List of senior officers of the Royal Navy
This is a list of senior officers of the Royal Navy.
Lord High Admirals, 1413-1628
- Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter 1413 - 1426
- John, Duke of Bedford 1426 - 1435
- John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter 1435 - 1447
- William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk 1447 - 1450
- Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter 1450 - 1461
- William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent 1462
- Richard, Duke of Gloucester 1462 - 1470
- Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick 1470 - 1471
- Richard, Duke of Gloucester 1471 - 1483
- John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk 1483 - 1485
- John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford 1485 - 1513
- Sir Edward Howard 1513 son of the 2nd Duke of Norfolk
- Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey 1513 - 1525
- Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond 1525 - 1536
- William Fitzwilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton 1536 - 1540
- John Russell, 1st Lord Russell 1540 - 1542
- Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford 1542 - 1543
- John Dudley, Viscount Lisle 1543 - 1547
- Thomas Seymour, 1st Lord Seymour of Sudeley 1547 - 1549
- John Dudley, 1st Earl of Warwick 1549 - 1550
- Edward Clinton, 9th Lord Clinton 1550 - 1554
- William Howard, 1st Lord Howard of Effingham 1554 - 1558
- Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln 1558 - 1585
- Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham (1597) 1585 - 1619
- George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham 1619 - 1628
Lords High Admiral and First Lords of the Admiralty, 1628-1709
- Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1628 - 1635
- Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey(First Lord of the Admiralty) 1635 - 1636
- William Juxon, Bishop of Lincoln (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1636 - 1638
- Algernon Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland (Lord High Admiral to 1642, then First Lord of the Admiralty) 1638 - 1643
- Francis Cottington, 1st Lord Cottington 1643 - 1646
- none 1646-1660
- James Stuart, Duke of York and Albany (Lord High Admiral) 1660 - 1673
- King Charles II (Lord High Admiral) 1673
- Prince Rupert of the Palatinate, 1st Duke of Cumberland (Lord High Admiral) 1673 - 1679
- Sir Henry Capell (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1679 - 1681
- Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1681 - 1684
- King Charles II (Lord High Admiral) 1684 - 1685
- King James II (Lord High Admiral) 1685 - 1688
- King William III (Lord High Admiral) 1689
- Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington (Lord High Admiral to 1689, then First Lord of the Admiralty) 1689 - 1690
- Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1690 - 1692
- Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Lord Cornwallis of Eye (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1692 - 1693
- Anthony Carey, 5th Viscount of Falkland (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1693 - 1694
- Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1694 - 1699
- John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgwater (First Lord of the Admiralty) 1699 - 1701
- Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke(Lord High Admiral) 1701 - 1702
- Prince George of Denmark (Lord High Admiral) 1702 - 1708
- Queen Anne (Lord High Admiral) 1708
- Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke (Lord High Admiral) 1708 - 1709
First Lords of the Admiralty, 1709-1964
- Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford 1709 - 1710
- Sir John Leake 1710 - 1712
- Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford 1712 - 1714
- Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford 1714 - 1717
- James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley 1717 - 1727
- George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington 1727 - 1733
- Sir Charles Wager 1733 - 1742
- Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea 1742 - 1744
- John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford 1744 - 1748
- John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich 1748 - 1751
- George Anson, 1st Baron Anson 1751 - 1756
- Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple 1756 - 1757
- Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea 1757
- George Anson, 1st Baron Anson 1757 - 1762
- George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax 1762
- George Grenville 1762-1763
- John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich 1763
- John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont 1763 - 1766
- Sir Charles Saunders 1766
- Sir Edward Hawke 1766 - 1771
- John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich 1771 - 1782
- Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel 1782 - 1783
- Richard Howe, 4th Viscount Howe 1783
- Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel 1783
- Richard Howe, 4th Viscount Howe 1783 - 1788
- John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham 1788 - 1794
- George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer 1794 - 1801
- John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent 1801 - 1804
- Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville 1804 - 1805
- Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham 1805 - 1806
- Charles Grey, Viscount Howick 1806
- Thomas Grenville 1806 - 1807
- Henry Phipps, 3rd Baron Mulgrave 1807 - 1810
- Charles Philip Yorke 1810 - 1812
- Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville 1812 - 1827
- HRH The Duke of Clarence (Lord High Admiral) 1827 - 1828
- Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville 1828 - 1830
- Sir James Graham 1830 - 1834
- George Eden, 2nd Baron Auckland 1834
- Thomas Robinson, 2nd Earl de Grey 1834 - 1835
- George Eden, 2nd Baron Auckland 1835
- Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto 1835 - 1841
- Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington 1841 - 1846
- Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough 1846
- George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland 1846 - 1849
- Sir Francis Thornhill Baring 1849 - 1852
- Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland 1852
- Sir James Graham 1852 - 1855
- Sir Charles Wood 1855 - 1858
- Sir John Pakington 1858 - 1859
- Edward Adolphus Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset 1859 - 1866
- Sir John Pakington 1866 - 1867
- Henry Thomas Lowry Corry 1867 - 1868
- Hugh Childers 1868 - 1871
- George Joachim Goschen 1871 - 1874
- George Ward Hunt 1874 - 1877
- William Henry Smith 1877 - 1880
- Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook 1880 - 1885
- Lord George Hamilton 1885 - 1886
- George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon 1886
- Lord George Hamilton 1886 - 1892
- John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer 1892 - 1895
- George Joachim Goschen 1895 - 1900
- William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne 1900 - 1905
- Frederick Archibald Vaughan Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor 1905
- Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth 1905 - 1908
- Reginald McKenna 1908 - 1911
- Winston Churchill 1911 - 1915
- Arthur Balfour 1915 - 1916
- Sir Edward Carson 1916 - 1917
- Sir Eric Geddes 1917 - 1919
- Walter Hume Long 1919 - 1921
- Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1st Baron Lee of Fareham 1921 - 1922
- Leo Amery 1922 - 1924
- Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford 1924
- William Clive Bridgeman 1924 - 1929
- A. V. Alexander 1929 - 1931
- Sir Austen Chamberlain 1931
- Bolton Eyres-Monsell, 1st Viscount Monsell 1931 - 1936
- Sir Samuel Hoare 1936 - 1937
- Alfred Duff Cooper 1937 - 1938
- James Richard Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope 1938 - 1939
- Winston Churchill 1939 - 1940
- A. V. Alexander 1940 - 1945
- Brendan Bracken 1945
- A. V. Alexander 1945 - 1946
- George Hall, 1st Viscount Hall 1946 - 1951
- Francis Aungier Pakenham, 1st Baron Pakenham 1951
- James Thomas, 1st Viscount Cilcennan (1955) 1951 - 1956
- Quintin McGarel Hogg, 2nd Viscount Hailsham 1956 - 1957
- George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk 1957 - 1959
- Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, 1959-1963
- George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe 1963-1964
Admirals of the Fleet, 1795-1827
First Sea Lords and Chiefs of the Naval Staff, 1828-Present
- Sir George Cockburn 1828-1830
- Sir Thomas Hardy 1830-1834
- The Hon. George Heneage Dundas 1834
- Sir Charles Adam 1834
- Sir George Cockburn 1834-1835
- Sir Charles Adam 1835-1841
- Sir George Cockburn 1841-1846
- Sir William Parker 1846
- Sir Charles Adam 1846-1847
- Sir James Dundas 1847-1852
- The Hon. Maurice Fitzhardinge Berkeley 1852
- Hyde Parker 1852-1854
- The Hon. Maurice Fitzhardinge Berkeley 1854-1857
- Sir Richard Dundas 1857-1858
- William Martin 1858-1859
- Sir Richard Dundas 1859-1861
- Sir Frederick Grey 1861-1866
- Sir Alexander Milne 1866-1868
- Sir Sydney Dacres 1868-1872
- Sir Alexander Milne 1872-1876
- Sir Hastings Yelverston 1876-1877
- Sir George Wellesley 1877-1879
- Sir Astley Cooper Key 1879-1885
- Sir Arthur Hood 1885-1886
- Lord John Hay 1886
- Sir Arthur Hood 1886-1889
- Sir Vesey Hamilton 1889-1891
- Sir Anthony Hoskins 1891-1893
- Sir Frederick Richards 1893-1899
- Lord Walter Kerr 1899-1904
- Sir John Fisher 1904-1910
- Sir Arthur Wilson 1910-1911
- Sir Francis Bridgeman 1911-1912
- Prince Louis of Battenberg 1912-1914
- John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher 1914-1915
- Sir Henry Jackson 1915-1916
- Sir John Jellicoe 1916-1917
- Sir Rosslyn Wemyss 1917-1919
- David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty 1919-1927
- Sir Charles Madden 1927-1930
- Sir Frederick Field 1930-1933
- Ernle Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield 1933-1938
- Sir Roger Backhouse 1938-1939
- Sir Dudley Pound 1939-1943
- Andrew Cunningham, 1st Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope 1943-1946
- Sir John Cunningham 1946-1948
- Sir Bruce Fraser 1948-1951
- Sir Rhoderick McGrigor 1951-1955
- Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1955-1959
- Sir Charles Lambe 1959-1960
- Sir Caspar John 1960-1963
- Sir David Luce 1963-1966
- Sir Varyl Begg 1966-1968
- Sir Michael Lefanu 1968-1970
- Sir Peter Hill-Norton 1970-1971
- Sir Michael Pollock 1971-1974
- Sir Edward Ashmore 1974-1977
- Sir Terence Lewin 1977-1979
- Sir Henry Leach 1979-1982
- Sir John Fieldhouse 1982-1985
- Sir William Staveley 1985-1989
- Sir Julian Oswald 1989-1993
- Sir Benjamin Bathurst 1993-1995
- Admiral Sir Jock Slater 1995-1998
- Admiral Sir Michael Boyce 1998-2001
- Admiral Sir Nigel Essenhigh 2001-2002
- Admiral Sir Alan West 2002-present
Deputy First Sea Lords
- Admiral Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis 29 July 1942 -
Deputy/Vice Chiefs of the Naval Staff
- Rear-Admiral Sir Tom Phillips 1 June 1939 - 21 October 1941
- Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Moore 21 October 1941 - 7 June 1943
- Rear-Admiral Sir E Neville Syfret 7 June 1943 -
Second Sea Lords
- Admiral Sir Charles Little 30 September 1938 - 1 June 1941
- Vice-Admiral Sir William Whitworth 1 June 1941 - 8 March 1944
- Vice-Admiral Sir Algernon Willis 8 March 1944 -
- Vice-Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent January 2003 - Present
Third Sea Lords
- Rear-Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser 1 March 1939 - 22 May 1942
- Vice-Admiral Sir W Frederick Wake-Walker 22 May 1942 -
Fourth Sea Lords
- Rear-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Arbuthnot 1 October 1937 - 1 April 1941
- Vice-Admiral Sir John Cunningham 1 April 1941 - 8 May 1943
- Rear-Admiral Frank Pegram 8 May 1943 - 20 March 1944
- Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Palliser 20 March 1944
Fifth Sea Lords
- Vice-Admiral the Honorable Sir Alexander Ramsay 19 July 1938 - 14 April 1941
- Rear-Admiral Sir A Lumley St G Lyster 14 April 1941 -
- Rear-Admiral Sir Denis Boyd - 1 May 1945
- Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Troubridge 1 May 1945 -
