_James_Milton-Thompson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Godfrey James Milton-Thompson (page does not exist)">Godfrey James Milton-Thompson</a></li> <li>1990–1993: Surgeon Rear Admiral <a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Askey_Lammiman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Askey Lammiman (page does not exist)">David Askey Lammiman</a><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1993–1994: Surgeon Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Tony_Revell" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Revell">Anthony Leslie Revell</a></li> <li>1994-1997: Surgeon Rear Admiral Alexander (Sandy) Craig</li> <li>1997–1999: Surgeon Rear Admiral <a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Patrick_William_Halden_Paine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Patrick William Halden Paine (page does not exist)">Michael Patrick William Halden Paine</a><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1999–2002: Surgeon Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Ian_Jenkins_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Ian Jenkins (Royal Navy officer)">Ian Lawrence Jenkins</a></li> <li>2001–2003: Surgeon Rear Admiral Ralph Donaldson Curr</li> <li>2003–2007: Surgeon Rear Admiral <a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Atholl_Farquharson-Roberts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Atholl Farquharson-Roberts (page does not exist)">Michael Atholl Farquharson-Roberts</a></li> <li>2007–2009: Surgeon Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Philip_Raffaelli" title="Philip Raffaelli">Philip Iain Raffaelli</a><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2009–2012: Surgeon Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Jarvis" title="Lionel Jarvis">Lionel Jarvis</a> (Chief Naval Medical Officer/Medical Director General (Naval))<sup id="cite_ref-Times2009_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times2009-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2012–2015: Surgeon Rear Admiral <a href="/w/index.php?title=Calum_James_Gibb_McArthur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Calum James Gibb McArthur (page does not exist)">Calum James Gibb McArthur</a> (Chief Naval Medical Officer/Medical Director General (Naval))<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2015–2016: Surgeon Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Alasdair_Walker" title="Alasdair Walker">Alasdair James Walker</a> (Chief Naval Medical Officer/Medical Director General (Naval))<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2016–2017: Surgeon-Commodore Peter Buxton (Assistant Chief of Staff Medical and Medical Director General (Naval))</li> <li>2017–2021: <a href="/wiki/Commodore_(Royal_Navy)" title="Commodore (Royal Navy)">Commodore</a> <a href="/wiki/Inga_Kennedy" title="Inga Kennedy">Inga Jane Kennedy</a> (Assistant Chief of Staff Medical, Head of the Royal Navy Medical Service and Medical Director General (Naval))</li> <li>2021–2023 Surgeon Commodore <a href="/wiki/Fleur_Marshall" title="Fleur Marshall">Fleur T. Marshall</a> (Head of the Royal Navy Medical Service and Medical Director General (Naval))<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2023-Present: Commodore Alison Hofman (Head of Navy Healthcare and Head of the Royal Navy Medical Service)<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commodore-in-chief">Commodore-in-chief</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Navy_Medical_Service&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Commodore-in-chief"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 8 August 2006 Queen Elizabeth II appointed members of the Royal Family to serve as Royal Patrons, styled Commodores-in-chief, of various Royal Navy Commands, 'in recognition of the strong links between the Royal Navy and the Royal Family'.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Camilla,_Duchess_of_Cornwall" class="mw-redirect" title="Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall">Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall</a> was appointed Commodore-in-Chief, Naval Medical Services at that time and has continued in the role as Queen. </p> <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=Royal_Navy_Medical_Service&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_Medical_Services" title="Army Medical Services">Army Medical Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Medical_Services" title="RAF Medical Services">RAF Medical Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Job_Maillard" title="William Job Maillard">William Job Maillard</a> VC</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kate_Nesbitt" title="Kate Nesbitt">Kate Nesbitt</a> MC</li> <li>Surgeon Vice Admiral <a href="/wiki/Ian_Jenkins_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Ian Jenkins (Royal Navy officer)">Ian Jenkins</a></li> <li>Surgeon Captain <a href="/wiki/Rick_Jolly" title="Rick Jolly">Rick Jolly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Physician" title="Physician">Physician</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_medicine" title="Military medicine">Military medicine</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=Royal_Navy_Medical_Service&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> 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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 establishment)">HMS <i>King Alfred</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_President_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS President 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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 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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 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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 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_Littoral_Strike_Group" title="Commander Littoral Strike Group">Commander Littoral Strike Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_United_Kingdom_Carrier_Strike_Group" title="Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group">Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Staff_Directorate" title="Naval Staff Directorate">Commodore, Naval Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Fleet_Auxiliary#List_of_Commodores_Royal_Fleet_Auxiliary" title="Royal Fleet Auxiliary">Commodore RFA and Deputy Director Royal Navy Afloat Support</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_Maritime_Reserves" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander Maritime Reserves">Commander Maritime Reserves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Secretary" title="Naval Secretary">Naval Secretary</a></li> <li><a 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Interview_Board" title="Admiralty Interview Board">Admiralty Interview Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Britannia_Royal_Naval_College" title="Britannia Royal Naval College">Britannia Royal Naval College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commando_Training_Centre_Royal_Marines" title="Commando Training Centre Royal Marines">Commando Training Centre Royal Marines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Academy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Defence Academy of the United Kingdom">Defence Academy of the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Raleigh_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Raleigh (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Raleigh</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Sultan_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Sultan (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Sultan</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Corps_of_Naval_Constructors" title="Royal Corps of Naval Constructors">Royal Corps of Naval Constructors</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:1%">Former<br />leadership</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/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">First Lord of the Admiralty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_War_Staff" title="Admiralty War Staff">Chief of the Admiralty War Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_the_Fleet_(Royal_Navy)" title="Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)">Admirals of the Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_Fleet" title="Commander-in-Chief Fleet">Commander-in-Chief Fleet</a></li> <li>Commander-in-Chief, <a href="/wiki/Naval_Home_Command" title="Naval Home Command">Naval Home Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_First_Sea_Lord" title="Deputy First Sea Lord">Deputy First Sea Lord</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/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> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)">Vice Chief of the Naval Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_of_the_Fleet" title="Judge Advocate of the Fleet">Judge Advocate of the Fleet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" 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navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">Office of First Lord of the Admiralty and President of the Board of Admiralty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lord_High_Admirals_Council" title="Lord High Admirals Council">Lord High Admirals Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_buildings" title="Admiralty buildings">Admiralty buildings</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Boards and offices under<br />the First Lord</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#F4F0EC;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Board_of_Admiralty" title="Board of Admiralty">Board of Admiralty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Board" title="Navy Board">Navy Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Office_(Royal_Navy)" title="Navy Office (Royal Navy)">Navy Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Pay_Office_(Royal_Navy)" title="Navy Pay Office (Royal Navy)">Navy Pay Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Secretary" title="Naval Secretary">Office of the Naval Secretary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">Office of the First Naval Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">Office of the First Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">Office of the Senior Naval Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_and_Financial_Secretary_to_the_Admiralty_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty (Royal Navy)">Office of the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Secretary_to_the_Admiralty" title="Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty">Office of the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Secretary" title="Naval Secretary">Office of the Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Direction of<br />Admirals<br />Naval/Sea Lords <br />War and Naval Staff</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/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">Office of the Senior Naval Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">Office of the First Naval Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">Office of the First Sea Lord</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Secretariat and staff under<br />the First Sea Lord</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#F4F0EC;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Assistant_to_the_First_Sea_Lord" title="Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord">Office of the Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Assistant_to_the_First_Sea_Lord" title="Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord">Office of the Additional Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hydrographer_of_the_Navy" title="Hydrographer of the Navy">Office of the Hydrographer of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Board_of_Admiralty" title="Board of Admiralty">Offices of the Sea Lords</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Navy_War_Council" title="Admiralty Navy War Council">Admiralty Navy War Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_War_Staff" title="Admiralty War Staff">Admiralty War Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Naval_Staff" title="Admiralty Naval Staff">Admiralty Naval Staff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Operational planning, policy<br />strategy, tactical doctrine<br />requirements</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/Admiralty_Navy_War_Council" title="Admiralty Navy War Council">Admiralty Navy War Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_War_Staff" title="Admiralty War Staff">Admiralty War Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Naval_Staff" title="Admiralty Naval Staff">Admiralty Naval Staff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Divisions and sections<br /> under the War and <br /> Naval Staff</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#F4F0EC;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_Planning_Department_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative Planning Department (Royal Navy)">Administrative Planning Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_Planning_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative Planning Division">Administrative Planning Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Division_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Division (Royal Navy)">Air Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Submarine_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Anti-Submarine Division (Royal Navy)">Anti-Submarine Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Submarine_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Anti-Submarine Division (Royal Navy)">Anti-Submarine and Warfare Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Submarine_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Anti-Submarine Division (Royal Navy)">Anti-U-boat Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Division_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Division (Royal Navy)">Air Warfare Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Division_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Division (Royal Navy)">Air Warfare and Fly Training Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Division_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Division (Royal Navy)">Air Warfare and Training Division</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Combined_Operations_Division_(Royal_Navy)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Combined Operations Division (Royal Navy) (page does not exist)">Combined Operations Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Signal_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Signal Division (Royal Navy)">Communications Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercantile_Movements_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Mercantile Movements Division (Royal Navy)">Convoy Section</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Defence_Plans_(Navy)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Defence Plans (Navy) (page does not exist)">Directorate of Defence Plans (Navy)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_Warfare_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Economic Warfare Division (Royal Navy)">Economic Warfare Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunnery_and_Anti-Aircraft_Warfare_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Gunnery and Anti-Aircraft Warfare Division">Gunnery and Anti-Aircraft Warfare Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunnery_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Gunnery Division (Royal Navy)">Gunnery Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunnery_and_Torpedo_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Gunnery and Torpedo Division (Royal Navy)">Gunnery and Torpedo Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Historical_Branch" title="Naval Historical Branch">Historical Section</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_Defence_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Local Defence Division (Royal Navy)">Local Defence Division Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercantile_Movements_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Mercantile Movements Division (Royal Navy)">Mercantile Movements Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Division_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Division (Royal Navy)">Naval Air Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Organisation_and_Training_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Naval Air Organisation and Training Division (Royal Navy)">Naval Air Organisation and Training Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Artillery_and_Torpedoes_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Naval Artillery and Torpedoes Division (Royal Navy)">Naval Artillery and Torpedoes Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Directorate_of_Navigation_and_Tactical_Control_(Naval)" title="Directorate of Navigation and Tactical Control (Naval)">Navigation and Direction Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Directorate_of_Navigation_and_Tactical_Control_(Naval)" title="Directorate of Navigation and Tactical Control (Naval)">Navigation Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minesweeping_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Minesweeping Division (Royal Navy)">Minesweeping Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mobilisation_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Mobilisation Division (Royal Navy)">Mobilisation Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Intelligence_Division_(United_Kingdom)" title="Naval Intelligence Division (United Kingdom)">Naval Intelligence Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operations_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Operations Division (Royal Navy)">Operations Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operations_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Operations Division (Royal Navy)">Operations Division (Home)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operations_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Operations Division (Royal Navy)">Operations Division (Foreign)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operations_Division_(Mining)_(Royal_Navy)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operations Division (Mining) (Royal Navy) (page does not exist)">Operations Division (Mining)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plans_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Plans Division (Royal Navy)">Plans Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plans_Division_(Q)_Royal_Navy" title="Plans Division (Q) Royal Navy">Plans Division (Q)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Press_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Press Division (Royal Navy)">Press Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Signal_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Signal Division (Royal Navy)">Signal Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Signal_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Signal Division (Royal Navy)">Signal Section</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Standardisation_Division&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Standardisation Division (page does not exist)">Standardisation Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Directorate_of_Naval_Tactical_and_Weapons_Policy" title="Directorate of Naval Tactical and Weapons Policy">Tactical Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Directorate_of_Naval_Tactical_and_Weapons_Policy" title="Directorate of Naval Tactical and Weapons Policy">Tactical and Weapons Policy Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torpedo_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Torpedo Division (Royal Navy)">Torpedo Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Submarine_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Anti-Submarine Division (Royal Navy)">Torpedo, Anti-Submarine and Minewarfare Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trade_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Trade Division (Royal Navy)">Trade Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trade_and_Operations_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Trade and Operations Division (Royal Navy)">Trade and Operations Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Training_and_Staff_Duties_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Training and Staff Duties Division (Royal Navy)">Training and Staff Duties Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Training_and_Staff_Duties_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Training and Staff Duties Division (Royal Navy)">Tactical and Staff Duties Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Submarine_Division_(Royal_Navy)" title="Anti-Submarine Division (Royal Navy)">Undersurface Warfare Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Offices of the Sea 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/Second_Sea_Lord" title="Second Sea Lord">Office of the Second Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Sea_Lord" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Sea Lord">Office of the Third Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Sea_Lord" title="Fourth Sea Lord">Office of the Fourth Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Sea_Lord" title="Fifth Sea Lord">Office of the Fifth Sea Lord</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Admiralty civil departments<br />and organisations<br />under the Sea Lords</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#F4F0EC;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiralty_Area_Cash_Offices&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Admiralty Area Cash Offices (page does not exist)">Admiralty Area Cash Offices</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chemical_Department_(Royal_Navy)" title="Chemical Department (Royal Navy)">Admiralty Central Dockyard Laboratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Central_Metallurgical_Laboratory" title="Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory">Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Civilian_Shore_Wireless_Service" title="Admiralty Civilian Shore Wireless Service">Admiralty Civilian Shore Wireless Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Compass_Observatory" title="Admiralty Compass Observatory">Admiralty Compass Observatory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Constabulary" title="Admiralty Constabulary">Admiralty Constabulary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Constabulary" title="Admiralty Constabulary">Admiralty Constabulary Headquarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Engineering_Laboratory" title="Admiralty Engineering Laboratory">Admiralty Engineering Laboratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Experimental_Station" title="Admiralty Experimental Station">Admiralty Experimental Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Experiment_Works" title="Admiralty Experiment Works">Admiralty Experiment Works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Gunnery_Establishment" title="Admiralty Gunnery Establishment">Admiralty Gunnery Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Interview_Board" title="Admiralty Interview Board">Admiralty Interview Board</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiralty_Labour_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Admiralty Labour Department (page does not exist)">Admiralty Labour Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Marine_Technology_Establishment" title="Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment">Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Materials_Laboratory" title="Admiralty Materials Laboratory">Admiralty Materials Laboratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Mining_Establishment" title="Admiralty Mining Establishment">Admiralty Mine Design Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Mining_Establishment" title="Admiralty Mining Establishment">Admiralty Mining Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Naval_Aircraft_Materials_Laboratory" title="Admiralty Naval Aircraft Materials Laboratory">Admiralty Naval Aircraft Materials Laboratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Record_Office" title="Admiralty Record Office">Admiralty Record Office</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naval_Regional_Offices&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naval Regional Offices (page does not exist)">Admiralty Regional Offices</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Research_Laboratory" title="Admiralty Research Laboratory">Admiralty Research Laboratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Signals_and_Radar_Establishment" title="Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment">Admiralty Signal Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Signals_and_Radar_Establishment" title="Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment">Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Surface_Weapons_Establishment" title="Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment">Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiralty_Surveying_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Admiralty Surveying Service (page does not exist)">Admiralty Surveying Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torpedo_Experimental_Establishment" title="Torpedo Experimental Establishment">Admiralty Torpedo Experimental Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Underwater_Weapons_Establishment" title="Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment">Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Underwater_Weapons_Launching_Establishment" title="Admiralty Underwater Weapons Launching Establishment">Admiralty Underwater Weapons Launching Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Architectural_and_Engineering_Works_Department" title="Architectural and Engineering Works Department">Architectural and Engineering Works Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_Equipment_and_Naval_Photography_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Air Equipment and Naval Photography Department (page does not exist)">Air Equipment and Naval Photography Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Department" title="Air Department">Air Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_Materiel_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Air Materiel Department (page does not exist)">Air Materiel Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_Personnel_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Air Personnel Department (page does not exist)">Air Personnel Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amphibious_Warfare_Headquarters&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" 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title="Department of Physical Research (page does not exist)">Department of Physical Research</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Physical_Training_%26_Sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Physical Training & Sports (page does not exist)">Department of Physical Training & Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Radio_Equipment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Radio Equipment (page does not exist)">Department of Radio Equipment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Research_Programmes_and_Planning&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Research Programmes and Planning (page does not exist)">Department of Research Programmes and Planning</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Superintendent_of_de-magnetisation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Superintendent of de-magnetisation (page does not exist)">Department of Superintendent 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class="new" title="Naval Engineering College (page does not exist)">Naval Engineering College</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naval_Equipment_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naval Equipment Department (page does not exist)">Naval Equipment Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Historical_Branch" title="Naval Historical Branch">Naval Historical Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_of_Naval_Construction" title="Director of Naval Construction">Naval Construction Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Intelligence_Department_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Intelligence Department (Royal Navy)">Naval Intelligence Department</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Naval Medical Service</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naval_Law_Division&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naval Law Division (page does not exist)">Naval Law Division</a></li> <li><a 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href="/w/index.php?title=Office_of_the_Assistant_Controller_Research_and_Development&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Office of the Assistant Controller Research and Development (page does not exist)">Office of the Assistant Controller Research and Development</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clerk_of_the_Journals&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Clerk of the Journals (page does not exist)">Office of the Clerk of the Journals</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_Polaris_Executive&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief Polaris Executive (page does not exist)">Office of the Chief Polaris Executive</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Office_of_the_Deputy_Controller_of_Navy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Office of the Deputy Controller of Navy (page does not exist)">Office of the Deputy Controller of Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Office_of_the_Deputy_Controller_Production&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Office of the Deputy Controller Production (page does not exist)">Office of the Deputy Controller Production</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Office_of_Extra_Naval_Assistant_to_Second_Sea_Lord&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Office of Extra Naval Assistant to Second Sea Lord (page does not exist)">Office of Extra Naval Assistant to Second Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Office_of_the_Inspector_Gun_Mountings&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Office of the Inspector Gun Mountings (page does not exist)">Office of the Inspector Gun Mountings</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Keeper_of_Records&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Keeper of Records (page does not exist)">Office of the Keeper of Records</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Senior_Psychologist_(Naval)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Senior Psychologist (Naval) (page does not exist)">Office of the Senior Psychologist (Naval)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Senior_Psychologist_(Naval)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Senior Psychologist (Naval) (page does not exist)">Office of the Senior Psychologist of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Translator_of_French_and_Spanish_Languages&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Translator of French and Spanish Languages (page does not exist)">Office of the Translator of French and Spanish Languages</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Office_of_the_Vice_Controller_Air&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Office of the Vice Controller Air (page does not exist)">Office of the Vice Controller Air</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Office_of_the_Vice_Controller_of_the_Navy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Office of the Vice Controller of the Navy (page does not exist)">Office of the Vice Controller of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Organisation_and_Methods_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Organisation and Methods Department (page does not exist)">Organisation and Methods Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Packet_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Packet Service">Packet Service</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_Organisation_for_Merchant_Shipbuilding_and_Repairs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Regional Organisation for Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs (page does not exist)">Regional Organisation for Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Corps_of_Naval_Constructors" title="Royal Corps of Naval Constructors">Royal Corps of Naval Constructors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Marine_Police" title="Royal Marine Police">Royal Marine Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines" title="Royal Marines">Royal Marines Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Chaplaincy_Service" title="Royal Navy Chaplaincy 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College, Keyham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_College,_Osborne" title="Royal Naval College, Osborne">Royal Naval College, Osborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Engineering_College" title="Royal Naval Engineering College">Royal Naval Engineering College</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Naval_Film_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Naval Film Corporation (page does not exist)">Royal Naval Film Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Hospital" title="Royal Naval Hospital">Royal Naval Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Naval_Medical_Depot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Naval Medical Depot (page does not exist)">Royal Naval Medical Depot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Minewatching_Service" title="Royal Naval Minewatching Service">Royal Naval Minewatching Service</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Naval_Mine_Depot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Naval Mine Depot (page does not exist)">Royal Naval Mine Depot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Patrol_Service" title="Royal Naval Patrol Service">Royal Naval Patrol Service</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Naval_Scientific_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Naval Scientific Service (page does not exist)">Royal Naval Scientific Service</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Naval_Sick_Quarters&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Naval Sick Quarters (page does not exist)">Royal Naval Sick Quarters</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Naval_Torpedo_Depot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Naval Torpedo Depot (page does not exist)">Royal Naval Torpedo Depot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Volunteer_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve">Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_War_College" title="Royal Naval War College">Royal Naval War College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_War_College" title="Royal Naval War College">Royal Naval War College, Portsmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Dockyard" title="Royal Navy Dockyard">Royal Navy Dockyard</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Royal Navy Medical Service</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Navy_Shore_Signal_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royal Navy Shore Signal Service (page does not exist)">Royal Navy Shore Signal Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Observatory,_Greenwich" title="Royal Observatory, Greenwich">Royal Observatory, Greenwich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_School_of_Naval_Architecture" title="Royal School of Naval Architecture">Royal School of Naval Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salvage_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Salvage Department (page does not exist)">Salvage Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/School_of_Mathematics_and_Naval_Construction" title="School of Mathematics and Naval Construction">School of Mathematics and Naval Construction</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scientific_Research_and_Experiment_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scientific Research and Experiment Department (page does not exist)">Scientific Research and Experiment Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Transport_Branch_(Board_of_Trade)" title="Sea Transport Branch (Board of Trade)">Sea Transport Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Transport_Branch_(Board_of_Trade)" title="Sea Transport Branch (Board of Trade)">Sea Transport Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Transport_Branch_(Board_of_Trade)" title="Sea Transport Branch (Board of Trade)">Sea Transport Division</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ship_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ship Department (page does not exist)">Ship Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ship_Design_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ship Design Department (page does not exist)">Ship Design Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Signal_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Signal Department (page does not exist)">Signal Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Signal_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Signal School (page does not exist)">Signal School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixpenny_Office" title="Sixpenny Office">Sixpenny Office</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Statistics_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Statistics Department (page does not exist)">Statistics Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steam_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Steam Department (page does not exist)">Steam Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Superintendent_of_De-magnetisation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Superintendent of De-magnetisation (page does not exist)">Superintendent of De-magnetisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torpedo_Experimental_Establishment" title="Torpedo Experimental Establishment">Torpedo Experimental Establishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Transport_Branch_(Board_of_Trade)" title="Sea Transport Branch (Board of Trade)">Transport Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Undersurface_Warfare_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Undersurface Warfare Department (page does not exist)">Undersurface Warfare Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victualling_Department_(Royal_Navy)" title="Victualling Department (Royal Navy)">Victualling Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Volunteer_Boys_and_Cadet_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Volunteer Boys and Cadet Corps (page does not exist)">Volunteer Boys and Cadet Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapons_Department_(Naval)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Weapons Department (Naval) (page does not exist)">Weapons Department</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapons_Department_(Naval)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Weapons Department (Naval) (page does not exist)">Weapons Department (Naval)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Royal_Naval_Service" title="Women's Royal Naval Service">Women's Royal Naval Service</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wireless_Telegraphy_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wireless Telegraphy Board (page does not exist)">Wireless Telegraphy Board</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Direction/Command of the Fleet</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/Permanent_Secretary_to_the_Admiralty" title="Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty">Office of the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">Office of the First Naval Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord" title="First Sea Lord">Office of the First Sea Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Naval_Staff" title="Admiralty Naval Staff">Admiralty Naval Staff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Naval formations after 1707</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#F4F0EC;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Fleet_(United_Kingdom)" title="First Fleet (United Kingdom)">1st Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Fleet_(United_Kingdom)" title="Second Fleet (United Kingdom)">2nd Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Fleet_(United_Kingdom)" title="Third Fleet (United Kingdom)">3rd Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Africa_(Royal_Navy)" title="Commander-in-Chief, Africa (Royal Navy)">Commander-in-Chief, Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Fleet_(United_Kingdom)" title="Atlantic Fleet (United Kingdom)">Atlantic Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commodore,_Arabian_Seas_and_Persian_Gulf" class="mw-redirect" title="Commodore, Arabian Seas and Persian Gulf">Commodore, Arabian Seas and Persian Gulf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australia_Station" title="Australia Station">Australia Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_of_Good_Hope_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape of Good Hope Station">Cape of Good Hope Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_of_Good_Hope_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape of Good Hope Station">Cape and West Africa Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_Cruiser_Fleet" title="Battle Cruiser Fleet">Battle Cruiser Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_Cruiser_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle Cruiser Force">Battle Cruiser Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Caspian_Flotilla" title="British Caspian Flotilla">Caspian Flotilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Channel_Fleet" title="Channel Fleet">Channel Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Channel_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="Channel Squadron">Channel Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Coast_of_Ireland" title="Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland">Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coast_of_Ireland_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Coast of Ireland Station">Cork Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Scotland_and_Northern_Ireland" title="Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland">Coast of Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief, China">Commander-in-Chief, China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Dover" title="Commander-in-Chief, Dover">Commander-in-Chief, Dover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer,_East_Africa" title="Flag Officer, East Africa">Flag Officer, East Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Indies_Station" title="East Indies Station">East Indies Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Indies_and_China_Station" title="East Indies and China Station">East Indies and China Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Fleet" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Fleet">Eastern Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Far_East_Fleet_(United_Kingdom)" title="Far East Fleet (United Kingdom)">Far East Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_English_Channel_(Royal_Navy)" title="Commander-in-Chief, English Channel (Royal Navy)">English Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Fleet" title="Grand Fleet">Grand Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Gibraltar" class="mw-redirect" title="Flag Officer Gibraltar">Flag Officer Gibraltar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harwich_Force" title="Harwich Force">Harwich Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Home_Fleet" title="Home Fleet">Home Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Station_(Royal_Navy)" title="Jamaica Station (Royal Navy)">Jamaica Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leith_Station" title="Leith Station">Leith Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Levant" title="Commander-in-Chief, Levant">Commander-in-Chief, Levant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Levant" title="Commander-in-Chief, Levant">Levant and East Mediterranean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Leeward_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands">Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Fleet" title="Mediterranean Fleet">Mediterranean Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Medway" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief, Medway">Medway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_Station" title="Newfoundland Station">Newfoundland Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Division_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy">New Zealand Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Naval_Forces" title="New Zealand Naval Forces">New Zealand Naval Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_The_Nore" title="Commander-in-Chief, The Nore">Nore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_America_and_West_Indies_Station" title="North America and West Indies Station">North America and West Indies Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_North_Sea" title="Commander-in-Chief, North Sea">Commander-in-Chief, North Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiral_Commanding,_Orkneys_and_Shetlands" title="Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands">Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Pacific_Fleet" title="British Pacific Fleet">Pacific Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Station" title="Pacific Station">Pacific Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_Patrols" title="Admiral of Patrols">Admiral of Patrols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Plymouth" title="Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth">Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Portsmouth" title="Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth">Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coast_of_Ireland_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Coast of Ireland Station">Queenstown Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_East_African_Navy" title="Royal East African Navy">Royal East African Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Indian_Navy_(1612%E2%80%931950)" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Indian Navy (1612–1950)">Royal Indian Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commodore_Submarine_Service" title="Commodore Submarine Service">Flag Officer Submarines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Rosyth" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth">Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reserve_Fleet_(United_Kingdom)" title="Reserve Fleet (United Kingdom)">Reserve Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer_Scotland_and_Northern_Ireland" title="Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland">Scotland and Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_South_Atlantic" title="Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic">Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_East_Coast_of_America_Station" title="South East Coast of America Station">South East Coast of America Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Thames_and_Medway" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief, Thames and Medway">Commander-in-Chief, Thames and Medway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Africa_Squadron" title="West Africa Squadron">West Africa Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_Officer,_West_Africa" title="Flag Officer, West Africa">Flag Officer, West Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Western_Approaches" title="Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches">Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Naval formations before 1707</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/Lisbon_Station" title="Lisbon Station">Lisbon Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Station_(Royal_Navy)" title="Jamaica Station (Royal Navy)">West Indies Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Squadron" title="Western Squadron">Western Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Thames,_Medway_and_Nore" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief, Thames, Medway and Nore">Thames, Medway and Nore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Thames" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief, Thames">Commander-in-Chief, Thames</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_the_Narrow_Seas" title="Admiral of the Narrow Seas">Narrow Seas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downs_Station" title="Downs Station">Downs Station</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Direction of Naval Finance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#F4F0EC;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_the_Admiralty" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary to the Admiralty">Department of the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Departments under the<br />Parliamentary and Financial Secretary</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/Civil_Lord_of_the_Admiralty_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil Lord of the Admiralty (Royal Navy)">Department of the Civil Lord of the Admiralty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Accountant-General_of_the_Navy" title="Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy">Accountant-General's Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Sea_Lord" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Sea Lord">Comptroller of the Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surveyor_of_the_Navy" title="Surveyor of the Navy">Department of the Surveyor of the Navy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Direction of Naval Administration<br />and the Admiralty Secretariat</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#F4F0EC;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Permanent_Secretary_(Royal_Navy)" title="Department of the Permanent Secretary (Royal Navy)">Department of the Permanent Secretary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Branches and offices under the<br />Permanent Secretary</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd 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