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==First Sea Lords, 1904–1927== | ==First Sea Lords, 1904–1927== | ||
*[[The Lord Fisher]] 1904 | *Admiral of the Fleet [[John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|The Right Honourable The Lord Fisher]], 20 October, 1904. | ||
*[[Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson]] 1910 | *Admiral of the Fleet [[Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet|Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson]], 1910. | ||
*[[Sir Francis Bridgeman]] 1911 | *Admiral [[Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|Sir Francis C. B. Bridgeman]], 1911. | ||
*[[Prince Louis of Battenberg]] 1912 | *Admiral [[Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven|H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg]], 1912. | ||
* | *Admiral of the Fleet The Right Honourable The Lord Fisher, 1914. | ||
*[[Sir Henry Jackson]] 1915 | *Admiral [[Henry Bradwardine Jackson|Sir Henry B. Jackson]], 1915. | ||
*[[Sir John Jellicoe]] 1916 | *Admiral [[John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|Sir John Jellicoe]], 4 December, 1916. | ||
*[[Sir Rosslyn Wemyss]] 1917 | *Admiral [[Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wemyss|Sir Rosslyn E. Wemyss]], 1917. | ||
*[[The Earl Beatty]] 1919 | *Admiral of the Fleet [[David Richard Beatty, First Earl Beatty|The Right Honourable The Earl Beatty]], 1919. | ||
*Admiral of the Fleet [[Charles Edward Madden, First Baronet|Sir Charles E. Madden, Bart.]], 1927. | |||
*Admiral [[Frederick Laurence Field|Sir Frederick L. Field]], 1930. | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 18:45, 5 December 2010
The First Sea Lord or before 1904 the Senior Naval Lord was the predominant naval officer of the Royal Navy on the Board of Admiralty. He acted as chief naval advisor to the First Lord of the Admiralty and as such was subordinate to him. He was responsible for the ships of the fleet and their utilisation. In 1917 the position was combined with that of Chief of the Admiralty War Staff and the First Sea Lord became the operational as well as the materiel head of the Navy.
- Sir Arthur Acland Hood 1886–1889
- Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton 1889–1891
- Sir Anthony Hoskins 1891–1893
- Sir Frederick Richards 1893–1899
- Lord Walter Kerr 1899–1904
First Sea Lords, 1904–1927
- Admiral of the Fleet The Right Honourable The Lord Fisher, 20 October, 1904.
- Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson, 1910.
- Admiral Sir Francis C. B. Bridgeman, 1911.
- Admiral H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg, 1912.
- Admiral of the Fleet The Right Honourable The Lord Fisher, 1914.
- Admiral Sir Henry B. Jackson, 1915.
- Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, 4 December, 1916.
- Admiral Sir Rosslyn E. Wemyss, 1917.
- Admiral of the Fleet The Right Honourable The Earl Beatty, 1919.
- Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles E. Madden, Bart., 1927.
- Admiral Sir Frederick L. Field, 1930.
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