Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command (Royal Navy)

Office of the Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command
Ensign of the Royal Navy
Ministry of Defence
Member of	Admiralty Board, Navy Board, Navy Command
Reports to	First Sea Lord
Nominator	Secretary of State for Defence
Appointer	Prime Minister Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council
Term length	Not fixed (typically 1–4 years)
Inaugural holder	Admiral Sir John Frewen
Formation	1969–2012

Naval Home Command
Active	1969–2012
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Type	Fleet
Garrison/HQ	Dockyard Commissioner's house, Portsmouth

The Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command, (CINCNAVHOME) was a senior Royal Navy post that existed from 1969 to 2012. Naval Home Command was a name given to the military formation, establishments, and staff administered under the post.

History

Prior to the formation of this command the Royal Navy has usually been split into several commands, each with its own Commander-in-Chief. In July 1969 the office was created following further downsizing of naval commands within the Royal Navy. This resulted in the offices of the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth and Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth being combined to create single new post of Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command (CINCNAVHOME). In 1994 the post of Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command was unified with that of the Second Sea Lord following the rationalisation of the British Armed Forces following the end of the Cold War. In 2012, separate existing senior commands were discontinued, with full operational command being vested instead in the First Sea Lord.

Responsibilities

The Commander-in-Chief was responsible for maintaining operational capability by providing correctly trained manpower to the fleet, the office existed from 1969 to 2012.

Commanders-in-Chief, Naval Home Command

Included:

• Admiral Sir John Frewen, 1969 – March 1970
• Admiral Sir Horace Law, March 1970 – May 1972
• Admiral Sir Andrew Lewis, May 1972 – July 1974
• Admiral Sir Derek Empson, July 1974 – November 1975
• Admiral Sir Terence Lewin, November 1975 – March 1977
• Admiral Sir David Williams, March 1977 – March 1979
• Admiral Sir Richard Clayton, March 1979 – July 1981
• Admiral Sir James Eberle, July 1981 – December 1982
• Admiral Sir Desmond Cassidi, December 1982 – October 1985
• Admiral Sir Peter Stanford, October 1985 – October 1987
• Admiral Sir Sandy Woodward, October 1987 – October 1989
• Admiral Sir Jeremy Black, October 1989 – March 1991
• Admiral Sir John Kerr, March 1991 – March 1994

Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command

• Admiral Sir Michael Layard, March 1994 – March 1995
• Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, May 1995 – September 1997
• Admiral Sir John Brigstocke, September 1997 – 2000
• Admiral Sir Peter Spencer, January 2000 – January 2003
• Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, January 2003 – October 2005
• Vice-Admiral Sir Adrian Johns, October 2005 – July 2008
• Vice-Admiral Sir Alan Massey, July 2008 – July 2010
• Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Montgomery, July 2010 – October 2012

In 2012 the appointment of separate Commanders-in-Chief was discontinued with full operational command being transfered to the First Sea Lord.

Chiefs of Staff, Naval Home Command

Included:

• Rear-Admiral Tim Lees-Spalding: June 1969 – June 1971
• Rear-Admiral Herbert Gardner: June 1971 – December 1973
• Rear-Admiral Roderick D. Macdonald: December 1973 – April 1976
• Rear-Admiral Thomas H. E. Baird: April 1976 – November 1977
• Rear-Admiral John M. H. Cox: November 1977 – July 1979
• Rear-Admiral Kenneth H.G. Willis: July 1979 – September 1981
• Rear-Admiral Trevor O.K. Spraggs: September 1981 – April 1983
• Rear-Admiral John P. Barker: April 1983 – December 1985
• Rear-Admiral Peter F. Grenier: December 1985 – April 1987
• Rear-Admiral Christopher J. Howard: April 1987 – April 1989
• Rear-Admiral James Carine: April 1989 – October 1991
• Rear-Admiral J. Robert Shiffner: October 1991 – May 1993
• Rear-Admiral Jeremy J. Blackham: May 1993 – February 1995
• Rear-Admiral Rodney B. Lees : February 1995 – January 1998
• Rear-Admiral Peter A. Dunt: January 1998 – August 2000
• Rear-Admiral Roger G. Lockwood: August 2000 – September 2002
• Rear-Admiral Richard F. Cheadle: September 2002 – December 2003
• Rear-Admiral Richard G. Melly: December 2003 – March 2005
• Rear-Admiral Michael Kimmons: March 2005 – 2008

Offices under the Commander-in-Chief

Included:

• Office of the Admiral-Superintendent, Devonport, (1969–1970)
• Office of the Admiral Superintendent, Portsmouth
• Office of the Admiral Commanding, Reserves, 1969–1976)
• Office of the Commodore, Clyde
• Office of the CEO Marine Services
• Office of the Flag Officer Commanding, Royal Yachts, (1969–1997)
• Office of the Flag Officer, Medway, (1969–1983)
• Office of the Flag Officer, Plymouth (1969–1996)
• Office of the Flag Officer, Portsmouth (1971, 1975–1996)
• Office of the Flag Officer, Spithead (1971–1975)
• Office of the Flag Officer, Training and Recruitment. (FOTR)
• Royal Navy shore establishments
• Senior Naval Officer, Northern Ireland, (1969–1970

See also

• Commander-in-Chief Fleet

Sources

• Eberle, Sir James (2007). Wider horizons: naval policy & international affairs. Durham, England: Roundtuit Publishing. ISBN 9781904499176.
• Heyman, Charles (2006). The Armed Forces of the United Kingdom 2007–2008. Oxford, England: Casemate Publishers. ISBN 9781844154890.
• Mackie, Colin (2017). "British Armed Forces: Royal Navy Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Scotland, UK.