Organisation
The Fleet Commander (FLTCDR) has responsibility for the provision of ships, submarines and aircraft ready for any operations that the Government requires. FLTCDR command is exercised through the Navy Command Headquarters, based at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth. An Operational Headquarters, the Northwood Headquarters, at Northwood, London, is co-located with the Permanent Joint Headquarters of the United Kingdom's armed forces, and a NATO Regional Command, Allied Maritime Component Command Northwood (AMCCN).
The Royal Navy was the first of the three armed forces to combine the personnel and training command, under the Principal Personnel Officer, with the operational and policy command, combining the Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief, Fleet and Naval Home Command into a single organisation, Fleet Command, in 2005 and becoming Navy Command in 2008. Within the combined command the Second Sea Lord continues to act as the Principal Personnel Officer.
The Naval Command senior appointments are:
| Rank and pre-nominal |
Name |
post-nominal(s) |
Position |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet Commander | |||||
| Admiral | Sir George Zambellas | KCB, DSC | Fleet Commander & Deputy Chief of Naval Staff | ||
| Navy Command Headquarters | |||||
| Vice Admiral | Philip Jones | CB | Deputy Fleet Commander, (based in HMS Excellent, commands the Headquarters). | ||
| Rear Admiral | Hudson, PeterPeter Hudson | CBE | Chief of Staff (Capability) | ||
| Rear Admiral | Ian Corder | Commander Operations, (based at Northwood, also Rear Admiral Submarines and Commander Submarine Allied Forces North (NATO)). | |||
| Rear Admiral | Potts, DuncanDuncan Potts | Commander UK Maritime Forces, (deployable Force Commander responsible for Maritime Battle Staffs; UK Amphibious Task Group/UK Response Force Task Group, UK Maritime Component Command). | |||
| Commodore | Simon Ancona | Deputy Commander UK Maritime Forces | |||
| Major General | Davis, EdEd Davis | CBE, RM | Commander UK Amphibious Force | ||
| Rear Admiral | Hockley, ChristopherChristopher Hockley | Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland | |||
| Rear Admiral | Clive Johnstone | CBE | Flag Officer Sea Training | ||
| Chief of Naval Personnel & Training and Second Sea Lord | |||||
| Vice Admiral | Steel, DavidDavid Steel | CBE | Second Sea Lord | ||
| Rear Admiral | Woodcock, JonathanJonathan Woodcock | OBE | Chief of Staff (Personnel)/Naval Secretary | ||
| The Venerable | J. Green | OHC | Director General Naval Chaplaincy Services | ||
Intelligence support to fleet operations is provided by intelligence sections at the various headquarters and from MOD Defence Intelligence, renamed from the Defence Intelligence Staff in early 2010. There are further details of the Royal Navy's historical organisation at List of fleets and major commands of the Royal Navy.
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