Second Sea Lord
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The Second Sea Lord was the naval member of the Board of Admiralty responsible for the manpower of the Royal Navy. He was in charge of manning the ships, and training and educating the men. He was responsible for the Reserves and before the creation of the Naval War Staff he was the officer in charge of mobilisation.
- Sir Anthony Hoskins 1885–1889
- Sir Henry Fairfax 1889–1892
- Sir Frederick William Richards 1892–1893
- Lord Walter Kerr 1893–1895
- Sir Frederick Bedford 1895–1899
- Lord Walter Kerr 1899
- Archibald Lucius Douglas 1899–1902
- John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher 1902–1903
- Sir Charles Carter Drury 1903–1907
Second Sea Lords, 1904–1924
- Admiral Sir William May, 20 March, 1907.[1]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman 25 March, 1909.[2]
- Vice-Admiral Sir George Le C. Egerton, 25 March, 1911.[3]
- Vice-Admiral Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven, 6 December, 1911.[4]
- Vice-Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe, 9 December, 1912.[5]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick T. Hamilton, 31 July, 1914.[6]
- Vice-Admiral (Acting) The Honourable Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe, 30 June, 1916.[7]
- Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, 4 December, 1916.[8]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Rosslyn E. Wemyss, 1917.[9]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Herbert L. Heath, 27 September, 1917.[10]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Montague E. Browning, 31 March, 1919.[11]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Henry F. Oliver, 30 September, 1920.[12]
Footnotes
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. p. 860.
- ↑ Ross. Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman. p. 147.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 395.
- ↑ Hough. Louis and Victoria. p. xiv.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. [Naval Staff.] p. 125.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Naval Staff. p. 126.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Naval Staff. p. 127.
- ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 187.
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