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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.
The '''Second Sea Lord''' was a Lord Commissioner of the [[Board of Admiralty]] responsible for the personnel of the [[Royal Navy]].  He was in charge of manning the ships, and training and educating the men.


==Second Naval Lords, 1885–1904==
==Second Naval Lords, 1885–1904==
Dates of appointment given in all instances:
Dates of appointment given in all instances:


*{{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>
*{{RearRN}} [[Arthur William Acland Hood, First Baron Hood|Arthur W. A. Hood]], 15 January, 1877.<ref>''The Naval Staff of the Admiralty''. [''Naval Staff.''] p. 119.</ref>
*Rear-Admiral [[Richard James Meade, Fourth Earl of Clanwilliam]], 6 December, 1879.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Rear-Admiral [[Richard James Meade, Fourth Earl of Clanwilliam]], 6 December, 1879.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*{{ViceRN}} [[Lord John Hay]], 13 May, 1880.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*{{ViceRN}} [[Lord John Hay]], 13 May, 1880.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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*Admiral [[Richard Vesey Hamilton|Sir Richard V. Hamilton]], 31 December, 1888.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Admiral [[Richard Vesey Hamilton|Sir Richard V. Hamilton]], 31 December, 1888.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Rear-Admiral [[Henry Fairfax|Sir Henry Fairfax]], 26 October, 1889.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Rear-Admiral [[Henry Fairfax|Sir Henry Fairfax]], 26 October, 1889.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Frederick William Richards|Sir Frederick W. Richards]], 23 May, 1892.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Admiral [[Frederick William Richards|Sir Frederick W. Richards]], 23 May, 1892.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Rear-Admiral[[Lord Walter Talbot Kerr|Lord Walter Kerr]], 1 November, 1893.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Vice-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 [[Frederick George Denham Bedford|Sir Frederick G. D. Bedford]], 27 May, 1895.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Lord Walter Talbot Kerr|Lord Walter Kerr]], 1 May, 1899.<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>
*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>
*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>
*Vice-Admiral [[Charles Carter Drury|Sir Charles C. Drury]], 31 July, 1903.<ref>Ibid.</ref>


==Second Sea Lords, 1904&ndash;1924==
==Second Sea Lords, 1904&ndash;1924==
*Admiral [[William Henry May|Sir William May]], 20 March, 1907.<ref>May Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/39.  p. 860.</ref>
*Admiral [[William Henry May|Sir William H. May]], 20 March, 1907.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|Sir Francis Bridgeman]] 25 March, 1909.<ref>Ross.  ''Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman''.  p. 147.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|Sir Francis C. B. Bridgeman]] 25 March, 1909.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[George Le Clerc Egerton|Sir George Le C. Egerton]], 25 March, 1911.<ref>Egerton Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/38.  p. 395.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[George Le Clerc Egerton|Sir George Le C. Egerton]], 25 March, 1911.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven]], 6 December, 1911.<ref>Hough.  ''Louis and Victoria''.  p. xiv.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven|H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg]], 5 December, 1911.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|Sir John R. Jellicoe]], 9 December, 1912.<ref>''The Naval Staff of the Admiralty''.  [''Naval Staff''.]  p. 125.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|Sir John R. Jellicoe]], 9 December, 1912.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Frederick Tower Hamilton|Sir Frederick T. Hamilton]], 31 July, 1914.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Frederick Tower Hamilton|Sir Frederick T. Hamilton]], 31 July, 1914.<ref>''Naval Staff''.  p. 125.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral (Acting) [[Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe|The Honourable Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe]], 30 June, 1916.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral (Acting) [[Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe|The Honourable Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe]], 30 June, 1916.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Admiral [[Cecil Burney, First Baronet|Sir Cecil Burney]], 4 December, 1916.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Admiral [[Cecil Burney, First Baronet|Sir Cecil Burney]], 4 December, 1916.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss|Sir Rosslyn E. Wemyss]], 1917.<ref>''Naval Staff''.  p. 126.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss|Sir Rosslyn E. Wemyss]], 6 September, 1917.<ref>''Naval Staff''.  p. 119.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Herbert Leopold Heath|Sir Herbert L. Heath]], 27 September, 1917.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Herbert Leopold Heath|Sir Herbert L. Heath]], 27 September, 1917.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Montague Edward Browning|Sir Montague E. Browning]], 31 March, 1919.<ref>''Naval Staff''.  p. 127.</ref>
*Admiral [[Montague Edward Browning|Sir Montague E. Browning]], 31 March, 1919.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Henry Francis Oliver|Sir Henry F. Oliver]], 30 September, 1920.<ref>Oliver Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. p. 187.</ref>
*Admiral [[Henry Francis Oliver|Sir Henry F. Oliver]], 30 September, 1920.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
 
*Vice-Admiral [[Michael Culme-Seymour, Fourth Baronet|Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart.]], 15 August, 1924.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Hubert George Brand|The Honourable Sir Hubert G. Brand]], 22 April, 1925.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
*Vice-Admiral [[Michael Henry Hodges|Sir Michael H. Hodges]], 16 August, 1927.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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The Second Sea Lord was a Lord Commissioner of the Board of Admiralty responsible for the personnel of the Royal Navy. He was in charge of manning the ships, and training and educating the men.

Second Naval Lords, 1885–1904

Dates of appointment given in all instances:

Second Sea Lords, 1904–1924

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. [Naval Staff.] p. 119.
  2. ↑ Ibid.
  3. ↑ Ibid.
  4. ↑ Ibid.
  5. ↑ Ibid.
  6. ↑ Ibid.
  7. ↑ Ibid.
  8. ↑ Ibid.
  9. ↑ Ibid.
  10. ↑ Ibid.
  11. ↑ Ibid.
  12. ↑ Ibid.
  13. ↑ Ibid.
  14. ↑ Ibid.
  15. ↑ Ibid.
  16. ↑ Ibid.
  17. ↑ Ibid.
  18. ↑ Ibid.
  19. ↑ Ibid.
  20. ↑ Naval Staff. p. 125.
  21. ↑ Ibid.
  22. ↑ Ibid.
  23. ↑ Naval Staff. p. 119.
  24. ↑ Ibid.
  25. ↑ Ibid.
  26. ↑ Ibid.
  27. ↑ Ibid.
  28. ↑ Ibid.
  29. ↑ Ibid.

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