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==Second Naval Lords, 1885–1904== | ==Second Naval Lords, 1885–1904== | ||
Dates of appointment given in all instances: | |||
*[[Anthony Hiley Hoskins|Sir Anthony Hoskins]] 1885 | *{{RearRN}} [[Arthur William Acland Hood, First Baron Hood|Arthur W. A. Hood]], 15 January, 1877.<ref>''The Naval Staff of the Admiralty''. p. 119.</ref> | ||
*[[Henry Fairfax|Sir Henry Fairfax]] 1889 | *Rear-Admiral {{RIGHTHON}} [[Richard James Meade, Fourth Earl of Clanwilliam]], 6 December, 1879.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
*[[Frederick William Richards|Sir Frederick | *{{ViceRN}} [[Lord John Hay]], 13 May, 1880.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
*[[Lord Walter Talbot Kerr|Lord Walter Kerr]] 1893 | *{{AdmRN}} Lord Alcester, 6 March, 1883.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
*[[Frederick George Denham Bedford|Sir Frederick Bedford]] 1895 | *Vice-Admiral [[Anthony Hiley Hoskins|Sir Anthony H. Hoskins]], 2 July, 1885.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
*[[Lord Walter Talbot Kerr|Lord Walter Kerr]] 1899 | *Admiral [[Richard Vesey Hamilton|Sir Richard V. Hamilton]], 31 December, 1888.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
*[[Archibald Lucius Douglas]] 1899 | *Rear-Admiral [[Henry Fairfax|Sir Henry Fairfax]], 26 October, 1889.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
*[[John Arbuthnot Fisher, | *Vice-Admiral [[Frederick William Richards|Sir Frederick W. Richards]], 23 May, 1892.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
*[[Charles Carter Drury|Sir Charles Carter Drury]] 1903 | *Rear-Admiral[[Lord Walter Talbot Kerr|Lord Walter Kerr]], 1 November, 1893.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
*Rear-Admiral [[Frederick George Denham Bedford|Sir Frederick Bedford]], 27 May, 1895.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | |||
*Vice-Admiral [[Lord Walter Talbot Kerr|Lord Walter Kerr]], 1 May, 1899.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | |||
*Vice-Admiral [[Archibald Lucius Douglas|Archibald L. Douglas]], 14 August, 1899.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | |||
*Admiral [[John Arbuthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|Sir John A. Fisher]], 13 May, 1902.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | |||
*Rear-Admiral [[Charles Carter Drury|Sir Charles Carter Drury]], 31 July, 1903.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | |||
==Second Sea Lords, 1904–1924== | ==Second Sea Lords, 1904–1924== | ||
Revision as of 13:17, 12 November 2010
The Second Sea Lord was the naval member of the Board of Admiralty responsible for the manpower of the Royal Navy. He was in charge of manning the ships, and training and educating the men. He was responsible for the Reserves and before the creation of the Naval War Staff he was the officer in charge of mobilisation.
Dates of appointment given in all instances:
- Rear-Admiral Arthur W. A. Hood, 15 January, 1877.[1]
- Rear-Admiral THE RIGHT HONOURABLE Richard James Meade, Fourth Earl of Clanwilliam, 6 December, 1879.[2]
- Vice-Admiral Lord John Hay, 13 May, 1880.[3]
- Admiral Lord Alcester, 6 March, 1883.[4]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Anthony H. Hoskins, 2 July, 1885.[5]
- Admiral Sir Richard V. Hamilton, 31 December, 1888.[6]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Fairfax, 26 October, 1889.[7]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick W. Richards, 23 May, 1892.[8]
- Rear-AdmiralLord Walter Kerr, 1 November, 1893.[9]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford, 27 May, 1895.[10]
- Vice-Admiral Lord Walter Kerr, 1 May, 1899.[11]
- Vice-Admiral Archibald L. Douglas, 14 August, 1899.[12]
- Admiral Sir John A. Fisher, 13 May, 1902.[13]
- Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Carter Drury, 31 July, 1903.[14]
Second Sea Lords, 1904–1924
- Admiral Sir William May, 20 March, 1907.[15]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman 25 March, 1909.[16]
- Vice-Admiral Sir George Le C. Egerton, 25 March, 1911.[17]
- Vice-Admiral Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven, 6 December, 1911.[18]
- Vice-Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe, 9 December, 1912.[19]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick T. Hamilton, 31 July, 1914.[20]
- Vice-Admiral (Acting) The Honourable Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe, 30 June, 1916.[21]
- Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, 4 December, 1916.[22]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Rosslyn E. Wemyss, 1917.[23]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Herbert L. Heath, 27 September, 1917.[24]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Montague E. Browning, 31 March, 1919.[25]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Henry F. Oliver, 30 September, 1920.[26]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 119.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. p. 860.
- ↑ Ross. Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman. p. 147.
- ↑ Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 395.
- ↑ Hough. Louis and Victoria. p. xiv.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. [Naval Staff.] p. 125.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Naval Staff. p. 126.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Naval Staff. p. 127.
- ↑ Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 187.
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