Second Sea Lord

Second Sea Lord (2SL)
Ensign of the Royal navy
Incumbent Vice Admiral Jonathan Woodcock OBE since 2015
Appointer	Recommendation of Secretary of State for Defence to the Prime Minister Approved by HM The Queen
Term length	Not fixed (typically 2-3 years)

The Second Sea Lord (2SL), is one of the most senior admirals of the British Royal Navy, responsible for personnel and naval shore establishments.

History

In 1805, for the first time, specific functions were assigned to each of the 'Naval' Lords, who were described as 'Professional' Lords, leaving to the 'Civil' Lords the routine business of signing documents.^[1] The Second Naval Lord was the second most senior Naval Lord on the Board of Admiralty and as Chief of Naval Personnel was responsible for handling all personnel matters for the Royal Navy.

The posts of Second Sea Lord and the Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command (CINCNAVHOME) were amalgamated in 1994 following the rationalisation of the British Armed Forces following the end of the Cold War.^[2] (The post of Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command had been created on 1 July 1969 as a result of the merger of the posts of Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth and Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.)^[3]

2SL is based in Portsmouth in a combined headquarters with the Fleet Commander on Whale Island.^[4] Until October 2012 he flew his flag from HMS Victory, the world's oldest commissioned warship, which is preserved in dry dock in Portsmouth.^[5] The right to use HMS Victory as a flagship came from his position as CINCNAVHOME, who in turn acquired it from the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. Since October 2012, distinct Commander-in-Chief posts have been discontinued and full command responsibility vested in the First Sea Lord, who now flies his flag from Victory.

In 2016 the post was retitled Second Sea Lord & Deputy Chief of Naval Staff and defined as "responsible for the delivery of the Naval Service’s current and future personnel, equipment and infrastructure".^[6]

Second Naval Lords, 1830–1904

Second Naval Lords include:^[7]

Rear Admiral George Dundas, 1830–1834
Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, 1834
Vice-Admiral Sir John Beresford, 1835–1841
Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, 1835–1841
Rear Admiral Sir Edward Troubridge, 1841
Vice-Admiral Sir William Gage, 1841–1846
Vice-Admiral Sir James Dundas, 1846–1847
Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Prescott, 1847
Vice-Admiral Sir Maurice Berkeley, 1847–1852
Vice-Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, 1852
Vice-Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby, 1852–1853
Vice-Admiral Sir Maurice Berkeley, 1853–1854
Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Dundas, 1854–1855
Vice-Admiral Henry Eden, 1855–1857
Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Dundas, 1857
Vice-Admiral Henry Eden, 1857–1858
Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Dundas, 1858–1859
Rear Admiral Frederick Pelham, 1859–1861
Vice Admiral Sir Charles Eden, 1861–1866
Vice-Admiral Sir Sydney Dacres, 1866–1868
Vacant, 1868–1872
Vice Admiral Sir John Tarleton, 1872–1874
Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Hornby, 1874–1877
Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Hood 1877–1879
Admiral The Earl of Clanwilliam, 1879–1880
Admiral Lord John Hay, 1880–1883
Admiral Lord Alcester, 1883–1885
Admiral Sir Anthony Hoskins, 1885–1888
Vice-Admiral Sir Vesey Hamilton, 1888–1889
Admiral Sir Henry Fairfax, 1889–1892
Admiral Sir Frederick Richards, 1892–1893
Admiral Lord Walter Kerr, 1893–1895
Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford, 1895–1899
Admiral Lord Walter Kerr, 1899
Vice-Admiral Archibald Douglas, 1899–1902
Admiral Sir John Fisher, 1902–1903

Second Sea Lords, 1904–1995

Second Sea Lords include:^[7]

Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Drury, 1903–1907
Admiral Sir William May, 1907–1909
Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman, 1909–1911
Vice-Admiral Sir George Egerton, 1911
Vice-Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg, 1911–1912
Vice-Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, 1912–1914
Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Hamilton, 1914–1916
Vice-Admiral Sir Somerset Gough-Calthorpe, 1916
Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, 1916–1917
Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, 1917
Vice-Admiral Sir Herbert Heath, 1917–1919
Admiral Sir Montague Browning, 1919–1920
Admiral Sir Henry Oliver, 1920–1924
Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 1924–1925
Vice-Admiral Sir Hubert Brand, 1925–1927
Admiral Sir Michael Hodges, 1927–1930
Admiral Sir Cyril Fuller, 1930–1932
Admiral Sir Dudley Pound, 1932–1935
Admiral Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, 1935–1938
Admiral Sir Charles Little, 1938–1941
Admiral Sir William Whitworth, 1941–1944
Admiral Sir Algernon Willis, 1944–1946
Admiral Sir Arthur Power, 1946–1948
Admiral Sir Cecil Harcourt, 1948–1950
Admiral Sir Alexander Madden, 1950–1953
Admiral Sir Guy Russell, 1953–1955
Admiral Sir Charles Lambe, 1955–1957
Vice-Admiral Sir Deric Holland-Martin, 1957–1959
Admiral Sir St John Tyrwhitt, 1959–1961
Admiral Sir Royston Wright, 1961–1965
Admiral Sir Desmond Dreyer, 1965–1967
Admiral Sir Peter Hill-Norton, 1967
Admiral Sir Frank Twiss, 1967–1970
Vice-Admiral Sir Andrew Lewis, 1970–1971
Admiral Sir Derek Empson, 1971–1974
Admiral Sir David Williams, 1974–1977
Admiral Sir Gordon Tait, 1977–1979
Admiral Sir Desmond Cassidi, 1979–1982
Admiral Sir Simon Cassels, 1982–1986
Admiral Sir Richard Fitch, 1986–1988
Admiral Sir Brian Brown, 1988–1991
Admiral Sir Michael Livesay, 1991–1992
Admiral Sir Michael Layard, 1992–1995

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

From 1995-2012 the Second Sea Lord was (as Commander-in-Chief) based in Admiralty House within HMNB Portsmouth (note the Vice-Admiral's flag in this 2006 photo).

Second Sea Lords and Commanders-in-Chief include:^[7]

Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, 1995–1997
Admiral Sir John Brigstocke, 1997–2000
Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Spencer, 2000–2003
Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, 2003–2005
Vice-Admiral Sir Adrian Johns, 2005–2008
Vice-Admiral Sir Alan Massey, 2008–2010
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Montgomery, 2010–2012^[8]

Chiefs of Naval Personnel & Training and Second Sea Lords 2012-2015

Rank	Name	Image	In office
Vice Admiral	Sir Charles Montgomery KBE ADC		2012 (and see above)
Vice Admiral	Sir David Steel KBE DL		2012 – 2015

Second Sea Lord & Deputy Chief of Naval Staff 2015-present

Rank	Name	Image	In office
Vice Admiral	Jonathan Woodcock OBE		2SL: 2015 – Present, Deputy CNS: 2016 - present

References

↑ "Sainty, JC, Lord High Admiral and Commissioners of the Admiralty 1660-1870', Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4: Admiralty Officials 1660-1870 (1975), pp. 18-31.". Retrieved 4 September 2009.
↑ Admiral Sir Michael Layard, KCB, CBE
↑ History in Portsmouth
↑ Royal Navy Command and Organisation
↑ Oscar Makes 99th Commanding Officer for HMS Victory
↑ "Second Sea Lord". Royal Navy. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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