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rarchy of the royal navy in 2016 as depicted in an organizational chart the structure of the royal navy is multi faceted and has evolved significantly over time administratively the royal navy includes the general service and submarine service the fleet air arm the royal marines the maritime reserves the royal fleet auxiliary and the naval careers service 1 the queen alexandra s royal naval nursing service qarnns officers and ratings also form part of the royal navy the royal navy is governed by the admiralty board of the defence council the maritime reserves consisted of the royal naval reserve the royal marines reserve the recall reserve and sponsored reserves in addition previously seagoing reservists also included the royal naval volunteer reserve rnvr an intermediate form of reserve between the professional rnr and the civilian rnvr was created as war threatened in 1936 this was the royal naval volunteer supplementary reserve the first sea lord and chief of the naval staff is the royal navy s professional head and chairman of the navy board he is responsible to the secretary of state for the fighting effectiveness efficiency and morale of the naval service and supports the secretary of state for defence in the management and direction of the armed forces history edit after the british capture of jamaica in 1655 the admiral and general at sea who had helped capture the island william penn was appointed as commander in chief of the english royal navy s forces in the area the commander in chief at jamaica became one of the navy s first overseas commands during nelson s time the royal navy had numerous fleets and smaller forces worldwide with each commander in chief being responsible to the lords of the admiralty 2 in september 1939 royal navy forces abroad and at home included the home fleet the commanders in chief at rosyth the nore portsmouth and the western approaches and their commands the 2nd cruiser squadron and its attached destroyers the channel force including resolution revenge hms courageous hms hermes and destroyers the northern patrol the mediterranean fleet and the commanders in chief south atlantic america and west indies at bermuda china admiral sir percy noble flying his flag aboard hms kent 54 at hong kong east indies at trincomalee the rear admiral gibraltar rear admiral n a wodehouse and his forces and the reserve fleet 3 in addition there was also the fisheries protection and minesweeper flotilla and the royal fleet auxiliary 4 by the late 1940s after the second world war the royal navy was divided into a number of afloat commands fleets and ashore commands prominent examples being the home fleet mediterranean fleet east indies station and far east fleet it was planned that the last commander in chief south atlantic and south america was to haul down his flag on 11 april 1967 and to leave cape town the following day 5 c in c south atlantic south america was abolished absorbed into the western fleet that year when western fleet assumed responsibility for all ships west of suez meaning the disappearance of the mediterranean fleet 6 in the 1970s western fleet and far east fleet were amalgamated into commander in chief fleet 7 on 31 october 1971 the last day of the validity of the anglo malayan defence agreement the last commander far east fleet rear admiral anthony troup hauled down his flag 8 at the same time the post of commander in chief plymouth was merged with that of commander in chief portsmouth to form naval home command bases overseas increasingly disappeared with the retreat from east of suez from the 1990s edit see also outline of the british royal navy at the end of the cold war the purpose built headquarters at whale island portsmouth was opened in 2002 was named after admiral of the fleet sir henry leach the first sea lord during the falklands war it was housed within hms excellent 50 48 53 7 n 1 5 59 1 w 50 814917 n 1 099750 w 50 814917 1 099750 a top level budget tlb was the major financial accounting group of the mod seemingly introduced during the 1990s the chief of fleet support located in bath disappeared as a tlb sometime after 1997 98 9 the merger of the commander in chief fleet and 2nd sea lord organisations on 1 april 2006 created a single naval top level budget the fleet tlb 10 on 1 april 2010 the fleet tlb was renamed navy command henry leach building whale island west battery whale island as of 2017 official descriptions said that navy command headquarters was based at whale island but also includes the command centre in northwood and support staff in portsmouth naval base 11 as of 2017 it included henry leach building and west battery building hms excellent portsmouth senior naval staff moore building hms excellent fleet battle staff command centre northwood headquarters maritime operations staff hmnb portsmouth support staff maritime warfare centre flag officer sea training training of warships for combat preparatory to deployments royal navy chaplaincy service provision of religious ministry navy command supported the first sea lord in the management of the command and delivers the service s current and future outputs as articulated in the command plan 12 royal navy official writings describe navy command headquarters both as a physical site on whale island at portsmouth hampshire but navy command also as a collective formed of the most senior rn officers 2018 2022 13 and as a tlb on 1 april 2025 a lords announcement appeared to presage the abandonment of the tlb system saying that under the secretary of state and ministers the mod s main subdivisions would now include a strengthened department of state a fully fledged military strategic headquarters plus the national armaments director and defence nuclear 14 the secretary of state for defence john healey had confirmed on 18 february 2025 that instead of the current 10 budget holders that there would be four new budget holders one for each of this new quad 15 structure edit office of the second sea lord and deputy chief of the naval staff royal navy hierarchy chart 31 march 2016 in 2008 the fleet commander s role was to exercise full command on behalf of the first sea lord over all fleet units battle staffs the fleet air arm royal fleet auxiliary and the royal marines he is responsible for the generation of units for tasking and the operation of the fleet in meeting standing commitments conduct of current operations and maintaining their contingent capability as directed by head office and articulated in the navy command plan 16 in early 2026 he was described as the royal navy s most senior operational commander responsible for the operational effectiveness and efficiency of the fleet 17 in 2018 the second sea lord led navy command hq and was responsible for the development and delivery of future and current capability in support of the fleet commander as detailed in the navy command plan 16 the previous office of the assistant chief of the naval staff submarines and deputy flag officer scotland and northern ireland as of january 2017 18 was disestablished under the navy command transformation programme april 2020 19 changes by 2020 2021 saw the commander united kingdom strike force take up command of the ukstrkfor enterprise including the maritime battle staff the maritime battle staff appears to be a change of name for the previous fleet battle staff the fleet battle staff based in two locations portsmouth and plymouth was the operational planning department that planned exercises and operations for large multinational naval and marine task groups across the globe 20 but in actuality the fleet battle staff was merely a collective name for the comukmarfor comukamphibfor commander uk task group comuktg and the 3 commando brigade headquarters 21 structural listing 2025 edit listing as of 31 december 2025 22 first sea lord and chief of the naval staff direct reports to 1sl cns deputy director afloat sustainment programme rfa director finance and commercial deputy finance director navy financial deputy director nuclear navy dns communications deputy director head of icg policy issues deputy director future support acquisition dnf deputy director navy capability strategy mr andrew mitchell scs 23 chief digital and information officer deputy director navy strategic plans stanavforl of6 commander maritime reserves rnmce ahead engagement chief of staff hq dep dir c4 isr n6 dep dir policy and engagement fleet cos aviation of7 commodore naval legal services navy healthcare deputy director naval infrastructure cjos coe depty director nato defence engagement commander jiatf lazurite spo director norway strategic partnership deputy director strategic engagement mshq cos temp ddpc commandant s diary secretariat sm mshq iamd deputy director director navy digital dm ng sro deputy director performance deputy director commercial shipping acquisition senior responsible owner clyde infrastructure programme senior responsible owner sm availability sro devonport infrastructure major change programme sro future infrastructure navy acquisition head mesa aw deputy director head rn culture centre naval assistant people tasks head royal fleet auxiliary people development and recovery deputy director people and training strategy deputy director people training commandant training management group collingwood raleigh sultan rm ctc awaiting assignment service complaints multiple posts fleet commander edit chaplain of the fleet head navy safety centre national hydrog dce hydrog commander united kingdom strike force comukstrkfor or csf commander united kingdom carrier strike group deputy commander comd strike force director force generation responsible for the royal navy s scheduling authority in service capability management intelligent customer function and discharging legislative duty holding responsibilities risk to life management 13 naval base commander portsmouth deputy director logistics plans od plans commodore naval aviation commander fleet operational sea training commodore ian feasey commander surface flotilla 24 director submarines cff leads submarine flotilla naval base commander clyde naval base commander drake devonport deputy director submarines operational duty holder commander operations deputy commander operations a commodore responsible for ensuring the royal navy has the ability to observe and process all aspects of operational experience to learn lessons from previous operations and enhance fighting power 13 pjhq tf poseidon naples ukrainian navy support second sea lord edit director navy acquisition director develop assistant chief of the naval staff directs and develops naval strategic policy and strategy for the royal navy notes edit queen s regulations 2020 lavery 2012 roskill 1954 pp 46 49 niehorster leo 23 april 2006 royal navy 3 september 1939 royal navy south africa hansard hansard parliament uk royal navy command system hansard 5 june 1967 moland 1972 grove 1987 p 307 https www resdal org archivo omd tlbs htm ministry of defence annual report and accounts 2006 2007 pdf assets publishing service gov uk ministry of defence 23 july 2007 p 193 retrieved 3 may 2026 royal navy 2017b parliament 2018 p 1 1 2 3 ministry of defence 2022 https questions statements parliament uk written statements detail 2025 04 01 hlws571 defence secretary s speech on defence reform gov uk 18 february 2025 retrieved 4 may 2026 1 2 parliament 2018 hms sultan facebook post 12 january 2026 royal navy 2017b pp 6 9 submariners association newsletter in depth 68 pdf submariners association 1 april 2020 retrieved 13 june 2020 royal navy fleet battle staff webarchive nationalarchives gov uk national archives 17 april 2009 retrieved 8 august 2017 commander uk amphibious force archived from the original on 16 march 2011 mod organogram of staff roles salaries navy command data gov uk https www dsei co uk speakers andrew mitchell https www defenceiq com events surfacewarships speakers commodore ian feasey references edit grove eric 1987 vanguard to trident british naval policy since world war ii naval institute press isbn 978 0870215520 heathcote tony 2002 the british admirals of the fleet 1734 1995 pen sword ltd isbn 0 85052 835 6 ministry of defence 9 march 2022 navy command senior as of march 2021 assets publishing service gov uk retrieved 7 may 2022 ministry of defence 2020a how defence works version version 6 0 september 2020 pdf assets publishing service gov uk uk mod retrieved 3 november 2020 lavery brian 2012 nelson s navy the ships men and organisation 1793 1815 naval institute press isbn 978 1591146124 moland commander r w 1972 one fleet a structural outline rusi journal 117 666 doi 10 1080 03071847209429770 navy command secretariat foi section 11 march 2020 information regarding what is commodore edward ahlgren new appointment promoted 20 january 2020 pdf assets publishing service gov uk uk ministry of defence retrieved 28 april 2020 the current appointment of commodore ahlgren is deputy commander operations parliament 26 april 2018 defence operating model context pdf data parliament uk ministry of defence united kingdom retrieved 20 october 2018 roskill stephen 1954 the war at sea 1939 1945 volume 1 the defensive london hmso royal navy 2019 the navy directory 2019 published 1 january 2020 pdf royalnavy mod uk royal navy retrieved 3 november 2020 royal navy 2017b navy command hq royal navy royalnavy mod uk royal navy mod uk retrieved 7 august 2017 royal navy 2017a the navy list january 2017 pdf royalnavy mod uk h m stationery office retrieved 7 august 2017 speller ian 2004 the royal navy and maritime power in the twentieth century routledge p 126 isbn 9781134269822 external links edit previous navy command headquarters website last version accessible so far 9 december 2018 v t e ministry of defence united kingdom headquarters main building whitehall armed forces service branches naval service royal navy royal marines british army royal air force by nation scotland wales the irish defence council political secretary of state for defence minister of state for defence readiness and industry minister of state minister for the house of lords parliamentary under secretary of state minister for the armed forces parliamentary under secretary of state minister for veterans and people military chief of the defence staff vice chief of the defence staff first sea lord and chief of the naval staff chief of the general staff chief of the air staff commander cyber specialist operations command chief of defence people civil service permanent under secretary of state for defence chief scientific adviser director general finance director general head office and commissioning services director general nuclear director general security policy lead non executive board member non executive defence board member and chair of the people committee non executive defence board member and chair of the defence audit 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