Second Sea Lord

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.

Second Naval Lords, 1885–1904

• 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, 1904–1927

• Sir William May 1907–1909
• Sir Francis Bridgeman 1909–1911
• Sir Charles Le Clerc Egerton 1911
• Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven 1911–1912
• John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe 1912–1914
• Frederick Tower Hamilton 1914–1916
• Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe 1916
• Sir Cecil Burney 1916–1917
• Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss 1917
• Sir Herbert Heath 1917–1919
• Sir Montagu Browning 1919–1920
• Sir Henry Oliver 1920–1924
• Sir Michael Culme Seymour, 3rd Bt. 1924–1925
• Sir Hubert Brand 1925–1927