Third Sea Lord
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The Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy was formerly the Naval Lord and member of the Board of Admiralty responsible for procurement
and matériel
in the British
Royal Navy
. The title of the office is now simply Controller of the Navy (CofN), and the Controller of the Navy is a member of the Admiralty Board
.
In the reorganisation of the Admiralty
by Order in Council of 14 January 1869, the Comptroller of the Navy was given a seat on the Board of Admiralty as the Third Naval Lord and Comptroller of the Navy. The Comptroller lost the title of Third Naval Lord and the seat on the Board by an Order in Council of 19 March 1872, but regained them by a further Order of 10 March 1882.
In 1869, the post of Storekeeper-General of the Navy was abolished and its duties merged into those of the Comptroller of the Navy. The Third Naval Lord became known as the Third Sea Lord from 1905.
The appointment of Controller of the Navy was abolished in September 1912, although that of Third Sea Lord remained. In 1917 the post of Controller of the Navy was revived, but as a separate civilian position with a seat on the Board of Admiralty. In 1918, the post of Controller of the Navy was once again amalgamated with that of Third Sea Lord and in 1965 the post became simply Controller of the Navy.
1832 Post of Controller of the Navy Abolished
was changed to Controller of the Navy.
Procurement
Procurement is the acquisition of goods or services. It is favourable that the goods/services are appropriate and that they are procured at the best possible cost to meet the needs of the purchaser in terms of quality and quantity, time, and location...
and matériel
Materiel
Materiel is a term used in English to refer to the equipment and supplies in military and commercial supply chain management....
in the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. The title of the office is now simply Controller of the Navy (CofN), and the Controller of the Navy is a member of the Admiralty Board
Admiralty Board (United Kingdom)
The Admiralty Board is the body established under the Defence Council of the United Kingdom for the administration of the Naval Service of the United Kingdom...
.
History
In 1805, for the first time, specific functions were assigned to each of the 'Naval' Lords, who were described as 'Professional' Lords, leaving to the 'Civil' Lords the routine business of signing documents.In the reorganisation of the Admiralty
Admiralty
The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the Kingdom of England, and later in the United Kingdom, responsible for the command of the Royal Navy...
by Order in Council of 14 January 1869, the Comptroller of the Navy was given a seat on the Board of Admiralty as the Third Naval Lord and Comptroller of the Navy. The Comptroller lost the title of Third Naval Lord and the seat on the Board by an Order in Council of 19 March 1872, but regained them by a further Order of 10 March 1882.
In 1869, the post of Storekeeper-General of the Navy was abolished and its duties merged into those of the Comptroller of the Navy. The Third Naval Lord became known as the Third Sea Lord from 1905.
The appointment of Controller of the Navy was abolished in September 1912, although that of Third Sea Lord remained. In 1917 the post of Controller of the Navy was revived, but as a separate civilian position with a seat on the Board of Admiralty. In 1918, the post of Controller of the Navy was once again amalgamated with that of Third Sea Lord and in 1965 the post became simply Controller of the Navy.
Comptrollers of the Navy up to 1832
- William HolstockeWilliam HolstockeVice Admiral William Holstocke was a naval commander who went on to Comptroller of the Navy.-Naval career:Holstocke went to sea in 1534 and was appointed as keeper of the storehouses in 1549. He moved on to become Comptroller of the Navy in 1561. He served in the Anglo-French War of 1557 to 1559...
, 1561–1589 - William BoroughWilliam BoroughWilliam Borough was a British naval officer and the younger brother of Stephen Borough. He participated in the British attack on Cádiz in 1587...
, 1580–1598 - Sir Henry PalmerHenry Palmer (Royal Navy officer)-Life:His family was from Tottington by Aylesford. He is first mentioned as commanding a squadron of the queen's ships on the coast of Flanders in 1576. From that time he was constantly employed in the queen's service. In 1580 and following years he was a commissioner for the repair and maintenance...
1598–1611 - Guylford SlingsbyGuylford SlingsbySir Guylford Slingsby was an administrator who went on to be Comptroller of the Navy.-Career:Slingsby was appointed Comptroller of the Navy following the death of Sir Henry Palmer in 1611. The position of Comptroller was placed in the hands of a commission from 1618 to 1628 when Slingsby resumed...
, 1611–1631 - Sir Henry PalmerHenry Palmer (1582-1644)Vice Admiral Henry Palmer was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Comptroller of the Navy.-Naval career:Born the son of Admiral Sir Henry Palmer, Henry Palmer Junior joined the Navy and, following the Cádiz Expedition in 1625 was in command in the Downs. He was appointed Comptroller of the Navy...
, 1632–1641 - George CarteretGeorge CarteretVice Admiral Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet , son of Elias de Carteret, was a royalist statesman in Jersey and England, who served in the Clarendon Ministry as Treasurer of the Navy...
, 1641–1642 - Sir John MennesJohn MennesVice Admiral Sir John Mennes was an English naval officer who went on to be Comptroller of the Navy.-Career:...
, 1661–1671 - Sir Thomas AllinSir Thomas Allin, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Allin, 1st Baronet was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service in the English Civil War, and the Second and Third Anglo-Dutch Wars...
, 1671–1680 - Captain, later Admiral Sir Richard HaddockRichard HaddockSir Richard Haddock was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the Anglo-Dutch Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral in August 1690.-Family and early life:...
, 1682–1686, 1688–1715 - Rear-Admiral Sir Charles WagerCharles WagerSir Charles Wager was a British Admiral and First Lord of the Admiralty between 1733 and 1742.Despite heroic active service and steadfast administration and diplomatic service, Wager's reputation has suffered from a profoundly mistaken idea that the navy was then at a low ebb...
, 1715–1718 - Vice Admiral James MighellsJames MighellsVice Admiral James Mighells was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Comptroller of the Navy.-Naval career:Mighells was given command of HMS Monck and distinguished himself in a sea battle off Málaga in 1704. He commanded an expedition off the coast of Spain in 1719 and captured Vigo. In 1722 he...
, 1722–1733 - Captain Richard HaddockRichard Haddock (1673-1751)Captain Richard Haddock was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Comptroller of the Navy.-Naval career:Born the son of Admiral Sir Richard Haddock, Haddock Junior was given command of HMS Resolution in 1708. He became Comptroller of the Navy in 1734...
, 1734–1749 - Captain Savage MostynSavage MostynSavage Mostyn was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. He embarked on a political career, and was a Member of Parliament, Comptroller of the Navy, and one of the Lords of the Admiralty.Mostyn was born c. 1713 into a well...
, 1749–1755 - Captain Charles Saunders, 1755–1756
- Captain George CockburneGeorge CockburneCaptain George Cockburne was a naval administrator who went on to be Comptroller of the Navy.-Career:Cockburne was appointed Comptroller of the Navy and promoted to Captain in 1756. In 1770, while still comptroller, he stood unsuccessfully in the Scarborough by-election with support from the...
, 1756–1770 - Captain Sir Hugh PalliserHugh PalliserAdmiral Sir Hugh Palliser, 1st Baronet was an officer of the British Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War...
, 1770–1775 - Captain Maurice SucklingMaurice SucklingCaptain Maurice Suckling was a Royal Navy officer who was instrumental in the training of his nephew, Horatio Nelson.-Seven Years War:...
, 1775–1778 - Admiral Charles MiddletonCharles Middleton, 1st Baron BarhamAdmiral Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham PC was a British naval officer and politician.He was born at Leith, Midlothian to Robert Middleton, a customs collector of Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire, and Helen, daughter of Charles Dundas.-Naval career:Middleton entered the Royal Navy in 1741 as captain's...
, 1778–1790 - Captain Sir Henry MartinSir Henry Martin, 1st BaronetCaptain Henry Martin, 1st Baronet was a naval commander whose final appointment was Comptroller of the Navy 1790–1794.Martin was born at Shroton House, Dorset, 29 August 1733...
, 1790–1794 - Captain Sir Andrew Hamond, 1794–1806
- Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas ThompsonSir Thomas Thompson, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Boulden Thompson, 1st Baronet GCB was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the American Revolutionary, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Vice-Admiral...
, 1806–1816 - Admiral Sir Thomas Byam MartinThomas Byam MartinAdmiral Sir Thomas Byam Martin, GCB was a highly influential British Royal Navy officer who served at sea during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and then as a naval administrator until his death in 1854...
, 1816–1831
1832 Post of Controller of the Navy Abolished
Third Naval Lords 1830–1869
- Rear Admiral Sir Samuel PechellSamuel PechellRear-Admiral Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell, 3rd Baronet CB, KCH, FRS was a prominent British Royal Navy officer of the early nineteenth century...
1830–1834 - Rear Admiral Sir Charles RowleySir Charles Rowley, 1st BaronetAdmiral Sir Charles Rowley GCB GCH was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.-Naval career:...
1834–1835 - Rear Admiral Sir George ElliotGeorge Elliot (1784–1863)Admiral Sir George Elliot, KCB , was a Royal Navy officer who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and the First Opium War....
1835–1837 - Rear Admiral Sir Edward Troubridge 1837–1841
- Rear Admiral Sir Samuel PechellSamuel PechellRear-Admiral Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell, 3rd Baronet CB, KCH, FRS was a prominent British Royal Navy officer of the early nineteenth century...
1841 - Rear Admiral Sir George Seymour 1841–1844
- Rear Admiral Sir William Bowles 1844–1846
- Rear Admiral Sir Maurice BerkeleyMaurice Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardingeAdmiral Sir Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge, GCB PC, DL was a British Royal Navy First Sea Lord and former First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria.-Royal Navy career:...
1846–1847 - Rear Admiral Lord John Hay 1847–1850
- Rear 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:...
1850–1852 - Rear Admiral Sir James StirlingJames Stirling (Australian governor)Admiral Sir James Stirling RN was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. His enthusiasm and persistence persuaded the British Government to establish the Swan River Colony and he became the first Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Western Australia...
1852 - Rear Admiral Sir Thomas HerbertThomas Herbert (1793–1861)Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Herbert, KCB , was British officer in the Royal Navy. He served in the Napoleonic Wars, War of 1812, and First Anglo-Chinese War...
1852–1853 - Rear Admiral Sir Richard DundasRichard Saunders DundasVice Admiral The Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, KCB was a British naval officer and was the British First Sea Lord from 1857 to 1858 and again from 1859 until his death in 1861.-Early life:...
1853–1854 - Rear Admiral Sir Peter RichardsPeter Richards (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Peter Richards KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Naval Lord.-Naval career:Richards joined the Royal Navy in 1798. Promoted to Captain in 1828, Richards was given command of HMS Asia and HMS Volage before commanding HMS Cornwallis in the First Opium War...
1854–1857 - Rear Admiral Henry EdenHenry EdenAdmiral Henry Eden was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Naval Lord.-Naval career:Eden joined the Royal Navy in 1811. He was given command of the sixth-rate HMS Conway in 1832, the second-rate HMS Impregnable in 1839 and the first-rate HMS Caledonia in 1840...
1857 - Rear Admiral Sir Alexander MilneSir Alexander Milne, 1st BaronetAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Alexander Milne, 1st Baronet, GCB was a Royal Navy admiral, the second son of the Scot Admiral Sir David Milne, and the younger brother of the advocate, geologist and meteorologist David Milne-Home.-Naval career:He entered the Royal Naval Academy, 8 February 1817...
1857–1859 - Rear Admiral Sir Henry LeekeHenry John LeekeAdmiral Sir Henry John Leeke KCB KH DL was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Naval Lord, Member of Parliament for Dover and Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire.-Career:...
1959 - Rear Admiral Sir Charles EdenCharles Eden (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Charles Eden KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Naval Lord.-Naval career:Born the fifth son of Sir Frederick Eden, Eden joined the Royal Navy in 1821. He was given command of the fourth-rate HMS Winchester in 1842 and the flagship HMS Victory in 1847...
1859–1861 - Rear Admiral Charles FrederickCharles Frederick (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Charles Frederick was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Naval Lord.-Naval career:Frederick joined the Royal Navy in 1810 and then served in the First Opium War in command of HMS Apollo. Promoted to Captain in 1842, he commanded HMS Amphitrite in the Pacific during the Crimean War...
1861–1865 - Rear Admiral Sir Edward FanshaweEdward FanshaweAdmiral Sir Edward Gennys Fanshawe GCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.-Naval career:...
1865–1866 - Rear Admiral Henry SeymourHenry Seymour (Royal Navy officer)Vice-Admiral Henry Seymour CB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Naval Lord.-Career:...
1866–1868
Controllers of the Navy 1859–1869
In 1859 the post of Surveyor of the NavySurveyor of the Navy
The Surveyor to the Navy was a civilian officer in the Royal Navy. He was a member of the Navy Board from the inauguration of that body in 1546, and held overall responsibility for the design of British warships, although until 1745 the actual design work for warships built at each Royal Dockyard...
was changed to Controller of the Navy.
- Rear-Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake WalkerBaldwin Wake WalkerAdmiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, 1st Baronet KCB was Surveyor of the Navy from 1848 to 1861. and was responsible for the Royal Navy's warship construction programme during the 1850s naval arms race and at the time of the introduction of the Ironclad warship; it was his decision to build HMS...
, 1859–1861 - Vice-Admiral Sir Robert RobinsonRobert Spencer RobinsonAdmiral Sir Robert Spencer Robinson KCB was a British naval officer, who served as two five-year terms as Controller of the Navy from February 1861 to February 1871, and was therefore responsible for the procurement of warships at a time when the Royal Navy was changing over from unarmoured wooden...
, 1861–1869
Third Naval Lords and Controllers of the Navy 1869–1872
- Admiral Sir Robert RobinsonRobert Spencer RobinsonAdmiral Sir Robert Spencer Robinson KCB was a British naval officer, who served as two five-year terms as Controller of the Navy from February 1861 to February 1871, and was therefore responsible for the procurement of warships at a time when the Royal Navy was changing over from unarmoured wooden...
, 1869–1871 - Captain Robert HallRobert Hall (Royal Navy officer)Captain Robert Hall CB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:...
, 1871–1872
Controllers of the Navy 1872–1882
- Captain Robert HallRobert Hall (Royal Navy officer)Captain Robert Hall CB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:...
, 1872 - Rear-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:...
, 1872–1881 - Vice-Admiral Thomas BrandrethThomas Brandreth (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Thomas Brandreth KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:...
, 1881–1882
Third Naval Lords and Controllers of the Navy 1882–1904
Third Naval Lords and Controllers of the Navy include:- Vice-Admiral Thomas BrandrethThomas Brandreth (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Thomas Brandreth KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:...
, 1882–1886 - Vice-Admiral Sir William GrahamWilliam Graham (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir William Graham GCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Naval Lord and Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:...
, 1886–1888 - Vice-Admiral John HopkinsJohn Ommanney HopkinsAdmiral Sir John Ommanney Hopkins GCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet.-Naval career:...
, 1888–1892 - Vice-Admiral Sir John Fisher, 1892–1897
- Rear-Admiral Arthur Wilson, 1897–1901
- Rear-Admiral William May, 1901–1905
Third Sea Lord and Controllers of the Navy 1904–1912
- Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Jackson, 1905–1908
- Rear-Admiral Sir John JellicoeJohn Jellicoe, 1st Earl JellicoeAdmiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, GCB, OM, GCVO was a British Royal Navy admiral who commanded the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland in World War I...
, 1908–1910 - Rear-Admiral Charles BriggsCharles Briggs (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Charles John Briggs KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:Briggs joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1872...
, 1910–1912 - Rear-Admiral Gordon MooreGordon Moore (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Gordon Moore KCB CVO was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord.-Naval career:...
, 1912
Third Sea Lords 1912–1918
- Rear-Admiral Gordon MooreGordon Moore (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Gordon Moore KCB CVO was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord.-Naval career:...
, 1912–1914 - Rear-Admiral Frederick TudorFrederick Charles Tudor TudorRear Admiral Sir Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor KCB KCMG was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord.-Naval career:Tudor joined the Royal Navy in 1876. He was Commanding Officer of HMS Prometheus, HMS Challenger and HMS Superb. In 1910 he was given command of the Gunnery School at...
, 1914–1917 - Rear-Admiral Lionel HalseyLionel HalseyAdmiral Sir Lionel Halsey GCMG GCVO KCIE CB ADC was a British Royal Navy officer and courtier.-Early life and career:...
, 1917–1918
Controllers of the Navy 1917–1918
- Vice-Admiral Sir Eric GeddesEric Campbell GeddesSir Eric Campbell-Geddes GCB, GBE, PC was a British businessman and Conservative politician. He served as First Lord of the Admiralty between 1917 and 1919 and as the first Minister of Transport between 1919 and 1921....
, 1917 - Sir Alan Garrett AndersonAlan Garrett AndersonSir Alan Garrett Anderson GBE DL was a British civil servant and shipowner.- Early life and career:Anderson was born in 1877 to James George Skelton Anderson and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson. Anderson's father was a shipping magnate who merged the family shipping business, Anderson, Anderson & Co.,...
, 1917–1918
Third Sea Lords and Controllers of the Navy 1918–1965
Third Sea Lords and Controllers of the Navy include:- Rear-Admiral Sir Charles de BartoloméCharles de BartoloméAdmiral Sir Charles Martin de Bartolomé KCMG CB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:...
, 1918–1919 - Rear-Admiral Sir William NicholsonWilliam Nicholson (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir William Coldingham Masters Nicholson KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:...
, 1919–1920 - Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick FieldFrederick Field (Royal Navy officer)Admiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick Laurence Field GCB KCMG was a British Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet who served as First Sea Lord from 1930 to 1933...
, 1920–1923 - Rear-Admiral Cyril FullerCyril FullerAdmiral Sir Cyril Thomas Moulden Fuller KCB CMG DSO was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.-Naval career:Fuller joined the Royal Navy in 1887...
, 1923–1925 - Vice-Admiral Sir Ernle ChatfieldErnle Chatfield, 1st Baron ChatfieldAdmiral of the Fleet The Rt Hon. Sir Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield, GCB, OM, KCMG, CVO, PC was a Royal Navy officer and held the position of First Sea Lord from 1933 to 1939...
, 1925–1928 - Vice-Admiral Roger BackhouseRoger BackhouseAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Roland Charles Backhouse GCB GCVO CMG was an Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy and First Sea Lord of the British Admiralty from 1938 to 1939.-Family:...
, 1928–1932 - Vice-Admiral Charles Forbes, 1932–1934
- Admiral Sir Reginald HendersonReginald HendersonAdmiral Sir Reginald Guy Hannam Henderson KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:...
, 1934–1939 - Vice-Admiral Sir Bruce FraserBruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North CapeAdmiral of the Fleet Bruce Austin Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape GCB, KBE was a senior British admiral during World War II.-Early naval career:Fraser joined the Royal Navy as a Cadet on 15 January 1904...
, 1939–1942 - Admiral Sir Frederic Wake-WalkerFrederic Wake-WalkerAdmiral Sir Frederic Wake-Walker CB CBE was a British admiral who served in the Royal Navy during World War I and World War II, taking a leading part in the destruction of the German battleship Bismarck, and in Operation Dynamo, the evacuation at Dunkirk.-Early days:Born William Frederic...
, 1942–1945 - Vice-Admiral Sir Charles DanielCharles Daniel (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Charles Saumarez Daniel KCB CBE DSO was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:...
, 1945–1949 - Admiral Sir Michael DennyMichael DennyAdmiral Sir Michael Maynard Denny GCB CBE DSO was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord.-Naval career:...
, 1949–1953 - Admiral Sir Ralph EdwardsRalph Edwards (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Ralph Edwards KCB CBE was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet.-Naval career:...
, 1953–1956 - Admiral Sir Peter ReidPeter Reid (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Peter Reid GCB CVO was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:...
, 1956–1961 - Admiral Sir Michael Le FanuMichael Le FanuAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Le Fanu GCB, DSC was a Royal Navy admiral and First Sea Lord.-Early life:Le Fanu was born at Lindfield, West Sussex, the son of Captain Hugh Barrington le Fanu RN...
, 1961–1965
Controllers of the Navy 1965–present
Controllers of the Navy include:- Admiral Sir Horace LawHorace LawAdmiral Sir Horace Law GCB OBE DSC was Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command.-Naval career:...
, 1965–1970 - Admiral Sir Michael PollockMichael PollockAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Patrick Pollock GCB, LVO, DSC was a British officer in the Royal Navy who rose to become First Sea Lord from 1971 to 1974...
, 1970–1971 - 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:...
, 1971–1975 - Admiral Sir Richard ClaytonRichard Clayton (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Richard Pilkington Clayton GCB was Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command.-Naval career:Clayton joined the Royal Navy in 1942 and served as a midshipman on HMS Cumberland until 1943 when he was on various destroyers of the Home Fleet...
, 1975–1979 - Admiral Sir John FieldhouseJohn Fieldhouse, Baron FieldhouseAdmiral of the Fleet John David Elliott Fieldhouse, Baron Fieldhouse GCB, GBE was a high ranking officer in the Royal Navy...
, 1979–1981 - Admiral Sir Lindsay BrysonLindsay BrysonAdmiral Sir Lindsay Sutherland Bryson KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:...
, 1981–1984 - Admiral Sir Derek ReffellDerek ReffellAdmiral Sir Derek Roy Reffell KCB is a former Governor of Gibraltar.-Naval career:Educated at Culford School, Reffell entered the Royal Navy, qualified as a Navigating Officer in 1954 and progressed through the ranks: he commanded the frigate, HMS Sirius, from her launch in 1966, and served as...
, 1984–1989 - Admiral Sir Kenneth EatonKenneth EatonAdmiral Sir Kenneth John Eaton GBE KCB is a Royal Navy officer who served as Controller of the Navy between 1989 and 1994.-Naval career:...
, 1989–1994 - Vice-Admiral Sir Robert WalmsleyRobert WalmsleyAdmiral Sir Robert Walmsley KCB was Chief of Defence Procurement at the UK Ministry of Defence from 1996 to 2003, and is a retired admiral in the Royal Navy.-Early career:...
, 1994–1996 - Rear-Admiral Frederick ScourseFrederick ScourseRear Admiral Frederick Scourse CB MBE is a former Royal Navy officer who went onto be Acting Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:Scourse joined the Royal Navy in 1962 and chose to specialize in submarines...
, 1996–1997 - Rear-Admiral Peter SpencerPeter Spencer (Royal Navy officer)Vice Admiral Sir Peter Spencer KCB is a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord.-Naval career:Born in Brighton and educated at both Cambridge University and Southampton University, Spencer was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1965.In 1992 he was appointed Director of Operational...
, 1997–2000 - Rear-Admiral Nigel GuildNigel GuildRear-Admiral Nigel Charles Forbes Guild CB is a former Royal Navy officer who went on to be Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:...
, 2000–2003 - Rear-Admiral Richard CheadleRichard CheadleRear Admiral Richard Frank Cheadle CB is a former Royal Navy officer who went on to be Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:Cheadle served as Director of Nuclear Propulsion at the Ministry of Defence and then as Commander of HM Naval Base Devonport...
, 2003–2006 - Rear-Admiral Andrew MathewsAndrew MathewsVice Admiral Andrew David Hugh Mathews CB is a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:Mathews served as Commander of HM Naval Base Devonport. Promoted to Rear Admiral, Mathews was appointed Director-General Nuclear and Controller of the Navy in 2006...
, 2006–2007 - Rear-Admiral Paul LambertPaul Lambert (Royal Navy officer)Vice Admiral Paul Lambert CB is a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Controller of the Navy.-Naval career:Lambert was made Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Coventry in 1996. Promoted to Rear-Admiral, he was appointed Commander to the Commander-in-Chief, Fleet as well as Rear-Admiral,...
, 2007–2009 - Rear-Admiral Amjad HussainAmjad HussainRear-Admiral Amjad Mazhar Hussain, CB is the Director and Controller of the Royal Navy.Born in Pakistan, Hussain and his mother moved to the United Kingdom in 1962 when he was three years old, to join his father who was working as a railway signalman...
, 2009–