Third Sea Lord
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The Third Sea Lord was an officer of the Royal Navy with a position on the Board of Admiralty with responsibility for procuring and equipping the fleet.
History
By Order in Council of 21 December, 1906, the emoluments of the Third Sea Lord and Controller were raised from £1,500 a year to £1,750 a year, in addition to Naval Half Pay. The Controller then became £250 a year better off than the Second Sea Lord.[1]
The title of Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy was changed to Third Sea Lord with effect from 12 June, 1912.[2]
The office of Third Sea Lord received the designation Third Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Materiel by Order in Council of 23 October, 1917.[3]
The office of Controller was merged with that of Third Sea Lord on 25 June, 1918, and became once again Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy.[4]
Duties
| July, 1866.[5] |
|---|
| Medical Department. |
| Hospitals and Hospital Ships. |
| Appointment of Medical Officers. |
| Hydrographic Department. |
| Pensions. |
| Greenwich Hospital, as regards Officers and Men. |
| Prize and Admiralty Courts. |
| General Salvage Questions. |
| Collisions at Sea. |
| Full Pay of Officers and Seamen. |
| Officers' Table Money. |
| Officers' Half-Pay of All Ranks. |
| Officers' Debts. |
| Allowances for Lodging and Travelling. |
| Compensation for Losses by Officers and Seamen. |
| Compassionate Fund. |
| Charitable Institutions. |
| Good Conduct Medals. |
| Human Society's Medals. |
| Removal of R. |
| Pirates—Bounty. |
| Pilotage. |
| December, 1868.[6] |
|---|
| As Third Lord and Controller. |
| Steam Reserve. |
| Dockyards. |
| Dockyard Craft. |
| Shipbuilding. |
| Constructor's Department. |
| Inventions and Experiments in Steam and Ships. |
| Gunnery and Returns. |
| Store Department. |
| Appointments of Engineers. |
Appointees
- Captain Robert Hall, 1871 – 1872
- Rear-Admiral Sir William Stewart, 1872 – 1881
- Vice-Admiral Thomas Brandreth, 12 April, 1882
- Vice-Admiral Sir William Graham, 15 February, 1886
- Vice-Admiral John O. Hopkins, 6 August, 1888[7] – 1 February, 1892[8]
- Vice-Admiral Sir John A. Fisher, 1 February, 1892
- Rear-Admiral Arthur K. Wilson, 23 August, 1897[9] – March, 1901[10]
- Rear-Admiral William H. May, 17 April, 1901
- Rear-Admiral Sir Henry B. Jackson, 7 February, 1905[11]
- Rear-Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe, 16 October, 1908[Citation needed] – December, 1910[12]
- Rear-Admiral Charles J. Briggs, 20 December, 1910[13] – 11 June, 1912[14]
- Rear-Admiral A. Gordon H. W. Moore, 29 May, 1912[15]
- Rear-Admiral Frederick C. T. Tudor, 11 August, 1914[16][17] – 1 June, 1917[18]
- Rear-Admiral Lionel Halsey, 31 May, 1917[19][20] – 17 June, 1918[21]
- Rear-Admiral Charles Bartolomé, 17 June, 1918[22] – 31 June, 1919[23]
- Rear-Admiral Sir William C. M. Nicholson, 1 July, 1919[24] – 15 April, 1920[25]
- Vice-Admiral (Acting) Sir Frederick L. Field, 15 April, 1920[26]
- Rear-Admiral Cyril T. M. Fuller, 15 May, 1923[27] – 30 April, 1925[28]
- Rear-Admiral Sir A. Ernle M. Chatfield, 30 April, 1925[29] – 1 November, 1928[30]
- Vice-Admiral Roger R. C. Backhouse, 1 November, 1928[31]
- Vice-Admiral Charles M. Forbes, 1 March, 1932[32]
- Admiral Sir Reginald G. H. Henderson, 23 April, 1934[33]
- Vice-Admiral Bruce A. Fraser, 1 March, 1939 – 22 May, 1942
- Vice-Admiral William F. Wake-Walker,
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain John R. Jellicoe, 26 March, 1902[34]
- Captain Arthur C. Leveson, 12 August, 1903[35] – 7 February, 1905[36]
- Captain Charles E. Madden, 7 February, 1905[37] – 20 December, 1905[38]
- Captain Alexander L. Duff, 20 December, 1905[39] – 5 January, 1909[40]
- Captain Dudley R. S. de Chair, 5 January, 1909[41] – 27 July, 1911[42]
- Captain W. Reginald Hall, 27 July, 1911[43] – 1 July, 1913[44]
- Rear-Admiral Clement Greatorex, 1 July, 1913[45] – 8 October, 1917[46]
Footnotes
- ↑ Order in Council of 21 December, 1906.
- ↑ Order in Council of 19 July, 1912.
- ↑ Order in Council of 23 October, 1917.
- ↑ Order in Council of 25 June, 1918.
- ↑ Greene Papers. National Maritime Museum. GEE/2.
- ↑ Greene Papers. National Maritime Museum. GEE/2.
- ↑ Hopkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 271/644.
- ↑ Hopkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 271/644.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/86. f. 59. Source does not indicate the day of month, however.
- ↑ Wilson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/86. f. 59.
- ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 685.
- ↑ Jellicoe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. p. 27.
- ↑ Briggs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. p. 654.
- ↑ Briggs Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. p. 654.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 125.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 125.
- ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 90.
- ↑ Tudor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 90.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 126.
- ↑ Halsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 243.
- ↑ Halsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 243.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 126.
- ↑ Bartolomé Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 208.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 214.
- ↑ Nicholson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 77.
- ↑ Field Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 178.
- ↑ Fuller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. p. 460.
- ↑ Fuller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 460.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 30 April, 1925. Issue 43949, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ Chatfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 346.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 31 October, 1928. Issue 45038, col F, p. 25.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 1 March, 1932. Issue 46010, col F, p. 10.
- ↑ "The Services" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 23 April, 1934. Issue 46735, col C, p. 7.
- ↑ Jellicoe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 693.
- ↑ Leveson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 472.
- ↑ Leveson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 472.
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 83.
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 83.
- ↑ Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 80.
- ↑ Duff Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 80.
- ↑ De Chair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 259.
- ↑ De Chair Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 259. Date inferred from commissioning of Colossus
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 78.
- ↑ Hall Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 40/78.
- ↑ Greatorex Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 30.
- ↑ Greatorex Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 16/30.
Bibliography
- Naval Staff, Training and Staff Duties Division (1929). The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. Its Work and Development. B.R. 1845 (late C.B. 3013). Copy No. 8 at The National Archives. ADM 234/434.
