The Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (formerly Second Sea Lord) is deputy to the First Sea Lord and the second highest-ranking officer to currently serve in the Royal Navy and is responsible for personnel and naval shore establishments. Originally titled Second Naval Lord in 1830, the post was restyled Second Sea Lord in 1904. They are based at Navy Command, Headquarters.
Office of the Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff
In 1805, for the first time, specific functions were assigned to each of the 'Naval' Lords, who were described as 'Professional' Lords, leaving to the 'Civil' Lords the routine business of signing documents.[1] The Second Naval Lord was the second most senior Naval Lord on the Board of Admiralty and as Chief of Naval Personnel was responsible for handling all personnel matters for the Royal Navy. In 1917 the title was changed to the Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel by an order in council dated 23 October.[2]
2SL is based in Portsmouth in a combined headquarters with the Fleet Commander on Whale Island.[5] Until October 2012, he flew his flag from HMS Victory, the world's oldest commissioned warship, which is preserved in dry dock in Portsmouth.[6] The right to use HMS Victory as a flagship came from his position as CINCNAVHOME, who in turn acquired it from the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. Since October 2012, distinct Commander-in-Chief posts have been discontinued and full command responsibility is vested in the First Sea Lord, who now flies his flag from Victory; this change formed part of the Levene reforms which were implemented at that time.[7]
In 2016 the post was retitled Second Sea Lord & Deputy Chief of Naval Staff and defined as "responsible for the delivery of the Naval Service’s current and future personnel, equipment and infrastructure".[8]
Second Sea Lords and Commanders-in-Chief Naval Home Command, 1995–2012edit
From 1995 to 2012 the Second Sea Lord was (as Commander-in-Chief) based in Admiralty House within HMNB Portsmouth (note the Vice-Admiral's flag in this 2006 photo).
Second Sea Lords and Commanders-in-Chief include:[9]
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The Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff formerly Second Sea Lord is deputy to the First Sea Lord and the second highest ranking officer to currently serve in the Royal Navy and is responsible for personnel and naval shore establishments Originally titled Second Naval Lord in 1830 the post was restyled Second Sea Lord in 1904 They are based at Navy Command Headquarters Office of the Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval StaffEnsign of the Royal NavyIncumbentVice Admiral Martin Connellsince 12 January 2022Ministry of DefenceMember ofAdmiralty Board Navy BoardReports toFirst Sea LordNominatorSecretary of State for DefenceAppointerPrime MinisterSubject to formal approval by the King in CouncilTerm lengthNot fixed typically 4 5 years Inaugural holderRear Admiral George DundasFormationSecond Naval Lord 1830 1904Second Sea Lord from 1904 Contents 1 History 2 Second Naval Lords 1830 1904 3 Second Sea Lords 1904 1917 4 Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel 1917 to 1995 5 Second Sea Lords and Commanders in Chief Naval Home Command 1995 2012 6 Second Sea Lords and Chiefs of Naval Personnel and Training 2012 2015 7 Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff 2015 present 8 Departments under the office 8 1 Current 8 2 Former 9 See also 10 ReferencesHistory editIn 1805 for the first time specific functions were assigned to each of the Naval Lords who were described as Professional Lords leaving to the Civil Lords the routine business of signing documents 1 The Second Naval Lord was the second most senior Naval Lord on the Board of Admiralty and as Chief of Naval Personnel was responsible for handling all personnel matters for the Royal Navy In 1917 the title was changed to the Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel by an order in council dated 23 October 2 The posts of Second Sea Lord and Commander in Chief Naval Home Command CINCNAVHOME were amalgamated in 1994 in the reductions of the British Armed Forces following the end of the Cold War 3 The original post of Commander in Chief Naval Home Command had been created on 1 July 1969 as a result of the merger of the posts of Commander in Chief Portsmouth and Commander in Chief Plymouth 4 2SL is based in Portsmouth in a combined headquarters with the Fleet Commander on Whale Island 5 Until October 2012 he flew his flag from HMS Victory the world s oldest commissioned warship which is preserved in dry dock in Portsmouth 6 The right to use HMS Victory as a flagship came from his position as CINCNAVHOME who in turn acquired it from the Commander in Chief Portsmouth Since October 2012 distinct Commander in Chief posts have been discontinued and full command responsibility is vested in the First Sea Lord who now flies his flag from Victory this change formed part of the Levene reforms which were implemented at that time 7 In 2016 the post was retitled Second Sea Lord amp Deputy Chief of Naval Staff and defined as responsible for the delivery of the Naval Service s current and future personnel equipment and infrastructure 8 Second Naval Lords 1830 1904 editSecond Naval Lords include 9 Rear Admiral George Dundas 1830 1834 Vice Admiral Sir William Parker 1834 Vice Admiral Sir John Beresford 1835 1841 Vice Admiral Sir William Parker 1835 1841 Rear Admiral Sir Edward Troubridge 1841 Vice Admiral Sir William Gage 1841 1846 Vice Admiral Sir James Dundas 1846 1847 Vice Admiral Sir Henry Prescott 1847 Vice Admiral Sir Maurice Berkeley 1847 1852 Vice Admiral Sir Houston Stewart 1852 Vice Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby 1852 1853 Vice Admiral Sir Maurice Berkeley 1853 1854 Vice Admiral Sir Richard Dundas 1854 1855 Vice Admiral Henry Eden 1855 1857 Vice Admiral Sir Richard Dundas 1857 Vice Admiral Henry Eden 1857 1858 Vice Admiral Sir Richard Dundas 1858 1859 Rear Admiral Frederick Pelham 1859 1861 Vice Admiral Sir Charles Eden 1861 1866 Vice Admiral Sir Sydney Dacres 1866 1868 Vacant 1868 1872 Vice Admiral Sir John Tarleton 1872 1874 Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Hornby 1874 1877 Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Hood 1877 1879 Admiral The Earl of Clanwilliam 1879 1880 Admiral Lord John Hay 1880 1883 Admiral Lord Alcester 1883 1885 Admiral Sir Anthony Hoskins 1885 1888 Vice Admiral Sir Vesey Hamilton 1888 1889 Admiral Sir Henry Fairfax 1889 1892 Admiral Sir Frederick Richards 1892 1893 Admiral Lord Walter Kerr 1893 1895 Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford 1895 1899 Admiral Lord Walter Kerr 1899 Vice Admiral Archibald Douglas 1899 1902 Admiral Sir John Fisher 1902 1903Second Sea Lords 1904 1917 editSecond Sea Lords include 9 Vice Admiral Sir Charles Drury 1903 1907 Admiral Sir William May 1907 1909 Vice Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman 1909 1911 Vice Admiral Sir George Egerton 1911 Vice Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg 1911 1912 Vice Admiral Sir John Jellicoe 1912 1914 Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Hamilton 1914 1916 Vice Admiral Sir Somerset Gough Calthorpe 1916 Admiral Sir Cecil Burney 1916 1917Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel 1917 to 1995 editAdmiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss 1917 Vice Admiral Sir Herbert Heath 1917 1919 Admiral Sir Montague Browning 1919 1920 Admiral Sir Henry Oliver 1920 1924 Vice Admiral Sir Michael Culme Seymour 1924 1925 Vice Admiral Sir Hubert Brand 1925 1927 Admiral Sir Michael Hodges 1927 1930 Admiral Sir Cyril Fuller 1930 1932 Admiral Sir Dudley Pound 1932 1935 Admiral Sir Martin Dunbar Nasmith 1935 1938 Admiral Sir Charles Little 1938 1941 Admiral Sir William Whitworth 1941 1944 Admiral Sir Algernon Willis 1944 1946 Admiral Sir Arthur Power 1946 1948 Admiral Sir Cecil Harcourt 1948 1950 Admiral Sir Alexander Madden 1950 1953 Admiral Sir Guy Russell 1953 1955 Admiral Sir Charles Lambe 1955 1957 Vice Admiral Sir Deric Holland Martin 1957 1959 Admiral Sir St John Tyrwhitt 1959 1961 Admiral Sir Royston Wright 1961 1965 Admiral Sir Desmond Dreyer 1965 1967 Admiral Sir Peter Hill Norton 1967 Admiral Sir Frank Twiss 1967 1970 Vice Admiral Sir Andrew Lewis 1970 1971 Admiral Sir Derek Empson 1971 1974 Admiral Sir David Williams 1974 1977 Admiral Sir Gordon Tait 1977 1979 Admiral Sir Desmond Cassidi 1979 1982 Admiral Sir Simon Cassels 1982 1986 Admiral Sir Richard Fitch 1986 1988 Admiral Sir Brian Brown 1988 1991 Admiral Sir Michael Livesay 1991 1992 Admiral Sir Michael Layard 1992 1995Second Sea Lords and Commanders in Chief Naval Home Command 1995 2012 edit nbsp From 1995 to 2012 the Second Sea Lord was as Commander in Chief based in Admiralty House within HMNB Portsmouth note the Vice Admiral s flag in this 2006 photo Second Sea Lords and Commanders in Chief include 9 Rank Name Image In officeAdmiral Sir Michael Boyce nbsp 1995 1997Admiral Sir John Brigstocke nbsp 1997 2000Vice Admiral Sir Peter Spencer 2000 2003Admiral Sir James Burnell Nugent 2003 2005Vice Admiral Sir Adrian Johns nbsp 2005 2008Vice Admiral Sir Alan Massey nbsp 2008 2010Vice Admiral Sir Charles Montgomery nbsp 2010 2012 10 Second Sea Lords and Chiefs of Naval Personnel and Training 2012 2015 editRank Name Image In officeVice Admiral Sir Charles Montgomery nbsp 2012 and see above Vice Admiral Sir David Steel nbsp 2012 2015Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff 2015 present editSee Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff Rank Name Image In officeVice Admiral Sir Jonathan Woodcock nbsp 2SL 2015 2018 Deputy CNS 2016 2018Vice Admiral Tony Radakin nbsp 2018 2019Vice Admiral Nick Hine nbsp 2019 2022Vice Admiral Martin Connell nbsp 2022 presentDepartments under the office editAs of September 2020 11 12 Current edit Director People and Training previously the Naval Secretary 13 Director Development previously the Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff Capability 13 12 14 Office of the Assistant Chief Policy 12 Office of the Director of Personnel and Training amp Office of the Naval Secretary 12 Director Navy Acquisition 12 Former edit Included 15 16 17 18 Admiralty Interview Board Naval Careers Service Naval Education Service Office of the Medical Director General Naval Royal Navy Medical Service Royal Naval Hospital Office the Director Naval Nursing Service Queen Alexandra s Royal Naval Nursing Service Royal Naval Reserve Royal Marines Reserve Department of the Director Combined Operations Personnel Department of the Director Naval Education Britannia Royal Naval College Royal Naval College Dartmouth Royal Naval College Greenwich Royal Naval College Portsmouth Royal Naval War College Department of the Engineer Rear Admiral Assistant Department of the Paymaster Director General Department of the Director General Medical Services Department of the Director General Supply amp Secretariat Branch Department of the Director of Air Personnel Department of the Paymaster Director General Department of the Director Physical Training amp Sport Department of the Director of Personnel Services Department of the Director Welfare Conditions Department of the Director of Manning Department of the Director Recruiting Department of the Director Service Conditions Department of the Director of Training Directorate General Training 1960 1969 Directorate General Naval Manpower and Training 1972 1994 Department of the Engineer in chief as regards personnel Medical Director General of the Navy Dental Examining Board Medical Consultative Board Medical Examining Board Naval Intelligence Department as regards mobilisation of the fleet Naval Mobilisation Department as regards personnel Office of the Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves Office of the Admiral Commanding Reserves as regards personnel Office of the Admiral Superintendent Naval Reserves as regards personnel Office of the Adviser on Education Office of the Chief of Staff Reserves Office of the Controller of the Coastguard Office of the Deputy Adjutant General Royal Marines Office of the Adjutant General Royal Marines Office of the Chaplain of the Fleet as regards naval schools Office of the Engineer Rear Admiral for Personnel Duties Royal Naval Academy Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Statistics DepartmentSee also editFirst Sea Lord Third Sea Lord Fourth Sea Lord Fifth Sea LordReferences edit Sainty JC Lord High Admiral and Commissioners of the Admiralty 1660 1870 Office Holders in Modern Britain Volume 4 Admiralty Officials 1660 1870 1975 pp 18 31 Retrieved 4 September 2009 Harley Simon Lovell Tony Second Sea Lord The Dreadnought Project www dreadnoughtproject org Harley and Lovell 5 June 2018 Retrieved 29 June 2018 Admiral Sir Michael Layard KCB CBE History in Portsmouth Archived 27 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine Royal Navy Command and Organisation Oscar Makes 99th Commanding Officer for HMS Victory Levene of Portsoken Lord 1 June 2011 An independent report into the structure and management of the Ministry of Defence PDF Ministry of Defence Retrieved 15 June 2022 Second Sea Lord Royal Navy Retrieved 17 June 2016 a b c Senior Royal Navy Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Government People Sir Charles Montgomery Biography Career gov uk H M Government UK Retrieved 19 February 2017 The Navy Directory 2019 PDF royalnavy mod uk Royal Navy 1 January 2020 Retrieved 3 November 2020 a b c d e How Defence Works Version 6 0 Sep2020 PDF assets publishing service gov uk UK MOD 23 September 2020 Retrieved 3 November 2020 page 28 a b Freedom of Information Response PDF Ministry of Defence Retrieved 17 December 2020 Director Develop or Director Development in Navy Command PDF whatdotheyknow com 10 November 2020 Retrieved 10 November 2020 n response toyour request I can advise that the position of Director Develop is held by Rear Admiral Andrew Burns Archives The National Records of the Surveyor of the Navy and successors discovery nationalarchives gov uk National Archives 1620 1979 Retrieved 2 June 2017 Hamilton Sir Vesey Naval Administration Part II Chapter II pdavis nl Sir Vesey Hamilton 1896 Retrieved 2 June 2017 Watson Dr Graham Royal Navy Organisation in World War 2 1939 1945 www naval history net Gordon Smith 19 September 2015 Retrieved 2 June 2017 Hamilton C I 2011 The Making of the Modern Admiralty British Naval Policy Making 1805 1927 Cambridge University Press p 292 ISBN 9781139496544 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff amp oldid 1167679834 Second Sea Lords and Chiefs of Naval Personnel and Training 2012 2015, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
