Incumbent Vice Admiral Sir Christopher Gardner since 2019
Department of the Admiralty, Ministry of Defence
Member of
Board of Admiralty, Admiralty Board, Navy Board
Reports to
First Sea Lord
Nominator
First Lord of the Admiralty, Secretary of State for Defence
Appointer
Prime Minister Subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council
Term length
Not fixed (typically 1–3 years)
Inaugural holder
Captain George Barrington
Formation
1830-1964, 1965-current
The Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Supplies originally known as the Fourth Naval Lord was formerly one of the Naval Lords and members of the Board of Admiralty which controlled the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom the post is currently known as Chief of Materiel (Fleet). As of 2017, it is also known as Chief of Fleet Support, Chief of Materiel (Ships) then as of 2020, Director General Ships.
The FourthSeaLord and Chief of Naval Supplies originally known as the Fourth Naval Lord was formerly one of the Naval Lords and members of the Board...
The First SeaLord and Chief of the Naval Staff (1SL/CNS) is a statutory position in the British Armed Forces usually held by a four star admiral. As the...
Deputy First SeaLord Sir Herbert Heath, Second SeaLord Lionel Halsey, Third SeaLord Hugh Tothill, FourthSeaLord Godfrey Paine, Fifth SeaLord Sir Henry...
After 1806 the First Lord was always a civilian and a senior member of the ministry, while the separate post of First SeaLord was evolved for the senior...
Civil Lord of the Admiralty Office of the Senior Naval Lord, (1689–1771) Office of the First Naval Lord, (1771–1904) Office of the First SeaLord, (1904–1917)...
likely appointment as Fifth SeaLord in order to head the spy agency. First SeaLord Second SeaLord Third SeaLordFourthSeaLord Marder, Arthur J. (31 March...
prominent role in the Norwegian campaign during World War II who became FourthSeaLord and Chief of Naval Supplies and Transport. Pegram was born in Lancashire...
Controller of the Navy See Third Sea Lord See Fourth Naval Lord See Junior Naval Lord See FourthSeaLord See Chief of Fleet Support See Chief of Materiel...
Admiral" and "Lord Admiral" were both used, eventually combining in "Lord High Admiral". The Lord High Admiral did not originally have command at sea, but had...
Ships (COMUKSTRKFOR or CSF). Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces is a sea-going combatant command appointment. One of the most recent Commander United...
Douglas Fisher (Royal Navy officer) (1890–1963), British sailor and FourthSeaLord Douglas Fisher (born 1934), American actor, in Imagination Movers Douglas...
April 1854 – 8 August 1921) was a Royal Navy officer who served as FourthSeaLord, was appointed as a Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy...
appointment as Second SeaLord. Commandant General Royal Marines The previous post of Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Training)/Flag Officer Sea Training was...
Director General (Naval); the MDG Naval currently reports to the Second SeaLord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff. The medical branch today is made up...
ceremonial rank; regular appointments ended in 1995. "Statement of the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. J. P. L. Thomas)", Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)...
Retrieved 13 May 2016. "Royal Marines History" (PDF). Marine Society and Sea Cadet Marine Cadet Section. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016...
Raw KBE CB (1898–1967) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be FourthSeaLord. Raw served in World War I and fought at the Battle of Jutland in 1916...
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