Fourth Sea Lord
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The Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Supplies was formerly one of the Naval Lords and members of the Board of Admiralty which controlled the Royal Navy
of the United Kingdom
.
The Fourth Sea Lord as Chief of Naval Supplies was responsible for supplying the navy, and his responsibilities included transport, victualling (supplying food), and medical services.
The post of Fourth Sea Lord was abolished in 1965. The modern equivalent is titled the "Naval Member for Logistics", who is responsible for the logistical support and the supply chain of the navy.
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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.The Fourth Sea Lord as Chief of Naval Supplies was responsible for supplying the navy, and his responsibilities included transport, victualling (supplying food), and medical services.
The post of Fourth Sea Lord was abolished in 1965. The modern equivalent is titled the "Naval Member for Logistics", who is responsible for the logistical support and the supply chain of the navy.
Fourth Naval Lords 1830-1868
Fourth Naval Lords include:- Captain George BarringtonGeorge Barrington (Royal Navy officer)Captain The Hon. George Barrington was a Royal Navy officer and Whig politician.-Career:Born the son of Reverend George Barrington, 5th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass, Barrington served in the Royal Navy becoming Fourth Naval Lord in 1830...
1830-1833 - 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:...
1833-1835 - Rear Admiral Sir Edward Troubridge 1835-1837
- 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:...
1837-1839 - 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...
1839-1841 - Rear Admiral Sir James DundasJames Whitley Deans DundasAdmiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas GCB was a Royal Navy officer and a First Sea Lord.-Naval career:...
1841 - Rear Admiral Sir William Gordon 1841-1846
- Rear Admiral Sir Henry RousHenry John RousAdmiral Henry John Rous was a Royal Navy officer and sportsman.-Career:Born the second son of John Rous, 1st Earl of Stradbroke, Rous was educated at Westminster School, and entered the Royal Navy in 1808, serving as a midshipman in the Walcheren Campaign the following year...
1846 - Rear Admiral Lord John Hay 1846-1847
- 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...
1847-1852 - Rear Admiral Arthur Duncombe 1852-1853
- 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...
1853-1857 - Rear Admiral Sir Frederick PelhamFrederick Thomas PelhamRear Admiral Frederick Thomas Pelham CB was an Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Naval Lord.-Naval career:...
1857-1858 - Rear Admiral Sir James DrummondJames Robert DrummondAdmiral Sir James Robert Drummond GCB was a British naval officer who commanded several ships in the Black Sea Fleet during the Crimean War and who commanded the Mediterranean Fleet from 1874 to 1877 before going on to be Fourth Naval Lord.-Naval career:Born the second of the eight children of...
1858-1859 - Rear Admiral Sir Swynfen CarnegieSwynfen CarnegieAdmiral The Honourable Swynfen Thomas Carnegie was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Naval Lord.-Career:...
1859 - 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...
1859 - 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...
1859-1861 - Rear Admiral Sir James DrummondJames Robert DrummondAdmiral Sir James Robert Drummond GCB was a British naval officer who commanded several ships in the Black Sea Fleet during the Crimean War and who commanded the Mediterranean Fleet from 1874 to 1877 before going on to be Fourth Naval Lord.-Naval career:Born the second of the eight children of...
1861-1866 - Rear Admiral Sir John Dalrymple-Hay 1866-1868
Junior Naval Lords 1868-1904
Junior Naval Lords include:- Rear Admiral Lord John Hay 1868-1871
- Rear Admiral Sir John TarletonJohn Tarleton (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir John Walter Tarleton KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Naval Lord.-Naval career:...
1871-1872 - Rear Admiral Sir Beauchamp SeymourBeauchamp Seymour, 1st Baron AlcesterAdmiral Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester, GCB was a British naval commander. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet between 1874 and 1877 and of the Mediterranean Fleet between 1880 and 1883....
1872-1874 - Rear Admiral Lord GillfordRichard Meade, 4th Earl of ClanwilliamAdmiral of the Fleet Richard James Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam, GCB, KCMG , styled Lord Gillford until 1879, was a British Royal Navy officer and peer.-Background:...
1874-1879 - Rear Admiral Sir John CommerellJohn Edmund CommerellAdmiral of the Fleet Sir John Edmund Commerell VC GCB was an English Royal Navy officer who was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
1879-1880 - Rear Admiral Sir Anthony HoskinsAnthony HoskinsAdmiral Sir Anthony Hiley Hoskins GCB , was a British naval officer who was First Naval Lord from 1891 to 1893.-Naval career:Educated at Winchester College, Hoskins entered the Royal Navy in 1842...
1880-1882 - Rear Admiral Sir Frederick RichardsFrederick RichardsAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick William Richards GCB was the British First Naval Lord from 1893 to 1899.-Early life:...
1882-1885 - Vice Admiral Sir William HewettWilliam Nathan Wrighte HewettVice Admiral Sir William Nathan Wrighte Hewett VC, KCB, KCSI was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Life:Hewett was born at Brighton to Dr. William Hewett,...
1885 - Captain William CodringtonWilliam CodringtonRear Admiral William Codrington CB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Junior Naval Lord.-Naval career:...
1885-1886 - Rear Admiral Sir James Erskine 1886
- Captain Lord Charles BeresfordLord Charles BeresfordCharles William de la Poer Beresford, 1st Baron Beresford GCB GCVO , styled Lord Charles Beresford between 1859 and 1916, was a British Admiral and Member of Parliament....
1886-1888 - Rear Admiral Sir Charles HothamCharles Frederick HothamAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Frederick Hotham, GCB GCVO was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.-Naval career:...
1888-1889 - Rear Admiral Frederick BedfordFrederick BedfordAdmiral Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford GCB, GCVO was Governor of Western Austria from 24 March 1903 to 22 April 1909.-Naval career:Bedford joined the Royal Navy at the age of 14, and later served in the Crimean War....
1889-1892 - Rear Admiral Lord Walter KerrLord Walter KerrAdmiral of the Fleet, Lord Walter Talbot Kerr, GCB, PC was the British First Naval Lord from 1899 to 1904.-Early Life and Indian Mutiny:...
1892-1893 - Rear Admiral Sir Gerard Noel 1893-1898
- Rear Admiral Sir Arthur MooreArthur Moore (Royal Navy officer)|-|-|-...
1898-1901 - Rear Admiral Sir John DurnfordJohn DurnfordAdmiral Sir John Durnford GCB DSO was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.-Naval career:...
1901–1903 - Rear Admiral Sir Frederick InglefieldFrederick InglefieldAdmiral Sir Frederick Samuel Inglefield KCB DL was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.-Naval career:...
1903
Fourth Sea Lords 1904–1964
Fourth Sea Lords include:- Rear Admiral Sir Frederick InglefieldFrederick InglefieldAdmiral Sir Frederick Samuel Inglefield KCB DL was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.-Naval career:...
1904–1907 - Rear Admiral Sir Alfred WinsloeAlfred WinsloeAdmiral Sir Alfred Leigh Winsloe KCB CMG CVO was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, China Station.-Naval career:...
1907–1910 - Rear Admiral Sir Charles Madden 1910–1911
- Rear Admiral Sir William PakenhamWilliam Christopher PakenhamAdmiral Sir William Christopher Pakenham, KCB, KCMG, KCVO was a British observer with the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War, during World War I he commanded the 2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron during the Battle of Jutland, and from December 1916 was Commander-in-Chief of the Battle...
1911–1913 - Rear Admiral Sir Cecil LambertCecil LambertAdmiral Sir Cecil Foley Lambert KCB was a Royal Navy admiral during World War I.-Naval career:Born the son of Sir Henry Lambert, 6th Baronet and Eliza Catherine Hervey, Cecil Lambert joined the Royal Navy...
1913–1916 - Rear Admiral Sir Lionel HalseyLionel HalseyAdmiral Sir Lionel Halsey GCMG GCVO KCIE CB ADC was a British Royal Navy officer and courtier.-Early life and career:...
1916–1917 - Rear Admiral Sir Hugh TothillHugh TothillAdmiral Sir Hugh Henry Darby Tothill KCB KCMG KCVO was a Royal Navy officer who served as Captain in World War I and went on to become Commander-in-chief of East Indies Station following his promotion to Admiral.-History:...
1917–1919 - Captain 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...
1919–1920 - Vice Admiral The Hon. Sir Algernon BoyleAlgernon BoyleAdmiral The Hon. Sir Algernon Douglas Edward Harry Boyle KCB CMG MVO was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.-Naval career:...
1920–1924 - Rear Admiral Sir John Kelly 1924–1927
- Rear Admiral Sir William FisherWilliam Wordsworth FisherAdmiral Sir William Wordsworth Fisher, GCB, GCVO was a Royal Navy officer who captained a battleship at the Battle of Jutland and became Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet...
1927–1928 - Vice Admiral Sir Vernon HaggardVernon HaggardAdmiral Sir Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard KCB CMG was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station.-Naval career:...
1928–1930 - Vice Admiral Sir Lionel PrestonLionel PrestonAdmiral Sir Lionel George Preston KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.-Naval career:Preston joined the Royal Navy as a cadet aboard HMS Britannia in 1888...
1930–1932 - Rear Admiral Sir Geoffrey BlakeGeoffrey Blake (Royal Navy officer)Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Blake, KCB, DSO was an officer in the Royal Navy who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.-Naval career:...
1932–1935 - Vice Admiral Sir Percy Noble 1935–1937
- Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey ArbuthnotGeoffrey ArbuthnotVice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot KCB, DSO was a British Vice Admiral.-Naval career:Born in Havant in Hampshire, Arbuthnot was the son of Admiral Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot and Emily Caroline Schomberg...
1937–1941 - Vice Admiral Sir John Cunningham 1941–1943
- Vice Admiral Frank Pegram 1943–1944
- Vice Admiral Sir Arthur PalliserArthur PalliserAdmiral Sir Arthur Francis Eric Palliser KCB, DSC was a prominent British naval officer during World War II.-Early life and career:Palliser was born in Richmond, Surrey, the son of Arthur Palliser and Hester Brenda Boord...
1944–1946 - Vice Admiral Sir Douglas FisherDouglas Fisher (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Douglas Blake Fisher KCB KBE was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.-Naval career:...
1946–1948 - Vice Admiral Sir Herbert PackerHerbert Annesley PackerAdmiral Sir Herbert Annesley Packer KCB, CBE was an officer in the British Royal Navy and ended his career as an Admiral and Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic.-Family background:The only son of Dr...
1948–1950 - Vice Admiral The Earl MountbattenLouis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of BurmaAdmiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS , was a British statesman and naval officer, and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
1950–1952 - Vice Admiral Sir Sydney RawSydney RawVice Admiral Sir Sydney Moffatt Raw KBE CB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.-Naval career:Raw served in World War I and fought at the Battle of Jutland in 1916...
1952–1954 - Vice Admiral Sir Frederick ParhamFrederick ParhamAdmiral Sir Frederick Robertson Parham GBE KCB DSO was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.-Naval career:...
1954–1955 - Vice Admiral Sir Dymock WatsonDymock WatsonVice Admiral Sir Dymock Watson KCB CBE was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South America Station.-Naval career:...
1955–1958 - Vice Admiral Sir Gordon HubbackGordon HubbackVice Admiral Sir Gordon Hubback KBE CB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.-Naval career:...
1958–1959 - Vice Admiral Sir Nicholas CopemanNicholas CopemanVice Admiral Sir Nicholas Alfred Copeman KBE CB DSC was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South America Station.-Naval career:...
1959–1960 - Vice Admiral Sir Michael VilliersMichael VilliersVice Admiral Sir Michael Villiers KCB OBE was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.-Naval career:...
1960–1964 - Vice Admiral Sir Raymond HawkinsRaymond HawkinsVice Admiral Sir Raymond Shayle Hawkins KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.-Naval career:Hawkins joined the Royal Navy at the start of World War II and was promoted to Lieutenant Commander in 1940. He was appointed Director of Marine Engineering in 1961 and Fourth Sea...
1964
Chiefs of Fleet Support 1964–2007
Chiefs of Fleet Support include:- Vice Admiral Sir Raymond HawkinsRaymond HawkinsVice Admiral Sir Raymond Shayle Hawkins KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.-Naval career:Hawkins joined the Royal Navy at the start of World War II and was promoted to Lieutenant Commander in 1940. He was appointed Director of Marine Engineering in 1961 and Fourth Sea...
1964-1967 - Admiral Sir Francis TurnerArthur Francis TurnerAdmiral Sir Francis Turner, KCB DSC was a British naval officer. He was the son of Rear Admiral AWJ Turner and his wife Mrs AM Turner .-Naval career:...
1967-1971 - Vice Admiral Sir Allan TrewbyAllan TrewbyVice Admiral Sir Allan Trewby KCB was a Royal Navy officer who ended his career as Chief of Fleet Support.-Naval career:...
1971-1974 - Admiral Sir Peter WhitePeter White (Royal Navy officer)Admiral Sir Peter White GBE was a Royal Navy officer who ended his career as Chief of Fleet Support.-Naval career:...
1974-1977 - Vice Admiral Sir James EberleJames EberleAdmiral Sir James Henry Fuller Eberle GCB was Commander-in-Chief Fleet.-Naval career:Educated at Clifton College and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Eberle was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1941. He served in World War II....
1977-1979 - Vice Admiral Sir William PillarWilliam PillarAdmiral Sir William Thomas Pillar GBE KCB was Chief of Naval Support and a member of the Admiralty.-Naval career:...
1979-1981 - Vice Admiral Sir James KennonJames KennonVice Admiral Sir James Edward Campbell Kennon KCB CBE was a Royal Navy officer who ended his career as Chief of Fleet Support.-Naval career:...
1981-1983 - Vice Admiral Sir Anthony TippetAnthony TippetVice Admiral Sir Anthony Sanders Tippet KCB was a Royal Navy officer who ended his career as Chief of Fleet Support.-Naval career:...
1983-1986 - Vice Admiral Sir Benjamin Bathurst 1986-1989
- Vice Admiral Sir Jock Slater 1989-1991
- Vice Admiral Sir Neville PurvisNeville PurvisVice Admiral Sir Neville Purvis KCB is a former Royal Navy officer who ended his career as Chief of Fleet Support.-Naval career:...
1991-1994 - Vice Admiral Sir Toby FrereToby FrereVice Admiral Sir Richard Tobias Frere KCB is a former Royal Navy officer who ended his career as Chief of Fleet Support.-Naval career:...
1994-1997 - Vice Admiral Sir John DuntJohn DuntVice Admiral Sir John H. Dunt KCB is a former Royal Navy officer who ended his naval career as Chief of Fleet Support.-Naval career:On promotion to Rear Admiral in 1993, he was made Director General, Fleet Support...
1997-2000 - Rear Admiral Brian PerowneBrian PerowneRear Admiral Brian Perowne CB is a former Royal Navy officer who ended his naval career as Chief of Fleet Support.-Early life:...
2000-2001 - Rear Admiral Jonathon ReeveJonathon ReeveRear Admiral Jonathon Reeve CB is a former Royal Navy officer who ended his naval career as Chief of Fleet Support.-Naval career:...
2001-2004 - Rear Admiral Paul BoissierPaul Boissier (Royal Navy officer)Vice Admiral Paul Boissier CB is a former Royal Navy officer who became Chief of Fleet Support.-Naval career:Born the son of Peter Boissier and his wife Jo, Boissier joined the Royal Navy in 1974...
2004-2006 - 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...
2006-2007
Chiefs of Materiel (Fleet) 2007–Present
Chiefs of Materiel (Fleet) include:- Vice Admiral Sir Trevor SoarTrevor SoarAdmiral Sir Trevor Alan Soar KCB OBE is currently the Commander-in-Chief Fleet of the Royal Navy.-Early life:Soar was born in Belper, and was educated at Loughborough Grammar School. He joined the Royal Navy in 1975, attending BRNC Dartmouth.-Naval career:He commanded the submarines from 1987 to...
2007-2009 - Vice 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...
2009-
See also
- First Sea LordFirst Sea LordThe First Sea Lord is the professional head of the Royal Navy and the whole Naval Service; it was formerly known as First Naval Lord. He also holds the title of Chief of Naval Staff, and is known by the abbreviations 1SL/CNS...
- Second Sea LordSecond Sea LordThe Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command , commonly just known as the Second Sea Lord , is one of the most senior admirals of the British Royal Navy , and is responsible for personnel and naval shore establishments.-History:In 1805, for the first time, specific functions were...
- Third Sea LordThird Sea LordThe 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...
- Fifth Sea LordFifth Sea LordThe Fifth Sea Lord was formerly one of the Naval Lords and members of the Board of Admiralty that controlled the Royal Navy.-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...