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| − | ==Second Sea Lords, 1904– | + | ==Second Sea Lords, 1904–1924== |
| − | + | *Admiral [[William Henry May|Sir William May]], 20 March, 1907.<ref>May Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. p. 860.</ref> | |
| − | *[[William Henry May|Sir William May]] 1907 | + | *Vice-Admiral [[Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|Sir Francis Bridgeman]] 25 March, 1909.<ref>Ross. ''Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman''. p. 147.</ref> |
| − | *[[Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|Sir Francis Bridgeman]] 1909 | + | *Vice-Admiral [[Charles Le Clerc Egerton|Sir Charles Le Clerc Egerton]], 25 March, 1911.<ref>Egerton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 395.</ref> |
| − | *[[Charles Le Clerc Egerton|Sir Charles Le Clerc Egerton]] 1911 | + | *Vice-Admiral [[Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven]], 6 December, 1911.<ref>Hough. ''Louis and Victoria''. p. xiv.</ref> |
| − | *[[Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven]] 1911 | + | *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> |
| − | *[[John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe]] 1912 | + | *Vice-Admiral [[Frederick Tower Hamilton|Sir Frederick T. Hamilton]], 31 July, 1914.<ref>Ibid.</ref> |
| − | *[[Frederick Tower Hamilton]] 1914 | + | *Vice-Admiral (Acting) [[Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe|The Honourable Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe]], 30 June, 1916.<ref>Ibid.</ref> |
| − | *[[Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe]] 1916 | + | *Admiral [[Cecil Burney, First Baronet|Sir Cecil Burney]], 4 December, 1916.<ref>Ibid.</ref> |
| − | *[[Cecil Burney, First Baronet|Sir Cecil Burney]] 1916 | + | *Vice-Admiral [[Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss|Sir Rosslyn E. Wemyss]], 1917.<ref>''Naval Staff''. p. 126.</ref> |
| − | *[[Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, | + | *Vice-Admiral [[Herbert Leopold Heath|Sir Herbert L. Heath]], 27 September, 1917.<ref>Ibid.</ref> |
| − | *[[Herbert Leopold Heath|Sir Herbert Heath]] 1917 | + | *Vice-Admiral [[Montague Edward Browning|Sir Montague E. Browning]], 31 March, 1919.<ref>''Naval Staff''. p. 127.</ref> |
| − | *[[Montague Edward Browning|Sir | + | *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> |
| − | *[[Henry Francis Oliver|Sir Henry Oliver]] | + | |
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Revision as of 15:38, 12 October 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.
- Sir Anthony Hoskins 1885–1889
- Sir Henry Fairfax 1889–1892
- Sir Frederick William Richards 1892–1893
- Lord Walter Kerr 1893–1895
- Sir Frederick Bedford 1895–1899
- Lord Walter Kerr 1899
- Archibald Lucius Douglas 1899–1902
- John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher 1902–1903
- Sir Charles Carter Drury 1903–1907
Second Sea Lords, 1904–1924
- Admiral Sir William May, 20 March, 1907.[1]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman 25 March, 1909.[2]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Le Clerc Egerton, 25 March, 1911.[3]
- Vice-Admiral Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven, 6 December, 1911.[4]
- Vice-Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe, 9 December, 1912.[5]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick T. Hamilton, 31 July, 1914.[6]
- Vice-Admiral (Acting) The Honourable Sir Somerset A. Gough-Calthorpe, 30 June, 1916.[7]
- Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, 4 December, 1916.[8]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Rosslyn E. Wemyss, 1917.[9]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Herbert L. Heath, 27 September, 1917.[10]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Montague E. Browning, 31 March, 1919.[11]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Henry F. Oliver, 30 September, 1920.[12]
- ↑ 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.
