List of senior officers of the Royal Navy


This is a list of senior officers of the Royal Navy.

Lord Admirals of England 1385 –1628, 1638 –1708

See Lord High Admirals

Lord High Admirals of Great Britain 1708 – 1709

See Lord High Admirals

Lord High Admirals of the United Kingdom 1827 –1828, 1964 –present

See Lord High Admirals

Vice Admirals of England 1410 – 1707

See Vice-Admiral of England

Vice Admirals of Great Britain 1707 – 1801

See Vice-Admiral of Great Britain

Vice Admirals of the United Kingdom 1801 – present

See Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom

Rear Admirals of England 1683 – 1707

See Rear-Admiral of England

Rear Admirals of Great Britain 1707 – 1801

See Rear-Admiral of Great Britain

Rear Admirals of the United Kingdom 1801 – 2007

See Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom

Vice Admirals of the Coast of Great Britain and Ireland 1536 to 19th c.

See Vice-Admiral of the Coast.

First Lords of the Admiralty, 1628– present

See First Lord of the Admiralty

Admirals of the South, North and West, 1360-1369

See Admiral of the South, North and West

Admirals of the Fleet, 1690–present

See Admiral of the Fleet

Senior Naval Lord, 1689–1771

See First Sea Lord

First Naval Lords, 1771–1904

See First Sea Lord

First Sea Lord, 1904–1917

See First Sea Lord

First Sea Lords and Chiefs of the Naval Staff, 1917–present

See First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff

Deputy First Sea Lords 1917 to 1946

See: Deputy First Sea Lord

Commander-in-Chief Fleet, 1971–2012

See Commander-in-Chief Fleet

Fleet Commander, 2012–present

See Fleet Commander

Second Naval Lords, 1830–1904

See Second Naval Lord

Second Sea Lords, 1904–1995

See Second Sea Lord

Second Sea Lords and Commanders-in-Chief Naval Home Command, 1995–2012

See Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command

Second Sea Lords and Chiefs of Naval Personnel and Training, 2012–2015

See Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel and Training

Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, 2015–present

See Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff

Third Naval Lords 1832–1868

See Third Naval Lord

Third Naval Lords and Controllers of the Navy 1869–1872, 1882-1904

See Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy

Controllers of the Navy, 1872-1882, 1917-1918, 1965–present

See Controller of the Navy

Third Sea Lord and Controllers of the Navy 1904–1912, 1918-1965

See Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy

Third Sea Lord, 1912-1918

See Third Sea Lord

Fourth Naval Lords 1830–1868

See Fourth Naval Lord

Junior Naval Lords 1868-1904

See Junior Naval Lord

Fourth Sea Lords 1904–1964

See Fourth Sea Lord

Chiefs of Fleet Support 1964–2007

See Chief of Fleet Support

Chiefs of Materiel (Fleet)/Chief of Fleet (Support) 2007 – present

See Chief of Materiel /Chief of Fleet

Fifth Sea Lords and Chief of Naval Air Service 1917–1918

See Fifth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Air Service

Fifth Sea Lords 1938–1956

See Fifth Sea Lord

Fifth Sea Lords and Deputy Chiefs of the Naval Staff 1957–1965

See Fifth Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff

Deputy Chiefs of the Naval Staff

See Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff

Vice Chiefs of the Naval Staff

See Vice Chief of the Naval Staff

Assistant Chiefs of the Naval Staff

See Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff