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{{Short description|British Royal Navy admiral, 1971–2012}}
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The '''Commander-in-Chief Fleet''' ('''CINCFLEET''') was the [[Admiral (United Kingdom)|admiral]] responsible for the operations of the ships, submarines and aircraft of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Navy]] from 1971 until April 2012. The post was subordinate to the [[First Sea Lord]], the professional head of the [[Naval Service (United Kingdom)|Naval Service]]. In its last years, as the Navy shrank, more administrative responsibilities were added.

In April 2012, the post was abolished, its rank downgraded from admiral to three-star vice admiral, and re-designated [[Fleet Commander]] and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff.

==History==
Prior to 1964 responsibility for control and direction of British naval affairs lay with the [[British Admiralty|Admiralty]], naval command lay with the [[Admiralty Naval Staff]]. Following the merger of the Admiralty in 1964 into the new [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] it became known as the Navy Department.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Stationery Office |first1=H.M. |title=The Navy List |date=31 October 1967 |publisher=Spink and Sons Ltd, London, England |pages=524–532}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor-last1=Lagassé|editor-first1=Paul|title=The Columbia encyclopedia|date=2000|publisher=Columbia Univ. Press u.a.|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0787650155|edition=6.|chapter=Admiralty|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/columbiaencyclop00laga}}</ref>

In November 1971, force reductions resulted in the [[Western Fleet (United Kingdom)|Western Fleet]] being amalgamated with the [[Far East Fleet]]. It was to be commanded by a [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|four star admiral]] who held the title Commander-in-Chief Fleet,<ref>{{cite journal |title = Maritime Affairs |journal = The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal |date = 1971 |volume = 101 |page = 404<!-- |access-date = 2 January 2018--> }}</ref> with his headquarters at the [[Northwood Headquarters]], [[Middlesex, England|Middlesex]], [[England]]. Previous to November 1971, on 1 May 1971 CINCWF had already assumed responsibility for the administration of ships in the [[Far East Fleet]]. From 1971-72 CINCFLEET directed [[Flag Officer, Carriers and Amphibious Ships]]; [[Flag Officer First Flotilla]]; [[Flag Officer, Second Flotilla]]; [[Commodore Submarine Service|Flag Officer Submarines]]; the [[Hydrographer of the Navy]], Rear Admiral Geoffrey Hall (all survey vessels); [[Flag Officer Sea Training (United Kingdom)|Flag Officer Sea Training]] (all ships in workup at Portland); and Captain, Mine Countermeasures.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Commander R.W. Moland RN|title=One Fleet: A Structural Outline|journal=[[RUSI Journal]]|volume=117|number=666|page=19}}</ref> Operational control was delegated to FOSNI, [[Flag Officer Plymouth]], [[Flag Officer Gibraltar]], [[Flag Officer, Malta|Flag Officer Malta]], [[Senior Naval Officer West Indies]], Commander, [[ANZUK]] Naval Forces, and Commodore-in-Charge, Hong Kong.

The [[Flag Officer Gibraltar]], and Gibraltar Naval Base Commander, a [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear Admiral]], double-hatted as [[NATO]]'s [[Commander Gibraltar Mediterranean]] (COMGIBMED).<ref>{{cite book|title=Jane's Defence Weekly|date=1987|volume=8|page=489|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YbpDAQAAIAAJ&q=%22COMGIBMED%22|access-date=24 November 2017}}</ref> In the late 1980s two small patrol craft, {{HMS|Cormorant|P256|6}}, {{HMS|Hart|P257|6}}, were reported as being attached to FO Gibraltar.

The post of CINCFLEET also was assigned the NATO appointments of [[Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Atlantic Area]] (CINCEASTLANT) and [[Commander-in-Chief Channel]] (CINCHAN).<ref>{{cite book |url = http://wiretap.area.com/Gopher/Gov/NATO-HB/part.07 |title = NATO Handbook07 |date = March 25, 1993 |access-date = 29 May 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160611073025/http://wiretap.area.com/Gopher/Gov/NATO-HB/part.07 |archive-date = 11 June 2016 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all }}</ref> On 1 July 1994, the Channel Command was disestablished: however most of its subordinate commands remained in existence although reshuffled: most of the headquarters were absorbed within [[Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe|Allied Command Europe]] particularly as part of the new [[Allied Forces Northwestern Europe]].<ref>{{cite web |first = Thomas-Durrell |last = Young |url = http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=148 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070610034802/http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=148 |url-status = dead |archive-date = 10 June 2007 |title = Command in NATO After the Cold War: Alliance, National, and Multinational Considerations |publisher = U.S. Army Strategic Studies Institute |date = 1 June 1997 |page = 11 |access-date = 26 April 2016 }}</ref>

In 1992 Fleet Headquarters moved to [[Navy Command (Royal Navy)|Portsmouth]]. In 2005, the [[Second Sea Lord]], reduced in rank from full Admiral to Vice-Admiral, came under CINCFLEET's command, a situation that lasted until the [[Peter Levene, Baron Levene of Portsoken|Levene]] reforms of 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=An independent report into the structure and management of the Ministry of Defence|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/27408/defence_reform_report_struct_mgt_mod_27june2011.pdf|date=1 June 2011|first=Lord|last=Levene of Portsoken|publisher=Ministry of Defence|access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>

==Responsibilities==
[[File:Royal Navy Command Structure 2010.png|thumb|Structure in 2010]]
Full command of the Fleet and responsibility for the Fleet element of military operational capability including the [[Royal Marines]] and the [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]], was delegated to Commander-in-Chief Fleet, as is described in official descriptions circa 2010.<ref name=navycommand>{{cite web |url = http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/training-and-people/the-rn-today/navy-command-headquarters/ |title = Navy Command Headquarters |publisher = Royal Navy |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100529193637/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/training-and-people/the-rn-today/navy-command-headquarters/ |archive-date = 29 May 2010 }}</ref> In 1971 after the amalgamation of the Western and Far East Fleets the headquarters was established at Northwood, in the [[London Borough of Hillingdon]] ([[HMS Warrior]]). Both the CINCFLEET and CINCEASTLANT staffs were co-located there. 

By the early 21st century the headquarters was split. In 2002 a new Command Headquarters, the [[Navy Command Headquarters]] Building at [[HMS Excellent (shore establishment)|HMS ''Excellent'']] in [[Portsmouth]]<ref name=navycommand/>{{dead link|date=August 2013}} was completed. Thereafter the headquarters was split between the Command HQ and CINCFLEET's Operational Headquarters at [[Northwood, London|Northwood]], co-located with the [[Permanent Joint Headquarters]].<ref name=navycommand/>{{dead link|date=January 2014}}

By the 2010s, CINCFLEET was supported by:<ref name=navycommand/>{{dead link|date=August 2013}}
*[[Second Sea Lord|Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command]], based in HMS ''Excellent'', who was the Principal Personnel Officer for the Royal Navy. The CINCNAVHOME title lapsed in 2012.
*Deputy CINCFLEET, based in HMS ''Excellent'', who directed the work of the Fleet Headquarters
*[[Commander Operations (Royal Navy)|Commander Operations]], based at Northwood, responsible for fleet operations
*[[Commander United Kingdom Amphibious Forces]], who was [[Commandant General Royal Marines]]
*[[Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces]] (previously known as Commander UK Task Group),<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/training-and-people/the-rn-today/navy-command-headquarters/fleet-battle-staff/history/index.htm |title = Fleet Battle Staff Headquarters |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110213124944/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/training-and-people/the-rn-today/navy-command-headquarters/fleet-battle-staff/history/index.htm |archive-date = 13 February 2011 }}</ref> who oversaw the commander of the UK Task Group (COMUKTG), subsequently renamed as the commander Amphibious Task Group (COMATG)<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/training-and-people/the-rn-today/navy-command-headquarters/fleet-battle-staff/comukmarfor/index.htm |title = Commander UK Maritime Force |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110211080613/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/training-and-people/the-rn-today/navy-command-headquarters/fleet-battle-staff/comukmarfor/index.htm |archive-date = 11 February 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/operations/auriga/index.htm |title = Cougar |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101211003029/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/operations/auriga/index.htm |archive-date = 11 December 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/surface-fleet/assault-ships/albion-class/hms-albion/news/new_admiral_visits_f.htm |title = New Admiral Visits Fleet Flagship |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612220141/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/surface-fleet/assault-ships/albion-class/hms-albion/news/new_admiral_visits_f.htm |archive-date = 12 June 2011 }}</ref> and the commander UK Carrier Strike Group (COMUKCSG).

Collectively, COMUKMARFOR, COMUKAMPHIBFOR, Commander UK Task Group (COMUKTG), and the [[3 Commando Brigade]] Headquarters comprised the "Fleet Battle Staff".<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/training-and-people/the-rn-today/navy-command-headquarters/fleet-battle-staff/comukamphibfor/index.htm |archive-url = http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110316102255/http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/training-and-people/the-rn-today/navy-command-headquarters/fleet-battle-staff/comukamphibfor/index.htm |title = Commander UK Amphibious Force |archive-date = 16 March 2011 }}</ref>

==Commanders-in-Chief Fleet==
The Commanders-in-Chief were:<ref name=navy>{{cite web |url = http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf |title = Royal Navy Senior Appointments |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120315105247/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf |archive-date = 15 March 2012 }}</ref>

Most are listed at their final service rank, not at their rank as CINCFLEET, an admiral's position.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image
! Rank
! Name
! Term began 
! Term ended
|-
|[[File:No image.png|85px]]||[[Admiral of the Fleet]]||[[Sir Edward Ashmore]]||November 1971||December 1973
|-
|[[File:No image.png|85px]]||[[Admiral of the Fleet]]||[[Sir Terence Lewin]]||December 1973||October 1975
|-
|[[File:John Treacher (1977).jpg|85px]]||[[Admiral of the Fleet]]||[[Sir John Treacher]]||October 1975||March 1977
|-
|[[File:No image.png|85px]]||[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]||[[Sir Henry Leach]]||March 1977||May 1979
|-
|[[File:James Eberle (cropped).jpg|85px]]||[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]||[[Sir James Eberle]]||May 1979||April 1981
|-
|[[File:Bust of Lord Fieldhouse (cropped).jpg|85px]]||[[Admiral of the Fleet]]||[[Sir John Fieldhouse]]||April 1981||October 1982
|-
|[[File:No image.png|85px]]||[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]||[[Sir William Staveley]]||October 1982||June 1985
|-
|[[File:No image.png|85px]]||[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]||[[Sir Nicholas Hunt]]||June 1985||May 1987
|-
|[[File:No image.png|85px]]||[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]||[[Sir Julian Oswald]]||May 1987||April 1989
|-
|[[File:No image.png|85px]]||[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]||[[Benjamin Bathurst (Royal Navy officer)|Sir Benjamin Bathurst]]||April 1989||January 1991
|-
|[[File:Naval Photo Jock Slater (cropped).jpg|85px]]||[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]||[[Sir Jock Slater]]||January 1991||December 1992
|-
|[[File:No image.png|85px]]||[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]||[[Sir Hugo White]]||December 1992||June 1995
|-
|[[File:Peter Abbot, Michael Portillo and William J. Perry (Abbot cropped).jpg|85px]]||[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]||[[Sir Peter Abbott]]||October 1995||September 1997
|-
|[[File:Defense.gov News Photo 021114-D-2842B-606 (cropped).jpg|85px]]||[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]||[[Sir Michael Boyce]]||September 1997||September 1998
|-
|[[File:Stella Maris Mass 2013 Portsmouth Cathedral (9971395596) (Nigel Essenhigh cropped).jpg|85px]]||[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]||[[Sir Nigel Essenhigh]]||September 1998||November 2000
|-
|[[File:Tony Ray (17967654632) (cropped).jpg|85px]]||[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]||[[Sir Alan West]]||November 2000||September 2002
|-
|[[File:The Queen and Adm Jonathon Band in 2006 (Band cropped).JPG|85px]]||[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]||[[Sir Jonathon Band]]||September 2002||November 2005
|-
|[[File:No image.png|85px]]||[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]||[[Sir James Burnell-Nugent]]||November 2005||November 2007
|-
|[[File:General Walter L. Sharp walks with Sea Lord Admiral, Sir Mark Stanhope (cropped).jpg|85px]]||[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]||[[Sir Mark Stanhope]]||November 2007||June 2009
|-
|[[File:Trevor Soar presents (cropped).jpg|85px]]||[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]||[[Sir Trevor Soar]]<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/Admiral-Sir-Trevor-Soar-takes.5355818.jp |title = Admiral Sir Trevor Soar takes up Navy fleet position |work = Portsmouth News |date = 11 June 2009 |access-date = 12 June 2009 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20120912042435/http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/Admiral-Sir-Trevor-Soar-takes.5355818.jp |archive-date = 12 September 2012 |url-status = dead }}</ref>||June 2009||January 2012
|-
|[[File:1SL George Zambellas 2013-09-08 (cropped).jpg|85px]]||[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]]||[[Sir George Zambellas]]<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.bfbs.com/news/navy/new-commander-chief-fleet-54187.html |title = Admiral George Zambellas takes up role as CinC Fleet |publisher = British Forces News |date = 6 January 2012 |access-date = 11 January 2012 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120203040549/http://www.bfbs.com/news/navy/new-commander-chief-fleet-54187.html |archive-date = 3 February 2012 }}</ref>||January 2012||April 2012
|}

==Deputy Commander-in-Chief, and Chief of Staff ==
Deputy Commanders have included:<ref name=navy/>
* Vice Admiral Sir [[Roy Newman]], Feb 1990–June 1992
* Vice Admiral Sir [[Geoffrey Biggs]], June 1992–June 1994
* Vice Admiral Sir [[Jonathan Tod]], June 1994–June 1997
* Vice Admiral Sir [[Jeremy Blackham]], June 1997–Jan 1999
* Vice Admiral Sir [[Fabian Malbon]], Jan 1999–May 2001
* Vice Admiral Sir [[Jonathon Band]], May 2001–July 2002
* Vice Admiral Sir [[Mark Stanhope]], July 2002–June 2004
* Vice Admiral Sir [[Timothy McClement]], June 2004–Oct 2006
* Vice Admiral [[Paul Boissier (Royal Navy officer)|Paul Boissier]], Oct 2006–July 2009
* Vice Admiral Sir [[Richard Ibbotson]], July 2009–Jan 2011
* Vice Admiral Sir [[George Zambellas]], Jan 2011–Dec 2011
* Vice Admiral [[Philip Jones (Royal Navy officer)|Philip Jones]] Dec 2011–April 2012<ref name=navy/>

=== Chiefs of Staff ===
The Commander-in-Chief, Fleet's principal staff officer was the Chief of Staff, Fleet, responsible for coordinating the supporting staff of Fleet Headquarters from November 1971 to 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mackie |first1=Colin |title=Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865 |url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201865-.pdf |website=gulabin |publisher=C. Mackie |access-date=12 February 2019 |date=January 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! # !! post holder !! dates !! notes/ref
|-
| 1. ||[[Chief of Staff Fleet]] ||1971–2012||In 1990 became a joint title of the Deputy C-in-C<ref>Mackie 2019 p.135-136.</ref>
|-
| 2. ||Chief of Staff, (Warfare) Fleet ||2002–2006||became CoS Capability<ref>Mackie 2019 p.135.</ref>
|-
| 3. ||Chief of Staff (Capability) Fleet||2006–2012||<ref>Mackie 2019 p.135-136.</ref>
|-
| 4. ||Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations||1971–2010||became ACOS Operations (Navy) in 2002<ref>Mackie 2019 p.135-136.</ref>
|-
| 5. ||Assistant Chief of Staff, Plans ||1971–2012||<ref>Mackie 2019 p.135-136.</ref>
|-
| 6. || Assistant Chief of Staff, Warfare ||1973–2012||<ref>Mackie 2019 p.135-136.</ref>
|-
| 7. ||Command Secretary, Fleet ||1971–2012||<ref>The Civil Service Yearbook 1998 p.164.</ref><ref>The Civil Service Yearbook 2002 p.170.</ref>
|-
|}

== Subordinate commands ==
At various times included:<ref>{{cite book |last1 = Paxton |first1 = J. |title = The Statesman's Year-Book 1987-88 |date = 2016 |publisher = Springer |isbn = 9780230271166 |page = 1303 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-Li8DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1303 |language = en }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1 = Brown |first1 = David |title = The Royal Navy and Falklands War |date = 1987 |publisher = Pen and Sword |isbn = 9781473817791 |page = 53 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=CwLSAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA53 |language = en }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1 = Eberle |first1 = Sir James |title = Wider horizons: naval policy & international affairs |date = 2007 |publisher = Roundtuit Publishing |isbn = 9781904499176 |page = 16 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=pEAZ_wRi1_UC&pg=PA16 |language = en }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1 = Roberts |first1 = John |title = Safeguarding the Nation: The Story of the Modern Royal Navy |date = 2009 |publisher = Seaforth Publishing |isbn = 9781848320437 |page = 236 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=jNbZAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT235 |language = en }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1 = Paxton |first1 = J. |title = The Statesman's Year-Book 1990-91 |date = 2016 |publisher = Springer |isbn = 9780230271197 |page = 1315 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=DMjDDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1315 |language = en }}</ref>


{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! # !! post holder !! see !! dates
|-
| 1. ||Chaplain of the Fleet and Director-General Naval Chaplaincy Services ||{{main|Chaplain of the Fleet}} ||1971-2012
|-
| 2. ||Commandant General Royal Marines||{{main|Commandant General Royal Marines}}||1971-2012
|-
| 3. ||Commander British Forces Gibraltar ||{{main|Commander British Forces Gibraltar}}||1992-2012
|-
| 4. ||Commander Operations ||{{main|Commander Operations (Royal Navy)}} ||1993-2012
|-
| 5. ||Commander UK Amphibious Forces ||{{main|Commander UK Amphibious Forces}}||2001-2012
|-
| 6. ||Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces||{{main|Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces}}||2001-2012
|-
| 7. ||Flag Officer, Carriers and Amphibious Ships||{{main|Flag Officer, Carriers and Amphibious Ships}} ||1971-1979
|-
| 8. ||Flag Officer First Flotilla ||{{main|Flag Officer First Flotilla}} ||1971-1990
|-
| 9. ||Flag Officer Naval Air Command||{{main|Flag Officer Naval Air Command}}  ||1971-2010
|-
| 10. ||Flag Officer Gibraltar and Gibraltar Naval Base Commander||{{main|Flag Officer Gibraltar}}||1971-1992
|-
| 11. ||Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England, Northern Ireland ||{{main|Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England, Northern Ireland}}
||1996-2012
|-
| 12. ||Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland ||{{main|Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland}}|| 1971-1996
|-
| 13. ||Flag Officer Sea Training ||{{main|Flag Officer Sea Training (United Kingdom){{!}}Flag Officer Sea Training}} ||1971-2012
|-
| 14. ||Flag Officer, Second Flotilla||{{main|Flag Officer, Second Flotilla}} ||1971-1992
|-
| 15. ||Flag Officer Submarines ||{{main|Commodore Submarine Service}} ||1971-1991
|-
| 16. ||Flag Officer, Surface Flotilla||{{main|Flag Officer, Surface Flotilla}} ||1990-2002
|-
| 17. ||Flag Officer, Third Flotilla ||{{main|Flag Officer, Third Flotilla}} ||1979-1992
|-
|}

== Structure charts ==
{{Infobox command structure
| name = Fleet structure (1971 to 1981)<ref name="smith">{{cite web |last1 = Smith |first1 = Gordon |title = Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployment 1947–2013: Summary of Fleet Organization 1972–1981 |url = http://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1947-2013.htm#4 |website = www.naval-history.net |publisher = Gordon Smith |date = 12 July 2015 |access-date = 31 December 2017 }}</ref> 
| date = 
| parent = Commander-in-Chief Fleet
| subordinate =
'''Carriers and Amphibious Ships'''<br />
'''Units'''
* Aircraft Carriers
* Commando Carriers
* Assault Ships
* Destroyers not allocated<br /> to 1st or 2nd Flotillas
* Dartmouth Training Ship
* Fleet Training Ship
'''[[Flag Officer First Flotilla]]'''<br />
'''Units'''
*[[1st Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|1st Frigate Squadron]] (1972-1981)
*[[2nd Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|2nd Frigate Squadron]] (1972-1981)
*[[3rd Frigate Squadron]] (1972-1977)
*[[4th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|4th Frigate Squadron]] (1972-1976)
*[[5th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|5th Frigate Squadron]] (1976-1977)
*[[6th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|6th Frigate Squadron]] (1977-1981)
*[[6th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|6th Frigate Squadron]] (1980-1981)
*[[3rd Destroyer Squadron (United Kingdom)|3rd Destroyer Squadron]] (1980-1995)
'''2nd Flotilla'''<br />
'''Units'''
*[[4th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|4th Frigate Squadron]] (1976-1981)
*[[5th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|5th Frigate Squadron]] (1972-1976)
*[[6th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|6th Frigate Squadron]] (1972-1976)
*[[7th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|7th Frigate Squadron]] (1972-1980)
*[[8th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|8th Frigate Squadron]] (1972-1980)
*[[5th Destroyer Squadron (United Kingdom)|5th Destroyer Squadron]] (1980-1992)
'''Flag Officer Submarines'''<br />
'''Units'''
* 1st Submarine Squadron, Gosport (1971-2002)
* 2nd Submarine Squadron, Devonport (1971-2002)
* 3rd Submarine Squadron, Faslane (1971-2002)
* [[10th Submarine Squadron (United Kingdom)|10th Submarine Squadron]], Faslane (1971-2002)
'''Mine Countermeasures'''<br />
'''Units'''
* 1st MCM Squadron (1971-2002)
* 2nd MCM Squadron (1971-2002)
* 3rd MCM Squadron (1971-2002)
* 10th MCM Squadron [RNR] (1971-2002)
'''Fishery Protection Command'''<br />
'''Units'''
* Fishery Protection Squadron (1971-2002)
}}

{{Infobox command structure
| name = Fleet structure (1981 to 2002)<ref name="smith"/>
| date = 
| parent = Commander-in-Chief Fleet<br /> [[Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces]]
| subordinate =
: [[Third Flotilla]]<br />
'''Units'''
* Aircraft Carriers
* Amphibious Ships
* Fleet Training Ship
* Unallocated destroyers
:[[First Flotilla]]<br />
<br />
'''Units'''
*[[3rd Destroyer Squadron (United Kingdom)|3rd Destroyer Squadron]] (1980-1990)
*[[1st Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|1st Frigate Squadron]] (1981-1990)
*[[2nd Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|2nd Frigate Squadron]] (1981-1990)
*[[5th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|5th Frigate Squadron]] (1981-1990)
*[[6th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|6th Frigate Squadron]] (1981-1990)
:[[Second Flotilla]]<br />
<br />
'''Units'''
*[[3rd Frigate Squadron]] (1981-1990)
*[[4th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|4th Frigate Squadron]] (1981-1990)
*[[7th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|7th Frigate Squadron]] (1981-1990)
*[[8th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|8th Frigate Squadron]] (1981-1990)
*[[5th Destroyer Squadron (United Kingdom)|5th Destroyer Squadron]] (1981-1990)
:[[Surface Flotilla]]<br />
'''Units'''
*[[3rd Destroyer Squadron (United Kingdom)|3rd Destroyer Squadron]] (1990-2002)
*[[5th Destroyer Squadron (United Kingdom)|5th Destroyer Squadron]] (1990-2002)
*[[1st Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|1st Frigate Squadron]] (1990-2002)
*[[2nd Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|2nd Frigate Squadron]] (1990-2002)
*[[3rd Frigate Squadron]] (1990-2002)
*[[4th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|4th Frigate Squadron]] (1990-2002)
*[[5th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|5th Frigate Squadron]] (1990-2002)
*[[6th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|6th Frigate Squadron]] (1990-2002)
*[[7th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|7th Frigate Squadron]] (1990-2002)
*[[8th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|8th Frigate Squadron]] (1990-2002)
:[[Commodore Submarine Service|Flag Officer Submarines]]<br />
'''Units'''
* 1st Submarine Squadron, Gosport (1971-2002)
* 2nd Submarine Squadron, Devonport (1971-2002)
* 3rd Submarine Squadron, Faslane (1971-2002)
* 10th Submarine Squadron, Faslane (1971-2002)
:[[Mine Countermeasures Flotilla]]<br />
'''Units'''
* 1st MCM Squadron (1971-2002)
* 2nd MCM Squadron (1971-2002)
* 3rd MCM Squadron (1971-2002)
* 10th MCM Squadron [RNR] (1971-2002)
:[[Fishery Protections Squadron]]
* Fishery Protection Squadron (1971-2002)
}}
{{Infobox command structure
| name = Fleet structure (2002 to 2012)<ref name="smith"/>
| date = 
| parent = United Kingdom Maritime Forces
| subordinate =
* Amphibious Task Group
* Carrier Strike Group
* DC UK Maritime Forces
* UK Task Group
* [[Faslane Flotilla]]
* [[Devonport Flotilla]]
* [[Portsmouth Flotilla]]
}}

=== Flag Officer First Flotilla, 1989 ===

[[File:HMS Phoebe (F42) entering Hampton Roads 1990.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|The {{sclass|Leander|frigate}} {{HMS|Phoebe|F42|6}} in the [[Hampton Roads]]]]
The [[Flag Officer First Flotilla]] (FOF1) was a [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|rear admiral]] based [[HMNB Portsmouth]] who commanded the navy's [[First Flotilla]].

* '''[[First Flotilla]]''', [[HMNB Portsmouth]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Watson|first1=Graham|title=Royal Navy Organisation and Ship Deployments 1947–2013|url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGW-RNOrganisation1947-2013.htm|access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref> 
** '''[[1st Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|1st Frigate Squadron]]''', [[HMNB Devonport]] with
*** [[Type 22 frigate]]s (Batch 2): {{HMS|Boxer|F92|6}}, {{HMS|Beaver|F93|6}}, {{HMS|Brave|F94|6}}, {{HMS|London|F95|6}}, {{HMS|Sheffield|F96|6}}, {{HMS|Coventry|F98|6}}
** '''[[2nd Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|2nd Frigate Squadron]]''', HMNB Devonport with
*** [[Type 22 frigate]]s (Batch 1): {{HMS|Broadsword|F88|6}}, {{HMS|Battleaxe|F89|6}}, {{HMS|Brilliant|F90|6}}, {{HMS|Brazen|F91|6}}
** '''[[5th Destroyer Squadron (United Kingdom)|5th Destroyer Squadron]]''', [[HMNB Portsmouth]] with
*** [[Type 42 destroyer]]s: {{HMS|Newcastle|D87|6}}, {{HMS|Exeter|D89|6}}, {{HMS|Southampton|D90|6}}, {{HMS|Manchester|D95|6}}, {{HMS|Gloucester|D96|6}}, {{HMS|Cardiff|D108|6}}
** '''[[6th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|6th Frigate Squadron]]''', HMNB Devonport with
*** {{sclass|Leander|frigate}}s (Batch 3A): {{HMS|Andromeda|F57|6}}, {{HMS|Hermione|F58|6}}, {{HMS|Jupiter|F60|6}}, {{HMS|Scylla|F71|6}}, {{HMS|Charybdis|F75|6}}
*** Dartmouth Training Squadron (JFS 1989, p.&nbsp;651)
**** [[Type 82 destroyer]]: {{HMS|Bristol|D23|6}}, {{sclass|Leander|frigate}}s (Batch 3B): {{HMS|Ariadne|F72|6}}, {{HMS|Achilles|F12|6}}

===Flag Officer, Second Flotilla, 1989===

[[File:HMS Birmingham D86.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The [[Type 42 destroyer]] {{HMS|Birmingham|D86|6}} entering [[Port Everglades]] in [[Florida]]]]
The [[Flag Officer, Second Flotilla]] was a [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|rear admiral]] based [[HMNB Devonport]] who commanded the navy's [[Second Flotilla]].

* '''[[Second Flotilla]]''', with ships based [[HMNB Devonport]]:
** '''[[3rd Destroyer Squadron (United Kingdom)|3rd Destroyer Squadron]]''', [[Rosyth Dockyard|RN Dockyard Rosyth]] with
*** [[Type 42 destroyer]]s: {{HMS|Birmingham|D86|6}}, {{HMS|Glasgow|D88|6}}, {{HMS|Nottingham|D91|6}}, {{HMS|Liverpool|D92|6}}, {{HMS|Edinburgh|D97|6}}, {{HMS|York|D98|6}}
** '''[[4th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|4th Frigate Squadron]]''', HMNB Devonport with 
*** [[Type 21 frigate]]s: {{HMS|Amazon|F169|6}}, {{HMS|Active|F171|6}}, {{HMS|Ambuscade|F172|6}}, {{HMS|Arrow|F173|6}}, {{HMS|Alacrity|F174|6}}, {{HMS|Avenger|F185|6}}
** '''[[7th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|7th Frigate Squadron]]''', HMNB Devonport with 
*** {{sclass|Leander|frigate}}s (Batch 2): {{HMS|Cleopatra|F28|6}}, {{HMS|Arethusa|F38|6}} (Batch 1, decommissioned April 1989), {{HMS|Sirius|F40|6}}, {{HMS|Phoebe|F42|6}}, {{HMS|Danae|F47|6}}, {{HMS|Argonaut|F56|6}}, {{HMS|Penelope|F127|6}}
** '''[[8th Frigate Squadron (United Kingdom)|8th Frigate Squadron]]''', HMNB Devonport with 
*** [[Type 22 frigate]]s (Batch 3): {{HMS|Cumberland|F85|6}}, {{HMS|Campbeltown|F86|6}}, {{HMS|Chatham|F87|6}} (commissioned 4 May 1990), {{HMS|Cornwall|F99|6}}

===Flag Officer, Third Flotilla, 1989===

[[File:HMS Invincible (R05) Dragon Hammer 90.jpg|thumb|right|300px|{{HMS|Invincible|R05|6}} during [[NATO]] exercise Dragon Hammer 90]]
The [[Flag Officer, Third Flotilla]] was a [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|rear admiral]] based at [[HMNB Portsmouth]] who doubled as NATO Commander Anti-Submarine Warfare Striking Force. In 1989 Vice Admiral [[Alan Grose]] held this appointment.

* '''[[Third Flotilla]]''', [[HMNB Portsmouth]]<ref name=sharpe651>{{cite book|first1=Richard|last1=Sharpe|title=[[Jane's Fighting Ships]] 1989–1990|date=1989|page=651|publisher=Jane's Information Group}}</ref>
** {{HMS|Invincible|R05|6}}, {{HMS|Illustrious|R06|6}} (refit at HMNB Devonport), {{HMS|Ark Royal|R07|6}}, {{HMS|Intrepid|L11|6}}, [[RFA Argus (A135)|RFA Argus]], [[RFA Engadine (K08)|RFA Engadine]] (decommissioned March 1989), {{HMS|Challenger|K07}}, [[HMS Endurance (1967)|HMS ''Endurance'']] (ice [[patrol vessel]])

===Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland, 1989===

[[File:HMS Quorn is pictured as she departs from Portsmouth. MOD 45139064.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The [[Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel]] {{HMS|Quorn|M41|6}} leaving port]]
The [[Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland]] (FOSNI) was a [[Vice admiral (Royal Navy)|vice admiral]] based at [[RAF Pitreavie Castle]], who commanded the navy's units in [[Scotland]] and [[Northern Ireland]] and double-hatted as Naval Base Commander at Rosyth, [[NATO]] [[Commander Northern Sub-Area]] (NORLANT) and [[Commander Nore Sub-Area Channel]] (NORECHAN).<ref>{{cite news|title=Appointments|access-date=5 July 2017|publisher=Navy News|url=https://issuu.com/navynews/docs/197702/13=it|date=1 May 1983}}</ref> The main unit under his command was the Mine Countermeasures Flotilla based at [[Rosyth Dockyard|Royal Naval Dockyard Rosyth]] on the [[Firth of Forth]], which was commanded by a [[Commodore (Royal Navy)|commodore]]. Additionally the Second Flotilla's [[3rd Destroyer Squadron (United Kingdom)|3rd Destroyer Squadron]] was based at [[Rosyth Dockyard|RN Dockyard Rosyth]]. In war FOSNI would have been one of two naval operational commands, with the other being [[Flag Officer Plymouth]].

* '''[[Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland]]''', [[RAF Pitreavie Castle]], [[Rosyth]]
**'''[[Mine Countermeasures Flotilla]]''', [[Rosyth Dockyard|Royal Naval Dockyard Rosyth]]
*** '''1st Mine Countermeasures Squadron''', [[Rosyth Dockyard|RN Dockyard Rosyth]] with
**** [[Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel]]s: {{HMS|Brecon|M29|6}}, {{HMS|Middleton|M34|6}}, {{HMS|Berkeley|M40|6}}, {{HMS|Quorn|M41|6}}
*** '''2nd Mine Countermeasures Squadron''', [[Rosyth Dockyard|RN Dockyard Rosyth]] with
**** [[Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel]]s: {{HMS|Cattistock|M31|6}}, {{HMS|Cottesmore|M32|6}}, {{HMS|Chiddingfold|M37|6}}, {{HMS|Atherstone|M38|6}}, {{HMS|Hurworth|M39|6}}
*** '''3rd Mine Countermeasures Squadron''', [[HMNB Portsmouth]] with
**** {{sclass2|Ton|minesweeper}}s: HMS ''Hubberston'', {{HMS|Iveston|M1151|6}}, HMS ''Sheraton'', HMS ''Brinton'', {{HMS|Brereton|M1113|6}}, HMS ''Maxton'' (decommissioned August 1989)
**** {{sclass|Sandown|minehunter}}: {{HMS|Sandown|M101|6}} (commissioned 9 June 1989)
*** '''4th Mine Countermeasures Squadron''', [[Rosyth Dockyard|RN Dockyard Rosyth]] with
**** [[Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel]]s: {{HMS|Ledbury|M30|6}}, {{HMS|Brocklesby|M33|6}}, {{HMS|Dulverton|M35|6}}, {{HMS|Bicester|M36|6}}
*** '''[[10th Mine Countermeasures Squadron]]''', manned by the [[Royal Naval Reserve]] and each of the squadron's ships assigned to a reserve divisions:
**** {{sclass2|River|minesweeper}}s: HMS ''Waveney'', HMS ''Carron'', HMS ''Dovey'', HMS ''Helford'', HMS ''Humber'', HMS ''Blackwater'', HMS ''Itchen'', HMS ''Helmsdale'', HMS ''Orwell'', HMS ''Ribble'', HMS ''Spey'', HMS ''Arun''
*** '''[[Fishery Protection Squadron]]''', [[Rosyth Dockyard|RN Dockyard Rosyth]] with:
**** {{sclass2|Ton|minesweeper}}s: {{HMS|Kellington|M1154|6}}, HMS ''Soberton'', HMS ''Upton''
**** [[Castle-class patrol vessel]]: {{HMS|Dumbarton Castle|P265|6}}
**** [[Island-class patrol vessel]]s: HMS ''Anglesey'', HMS ''Alderney'', HMS ''Jersey'', HMS ''Guernsey'', HMS ''Shetland'', HMS ''Orkney'', HMS ''Lindisfarne''
*** '''[[Northern Ireland Squadron|Northern Ireland Patrol Squadron]]''', [[Belfast Harbour]] with
**** {{sclass2|Ton|minesweeper}}s: HMS ''Cuxton'', HMS ''Kedleston'', HMS ''Nurton'', {{HMS|Wilton|M1116|6}} (built with [[glass-reinforced plastic]])
**** [[Bird-class patrol vessel]]s: HMS ''Cygnet'', {{HMS|Kingfisher|P260|6}}, HMS ''Redpole''

===Flag Officer Plymouth, 1989===

The [[Flag Officer Plymouth]] was a [[Vice admiral (Royal Navy)|vice admiral]] based at [[Admiralty House, Mount Wise|Admiralty House]], who commanded the navy's units in [[England]] and [[Wales]] and double-hatted as [[Naval Base Commander Devonport]], [[NATO]] [[Commander Central Sub-Area]] (CENTLANT) and [[Commander Plymouth Sub-Area Channel]] (PLYMCHAN).<ref>{{cite news|title=Flag Officer Plymouth|access-date=5 July 2017|publisher=Navy News|url=https://issuu.com/navynews/docs/198208/9|date=1 August 1982}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Notice Board|access-date=5 July 2017|publisher=Navy News|url=https://issuu.com/navynews/docs/199205/30=it|date=30 May 1992}}</ref> In war Flag Officer Plymouth would have been one of two naval operational commands, with the other being [[Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland]].

===Flag Officer Submarines, 1989===
The [[Commodore Submarine Service|Flag Officer Submarines]] was a [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|rear admiral]] based at [[Northwood Headquarters]], who commanded the [[Royal Navy Submarine Service]] and double-hatted as [[NATO]] [[Commander Submarine Force Eastern Atlantic]] (COMSUBEASTLANT).

* '''[[Commodore Submarine Service|Flag Officer Submarines]]''' (FOSM), [[Northwood Headquarters]], [[Eastbury, Hertfordshire|Eastbury]]
*** '''[[1st Submarine Squadron]]''', HMS ''Dolphin'' with 
**** {{sclass|Oberon|submarine}}s: {{HMS|Orpheus|S11|6}} (only harbour service), {{HMS|Olympus|S12|6}} (sold to Canada in 1989), {{HMS|Osiris|S13|6}} (sold to Canada in 1989), {{HMS|Onslaught|S14|6}}, {{HMS|Otter|S15|6}}, {{HMS|Otus|S18|6}}, {{HMS|Opossum|S19|6}}, {{HMS|Opportune|S20|6}}, {{HMS|Onyx|S21|6}}
*** '''[[2nd Submarine Squadron]]''', [[HMNB Devonport]] with
**** {{sclass|Swiftsure|submarine}}s: {{HMS|Swiftsure|S126|6}}, {{HMS|Splendid|S106|6}} (refit at [[HMNB Devonport]]), {{HMS|Superb|S109|6}}
**** {{sclass|Trafalgar|submarine}}s: {{HMS|Trafalgar|S107|6}}, {{HMS|Turbulent|S87|6}}, {{HMS|Tireless|S88|6}}, {{HMS|Torbay|S90|6}}, {{HMS|Trenchant|S91|6}}, {{HMS|Talent|S92|6}} (commissioned 12 May 1990)
*** '''3rd Submarine Squadron''', [[HMNB Clyde]] with
**** {{sclass|Oberon|submarine}}s: {{HMS|Odin|S10|6}}, {{HMS|Oracle|S16|6}}, {{HMS|Ocelot|S17|6}}
**** {{sclass|Churchill|submarine}}s: {{HMS|Churchill|S46|6}} (refit at [[Rosyth Dockyard|RN Dockyard Rosyth]]), {{HMS|Conqueror|S48|6}}, {{HMS|Courageous|S50|6}}
**** {{sclass|Valiant|submarine}}s: {{HMS|Valiant|S102|6}}, {{HMS|Warspite|S103|6}} (refit at [[HMNB Devonport]])
**** {{sclass|Swiftsure|submarine}}s: {{HMS|Sceptre|S104|6}}, {{HMS|Spartan|S105|6}}, {{HMS|Sovereign|S108|6}}
*** '''[[10th Submarine Squadron (United Kingdom)|10th Submarine Squadron]]''', HMNB Clyde with
**** [[Resolution-class submarine|''Resolution''-class]] [[ballistic missile submarine]]s: {{HMS|Resolution|S22|6}}, {{HMS|Repulse|S23|6}}, {{HMS|Renown|S26|6}} (refit at [[Rosyth Dockyard|RN Dockyard Rosyth]]), {{HMS|Revenge|S27|6}}

===Flag Officer Naval Air Command, 1989===
[[File:Westland Sea King HAS6, UK - Navy AN1377450.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A [[Westland Sea King|Sea King HAS.6]] from [[814 Naval Air Squadron]] armed with torpedoes at [[RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk)|RNAS Culdrose]]]]
The [[Flag Officer Naval Air Command]] was a [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|rear admiral]] based at [[RNAS Yeovilton]], who commanded the [[Fleet Air Arm]].

* '''[[Flag Officer Naval Air Command]]''' (FONAC), [[RNAS Yeovilton]]<ref name="World's Air Forces 1989">{{cite journal|title=World's Air Forces 1989|journal=Flight International|date=29 November 1989|pages=61–62|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%203700.html|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref>
** '''[[RNAS Prestwick]]''':
*** [[819 Naval Air Squadron]] ([[Anti-submarine warfare|Anti-submarine]], [[Westland Sea King|Sea King HAS.5]])
*** [[824 Naval Air Squadron]] (Anti-submarine, Sea King HAS.6) (disbanded August 1989)
** '''[[RNAS Yeovilton]]''':
*** [[707 Naval Air Squadron]] ([[Air assault]], [[Westland Sea King|Sea King HC.4]])
*** [[800 Naval Air Squadron]] ([[British Aerospace Sea Harrier|Sea Harrier FRS.1]], being upgraded to F(A).2)
*** [[801 Naval Air Squadron]] (Sea Harrier FRS.1, being upgraded to F(A).2)
*** [[845 Naval Air Squadron]] (Air assault, Sea King HC.4)
*** [[846 Naval Air Squadron]] (Air assault, Sea King HC.4)
*** [[899 Naval Air Squadron]] (Training, Sea Harrier FRS.1, Sea Harrier T.4A/T.4N, [[Hawker Hunter|Hunter T.8M]])
*** [[Fleet Requirements and Aircraft Direction Unit]] ([[English Electric Canberra|Canberra TT.18]], [[Hawker Hunter|Hunter GA.11/T.8]], [[Dassault Falcon 20]])
** '''[[RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk)|RNAS Culdrose]]''':
*** [[705 Naval Air Squadron]] (Basic helicopter training, [[Aérospatiale Gazelle|Gazelle HT.2/HT.3]])
*** [[706 Naval Air Squadron]] (Sea King training, various Sea King)
**** Sea King Training Unit (RAF unit attached to 706 Naval Air Squadron, 2x [[Westland Sea King|Sea King HAR.3]])
*** [[750 Naval Air Squadron]] (Observer training, [[Handley Page Jetstream|Jetstream T.2]])
*** [[771 Naval Air Squadron]] (Search & Rescue, [[Westland Sea King|Sea King HAR.5]])
*** [[814 Naval Air Squadron]] (Anti-submarine, Sea King HAS.5)
*** [[820 Naval Air Squadron]] (Anti-submarine, Sea King HAS.6)
*** [[826 Naval Air Squadron]] (Anti-submarine, Sea King HAS.6)
*** [[849 Naval Air Squadron]] ([[Airborne early warning and control]], 10x Sea King AEW.2A)
** '''[[RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey)|RNAS Portland]]''':
*** [[702 Naval Air Squadron]] (Training, [[Westland Lynx|Lynx HAS.3S]])
*** [[772 Naval Air Squadron]] (Air assault, Sea King HC.4)
*** [[810 Naval Air Squadron]] (Anti-submarine, Sea King HAS.5, began conversion to HAS.6 in October 1989)
*** [[815 Naval Air Squadron]] (Frigate & destroyer helicopters, Lynx HAS.3S, most deployed on frigates and destroyers at sea)
*** [[829 Naval Air Squadron]] (Frigate & destroyer helicopters, Lynx HAS.3S, most deployed on frigates and destroyers at sea)
*** [[Westland Lynx|Lynx HMA.8]] trials unit (formed in September 1989)
** '''[[RAF Roborough|Roborough]]''':
*** [[Flying Grading Flight]] ([[de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk|Chipmunk T.10]])

===Commandant General Royal Marines, 1989===
[[File:Royal Marines on Rigid Raider.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Royal Marines]] during an exercise in [[Scotland]]]]
The [[Commandant General Royal Marines]], in 1989 [[Lieutenant General]] Sir [[Martin Garrod]] based at [[Whitehall]], was the service head of the [[Royal Marines]]. In 1991 their structure was described as "very top heavy. They have nearly 8,000 men to put 2,400 in the field...they have three 'tied' generals, the Commandant General, a major general as his chief of staff, and a major general commando forces."<ref>{{cite book|author=Antony Beevor|title=Inside the British Army|publisher=[[Corgi Books]]|date=1991|isbn=0-552-13818-5|page=240}}</ref>

* '''[[Commandant General Royal Marines]]''', [[London]]
**Major-General, Commando Forces
**'''[[3 Commando Brigade]]''', [[Plymouth]]
***[[40 Commando]], [[Taunton]]
*** [[42 Commando]], [[Bickleigh, South Hams|Bickleigh]]
*** [[45 Commando]], [[Arbroath]]
***[[4 Assault Squadron RM|4 Assault Squadron]], Plymouth (4x [[Landing Craft Utility#United Kingdom|LCU Mk.9]], 4x [[LCVP (United Kingdom)|LCVP Mk.4]], 2x [[Beach armoured recovery vehicle#Centurion BARV|Centurion BARV]]), served aboard {{HMS|Fearless|L10}}
***[[539 Assault Squadron RM|539 Assault Squadron]], Plymouth (4x LCU Mk.9, 4x LCVP Mk.4, 2x Centurion BARV), served aboard {{HMS|Intrepid|L11}}
***[[3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron]], [[RNAS Yeovilton]] (12x [[Aérospatiale Gazelle|Gazelle AH.1]], 6x [[Westland Lynx|Lynx AH.1]])
***[[2 Raiding Squadron]], Royal Marines (Reserve), Plymouth
** [[Comacchio Group]], [[HMNB Clyde]], guarded HMNB Clyde and the UK's naval nuclear weapons stored at [[RNAD Coulport]]
** [[Royal Marines Police]], Plymouth
** [[Commando Training Centre Royal Marines]], [[Lympstone]]
** [[Royal Marines Reserve]] (RMR), Plymouth
*** RMR Bristol, [[Bristol]]
*** RMR London, [[Wandsworth]]
*** RMR Merseyside, [[Liverpool]]
*** RMR Scotland, [[Edinburgh]]
*** RMR Tyne, [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]]

Note: "(V)" denotes [[British Army]] reserve units.

==See also==
* [[Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces]]
* [[RAF Air Command#Former Commanders-in-Chief (post discontinued in Spring 2012)|Commander-in-Chief of Air Command]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite journal|author=Rear Admiral Colin Cooke‐Priest CB|title=The naval air command in the 1990s|journal=The RUSI Journal|volume=138|number=2|date=1993|pages=53–58|doi=10.1080/03071849308445698 }} Cooke-Priest was Flag Officer, Naval Aviation.
* Commander R. W. Moland RN (1972) ''One Fleet: A Structural Outline,'' The [[RUSI Journal]], 117:666, 17-20, DOI: 10.1080/03071847209429770 

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