Second Sea Lord

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The Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (formerly Second Sea Lord) is deputy to the First Sea Lord and the second highest-ranking officer currently to serve in the Royal Navy and is responsible for personnel and naval shore establishments. Originally titled Second Naval Lord in 1830, the post was restyled Second Sea Lord in 1904. They are based at Navy Command Headquarters.

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. In 1917 the title was changed to the Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel by an order in council dated 23 October.[2]

The posts of Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command (CINCNAVHOME) were amalgamated in 1994 in the reductions of the British Armed Forces following the end of the Cold War.[3] The original 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.[4]

2SL is based in Portsmouth in a combined headquarters with the Fleet Commander on Whale Island.[5] Until October 2012, he flew his flag from Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., the world's oldest commissioned warship, which is preserved in dry dock in Portsmouth.[6] 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 is vested in the First Sea Lord, who now flies his flag from Victory; this change formed part of the Levene reforms which were implemented at that time.[7]

In 2016 the post was retitled Second Sea Lord & Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff and defined as "responsible for the delivery of the Naval Service’s current and future personnel, equipment and infrastructure".[8]

Second Naval Lords, 1830–1904

Second Naval Lords include:[9]

Second Sea Lords, 1904–1917

Second Sea Lords include:[9]

Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel 1917–1995

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

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From 1995 to 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:[9]

Rank Name Image In office
Admiral Sir Michael Boyce File:Admiralmboyce.jpg 1995–1997
Admiral Sir John Brigstocke File:Sir John Brigstocke (cropped).jpg 1997–2000
Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Spencer 2000–2003
Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent 2003–2005
Vice-Admiral Sir Adrian Johns File:Adrian johns2.jpg 2005–2008
Vice-Admiral Sir Alan Massey File:Vice Admiral Massey (cropped2).jpg 2008–2010
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Montgomery File:VAdm Charles Montgomery.png 2010–2012[10]

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

Rank Name Image In office
Vice Admiral Sir Charles Montgomery File:VAdm Charles Montgomery.png 2012 (and see above)
Vice Admiral Sir David Steel File:VICE ADMIRAL SIR DAVID STEEL.jpg 2012–2015

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

See: Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff

Rank Name Image In office
Vice Admiral Sir Jonathan Woodcock File:Second Sea Lord Vice Admiral Jonathan Woodcock.jpg 2SL: 2015–2018, Deputy CNS: 2016–2018
Vice Admiral Tony Radakin File:Tony Radakin.jpg 2018–2019
Vice Admiral Nick Hine File:NicholasHine.png 2019–2022
Vice Admiral Sir Martin Connell File:Commodore Martin Connell (cropped).jpg 2022–2025
Vice Admiral Paul Beattie 2025–present

Departments under the office

As of September 2020:[11][12]

Current

Former

Included:[15][16][17][18]

See also

References

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