First Sea Lord

The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the Royal Navy and the whole Naval Service . He also holds the title of '''Chief of Naval Staff''' and is known by the abbreviations '''1SL/CNS'''. The current First Sea Lord is Admiral Sir Jonathon Band (appointed 7 February 2006 ). It is a position comparable to that of Chief Of Naval Operations in the United States Navy .

HISTORY

Between 1795 and 1827 the head of the Royal Navy was known as the ''Admiral of the Fleet''. This office later became a rank.

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe 1795–1799

Sir Peter Parker 1799–1811

Prince William, Duke Of Clarence 1811–1827

Prior to 1809 naval officers had occasionally served as First Lord Of The Admiralty , or president of the Board Of Admiralty . However, between 1809 and 1828 the office was invariably held by a civilian politician. This fact is the basis for the character Sir Joseph Porter in HMS ''Pinafore'' .

The title of First Sea Lord was first given to the senior Naval Lord on the Board of Admiralty in 1828 . The First Sea Lord was a member of the Chiefs Of Staff Committee and in rotation with the representatives of the other services (the Chief Of The Imperial General Staff and Chief Of The Air Staff ) would serve as the chairman of that committee and head of all British armed forces (from 1956 the post was known as the Chief Of The Defence Staff ).

The title was retained when the Board of Admiralty was abolished in 1964 and its functions integrated into the Ministry Of Defence .

FIRST NAVAL LORDS, 1828–1904

Sir George Cockburn 1828–1830

Sir Thomas Hardy 1830–1834

The Hon. George Heneage Dundas 1834

Charles Adam 1834

Sir George Cockburn 1834–1835

Sir Charles Adam 1835–1841

Sir George Cockburn 1841–1846

Sir William Parker, Bt 1846

Sir Charles Adam 1846–1847

James Whitley Deans Dundas 1847–1852

The Hon. Maurice Fitzhardinge Berkeley 1852

Hyde Parker 1852–1854

The Hon. Maurice Fitzhardinge Berkeley 1854–1857

The Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas 1857–1858

William Fanshawe Martin 1858–1859

The Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas 1859–1861

The Hon. Sir Frederick Grey 1861–1866

Sir Alexander Milne 1866–1868

Sir Sydney Dacres 1868–1872

Sir Alexander Milne 1872–1876

Sir Hastings Yelverton 1876–1877

George Wellesley 1877–1879

Sir Astley Cooper Key 1879–1885

Sir Arthur Acland Hood 1885–1886

Lord John Hay 1886

Sir Arthur Acland Hood 1886–1889

Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton 1889–1891

Sir Anthony Hoskins 1891–1893

Sir Frederick Richards 1893–1899

Lord Walter Kerr 1899–1904

FIRST SEA LORDS, 1904–1964

Sir John Arbuthnot Fisher 1904–1910

Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson 1910–1911

Sir Francis Bridgeman 1911–1912

Prince Louis Of Battenberg 1912–1914

The Lord Fisher 1914–1915

Sir Henry Jackson 1915–1916

Sir John Jellicoe 1916–1917

Sir Rosslyn Wemyss 1917–1919

The Earl Beatty 1919–1927

Sir Charles Madden, Bt 1927–1930

Sir Frederick Field 1930–1933

The Lord Chatfield 1933–1938

Sir Roger Backhouse 1938–1939

Sir Dudley Pound 1939–1943

The Viscount Cunningham Of Hyndhope 1943–1946

Sir John Cunningham 1946–1948

The Lord Fraser Of North Cape 1948–1951

Sir Rhoderick McGrigor 1951–1955

The Earl Mountbatten Of Burma 1955–1959

Sir Charles Lambe 1959–1960

Sir Caspar John 1960–1963

Sir David Luce 1963–1964

FIRST SEA LORDS, 1964–PRESENT

Sir David Luce 1964–1966

Sir Varyl Begg 1966–1968

Sir Michael Le Fanu 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

Sir Jock Slater 1995–1998

Sir Michael Boyce 1998–2001

Sir Nigel Essenhigh 2001–2002

Sir Alan West 2002–2006

Sir Jonathon Band 2006–present

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