Second Sea Lord
The Second Sea Lord, until 1904 known as Second Naval Lord, was a member the Board of Admiralty responsible for the personnel of the British Royal Navy. He was in charge of manning the ships, and training and educating the men.
History
In January, 1869, Captain George Willes was appointed as "Chief of the Staff", with the same pay as the Junior Naval Lord, and the task of superintending the Coastguard, Royal Naval Reserve, and the manning of the Fleet.[1]
The office of Second Naval Lord was re-established on 19 April, 1872, by Order-in-Council of 19 March of that year. His salary was fixed at £1,200 a year. His duties were not specified as part of the distribution of Admiralty business[2]
The First Naval Lord, the Second Naval Lord, and the Junior Naval Lord to be responsible to the First Lord of the Admiralty for the Administration of so much business relating to the "Personnel" of the Navy, and to the movement and condition of your Majesty's Fleet, as shall be assigned them, from time to time, by the First Lord.[3]
Dates of appointment given in all instances:
- Rear-Admiral Arthur W. A. Hood, 15 January, 1877.[4]
- Rear-Admiral Richard James Meade, Fourth Earl of Clanwilliam, 6 December, 1879.[5]
- Vice-Admiral Lord John Hay, 13 May, 1880.[6]
- Admiral Lord Alcester, 6 March, 1883.[7]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Anthony H. Hoskins, 2 July, 1885.[8]
- Admiral Sir Richard V. Hamilton, 31 December, 1888.[9]
- Rear-Admiral Henry Fairfax, 26 October, 1889.[10]
- Admiral Sir Frederick W. Richards, 23 May, 1892.[11]
- Vice-Admiral Lord Walter Kerr, 1 November, 1893.[12]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick G. D. Bedford, 27 May, 1895.[13]
- Vice-Admiral Lord Walter Kerr, 1 May, 1899.[14]
- Vice-Admiral Archibald L. Douglas, 14 August, 1899.[15]
- Admiral Sir John A. Fisher, 13 May, 1902.[16]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Charles C. Drury, 31 July, 1903.[17]
Second Sea Lords, 1904–1924
- Admiral Sir William H. May, 20 March, 1907.[18]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Francis C. B. Bridgeman 25 March, 1909.[19]
- Vice-Admiral Sir George Le C. Egerton, 25 March, 1911.[20]
- Vice-Admiral H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg, 5 December, 1911.[21]
- Vice-Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe, 9 December, 1912.[22]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick T. Hamilton, 31 July, 1914.[23]
- Vice-Admiral (Acting) The Honourable Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe, 30 June, 1916.[24]
- Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, 4 December, 1916.[25]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Rosslyn E. Wemyss, 6 September, 1917.[26]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Herbert L. Heath, 27 September, 1917.[27]
- Admiral Sir Montague E. Browning, 31 March, 1919.[28]
- Admiral Sir Henry F. Oliver, 30 September, 1920.[29]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart., 15 August, 1924.[30]
- Vice-Admiral The Honourable Sir Hubert G. Brand, 22 April, 1925.[31]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Michael H. Hodges, 16 August, 1927.[32]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. [Naval Staff.] p. 12.
- ↑ Hamilton. Naval Administration. p. 192.
- ↑ Quoted in Hamilton. p. 192.
- ↑ Naval Staff. p. 119.
- ↑ Ibid.
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- ↑ Naval Staff. p. 125.
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- ↑ Naval Staff. p. 119.
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