List of senior officers of the Royal Navy
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This is a list of senior officers of the Royal Navy.
[edit] Lord High Admirals, 1413–1628
- Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter 1413–1426
- John, Duke of Bedford 1426–1435
- John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter 1435–1447
- William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk 1447–1450
- Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter 1450–1461
- William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent 1462
- Richard, Duke of Gloucester 1462–1470
- Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick 1470–1471
- Richard, Duke of Gloucester 1471–1483
- John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk 1483–1485
- John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford 1485–1513
- Sir Edward Howard 1513 son of the 2nd Duke of Norfolk
- Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey 1513–1525
- Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond 1525–1536
- William Fitzwilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton 1536–1540
- John Russell, 1st Lord Russell 1540–1542
- Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford 1542–1543
- John Dudley, Viscount Lisle 1543–1547
- Thomas Seymour, 1st Lord Seymour of Sudeley 1547–1549
- John Dudley, 1st Earl of Warwick 1549–1550
- Edward Clinton, 9th Lord Clinton 1550–1554
- William Howard, 1st Lord Howard of Effingham 1554–1558
- Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln 1558–1585
- Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham (1597) 1585–1619
- George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham 1619–1628
[edit] Lords High Admiral and First Lords of the Admiralty, 1628–1709
- Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1628–1635
- Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1635–1636
- William Juxon, Bishop of Lincoln (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1636–1638
- Algernon Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland (Lord High Admiral to 1642, then First Lord of the Admiralty) 1638–1643
- Francis Cottington, 1st Lord Cottington 1643–1646
- None 1646–1660
- James Stuart, Duke of York and Albany (Lord High Admiral) 1660–1673
- King Charles II (Lord High Admiral) 1673
- Prince Rupert of the Palatinate, 1st Duke of Cumberland (Lord High Admiral) 1673–1679
- Sir Henry Capell (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1679–1681
- Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1681–1684
- King Charles II (Lord High Admiral) 1684–1685
- King James II (Lord High Admiral) 1685–1688
- King William III (Lord High Admiral) 1689
- Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington (Lord High Admiral to 1689, then First Lord of the Admiralty) 1689–1690
- Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1690–1692
- Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Lord Cornwallis of Eye (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1692–1693
- Anthony Carey, 5th Viscount of Falkland (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1693–1694
- Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1694–1699
- John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1699–1701
- Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke(Lord High Admiral) 1701–1702
- Prince George of Denmark (Lord High Admiral) 1702–1708
- Queen Anne (Lord High Admiral) 1708
- Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke (Lord High Admiral) 1708–1709
[edit] First Lords of the Admiralty, 1709–1964
- Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford 1709–1710
- Sir John Leake 1710–1712
- Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford 1712–1714
- Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford 1714–1717
- James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley 1717–1727
- George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington 1727–1733
- Sir Charles Wager 1733–1742
- Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea 1742–1744
- John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford 1744–1748
- John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich 1748–1751
- George Anson, 1st Baron Anson 1751–1756
- Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple 1756–1757
- Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea 1757
- George Anson, 1st Baron Anson 1757–1762
- George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax 1762
- George Grenville 1762–1763
- John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich 1763
- John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont 1763–1766
- Sir Charles Saunders 1766
- Sir Edward Hawke 1766–1771
- John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich 1771–1782
- Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel 1782–1783
- Richard Howe, 4th Viscount Howe 1783
- Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel 1783
- Richard Howe, 4th Viscount Howe 1783–1788
- John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham 1788–1794
- George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer 1794–1801
- John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent 1801–1804
- Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville 1804–1805
- Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham 1805–1806
- Charles Grey, Viscount Howick 1806
- Thomas Grenville 1806–1807
- Henry Phipps, 3rd Baron Mulgrave 1807–1810
- Charles Philip Yorke 1810–1812
- Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville 1812–1827
- HRH The Duke of Clarence (Lord High Admiral) 1827–1828
- Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville 1828–1830
- Sir James Graham 1830–1834
- George Eden, 2nd Baron Auckland 1834
- Thomas Robinson, 2nd Earl de Grey 1834–1835
- George Eden, 2nd Baron Auckland 1835
- Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto 1835–1841
- Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington 1841–1846
- Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough 1846
- George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland 1846–1849
- Sir Francis Thornhill Baring 1849–1852
- Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland 1852
- Sir James Graham 1852–1855
- Sir Charles Wood 1855–1858
- Sir John Pakington 1858–1859
- Edward Adolphus Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset 1859–1866
- Sir John Pakington 1866–1867
- Henry Thomas Lowry Corry 1867–1868
- Hugh Childers 1868–1871
- George Joachim Goschen 1871–1874
- George Ward Hunt 1874–1877
- William Henry Smith 1877–1880
- Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook 1880–1885
- Lord George Hamilton 1885–1886
- George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon 1886
- Lord George Hamilton 1886–1892
- John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer 1892–1895
- George Joachim Goschen 1895–1900
- William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne 1900–1905
- Frederick Archibald Vaughan Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor 1905
- Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth 1905–1908
- Reginald McKenna 1908–1911
- Winston Churchill 1911–1915
- Arthur Balfour 1915–1916
- Sir Edward Carson 1916–1917
- Sir Eric Geddes 1917–1919
- Walter Hume Long 1919–1921
- Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1st Baron Lee of Fareham 1921–1922
- Leo Amery 1922–1924
- Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford 1924
- William Clive Bridgeman 1924–1929
- A. V. Alexander 1929–1931
- Sir Austen Chamberlain 1931
- Bolton Eyres-Monsell, 1st Viscount Monsell 1931–1936
- Sir Samuel Hoare 1936–1937
- Alfred Duff Cooper 1937–1938
- James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope 1938–1939
- Winston Churchill 1939–1940
- A. V. Alexander 1940–1945
- Brendan Bracken 1945
- A. V. Alexander 1945–1946
- George Henry Hall 1946–1951
- Francis Aungier Pakenham, 1st Baron Pakenham 1951
- James Thomas, 1st Viscount Cilcennan (1955) 1951–1956
- Quintin McGarel Hogg, 2nd Viscount Hailsham 1956–1957
- George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk 1957–1959
- Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, 1959–1963
- George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe 1963–1964
[edit] Admirals of the Fleet, 1795–1827
- Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe 1795–1799
- Sir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet 1799–1811
- Prince William, Duke of Clarence 1811–1827
[edit] First Sea Lords and Chiefs of the Naval Staff, 1828–present
- Sir George Cockburn 1828–1830
- Sir Thomas Hardy 1830–1834
- The Hon. George Heneage Dundas 1834
- Sir Charles Adam 1834
- Sir George Cockburn 1834–1835
- Sir Charles Adam 1835–1841
- Sir George Cockburn 1841–1846
- Sir William Parker 1846
- Sir Charles Adam 1846–1847
- Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas 1847–1852
- The Hon. Maurice Fitzhardinge Berkeley 1852
- Hyde Parker 1852–1854
- The Hon. Maurice Fitzhardinge Berkeley 1854–1857
- Sir Richard Saunders Dundas 1857–1858
- William Martin 1858–1859
- Sir Richard Saunders Dundas 1859–1861
- Sir Frederick Grey 1861–1866
- Sir Alexander Milne 1866–1868
- Sir Sydney Dacres 1868–1872
- Sir Alexander Milne 1872–1876
- Sir Hastings Yelverston 1876–1877
- Sir George Wellesley 1877–1879
- Sir Astley Cooper Key 1879–1885
- Sir Arthur Hood 1885–1886
- Lord John Hay 1886
- Sir Arthur Hood 1886–1889
- Sir Vesey Hamilton 1889–1891
- Sir Anthony Hoskins 1891–1893
- Sir Frederick Richards 1893–1899
- Lord Walter Kerr 1899–1904
- Sir John Fisher 1904–1910
- Sir Arthur Wilson 1910–1911
- Sir Francis Bridgeman 1911–1912
- Prince Louis of Battenberg 1912–1914
- John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher 1914–1915
- Sir Henry Jackson 1915–1916
- Sir John Jellicoe 1916–1917
- Sir Rosslyn Wemyss 1917–1919
- David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty 1919–1927
- Sir Charles Madden 1927–1930
- Sir Frederick Field 1930–1933
- Ernle Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield 1933–1938
- Sir Roger Backhouse 1938–1939
- Sir Dudley Pound 1939–1943
- Andrew Cunningham, 1st Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope 1943–1946
- Sir John Cunningham 1946–1948
- Sir Bruce Fraser 1948–1951
- Sir Rhoderick McGrigor 1951–1955
- Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1955–1959
- Sir Charles Lambe 1959–1960
- Sir Caspar John 1960–1963
- Sir David Luce 1963–1966
- Sir Varyl Begg 1966–1968
- Sir Michael Lefanu 1968–1970
- Sir Peter Hill-Norton 1970–1971
- Sir Michael Pollock 1971–1974
- Sir Edward Ashmore 1974–1977
- Sir Terence Lewin 1977–1979
- Sir Henry Leach 1979–1982
- Sir John Fieldhouse 1982–1985
- Sir William Staveley 1985–1989
- Sir Julian Oswald 1989–1993
- Sir Benjamin Bathurst 1993–1995
- Admiral Sir Jock Slater 1995–1998
- Admiral Sir Michael Boyce 1998–2001
- Admiral Sir Nigel Essenhigh 2001–2002
- Admiral Sir Alan West 2002–2006
- Admiral Sir Jonathon Band 2006–present
[edit] Deputy First Sea Lords
- Admiral Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis 29 July, 1942–?
[edit] Deputy/Vice Chiefs of the Naval Staff
- Rear-Admiral Sir Tom Phillips 1 June, 1939–21 October, 1941
- Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Moore 21 October, 1941–7 June, 1943
- Rear-Admiral Sir E Neville Syfret 7 June, 1943–?
[edit] Second Sea Lords
- Admiral Sir Charles Little 30 September, 1938–1 June, 1941
- Vice-Admiral Sir William Whitworth 1 June, 1941–8 March, 1944
- Vice-Admiral Sir Algernon Willis 8 March, 1944–?
- Vice-Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent January 2003–October 2005
- Vice-Admiral Adrian Johns CBE October 2005–present
[edit] Third Sea Lords
- Rear-Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser 1 March 1939–22 May 1942
- Vice-Admiral Sir W. Frederick Wake-Walker 22 May, 1942–?
[edit] Fourth Sea Lords
- Rear-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Arbuthnot 1 October, 1937–1 April, 1941
- Vice-Admiral Sir John Cunningham 1 April, 1941–8 May, 1943
- Rear-Admiral Frank Pegram 8 May, 1943–20 March, 1944
- Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Palliser 20 March, 1944–?
[edit] Fifth Sea Lords
- Vice-Admiral the Honorable Sir Alexander Ramsay 19 July, 1938–14 April, 1941
- Rear-Admiral Sir A Lumley St G Lyster 14 April, 1941–
- Rear-Admiral Sir Denis Boyd ?–1 May, 1945
- Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Troubridge 1 May, 1945–

