Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command (Royal Navy)


The Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command was a senior Royal Navy post that existed from 1969 to 2012. Naval Home Command was a name given to the military formation administered by the post.

History

As the Royal Navy's size decreased during the Cold War, commands were amalgamated. In 1969, the Home and Mediterranean Fleets were amalgamated, and on shore, the great historical garrison commands of Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth and Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth were combined in July 1969. The result was Naval Home Command, under a Commander-in-Chief whose title was abbreviated as CINCNAVHOME.
In 1994 the post of Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command was unified with that of the Second Sea Lord following the rationalisation of the British Armed Forces following the end of the Cold War. By 2007-08, the primary responsibility of the CNH/2SL was to maintain operational capability by providing correctly trained manpower to the fleet.
In 2012, the post was disestablished when the several separate existing senior commands were discontinued.

Commanders-in-Chief, Naval Home Command

Included:
Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command
In 2012 the appointment of separate Commanders-in-Chief was discontinued with full operational command being transferred to the First Sea Lord.

Chiefs of Staff, Naval Home Command

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