Commander-in-Chief, The Nore

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Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
The flagship HMS Royal Sovereign saluting at the Nore
Active	1695–1961
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Type	Command (military formation)
Garrison/HQ	Chatham, Kent
Commanders
Notable commanders	John Tovey

Military unit

The Commander-in-Chief, The Nore, was an operational commander of the Royal Navy. His subordinate units, establishments, and staff were sometimes informally known as the Nore Station or Nore Command. The Nore is a sandbank at the mouth of the Thames Estuary and River Medway. In due course the Commander-in-Chief became responsible for sub-commands at Chatham, London (less the Admiralty), Sheerness, Harwich and the Humber.

History

The origins of the Commander-in-Chief's post can be traced to Stafford Fairborne, who in 1695 was appointed as captain of HMS London and "Commander in Chief of his Majesty's shipps in the River of Thames and the Medway".

Thereafter, and for most of the eighteenth century, appointments were only made irregularly, and often just for limited periods of time (ranging between seven and thirty days). The appointment only became permanent with the posting of Commodore George Mackenzie in 1774.

In the early 18th century the post holder was usually known as Commander-in-Chief in the Thames and Medway. In 1711 the office began to be known as Commander-in-Chief in the Thames, Medway and Nore. In 1742 Sir Charles Hardy was appointed "Commander in chief of all the ships of war in the rivers Thames and Medway, and at the buoy of the Nore", and similarly in 1745 Sir Chaloner Ogle, Admiral of the Blue, was appointed "Commander-in-Chief of HM Ships and Naval Vessels in the Rivers Thames and Medway and at the Buoy of the Nore" (as indeed was Isaac Townsend in 1752).

From 1827 the Commander-in-Chief was accommodated in Admiralty House, Sheerness, built as part of the renewal of Sheerness Dockyard. From 1834 to 1899 his appointment was sometimes known as the Commander-in-Chief at Sheerness; but otherwise by this time he was generally termed Commander-in-Chief at The Nore.

After the dissolution of the Home Fleet in 1905, remaining ships at a lesser state of readiness were split between three reserve divisions: Nore Division plus the Devonport Division and the Portsmouth Division. In 1909 the division was brought out of reserve status, and became operational as part of the 3rd and 4th Division of the Home Fleet.

In 1907 the Commander-in-Chief moved to a new Admiralty House alongside the naval barracks (HMS Pembroke) in Chatham, the Sheerness house being given over to the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet. The Dover Patrol, Harwich Force, and Humber Force operated in the Channel during the First World War, but were responsible to the Admiralty in London; the Nore was effectively a provider of shore support rather than a command with operational responsibilities.

In 1938 an underground Area Combined Headquarters was built close to Admiralty House to accommodate the Commander-in-Chief together with the Air Officer Commanding No. 16 Group RAF, Coastal Command, and their respective staffs; similar headquarters were built close to the other Royal Dockyards. During the Second World War, the Nore assumed great importance: it was used to guard the east coast convoys supplying the ports of North Eastern England.

During the Second World War, the Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, at Chatham, included eight sub commands, each of which usually commanded by a Flag Officer either a Rear Admiral or Vice Admiral. They included Brightlingsea station, Harwich, Humber, London (not including the Admiralty), Lowestoft, Sheerness, Southend and Yarmouth. These sub-commands were then sub-divided into Base areas usually commanded by a Naval Officer in Charge (NOIC) or a Residential Naval Officer (RNO) these included HM Naval Bases at Boston, Burnham-on-Crouch, Felixstowe, Gravesend, Grimsby, Immingham, and Queensborough.

With the onset of the Cold War, the Nore diminished in importance as the navy decreased in size. Between 1952 and 1961 the Commander-in-Chief, The Nore was double-hatted as Commander, Nore Sub-Area, of NATO's Allied Command Channel.

Cecil Hampshire writes that the appointment of Commander-in-Chief finally lapsed as part of the "Way Ahead" economies. The closing ceremony took place on 24 March 1961, when the station's Queen's Colour was formally laid up in the presence of members of the Admiralty Board, several former Commanders-in-Chief, other civilian and military figures, "..and the Commander-in-Chief of the Netherlands Home Station flying his flag in the new Dutch destroyer Limburg who had been invited to attend." The Commander-in-Chief's appointment was finally discontinued on 31 March 1961. Cecil Hampshire writes that from 1 April 1961, the area was divided between the Commander-in-Chief Portsmouth and the Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland, the demarcation line being "roughly at The Wash." For purposes of administration from that date onward, the Admiral Superintendent Chatham also took the title of Flag Officer Medway.

The underground headquarters went on to serve as HMS Wildfire, a Royal Naval Reserve training and communications centre, from 1964 to 1994.

Installations

Chatham

Chatham Dockyard was a Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent. Established in Chatham in the mid-16th century, the dockyard subsequently expanded into neighbouring Gillingham. At its most extensive, in the early 20th century, two-thirds of the dockyard lay in Gillingham, one-third in Chatham. The senior officer was a Captain-Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard or the Admiral-superintendent Chatham

In the early 20th century the Rear Admiral Commanding, Chatham Sheerness Reserve Division, was established and became responsible eventually to the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet(s). Post holders included Rear Admirals Walter Hodgson Bevan Graham, 3 January 1905 – 3 January 1906; Charles H. Adair 3 January 1906 – 3 January 1907; and Frank Finnis 3 January 1907 – 4 January 1909.

The Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham were purpose-built to provide accommodation and training facilities for the men of the reserve fleet who were waiting to be appointed to ships. Designed by Colonel Henry Pilkington, construction of the barracks began in 1897 and completed in December 1902.

Sheerness Dockyard

Sheerness Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the Sheerness peninsula, at the mouth of the River Medway in Kent. It was opened in the 1660s and closed in 1960.

It was directed by the Admiral-Superintendent, Sheerness.

Sub-areas during First and Second World Wars

At various times during the First and Second World Wars, up to nine sub-areas were established. These were usually administered by either a retired vice or rear admiral, or an active captain, who were appointed as Senior Naval Officers or Flag Officers.

Sub-area	Flag ship or ships borne in	Flag officers/officers commanding	Dates	Ref
Brightlingsea	HMS Wallaroo; HMS City of Perth then HMS Nemo	Senior Naval officer, Brighlingsea	1914–1945
Dover	HMS Nemo	Naval Officer-in-Charge, Dover & CO HMS Lynx	1945–1946
Harwich	HMS Badger	Flag Officer-in-Charge, Harwich	1914–1944
Humber	HMS Beaver	Flag Officer-in-Charge, Humber	1939–1946
London	HMS Yeoman	Flag Officer-in-Charge, London	1938–1946	Rear Admiral Edward Courtney Boyle 1939–42 Admiral Martin Dunbar-Nasmith 1942–46
Lowestoft	HMS Minos	Naval Officer-in-Charge, Lowestoft	1914–1918, 1942–1946
Southend	HMS Leigh	Commander-in-Charge, Southend	1914–1918, 1942–1946
Yarmouth	HMS Watchful	Flag Officer-in-Charge, Yarmouth	1942–1945

Other installations:

Facility	Based at	Date	Notes
HM Naval Base, Immingham	Immingham	1914–1918	chain of command was to the SNO/FO, Humber Station
RNTE Shotley	Chatham	1914–1918	Shotley Training Establishment

Seagoing formations

Various units that served in this command included:

Naval units	Based at	Date	Notes
Reserve Fleet	Chatham	1900–1905	4 protected cruisers
Reserve Fleet	Chatham	1906–1914	13 cruisers from the Aeolus, Arrogant, Astraea, Diadem, Eclipse, Edgar classes.
Reserve Fleet	Chatham	1939	inc: 6 cruisers, 15 destroyers, and 5 minesweepers
3rd Battle Squadron	Chatham	May 1916 – April 1918	ex Grand Fleet
2nd Cruiser Squadron	Chatham	1939–1940
5th Cruiser Squadron	Chatham	1908–1909
7th Cruiser Squadron	Chatham	1912
HMS Curacoa (D41)	Chatham	1939	C-class cruiser (light)
HMS London (69)	Chatham	1939	County-class cruiser
1st Destroyer Flotilla	Harwich	December 1939 – June 1940
4th Destroyer Flotilla	Humber	August – December 1916
5th Destroyer Flotilla	Chatham	1939–1940
7th Destroyer Flotilla	Humber/Chatham	August 1914 – November 1918, 1939–1940	WWI part of AOPs
8th Destroyer Flotilla	Chatham	1911–1914	1 cruiser leader, 2 scout cruisers and 24 torpedo boat destroyers
9th Destroyer Flotilla	Nore	1911–1914	1 cruiser leader, 2 scout cruisers and 27 destroyers
16th Destroyer Flotilla	Harwich	June 1940 – May 1945
18th Destroyer Flotilla	Harwich	June–December, 1940	disbanded
19th Destroyer Flotilla	Chatham	September–October, 1939	transferred to Dover Command
20th Destroyer Flotilla	Immingham	1914–1918, 1941
21st Destroyer Flotilla	Sheerness	July 1940 – May 1945	formed the southern force for the escort of east coast convoys
22nd Destroyer Flotilla	Harwich	November–December, 1939	inc: renamed 1st Destroyer Flotilla
Nore Flotilla	Harwich	1895–1909	43 torpedo boat destroyers
Nore Local Flotilla	Harwich	1912–1914	was a Destroyer Flotilla
20th Minelaying Destroyer Flotilla	Harwich	1939–1940
4th Minesweeper Flotilla	Harwich	September 1939 – July 1942
5th Minesweeper Flotilla	Harwich	September 1939 – April 1941	absorbed into 4MSF
6th Minesweeper Flotilla	Harwich	May–September 1940
7th Minesweeper Flotilla	Harwich	March 1944 – January 1945
8th Minesweeper Flotilla	Chatham	1939
10th Minesweeper Flotilla	Chatham	April 1945
11th Minesweeper Flotilla	Chatham	April 1945
15th Minesweeper Flotilla	Chatham	February 1944
18th Minesweeper Flotilla	Chatham	May 1943
40th Minesweeper Flotilla	Harwich	1945
44nd Minesweeper Flotilla	Harwich	August 1944
117 Minesweeper Flotilla	Sheerness	1944
133 Minesweeper Flotilla	Sheerness	1944
140 Minesweeper Flotilla	Sheerness & Harwich	1944	divided between two naval bases
163 Minesweeper Flotilla	Lowestoft	1944
202 Minesweeper Flotilla	Lowestoft	1944
203 Minesweeper Flotilla	Harwich	1944
5th Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla	Immingham	1939–1941
11th Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla	Felixstowe	1944
21st Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla	Felixstowe	1944
22nd Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla	Felixstowe	1944
29th Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla	Felixstowe	1939
2nd Submarine Flotilla	Immingham	August 1916 – February 1917	coastal defence C Class
3rd Submarine Flotilla	Immingham/Humber/Harwich	September 1916 – 1918, October 1939 – May 1940
4th Submarine Flotilla	Sherness	August 1916 – September 1917	Disbanded
5th Submarine Flotilla	Sherness	August 1914 – August 1916	renamed 4th Submarine Flotilla
6th Submarine Flotilla	Humber	August 1914 – August 1916

Commanders-in-Chief

Commanders-in-Chief have included:
N = died in post

Commander-in-Chief Thames (1695–1696)

Commodore Stafford Fairborne 1695
Commodore James Gother 1696 N

Commander-in-Chief, Medway (1698–1699)

Captain John Jennings (1698)
Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell (1698–1699)

Commander-in-Chief, Thames and Medway (1706–1711)

Captain Robert Fairfax (1706)
Vice-Admiral Sir John Jennings (1708)

Commander-in-Chief, Thames, Medway and Nore (1711–1747)

Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy (1711–1712)
Captain George St Lo (1712–1714)
Captain John Balchen (1716)
Rear-Admiral William Caldwell (1717) N
Captain Nicholas Haddock (1732)
Admiral Sir George Walton (1734–1735)
Commodore Charles Brown (1741)
Commodore Christopher O'Brien (1742–1743)
Commodore Charles Cotterell (1744–1745)
Commodore Thomas Smith (1745)
Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle (1745–1746)
Commodore Edward Boscawen (1746)
Vice-Admiral Perry Mayne (1746–1747)

Commander-in-Chief, Medway and at the Nore (1747–1797)

Rear-Admiral Henry Osborn (1747–1748)
Commodore Temple West (1748)
Commodore George Townshend (1748–1749)
Admiral Isaac Townsend (1752)
Commodore Francis Geary (1757–1758)
Commodore William Boys (1759–1761)
Commodore William Gordon (1762–1765)
Commodore William Saltern Willett (1766–1769) N
Commodore Christopher Hill (1770)
Rear-Admiral Sir Peter Denis (1771)
Commodore George Mackenzie (1774–1775)
Commodore Sir Edward Vernon (1775–1776)
Rear-Admiral John Campbell (1778)
Vice-Admiral Robert Roddam (1778–1783)
Commodore Sir Walter Stirling (1783–1785)
Commodore Sir Andrew Hamond (1785–1788)
Vice-Admiral Richard Edwards (1788)
Commodore Skeffington Lutwidge (1788–1789)
Commodore Thomas Pasley (1789–1791)
Commodore William Locker (1792)
Commodore George Murray (1792–1793)
Vice-Admiral John Dalrymple (1793–1795)
Vice-Admiral Sir George Collier (1795)
Vice-Admiral Charles Buckner (1795–1797)

Commander-in-Chief, Nore (1797–1834)

Post holders included:

Vice-Admiral Skeffington Lutwidge (1797–1798)
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley (1798–1799)
Vice-Admiral Alexander Graeme (1799–1803)
Vice-Admiral Lord Keith (1803–1807) (formed part of North Sea Command)
Vice-Admiral Thomas Wells (1807–1810)
Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Stanhope (1810–1811)
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Williams (1811–1814)
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Rowley (1815–1818)
Vice-Admiral Sir John Gore (1818–1821)
Vice-Admiral Sir Benjamin Hallowell (1821–1824)
Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom (1824)
Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Blackwood (1827–1830)
Vice-Admiral Sir John Beresford (1830–1833)
Vice-Admiral Sir Richard King (1833–1834) N

Commander-in-Chief, Sheerness (1834–1899)

Post holders included:

Vice-Admiral Charles Elphinstone Fleeming (1834–1837)
Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Otway (1837–1840)
Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Digby (1840–1841)
Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Brace (1841–1843) N
Vice-Admiral Sir John White (1844–1845) N
Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Durnford King (1845–1848)
Vice-Admiral Sir George Elliot (1848–1851)
Vice-Admiral Josceline Percy (1851–1854)
Vice-Admiral William Gordon (1854–1857)
Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Harvey (1857–1860)
Vice-Admiral Sir William Hope-Johnstone (1860–1863)
Vice-Admiral Sir George Lambert (1863–1864)
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Talbot (1864–1866)
Vice-Admiral Sir Baldwin Walker (1866–1869)
Vice-Admiral Richard Warren (1869–1870)
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Elliot (1870–1873)
Vice-Admiral George Hastings (1873–1876)
Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Chads (1876–1877)
Vice-Admiral Sir William King-Hall (1877–1879)
Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Macdonald (1879–1882)
Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Rice (1882–1884)
Vice-Admiral Sir John Corbett (1884–1885)
Vice-Admiral The Prince of Leiningen (1885–1887)
Vice-Admiral Charles Waddilove (1887–1888)
Vice-Admiral Thomas Lethbridge (1888–1890)
Vice-Admiral Charles Curme (1890–1892) N
Vice-Admiral Sir Algernon Heneage (1892–1894)
Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Wells (1894–1896)
Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Nicholson (1896–1897)
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Hotham (1897–1899)

Commander-in-Chief, Nore (1899–1961)

Post holders included:

Vice-Admiral Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith (1899–1900)
Vice-Admiral Sir William Kennedy (1900–1901)
Vice-Admiral Sir Albert Markham (1901–1903)
Admiral Sir Hugo Pearson (1903–1907)
Admiral Sir Gerard Noel (1907–1908)
Admiral Sir Charles Drury (1908–1911)
Admiral Sir Richard Poore (1911–1915)
Admiral Sir George Callaghan (1915–1918)
Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee (1918–1921)
Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas (1921–1924)
Vice Admiral Sir William Goodenough (1924–1927)
Admiral Sir Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair (1927–1930)
Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt (1930–1933)
Vice Admiral Sir Hugh Tweedie (1933–1935)
Vice Admiral Sir Edward Evans (1935–1939)
Admiral Sir Studholme Brownrigg (January 1939 – December 1939)
Admiral Sir Reginald Plunkett (1939–1941)
Admiral Sir George Lyon (1941–1943)
Admiral Sir John Tovey (1943–1946)
Admiral Sir Harold Burrough (1946–1948)
Admiral Sir Henry Moore (1948–1950)
Admiral Sir Cecil Harcourt (1950–1952)
Admiral Sir Cyril Douglas-Pennant (1952–1953)
Admiral Sir Geoffrey Oliver (1953–1955)
Admiral Sir Frederick Parham (1955–1958)
Admiral Sir Robin Durnford-Slater (1958–1961)

Senior staff officers

Flag Captain, the Nore

Post holders supporting the senior naval officer at the Nore included:

Captain William G. Luard: July 1860 – July 1863
Captain John Fulford: July 1863 – April 1866
Captain Donald McL. Mackenzie: April 1866 – June 1869
Captain Thomas Miller: June 1869 – June 1870
Captain John C. Wilson: June 1870 – January 1872
Captain George W. Watson: January 1872 – January 1875
Captain Charles T. Curme: January 1875 – February 1876
Captain St. George C. D'Arcy-Irvine: February 1876 – September 1877
Captain Thomas B. Lethbridge: September 1877 – January 1879
Captain Thomas B. M. Sulivan: January 1879 – July 1881
Captain John D'Arcy: July 1881 – September 1883
Captain James A. Poland: September 1883 – September 1886
Captain Frederick C. B. Robinson: September 1886 – July 1887
Captain Arthur C. Curtis: July 1887 – July 1890
Captain Leicester C. Keppel: July 1890 – August 1892
Captain Henry H. Boys: August 1892 – October 1894
Captain William H. C. St.Clair: October 1894 – February 1896
Captain James L. Hammet: February 1896 – January 1898
Captain William F. S. Mann: January 1898 – July 1899
Captain Charles Campbell: July–October 1899
Captain Henry C. Bigge: October 1899 – February 1901
Captain Archibald Y. Pocklington: February 1901 – December 1902
Captain Arthur Y. Moggridge: January 1907 – April 1908
Captain Clement Greatorex: April–December 1908
Captain Henry J. L. Clarke: December 1908 – August 1911
Captain Philip H. Colomb: August 1911 – January 1915
Captain Ernest A. Taylor: January 1915 – May 1916
Captain William Bowden-Smith: May–July 1916
Captain Alexander V. Campbell: July 1916 – April 1918
Captain Cecil M. Staveley: April–October 1918

Chief of Staff, the Nore

Post holders supporting the CINC, Nore included:

Captain Theobald W. B. Kennedy: October 1918 – May 1921
Captain Wilfred Tomkinson: May 1921 – June 1923
Captain Herbert W.W. Hope: June 1923 – December 1924
Captain the Hon. William S. Leveson-Gower: December 1924 – May 1927
Captain the Hon. E. Barry S. Bingham: May 1927 – May 1929
Captain Douglas B. Le Mottee: May 1929 – May 1931
Captain Reginald V. Holt: May 1931 – August 1933
Captain Hector Boyes: August 1933 – November 1934
Captain Robert B. Ramsay: November 1934 – December 1935
Captain Reginald B. Darke: December 1935 – August 1937
Captain Philip Esmonde Phillips: August 1937 – July 1938
Captain the Hon. George Fraser: July 1938 – May 1940
Rear-Admiral Alfred H. Taylor: May 1940 – March 1943
Commodore George H. Creswell: March–October 1943
Commodore Robert G. H. Linzee: October 1943 – April 1946
Captain Albert L. Poland: April 1946 – July 1948
Captain Lennox A. K. Boswell: July 1948 – May 1949
Captain Arthur M. Knapp: May 1949 – June 1951
Captain Herbert F. H. Layman: June 1951 – January 1953
Captain Ronald E. Portlock: January 1953 – December 1954
Captain John A. W. Tothill: December 1954 – July 1956
Captain William A. F. Hawkins: July 1956 – December 1957
Captain Roger B. N. Hicks: December 1957 – April 1960
Captain Barry J. Anderson: April 1960 – March 1961

Offices under the Chief of Staff

Included:

Deputy Chief of Staff
Assistant Secretary
Duty Staff Officer
Flag Lieutenant-Commander
Secretary to Chief of Staff
Staff Officer (Minesweeping)
Staff Officer A/P & Deputy Staff Officer (Minesweeping)
Staff Officer (Convoys)
Staff Officer (Intelligence)
Staff Officer (LD)
Staff Officer (Operations)
Staff Officer (Plans)
Staff Signal Officer
Staff Torpedo Officer
Maintenance Captain

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v t e Department of Admiralty
Direction and control of Admiralty and Naval affairs	Office of First Lord of the Admiralty and President of the Board of Admiralty Lord High Admirals Council Admiralty buildings
Boards and offices under the First Lord	Board of Admiralty Navy Board Navy Office Navy Pay Office Office of the Naval Secretary Office of the First Naval Lord Office of the First Sea Lord Office of the Senior Naval Lord Office of the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty Office of the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty Office of the Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
Direction of Admirals Naval/Sea Lords War and Naval Staff	Office of the Senior Naval Lord Office of the First Naval Lord Office of the First Sea Lord
Secretariat and staff under the First Sea Lord	Office of the Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord Office of the Additional Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord Office of the Hydrographer of the Navy Offices of the Sea Lords Admiralty Navy War Council Admiralty War Staff Admiralty Naval Staff
Operational planning, policy strategy, tactical doctrine requirements	Admiralty Navy War Council Admiralty War Staff Admiralty Naval Staff
Divisions and sections under the War and Naval Staff	Administrative Planning Department Administrative Planning Division Air Division Anti-Submarine Division Anti-Submarine and Warfare Division Anti-U-boat Division Air Warfare Division Air Warfare and Fly Training Division Air Warfare and Training Division Combined Operations Division Communications Division Convoy Section Directorate of Defence Plans (Navy) Economic Warfare Division Gunnery and Anti-Aircraft Warfare Division Gunnery Division Gunnery and Torpedo Division Historical Section Local Defence Division Division Mercantile Movements Division Naval Air Division Naval Air Organisation and Training Division Naval Artillery and Torpedoes Division Navigation and Direction Division Navigation Division Minesweeping Division Mobilisation Division Naval Intelligence Division Operations Division Operations Division (Home) Operations Division (Foreign) Operations Division (Mining) Plans Division Plans Division (Q) Press Division Signal Division Signal Section Standardisation Division Tactical Division Tactical and Weapons Policy Division Torpedo Division Torpedo, Anti-Submarine and Minewarfare Division Trade Division Trade and Operations Division Training and Staff Duties Division Tactical and Staff Duties Division Undersurface Warfare Division
Offices of the Sea Lords	Office of the Second Sea Lord Office of the Third Sea Lord Office of the Fourth Sea Lord Office of the Fifth Sea Lord
Admiralty civil departments and organisations under the Sea Lords	Admiralty Area Cash Offices Admiralty Central Dockyard Laboratory Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory Admiralty Civilian Shore Wireless Service Admiralty Compass Observatory Admiralty Constabulary Admiralty Constabulary Headquarters Admiralty Engineering Laboratory Admiralty Experimental Station Admiralty Experiment Works Admiralty Gunnery Establishment Admiralty Interview Board Admiralty Labour Department Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment Admiralty Materials Laboratory Admiralty Mine Design Department Admiralty Mining Establishment Admiralty Naval Aircraft Materials Laboratory Admiralty Record Office Admiralty Regional Offices Admiralty Research Laboratory Admiralty Signal Establishment Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment Admiralty Surveying Service Admiralty Torpedo Experimental Establishment Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment Admiralty Underwater Weapons Launching Establishment Architectural and Engineering Works Department Air Equipment and Naval Photography Department Air Department Air Materiel Department Air Personnel Department Amphibious Warfare Headquarters Armament Supply Department Board of Invention and Research Board of Longitude Boom Defence Department Boom Defence and Marine Salvage Department Britannia Royal Naval College Chemical Board Chemical Department Civil Catering Department Civil Engineer in Chiefs Department Coastguard and Reserves Branch Combined Operations Headquarters Commissioner for Property and Income-tax for the Naval Department Compass Department Contract and Purchase Department Council of Naval Education Dental Examining Board Department of Radio Equipment Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy Department of Aeronautical and Engineering Research Department of Miscellaneous Weapons Development Department of Naval Assistant (Foreign) to Second Sea Lord Department of Naval Education Operational Research Department of Personal Services and Officer Appointments Department of Physical Research Department of Physical Training & Sports Department of Radio Equipment Department of Research Programmes and Planning Department of Superintendent of de-magnetisation Department of the Admiral of the Training Service Department of the Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance Department of the Chief of Naval Information Department of the Chief Scientist Department of the Civil Engineer-in-Chief Department of the Comptroller of Steam Machinery Department of the Comptroller of Victualling and Transport Services Department of the Controller of the Navy Department of the Controller-General of Merchant Shipbuilding Department of the Controller for Navy Pay Department of the Deputy Controller for Auxiliary Shipbuilding Department of the Deputy Controller for Dockyards and Shipbuilding Department of the Director Contract-Built Ships Department of the Director-General Aircraft Department of the Director-General of Manpower Department of the Director-General, Supply and Secretariat Branch Department of the Director of Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Department of the Director of Contract Labour Department of the Director of Dockyards Department of the Director of Electrical Engineering Department of the Director of Manning Department of the Director of Merchant Shipbuilding Department of the Director of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs Department of the Director of Merchant Ship Repairs Department of the Director of Naval Construction Department of the Director of Naval Equipment Department of the Director of Naval Recruiting Department of the Director of Naval Weather Service Department of the Director of Personal Services Department of the Director of Physical Training and Sports Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining Department of the Director of Transports Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Materials Department of the Director of Unexploded Bombs Department of the Director of Warship Production Department of the Director of Welfare and Service Conditions Department of the Director of Wreck Dispersal Department of the Flag Officer Sea Training Department of the Engineer in Chief Department of the Paymaster Director-General Department of the Inspector of Anti-Aircraft Weapons Department of the Inspector of Dockyard Expense Accounts Department of the Inspector-General of Naval Hospitals and Fleets Department of the Medical Director-General of the Navy Department of the Physician of the Navy Department of the Physician General of the Navy Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy Department of the Surveyor of Buildings Department of the Surveyor of Dockyards Directorate-General, (Naval Manpower and Training) Directorate General Training Dockyards and Fleet Maintenance Department Dockyards Branch Dockyard Expense Accounts Department Dockyard Schools Electrical Engineering Department Engineer Branch Engineering Department Experimental Department Fire Control Group Greenwich Hospital Department Inspector of Telegraphs Inspector of Repairs Joint Warfare Establishment Medical Consultative Board Medical Examining Board Historical Section Hydrographic Department Marine Department Marine Pay Department Materials and Priority Department Medical Consultative Board Medical Department Medical Examining Board Movements Department Nautical Almanac Office Naval Artillery and Torpedo Department Naval Engineering College Naval Equipment Department Naval Historical Branch Naval Construction Department Naval Intelligence Department Naval Medical Service Naval Law Division Naval Manpower Department Naval Mobilisation Department Naval Ordnance Department Naval Ordnance Inspection Department Naval Ordnance Stores Department Naval Personnel Services and Officer Appointments Department Naval Publicity Department Naval Regional Offices Naval Reserve Department Naval Security Department Naval Stores Department Naval Training Department Naval Works Department Navy, Army and Air Force Institute Navy and Army Canteen Board Navy Works Department Navigation Department Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope Office of the Admiral Commanding Coast Guard and Reserves Office of the Admiral Commanding, Reserves Office of the Admiralty Chemist Office of the Adviser on the Naval Construction to the Board of Admiralty Office of the Assistant Controller Office of the Assistant Controller Research and Development Office of the Clerk of the Journals Office of the Chief Polaris Executive Office of the Deputy Controller of Navy Office of the Deputy Controller Production Office of Extra Naval Assistant to Second Sea Lord Office of the Inspector Gun Mountings Office of the Keeper of Records Office of the Senior Psychologist (Naval) Office of the Senior Psychologist of the Navy Office of the Translator of French and Spanish Languages Office of the Vice Controller Air Office of the Vice Controller of the Navy Organisation and Methods Department Packet Service Regional Organisation for Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs Royal Corps of Naval Constructors Royal Flying Corps Royal Marine Police Royal Marines Office Office of the Chaplain of the Fleet Royal Naval Academy Royal Naval Aircraft Workshops Royal Naval Air Service Royal Naval Air Stations Royal Naval Armaments Depot Royal Naval Auxiliary Service Royal Naval Cordite Factories Royal Naval Propellant Factory Royal Naval College Royal Naval College and the School for Naval Architecture Royal Naval College, Dartmouth Royal Naval College, Greenwich Royal Naval College, Keyham Royal Naval College, Osborne Royal Naval Engineering College Royal Naval Film Corporation Royal Naval Hospital Royal Naval Medical Depot Royal Naval Minewatching Service Royal Naval Mine Depot Royal Naval Patrol Service Royal Naval Scientific Service Royal Naval Sick Quarters Royal Naval Torpedo Depot Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Royal Naval War College Royal Naval War College, Portsmouth Royal Navy Dockyard Royal Navy Medical Service Royal Navy Shore Signal Service Royal Observatory, Greenwich Royal School of Naval Architecture Salvage Department School of Mathematics and Naval Construction Scientific Research and Experiment Department Sea Transport Branch Sea Transport Department Sea Transport Division Ship Department Ship Design Department Signal Department Signal School Sixpenny Office Statistics Department Steam Department Superintendent of De-magnetisation Torpedo Experimental Establishment Transport Department Undersurface Warfare Department Victualling Department Volunteer Boys and Cadet Corps Weapons Department Weapons Department (Naval) Women's Royal Naval Service Wireless Telegraphy Board
Direction/Command of the Fleet	Office of the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty Office of the First Naval Lord Office of the First Sea Lord Admiralty Naval Staff
Naval formations after 1707	1st Fleet 2nd Fleet 3rd Fleet Commander-in-Chief, Africa Atlantic Fleet Commodore, Arabian Seas and Persian Gulf Australia Station Cape of Good Hope Station Cape and West Africa Station Battle Cruiser Fleet Battle Cruiser Force Caspian Flotilla Channel Fleet Channel Squadron Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland Cork Station Coast of Scotland Commander-in-Chief, China Commander-in-Chief, Dover Flag Officer, East Africa East Indies Station East Indies and China Station Eastern Fleet Far East Fleet English Channel Grand Fleet Flag Officer Gibraltar Harwich Force Home Fleet Jamaica Station Leith Station Commander-in-Chief, Levant Levant and East Mediterranean Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Mediterranean Fleet Medway Newfoundland Station New Zealand Division New Zealand Naval Forces Nore North America and West Indies Station Commander-in-Chief, North Sea Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands Pacific Fleet Pacific Station Admiral of Patrols Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Queenstown Station Royal East African Navy Royal Indian Navy Flag Officer Submarines Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth Reserve Fleet Scotland and Northern Ireland Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic South East Coast of America Station Commander-in-Chief, Thames and Medway West Africa Squadron Flag Officer, West Africa Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches
Naval formations before 1707	Lisbon Station West Indies Station Western Squadron Thames, Medway and Nore Commander-in-Chief, Thames Narrow Seas Downs Station
Direction of Naval Finance	Department of the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty
Departments under the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary	Department of the Civil Lord of the Admiralty Accountant-General's Department Comptroller of the Navy Department of the Surveyor of the Navy
Direction of Naval Administration and the Admiralty Secretariat	Department of the Permanent Secretary
Branches and offices under the Permanent Secretary	Admiralty Central Copying Branch Admiralty Central Registry Branch Admiralty Record Office Admiralty Library Admiralty Secretariat Air Branch Civil Branch Legal Branch Military Branch Naval Branch Ship Branch
Civil Administration	Department of the Civil Lord of the Admiralty, Department of the Additional Civil Lord of the Admiralty
Departments under the Civil Lords	Accountant-General's Department Contract and Purchase Department Department of the Director of Contract Labour Department of the Surveyor of Buildings Department of the Director of Works Greenwich Hospital Department Works Loan Department
Legal	Admiralty Judicial Department Admiralty court High Court of Admiralty Office of the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty High Court of Justice Office of the Judge Advocate of the Fleet Office of the Marshall High Court of the Admiralty Office of the Admiralty Advocate Office of the Admiralty Proctor Office of the Chief Naval Judge Advocate Office of the Counsel for the Affairs of the Admiralty and Navy Office of the Counsel to the Admiralty Office of the Deputy Judge Advocate of the Fleet Office of the Receiver of Droits High Court of Admiralty Office of the Registrar High Court of the Admiralty Office of the Solicitor for the Affairs of the Admiralty Office of the Solicitor to the Admiralty and Navy Office of the Solicitor to the Admiralty Office of the Counsel to the Admiralty Court of Admiralty for the Cinque Ports King's Bench Division (Admiralty) Queens's Bench Division (Admiralty) Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division Vice Admiralty courts Colonial Courts of Admiralty

v t e Historic fleets and naval commands of the Royal Navy
North and Irish Seas and English Channel	First Fleet Second Fleet Third Fleet Atlantic Fleet Battle Cruiser Fleet Channel Fleet Channel Squadron Coast of Ireland Coast of Scotland Devonport Dover Commander-in-Chief Fleet Grand Fleet British Naval Forces Germany Humber Home Fleet Irish Squadron Leith Nore North Sea Squadron Orkneys and Shetlands Plymouth Portsmouth Rosyth Reserve Fleet Western Approaches Western Naval Home Command Eastern English Channel Downs Channel Squadron (Navy Royal) Narrow Seas North North and West Western Squadron North Sea Fleet South West and Irish Sea West Yarmouth
Atlantic Ocean	Atlantic Fleet Barbadoes and Leeward Islands Good Hope Jamaica Division (1838-1905) Jamaica Station (to 1830) Leeward Islands Lisbon Newfoundland North America North America and West Indies North Atlantic Portugal South America Station South Atlantic and South America South Atlantic South East Coast of America West Africa Squadron Flag Officer, West Africa Senior Naval Officer, West Indies
Baltic, Black, Caspian, and Mediterranean Seas	Adriatic Aegean Baltic Fleet Black Sea and Caspian Caspian Coast of Spain Eastern Mediterranean Egypt and Red Sea British Naval Forces Germany Gibraltar Levant Levant and East Mediterranean Malta Mediterranean Fleet Portugal
Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean	Commodore, Arabian Seas and Persian Gulf Commander-in-Chief, Australia Commander-in-Chief, China East Indies East Indies and China East Indies Fleet Eastern Fleet Far East Fleet Egypt and Red Sea Senior British Naval Officer, Suez Canal Area Middle East New Zealand New Zealand Naval Forces Pacific Fleet Pacific Station Red Sea and Canal Area/Red Sea South America Station Persian Gulf

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