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Controller of the Navy (Royal Navy)

January 01, 1970

This article is about the period from 1832-present. For the preceding article 1561-1832, see Comptroller of the Navy (Navy Board).

The post of Controller of the Navy (abbreviated as CofN) was originally created in 1859 when the Surveyor of the Navy's title changed to Controller of the Navy. In 1869 the controller's office was abolished and its duties were assumed by that of the Third Naval Lord whose title then changed to Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy. In 1904 the title was changed again to Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy. In 1965 the office of the Third Sea Lord was abolished. The post-holder is responsible for procurement and matériel in the British Royal Navy.

Controller of the Navy (CofN)
Ensign of the Royal Navy
Incumbent
Rear Admiral James Parkin
since September 2021
Department of the Admiralty, Ministry of Defence
Member ofBoard of Admiralty, Admiralty Board, Navy Board
Reports toFirst Sea Lord
NominatorFirst Lord of the Admiralty, Secretary of State for Defence
AppointerPrime Minister
Subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council
Term lengthNot fixed (typically 1–3 years)
Inaugural holderRear Admiral Sir Samuel Pechell
Formation1832-current

Originally the post-holder was a member of the Board of Admiralty and later a member of the Admiralty Board.

History edit

The original office of Comptroller of the Navy was established in 1561 during the reign of Elizabeth I of England which was a very different function from what became known later as the Controller of the Navy. They presided over the Navy Board from 1660, and generally superintended the business of the Navy Office, they were responsible for all naval spending and for the offices dealing with bills, accounts and wages during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.[1] By the eighteenth century the principal officer responsible for estimating annual stores requirements, inspecting ships' stores and maintaining the Fleet's store-books and repair-bills was the Surveyor of the Navy however their duties passed increasingly to the Comptroller of the Navy during the latter half of this period. The office of the Surveyor did not altogether disappear. 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 to the routine business of signing off all official documents.[2] In 1832 the original office of the Comptroller was abolished following a merger with the Board of Admiralty and the Surveyor was made the officer responsible under the First Sea Lord for the material departments.[3] In 1859 the office the Surveyor of the Navy who had overall responsibility for ship design was renamed and the post became known as the Controller of the Navy.[4]

In the re-organisation of the Admiralty by Order in Council of 14 January 1869, the Controller of the Navy was given a seat on the Board of Admiralty as the Third Lord and Controller of the Navy. They also inherited the new duties of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy, whose post was abolished.[5] The Controller lost the title of Third Lord and the seat on the board by an Order in Council of 19 March 1872, but regained them by a further Order in Council of 10 March 1882.[6] In 1872 they again became subordinate to the First Sea Lord, but had the right to attend board meetings when the business of the department was under discussion. In 1882 the Controller again became independent of the First Sea Lord and became a board member again as Third Naval Lord and Controller. The Third Naval Lord's post was renamed to become known as the Third Sea Lord and Controller in 1904. The appointment of Controller of the Navy was abolished in September 1912, although that of Third Sea Lord remained.[7] Thereafter, except for a period in 1917 to 1918 when there was a civilian Controller, the titles of Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy went together.[3]

The Third Sea Lord and Controller was mainly responsible for superintending the work of the Royal Naval Scientific Service and for a number of Admiralty departments, including those of the Department of the Director of Naval Construction, (from 1958 the Department of the Director General Ships), of the Department of the Engineer in Chief (formerly the Steam Department), of the Department of the Director of Naval Ordnance, of the Department of the Director of Dockyards and, following a board decision in 1911, of the Admiralty Compass Observatory, formerly under the control of the Hydrographer's Department War they also had responsibility for the supply of equipment to Combined Operations Headquarters. From 1958 the Fourth Sea Lord was also known as Vice Controller of the Navy they assumed the superintendence of the naval dockyard organisation and the maintenance of the fleet. In 1965 the appointment of Third Sea Lord was abolished and the individual responsible for the materiel side of the navy became simply Controller of the Navy.[8] From 2003 until April 2013 the post holder jointly held different titles such as ( Director, Land Maritime, 2003–2006, Director-General, Nuclear, 2006–2009, Capability Manager/Director (Precision Attack), 2009-2012 and Director, Maritime Capability and Transformation, 2012–2013. From April 2013 until November 2018 the post holder simultaneously held the titles of Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability) and Chief of Staff Navy Command (HQ) post holders include:[9] From November 2018, the post holder has been just Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability). ACNS Capability is also known as Director Develop as of September 2020.[10]

List of office holders edit

Third Naval Lords 1832–1868 edit

Third Lords and Controllers of the Navy 1869–1872 edit

Controllers of the Navy 1872–1882 edit

Third Naval Lords and Controllers of the Navy 1882–1904 edit

Third Naval Lords and Controllers of the Navy include:[11]

Third Sea Lord and Controllers of the Navy 1904–1912 edit

Third Sea Lords 1912–1918 edit

Third Sea Lords and Controllers of the Navy 1918–1965 edit

Third Sea Lords and Controllers of the Navy include:[11]

Controllers of the Navy 1965–current edit

Post holders include:[11]

Departments under the office edit

At various times included:[13][14][15][16]

Current edit

  • Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff Warfare
  • Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff Information Superiority
  • Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff Maritime Capability
  • Office Assistant Chief of Staff Integrated Change Programme

Former edit

At various times included:[17]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Navy Board, In-Letters And Orders, 1688-1815 - National Maritime Museum". collections.rmg.co.uk. Royal Museum Greenwich. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  3. ^ a b Archives, The National. "Records of the Surveyor of the Navy and successors". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives, 1620-1979. Retrieved 5 June 2017.  This section contains text from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
  4. ^ Archives, The National. "Records of the Surveyor of the Navy and successors". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives, 1620-1979. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. ^ "The Admiralty", The Times, 4 March 1869
  6. ^ "The Board of Admiralty", The Times, 26 November 1900
  7. ^ "The Administration and Discipline of the Navy", The Times, 9 September 1912
  8. ^ Archives, The National. "Records of the Surveyor of the Navy and successors". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives, 1620-1979. Retrieved 5 June 2017.  This article contains text from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
  9. ^ Government, HM (1 January 2018). "Navy Directory 2017 Containing Lists of Ships, Establishments and Officers of the Fleet" (PDF). www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Ministry of Defence United Kingdom. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g Mackie, Colin (July 2018). "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin. C. Mackie. p. 9. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  12. ^ Accounts, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public (2011). Providing the UK's carrier strike capability: fifty-sixth report of session 2010-12, report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence. London, England: The Stationery Office. p. 12. ISBN 9780215038821.
  13. ^ Archives, The National. "Records of the Surveyor of the Navy and successors". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives, 1620-1979. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  14. ^ Hamilton, Sir Vesey. "Naval Administration - Part II. - Chapter II". pdavis.nl. Sir Vesey Hamilton, 1896. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  15. ^ Watson, Graham. "Royal Navy Organisation in World War 2, 1939-1945". www.naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, 19 September 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Navy Command senior, as of April 2016 - GOV.UK". gov.uk. MOD. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  17. ^ Hamilton, C. I. (2011). The Making of the Modern Admiralty: British Naval Policy-Making, 1805–1927. Cambridge University Press. p. 292. ISBN 9781139496544.

January 01, 1970
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This article is about the period from 1832 present For the preceding article 1561 1832 see Comptroller of the Navy Navy Board The post of Controller of the Navy abbreviated as CofN was originally created in 1859 when the Surveyor of the Navy s title changed to Controller of the Navy In 1869 the controller s office was abolished and its duties were assumed by that of the Third Naval Lord whose title then changed to Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy In 1904 the title was changed again to Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy In 1965 the office of the Third Sea Lord was abolished The post holder is responsible for procurement and materiel in the British Royal Navy Controller of the Navy CofN Ensign of the Royal NavyIncumbentRear Admiral James Parkinsince September 2021Department of the Admiralty Ministry of DefenceMember ofBoard of Admiralty Admiralty Board Navy BoardReports toFirst Sea LordNominatorFirst Lord of the Admiralty Secretary of State for DefenceAppointerPrime MinisterSubject to formal approval by the King in CouncilTerm lengthNot fixed typically 1 3 years Inaugural holderRear Admiral Sir Samuel PechellFormation1832 current Originally the post holder was a member of the Board of Admiralty and later a member of the Admiralty Board Contents 1 History 2 List of office holders 2 1 Third Naval Lords 1832 1868 2 2 Third Lords and Controllers of the Navy 1869 1872 2 3 Controllers of the Navy 1872 1882 2 4 Third Naval Lords and Controllers of the Navy 1882 1904 2 5 Third Sea Lord and Controllers of the Navy 1904 1912 2 6 Third Sea Lords 1912 1918 2 7 Third Sea Lords and Controllers of the Navy 1918 1965 2 8 Controllers of the Navy 1965 current 3 Departments under the office 3 1 Current 3 2 Former 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editThe original office of Comptroller of the Navy was established in 1561 during the reign of Elizabeth I of England which was a very different function from what became known later as the Controller of the Navy They presided over the Navy Board from 1660 and generally superintended the business of the Navy Office they were responsible for all naval spending and for the offices dealing with bills accounts and wages during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries 1 By the eighteenth century the principal officer responsible for estimating annual stores requirements inspecting ships stores and maintaining the Fleet s store books and repair bills was the Surveyor of the Navy however their duties passed increasingly to the Comptroller of the Navy during the latter half of this period The office of the Surveyor did not altogether disappear 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 to the routine business of signing off all official documents 2 In 1832 the original office of the Comptroller was abolished following a merger with the Board of Admiralty and the Surveyor was made the officer responsible under the First Sea Lord for the material departments 3 In 1859 the office the Surveyor of the Navy who had overall responsibility for ship design was renamed and the post became known as the Controller of the Navy 4 In the re organisation of the Admiralty by Order in Council of 14 January 1869 the Controller of the Navy was given a seat on the Board of Admiralty as the Third Lord and Controller of the Navy They also inherited the new duties of the Storekeeper General of the Navy whose post was abolished 5 The Controller lost the title of Third Lord and the seat on the board by an Order in Council of 19 March 1872 but regained them by a further Order in Council of 10 March 1882 6 In 1872 they again became subordinate to the First Sea Lord but had the right to attend board meetings when the business of the department was under discussion In 1882 the Controller again became independent of the First Sea Lord and became a board member again as Third Naval Lord and Controller The Third Naval Lord s post was renamed to become known as the Third Sea Lord and Controller in 1904 The appointment of Controller of the Navy was abolished in September 1912 although that of Third Sea Lord remained 7 Thereafter except for a period in 1917 to 1918 when there was a civilian Controller the titles of Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy went together 3 The Third Sea Lord and Controller was mainly responsible for superintending the work of the Royal Naval Scientific Service and for a number of Admiralty departments including those of the Department of the Director of Naval Construction from 1958 the Department of the Director General Ships of the Department of the Engineer in Chief formerly the Steam Department of the Department of the Director of Naval Ordnance of the Department of the Director of Dockyards and following a board decision in 1911 of the Admiralty Compass Observatory formerly under the control of the Hydrographer s Department War they also had responsibility for the supply of equipment to Combined Operations Headquarters From 1958 the Fourth Sea Lord was also known as Vice Controller of the Navy they assumed the superintendence of the naval dockyard organisation and the maintenance of the fleet In 1965 the appointment of Third Sea Lord was abolished and the individual responsible for the materiel side of the navy became simply Controller of the Navy 8 From 2003 until April 2013 the post holder jointly held different titles such as Director Land Maritime 2003 2006 Director General Nuclear 2006 2009 Capability Manager Director Precision Attack 2009 2012 and Director Maritime Capability and Transformation 2012 2013 From April 2013 until November 2018 the post holder simultaneously held the titles of Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff Capability and Chief of Staff Navy Command HQ post holders include 9 From November 2018 the post holder has been just Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff Capability ACNS Capability is also known as Director Develop as of September 2020 10 List of office holders editThird Naval Lords 1832 1868 edit Rear Admiral Sir Samuel Pechell 1832 1834 Rear Admiral Sir Charles Rowley 1834 1835 Rear Admiral Sir George Elliot 1835 1837 Rear Admiral Sir Edward Troubridge 1837 1841 Rear Admiral Sir Samuel Pechell 1841 Rear Admiral Sir George Seymour 1841 1844 Rear Admiral Sir William Bowles 1844 1846 Rear Admiral Sir Maurice Berkeley 1846 1847 Rear Admiral Lord John Hay 1847 1850 Rear Admiral Sir Houston Stewart 1850 1852 Rear Admiral Sir James Stirling 1852 Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Herbert 1852 1853 Rear Admiral Sir Richard Dundas 1853 1854 Rear Admiral Sir Peter Richards 1854 1857 Rear Admiral Henry Eden 1857 Rear Admiral Sir Alexander Milne 1857 1859 Rear Admiral Sir Henry Leeke 1859 Rear Admiral Sir Charles Eden 1859 1861 Rear Admiral Charles Frederick 1861 1865 Rear Admiral Sir Edward Fanshawe 1865 1866 Rear Admiral Henry Seymour 1866 1868 Third Lords and Controllers of the Navy 1869 1872 edit Admiral Sir Robert Robinson 1869 1871 Captain Robert Hall 1871 1872 Controllers of the Navy 1872 1882 edit Captain Robert Hall 1872 Admiral Sir William Stewart 1872 1881 Rear Admiral Thomas Brandreth 1881 1882 Third Naval Lords and Controllers of the Navy 1882 1904 edit Third Naval Lords and Controllers of the Navy include 11 Vice Admiral Thomas Brandreth 1882 1886 Vice Admiral Sir William Graham 1886 1888 Vice Admiral John Hopkins 1888 1892 Vice Admiral Sir John Fisher 1892 1897 Rear Admiral Arthur Wilson 1897 1901 Rear Admiral William May 1901 1905 Third Sea Lord and Controllers of the Navy 1904 1912 edit Rear Admiral Sir Henry Jackson 1905 1908 Rear Admiral Sir John Jellicoe 1908 1909 Rear Admiral Reginald Bacon 1909 Rear Admiral Charles Briggs 1910 1912 Rear Admiral Gordon Moore 1912 Third Sea Lords 1912 1918 edit Rear Admiral Gordon Moore 1912 1914 Rear Admiral Frederick Tudor 1914 1917 Rear Admiral Lionel Halsey 1917 1918 Third Sea Lords and Controllers of the Navy 1918 1965 edit Third Sea Lords and Controllers of the Navy include 11 Rear Admiral Sir Charles de Bartolome 1918 1919 Rear Admiral Sir William Nicholson 1919 1920 Rear Admiral Sir Frederick Field 1920 1923 Rear Admiral Cyril Fuller 1923 1925 Vice Admiral Sir Ernle Chatfield 1925 1928 Vice Admiral Roger Backhouse 1928 1932 Vice Admiral Charles Forbes 1932 1934 Admiral Sir Reginald Henderson 1934 1939 Vice Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser 1939 1942 Admiral Sir Frederic Wake Walker 1942 1945 Vice Admiral Sir Charles Daniel 1945 1949 Admiral Sir Michael Denny 1949 1953 Admiral Sir Ralph Edwards 1953 1956 Admiral Sir Peter Reid 1956 1961 Admiral Sir Michael Le Fanu 1961 1965 Controllers of the Navy 1965 current edit Post holders include 11 Admiral Sir Horace Law 1965 1970 Admiral Sir Michael Pollock 1970 1971 Admiral Sir Anthony Griffin 1971 1975 Admiral Sir Richard Clayton 1975 1979 Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse 1979 1981 Admiral Sir Lindsay Bryson 1981 1984 Admiral Sir Derek Reffell 1984 1989 Admiral Sir Kenneth Eaton 1989 1994 Vice Admiral Sir Robert Walmsley 1994 1996 Rear Admiral Frederick Scourse 1996 1997 Rear Admiral Peter Spencer 1997 2000 Rear Admiral Nigel Guild 2000 2003 Rear Admiral Richard Cheadle 2003 2006 also also Director Land Maritime 11 Rear Admiral Andrew Mathews 2006 2007 also Director General Nuclear 11 Rear Admiral Paul Lambert 2007 2009 ditto Rear Admiral Amjad Hussain 2009 2012 also Capability Manager Director Precision Attack 11 12 Rear Admiral Henry Parker 2012 2013 also Director Maritime Capability and Transformation 11 Rear Admiral Duncan Potts April 2013 September 2014 Rear Admiral James Morse September 2014 May 2016 Rear Admiral Paul Bennett May 2016 November 2017 Major General Robert Magowan RM November 2017 November 2018 Rear Admiral Hugh Beard November 2018 January 2020 Rear Admiral Andrew Burns January 2020 September 2021 Rear Admiral James Parkin September 2021 PresentDepartments under the office editAt various times included 13 14 15 16 Current edit Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff Warfare Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff Information Superiority Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff Maritime Capability Office Assistant Chief of Staff Integrated Change Programme Former edit At various times included 17 Admiralty Compass Observatory formerly under the control of the Hydrographer of the Navy s department Combined Operations Headquarters supply of equipment only Department of the Director of Dockyards 1885 1954 Department of the Director of Naval Construction Royal Corps of Naval Constructors Department of the Director General Ships Department of the Director Contract built ships Department of the Director of Electrical Engineering Department of the Director of Naval Equipment Department of the Director of Scientific Research Department of the Engineer in Chief formerly the Steam Department Department of the Inspector of Dockyard Expense Accounts Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mines Department of the Surveyor of Dockyards 1872 1885 Directorate of Naval Construction 1913 1958 Naval Ordnance Department Department of the Assistant Director of Torpedoes Naval Ordnance Stores Department 1918 1964 Naval Stores Department 1869 1966 Dockyards and Fleet Maintenance Department 1957 1964 Department of Dockyards and Maintenance 1964 1968 Office of the Assistant Controller Office of the Assistant Controller Research and Development Office of the Controller 1917 1918 Office of the Deputy Controller of Navy 1939 1941 Office of the Deputy Controller Production Office of the Inspector Gun Mountings Office of the Superintendent of Stores 1869 1917 Office of the Vice Controller of the Navy 1939 1945 Office of the Vice Controller Air Department of the Director of Naval Equipment Armament Supply Department 1891 1918 Royal Naval Armaments Depot Department of the Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance 1908 1922 Naval Ordnance Inspection Department 1922 1964 Royal Naval Scientific Service Steam DepartmentSee also editFirst Sea Lord Second Sea Lord Fourth Sea Lord Fifth Sea Lord Comptroller of the Navy 1561 1832 References edit Navy Board In Letters And Orders 1688 1815 National Maritime Museum collections rmg co uk Royal Museum Greenwich Retrieved 6 June 2017 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 Archived from the original on 7 October 2014 Retrieved 4 September 2009 a b Archives The National Records of the Surveyor of the Navy and successors discovery nationalarchives gov uk National Archives 1620 1979 Retrieved 5 June 2017 nbsp This section contains text from this source which is available under the Open Government Licence v3 0 c Crown copyright Archives The National Records of the Surveyor of the Navy and successors discovery nationalarchives gov uk National Archives 1620 1979 Retrieved 5 June 2017 The Admiralty The Times 4 March 1869 The Board of Admiralty The Times 26 November 1900 The Administration and Discipline of the Navy The Times 9 September 1912 Archives The National Records of the Surveyor of the Navy and successors discovery nationalarchives gov uk National Archives 1620 1979 Retrieved 5 June 2017 nbsp This article contains text from this source which is available under the Open Government Licence v3 0 c Crown copyright Government HM 1 January 2018 Navy Directory 2017 Containing Lists of Ships Establishments and Officers of the Fleet PDF www royalnavy mod uk Ministry of Defence United Kingdom Retrieved 14 January 2019 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 a b c d e f g Mackie Colin July 2018 Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865 PDF gulabin C Mackie p 9 Retrieved 29 August 2018 Accounts Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Committee of Public 2011 Providing the UK s carrier strike capability fifty sixth report of session 2010 12 report together with formal minutes oral and written evidence London England The Stationery Office p 12 ISBN 9780215038821 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 Graham Royal Navy Organisation in World War 2 1939 1945 www naval history net Gordon Smith 19 September 2015 Retrieved 2 June 2017 Navy Command senior as of April 2016 GOV UK gov uk MOD Retrieved 5 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 Controller of the Navy Royal Navy amp oldid 1212726821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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