Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
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The Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth was a senior commander of the Royal Navy
for hundreds of years. Plymouth Command was a name given to the units, establishments, and staff operating under the admiral's command. In the nineteenth century the holder of the office was known as Commander-in-Chief, Devonport.
in East Devon
to Penzance
in Cornwall
. In 1941, during World War II
, elements of Plymouth Command were transferred to Western Approaches Command
which was established at Derby House in Liverpool
. Meanwhile Plymouth Command occupied a new Headquarters, known as the Maritime Headquarters, at Mount Wise. The post of Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth was merged with that of Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
in 1969 to form Naval Home Command
.
After 1969 the Maritime Headquarters became the home of the Flag Officer, Plymouth until, that post was also disbanded in 1996 and the dockyard and barracks became HM Naval Base Plymouth.
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
Flag Officer, Plymouth
Royal Navy
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for hundreds of years. Plymouth Command was a name given to the units, establishments, and staff operating under the admiral's command. In the nineteenth century the holder of the office was known as Commander-in-Chief, Devonport.
History
The post dates back to around 1743. It extended along the South Coast from ExmouthExmouth
Exmouth is a town in Devon. It may also refer to:Places*Exmouth Peninsula in Southern Chile*Exmouth, Western AustraliaPeople*Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth , a British naval officerShips...
in East Devon
East Devon
East Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in Sidmouth, and the largest town is Exmouth.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Honiton with the urban districts of Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth, Ottery St. Mary, Seaton, Sidmouth...
to Penzance
Penzance
Penzance is a town, civil parish, and port in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles west of Plymouth and 300 miles west-southwest of London...
in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
. In 1941, during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, elements of Plymouth Command were transferred to Western Approaches Command
Western Approaches Command
Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches was the commander of a major operational command of the Royal Navy during World War II. The admiral commanding, and his forces, sometimes informally known as 'Western Approaches Command,' were responsible for the safety of British shipping in the Western...
which was established at Derby House in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
. Meanwhile Plymouth Command occupied a new Headquarters, known as the Maritime Headquarters, at Mount Wise. The post of Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth was merged with that of Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
The Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth was a senior commander of the Royal Navy for hundreds of years. Portsmouth Command was a name given to the units, establishments, and staff operating under the post.-History:...
in 1969 to form Naval Home Command
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
The Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth was a senior commander of the Royal Navy for hundreds of years. Portsmouth Command was a name given to the units, establishments, and staff operating under the post.-History:...
.
After 1969 the Maritime Headquarters became the home of the Flag Officer, Plymouth until, that post was also disbanded in 1996 and the dockyard and barracks became HM Naval Base Plymouth.
Commanders-in-Chief and Flag Officers
Commanders-in-Chief and Flag Officers have included:Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
- 1761 - 1763 Vice-Admiral Philip DurellPhilip DurellVice-Admiral Philip Durell was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Port Admiral at Plymouth.-Naval career:Durell joined the Royal Navy as an ordinary seaman in 1721. In 1742 he was appointed Post Captain on HMS Eltham and sailed to the West Indies. In 1745 he took part in the successful Siege...
- Jan 1763 - Jun 1763 Vice-Admiral Lord Colville
- 1763 - 1766 Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas PyeThomas PyeSir Thomas Pye was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, and the American War of Independence...
- 1766 - 1771 Vice-Admiral Sir George EdgcumbeGeorge Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount EdgcumbeAdmiral George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, PC was a British peer, naval officer and politician....
- 1771 - 1775 Vice-Admiral Sir Richard SpryRichard SpryAdmiral Sir Richard Spry was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, North American Station.-Naval career:Spry joined the Royal Navy as a volunteer in 1733. Following the sinking of his ship by the Spanish Navy he was taken prisoner in 1745 but released two months later...
- 1776 - 1778 Vice-Admiral John AmherstJohn AmherstAdmiral John Amherst was a Royal Navy officer served during the First Carnatic War and the Seven Years' War, and who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Family:...
- 1778 - 1783 Vice Admiral Sir Molyneux ShuldhamMolyneux Shuldham, 1st Baron ShuldhamMolyneux Shuldham was an officer of the British Royal Navy. He served for a time as colonial governor of Newfoundland.-Family and early life:...
- 1788 - 1790 Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas GravesThomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves|-|-...
- 1790 - 1792 Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bickerton
- 1792 - 1793 Vice-Admiral Phillips CosbyPhillips CosbyVice Admiral Phillips Cosby was a Royal Navy officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War.-Naval career:Cosby joined the Royal Navy as an ordinary seaman in 1747. He was given command of a schooner at the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758 and was present at the capture of Quebec in 1759.Promoted...
- 1794 - 1796 Vice-Admiral Sir Richard King
- 1796 - 1799 Vice-Admiral Sir Richard OnslowSir Richard Onslow, 1st BaronetSir Richard Onslow, 1st Baronet GCB was an English naval officer who played a distinguished role at the Battle of Camperdown.-Naval career:...
- 1799 - 1802 Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas PasleySir Thomas Pasley, 1st BaronetAdmiral Sir Thomas Pasley, 1st Baronet was a senior and highly-experienced British Royal Navy officer of the eighteenth century, who served with distinction at numerous actions of the Seven Years War, American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary Wars...
- 1802 - 1803 Vice-Admiral Sir James DacresJames Richard Dacres (1749–1810)James Richard Dacres was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the Seven Years' War, the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars...
- 1803 - 1804 Vice-Admiral Sir John ColpoysJohn ColpoysAdmiral Sir John Colpoys, GCB was an officer of the British Royal Navy who served in three wars but is most notable for being one of the catalysts of the Spithead Mutiny in 1797 after ordering his marines to fire on a deputation of mutinous sailors...
- 1804 - 1810 Vice-Admiral Sir William YoungWilliam Young (1751–1821)Sir William Young GCB was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars....
- 1810 - 1813 Admiral Sir Robert CalderRobert CalderAdmiral Sir Robert Calder, 1st Baronet, KCB was a British naval officer who served in the Seven Years' War, the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.-Early life:...
- 1813 - 1815 Admiral Sir William DomettWilliam DomettAdmiral Sir William Domett, GCB was a senior officer of the British Royal Navy who saw extensive service during the American Revolutionary, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Throughout his career, Domett was under the patronage of Alexander Hood, later Lord Bridport...
- 1815 - 1817 Admiral Sir John DuckworthJohn Thomas DuckworthAdmiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, 1st Baronet, GCB was a British naval officer, serving during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, as the Governor of Newfoundland during the War of 1812, and a member of the British House of Commons during his...
- 1817 - 1821 Admiral Viscount ExmouthEdward Pellew, 1st Viscount ExmouthAdmiral Sir Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, GCB was a British naval officer. He fought during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary, and the Napoleonic Wars...
- 1821 - 1824 Admiral Sir Alexander CochraneAlexander CochraneAdmiral Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane GCB RN was a senior Royal Navy commander during the Napoleonic Wars.-Naval career:...
- 1824 - 1827 Admiral Sir James SaumarezJames Saumarez, 1st Baron de SaumarezAdmiral James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez , GCB was an admiral of the British Royal Navy, notable for his victory at the Battle of Algeciras.-Early life:...
- 1827 - 1830 Admiral Lord NortheskWilliam Carnegie, 7th Earl of NortheskAdmiral William Carnegie GCB, 7th Earl of Northesk was born in Hampshire to Admiral George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk and Anne Melville.-Naval career:...
- 1830 - 1833 Admiral Sir Manley DixonManley DixonAdmiral Sir Manley Dixon, KCB was a prominent Royal Navy officer during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Born into a military family in the late 1750s or early 1760s, Dixon joined the Navy and served as a junior officer in the American Revolutionary War, gaining an independent...
- 1833 - 1836 Admiral Sir William HargoodWilliam HargoodAdmiral Sir William Hargood KCB GCH RN was a British naval officer who served with distinction through the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars, during which he gained an unfortunate reputation for bad luck, which seemed to reverse following his...
- 1836 - 1839 Admiral Lord Amelius BeauclerkLord Amelius BeauclerkAdmiral Lord Amelius Beauclerk, GCB, GCH, FRS was a British Royal Navy officer.-Early life:Beauclerk was born on 23 May 1771, the third son of Aubrey Beauclerk, 5th Duke of St Albans and his wife, the former Lady Catherine Ponsonby , daughter of William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough...
- 1839 - 1842 Admiral Sir Graham MooreGraham MooreAdmiral Sir Graham Moore, GCB, GCMG was a British sailor and a career officer in the Royal Navy. He was the younger brother of General Sir John Moore.-Naval career:...
- 1842 - 1845 Admiral Sir David Milne
- 1845 - 1848 Admiral Sir John WestJohn West (Royal Navy officer)Admiral of the Fleet Sir John West GCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
- 1848 - 1851 Admiral Sir William GageWilliam Hall GageAdmiral of the Fleet Sir William Hall Gage GCB GCH was Second Sea Lord in the British Navy.-Naval career:Born the third son of General Thomas Gage, Gage joined the Royal Navy in 1789. In 1797 he was given command of the frigate HMS Terpsichore and sailed in the Mediterranean to conduct the Siege...
- 1851 - 1854 Admiral Sir John OmmanneyJohn OmmanneyAdmiral Sir John Acworth Ommanney KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:Ommanney joined the Royal Navy in 1786. Promoted Commander in 1796, he was given command of a brig and arrested a fleet of Swedish merchant ships in the North Sea...
- 1854 - 1857 Admiral Sir William Parker
- 1857 - 1860 Vice-Admiral Sir Barrington ReynoldsBarrington ReynoldsAdmiral Sir Barrington Reynolds, GCB , was a senior and long-serving officer of the British Royal Navy who went to sea with his father aged only nine during the French Revolutionary Wars and was captured by the French aged eleven...
- Jun 1860 - Oct 1860 Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur FanshaweArthur FanshaweAdmiral Sir Arthur Fanshawe KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:Fanshawe joined the Royal Navy in 1804...
- 1860 - 1863 Vice-Admiral Sir Houston StewartHouston StewartAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Houston Stewart GCB was a Royal Navy officer and briefly a Liberal Party Member of Parliament .-Naval career:...
- 1863 - 1866 Vice-Admiral Sir Charles FremantleCharles FremantleAdmiral Sir Charles Howe Fremantle GCB RN was a British Royal Navy officer. The city of Fremantle in Western Australia is named after him.-Early life:...
- 1866 - 1869 Admiral Sir William MartinSir William Martin, 4th BaronetAdmiral Sir William Fanshawe Martin, 4th Baronet GCB , was a senior British naval officer.-Naval career:...
- 1869 - 1872 Admiral Sir Henry CodringtonHenry CodringtonAdmiral Sir Henry John Codrington KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
- 1872 - 1875 Vice-Admiral Sir Henry KeppelHenry KeppelAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Keppel, GCB, OM was a British admiral, son of the 4th Earl of Albemarle and of his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Lord de Clifford.-Naval career:...
- 1875 - 1878 Admiral Sir Thomas Symonds
- 1878 - 1880 Admiral Sir Arthur FarquharArthur FarquharAdmiral Sir Arthur Farquhar KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:Farquhar joined the Royal Navy in 1829...
- 1880 - 1881 Admiral Sir Charles ElliotCharles Elliot (Royal Navy officer)Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
- 1881 - 1884 Admiral Sir William StewartWilliam Houston StewartAdmiral Sir William Houston Stewart GCB was a British naval officer who was Controller of the Royal Navy from 1872 to 1881.-Personal life:...
- 1884 - 1887 Admiral Sir Augustus PhillimoreAugustus PhillimoreAdmiral Sir Augustus Phillimore KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
- 1887 - 1888 Admiral Lord John Hay
- 1888 - 1890 Admiral Sir William DowellWilliam Dowell (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir William Montagu Dowell GCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:Dowell joined the Royal Navy in 1839. He served in the Black Sea during the Crimean War...
- 1890 - 1893 Admiral The Duke of EdinburghAlfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and GothaAlfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the third Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and reigned from 1893 to 1900. He was also a member of the British Royal Family, the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha...
- 1893 - 1896 Admiral Sir Algernon Lyons
- 1896 - 1899 Admiral Sir Edmund FremantleEdmund FremantleAdmiral Sir Edmund Robert Fremantle GCB CMG was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
- 1899 - 1900 Admiral Sir Henry Fairfax
- 1900 - 1902 Vice-Admiral Lord Charles Montagu Douglas Scott
- 1902 - 1908 Vice-Admiral Sir Lewis BeaumontLewis BeaumontAdmiral Sir Lewis Anthony Beaumont KCB KCMG was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:Beaumont joined the Royal Navy as a boy and was engaged in operations in Malaya by 1875....
- 1908 - 1911 Vice-Admiral Sir Wilmot FawkesWilmot Fawkes|-|-|-...
- 1911 - 1913 Vice-Admiral Sir William May
- 1913 - 1916 Vice-Admiral Sir George Egerton
- Mar 1916 - Dec 1916 Vice-Admiral Sir George WarrenderSir George Warrender, 7th BaronetVice-Admiral Sir George John Scott Warrender of Lochend, 7th Baronet KCB KCVO was a senior officer in the Royal Navy during World War I.-Early career:...
- 1916 - 1918 Admiral Sir Alexander BethellAlexander BethellAdmiral The Hon. Sir Alexander Edward Bethell GCMG KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
- 1918 - 1920 Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil ThursbyCecil ThursbyAdmiral Sir Cecil Fiennes Thursby KCB KCMG was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
- 1920 - 1923 Admiral Sir Montague BrowningMontague BrowningAdmiral Sir Montague Edward Browning GCB GCMG GCVO was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.-Military career:...
- 1923 - 1926 Vice-Admiral Sir Richard PhillimoreRichard PhillimoreAdmiral Sir Richard Fortescue Phillimore GCB KCMG MVO was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
- 1926 - 1929 Vice-Admiral Sir Rudolph BentinckRudolph BentinckAdmiral Sir Rudolph Walter Bentinck KCB KCMG was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Bentinck joined the Royal Navy in 1882...
- 1929 - 1932 Vice-Admiral Sir Hubert BrandHubert BrandAdmiral Sir Hubert George Brand GCB, KCMG, KCVO was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.-Background:...
- 1932 - 1935 Vice-Admiral Sir Eric FullertonEric FullertonAdmiral Sir Eric John Arthur Fullerton KCB DSO was a British Royal Navy officer.-Naval career:Fullerton was the second son of Admiral Sir John Fullerton and entered the Royal Navy himself in 1892 as a Cadet in HMS Britannia. He was promoted Sub-Lieutenant in 1899 and Lieutenant in 1900...
- 1935 - 1938 Admiral Sir Reginald Plunkett
- 1938 - 1941 Admiral Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith
- 1941 - 1943 Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Forbes
- 1943 - 1945 Vice-Admiral Sir Ralph LeathamRalph LeathamAdmiral Sir Ralph Leatham KCB was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth during World War II.-Naval career:...
- 1945 - 1947 Admiral Sir Henry Pridham-Wippell
- 1947 - 1950 Vice-Admiral Sir Robert BurnettRobert BurnettAdmiral Sir Robert Lindsay Burnett, GBE, KCB, CStJ, DSO was an officer in the Royal Navy.-Naval career:Educated at Bedford School, Burnett joined the Royal Navy in 1902. He served on the China Station from 1904 and then with the Atlantic and Mediterranean Fleets from 1908...
- 1950 - 1951 Vice-Admiral Sir Rhoderick McGrigorRhoderick McGrigorAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Rhoderick Robert McGrigor GCB was a Royal Navy officer and the British First Sea Lord from 1951 to 1955. During his years as professional head of the Royal Navy, he is most remembered as a leading proponent of carrier-based air power.-Early life:Rhoderick Robert McGrigor...
- 1951 - 1953 Vice-Admiral Sir Maurice ManserghMaurice ManserghAdmiral Sir Maurice James Mansergh KCB CBE was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
- 1953 - 1955 Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander MaddenAlexander MaddenAdmiral Sir Alexander Cumming Gordon Madden KCB CBE was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.-Naval career:...
- 1955 - 1958 Vice Admiral Sir Charles PizeyCharles PizeyAdmiral Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey, GBE, CB, DSO & Bar, DL was a Royal Navy officer who served as the last Commander-in-Chief and first Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy from 1951 to 1955.-Early Life and Career:...
- 1958 - 1961 Vice-Admiral Sir Richard OnslowRichard Onslow (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Richard George Onslow KCB DSO & Three Bars DL was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
- 1961 - 1962 Vice-Admiral Sir Charles MaddenSir Charles Madden, 2nd BaronetAdmiral Sir Charles Edward Madden, 2nd Baronet, GCB , followed his father in a career with the Royal Navy that culminated in his serving as the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet from 1963 to 1965....
- 1962 - 1965 Vice-Admiral Sir Nigel HendersonNigel HendersonAdmiral Sir Nigel Stuart Henderson GBE KCB DL was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.-Naval career:Henderson joined the Royal Navy in 1927. He served in World War II as a gunnery officer...
- 1965 - 1967 Vice-Admiral Sir Fitzroy TalbotFitzroy Talbot|-...
- 1967 - 1969 Vice-Admiral Sir Charles MillsCharles Mills (Royal Navy officer)Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Piercy Mills KCB CBE DSC was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Governor of Guernsey.-Naval career:Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Mills joined the Royal Navy in 1932....
Flag Officer, Plymouth
- Jul 1969 - Sept 1969 Vice-Admiral John RoxburghJohn Roxburgh (Royal Navy officer)Vice-Admiral Sir John Charles Young Roxburgh KCB CBE DSO DSC & bar was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
- 1969 - 1970 Vice-Admiral Sir Anthony GriffinAnthony Griffin (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Anthony Templer Frederick Griffith Griffin GCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:...
- 1970 - 1973 Vice-Admiral Sir Rae McKaigRae McKaigAdmiral Sir Rae McKaig KCB CBE was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
- 1973 - 1975 Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur PowerArthur Mackenzie PowerVice Admiral Sir Arthur Mackenzie Power KCB MBE was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
- 1975 - 1977 Vice-Admiral Sir Gordon TaitGordon Tait (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Gordon Tait, KCB, DSC was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.-Naval career:Tait joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1939....
- 1977 - 1979 Vice-Admiral Sir John ForbesJohn Morrison ForbesVice Admiral Sir John Morrison Forbes KCB is a former Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Forbes was appointed Second-in-Command and Operational Commander of the Royal Malaysian Navy in 1966...
- 1979 - 1981 Vice-Admiral Sir Peter BergerPeter Berger (Royal Navy officer)Vice Admiral Sir Peter Egerton Capel Berger KCB LVO DSC was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
- 1981 - 1982 Vice-Admiral Sir Simon CasselsSimon CasselsAdmiral Sir Simon Alastair Cassillis Cassels KCB CBE is a senior Royal Navy officer who became Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.-Naval career:Cassels joined the Royal Navy in 1947...
- 1982 - 1985 Vice-Admiral Sir David BrownDavid Brown (Royal Navy officer)Vice Admiral Sir David Worthington Brown KCB was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Plymouth.-Naval career:Educated in HMS Conway, Brown joined the Royal Navy in June 1945...
- 1985 - 1987 Vice-Admiral Sir Robert GerkenRobert GerkenVice Admiral Sir Robert William Frank Gerken KCB CBE is a former Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
- 1987 - 1990 Vice-Admiral Sir John WebsterJohn Webster (Royal Navy officer)Vice Admiral Sir John Morrison Webster KCB is a former Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
- 1990 - 1992 Vice-Admiral Sir Alan GroseAlan GroseVice Admiral Sir Alan Grose KBE is a former Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Plymouth.-Naval career:Educated at Strode's School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Grose joined the Royal Navy in 1957...
- 1992 - 1996 Vice-Admiral Sir Roy NewmanRoy NewmanVice Admiral Sir Roy Thomas Newman KCB DL is a former Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Plymouth.-Naval career:...