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*Admiral [[Arthur William Acland Hood, First Baron Hood|Sir Arthur W. A. Hood]], 1886. | *Admiral George Greville Wellesley, 6 November, 1877.<ref>''The Naval Staff of the Admiralty''. [''Naval Staff''.] p. 118.</ref> | ||
*Admiral [[Richard Vesey Hamilton|Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton]], 1889. | *Admiral [[Astley Cooper Key|Sir Astley Cooper Key]], 15 August, 1879.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
*Admiral [[Anthony Hiley Hoskins|Sir Anthony H. Hoskins]], 1891. | *Admiral [[Arthur William Acland Hood, First Baron Hood|Sir Arthur W. A. Hood]], 2 July, 1885.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
*{{FleetRN}} [[Frederick William Richards|Sir Frederick W. Richards]], 1893. | *Admiral [[Lord John Hay]], 16 February, 1886.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
*Admiral of the Fleet [[Lord Walter Talbot Kerr|Lord Walter Kerr]], 1899. | *Admiral [[Arthur William Acland Hood, First Baron Hood|Sir Arthur W. A. Hood]], 6 August, 1886.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
*Admiral [[Richard Vesey Hamilton|Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton]], 26 October, 1889.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | |||
*Admiral [[Anthony Hiley Hoskins|Sir Anthony H. Hoskins]], 28 September, 1891.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | |||
*{{FleetRN}} [[Frederick William Richards|Sir Frederick W. Richards]], 1 November, 1893.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | |||
*Admiral of the Fleet [[Lord Walter Talbot Kerr|Lord Walter Kerr]], 14 August, 1899.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | |||
==First Sea Lords, 1904–1927== | ==First Sea Lords, 1904–1927== | ||
Revision as of 09:24, 7 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.
Dates of appointment given:
- Admiral George Greville Wellesley, 6 November, 1877.[1]
- Admiral Sir Astley Cooper Key, 15 August, 1879.[2]
- Admiral Sir Arthur W. A. Hood, 2 July, 1885.[3]
- Admiral Lord John Hay, 16 February, 1886.[4]
- Admiral Sir Arthur W. A. Hood, 6 August, 1886.[5]
- Admiral Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton, 26 October, 1889.[6]
- Admiral Sir Anthony H. Hoskins, 28 September, 1891.[7]
- Admiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick W. Richards, 1 November, 1893.[8]
- Admiral of the Fleet Lord Walter Kerr, 14 August, 1899.[9]
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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