Everything about The Vice-admiral Of The United Kingdom totally explained
The
Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom is a now honorary office generally held by a senior (possibly retired)
Royal Navy admiral. Despite the title, the Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom is usually a full admiral. He is the official deputy to the
Lord High Admiral, an honorary (although once operational) office now vested in the
Sovereign since
1964.
He is appointed by the
Sovereign on the nomination of the
First Sea Lord, and his name is published in the
London Gazette by the
Home Office. The Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom retires at 70 years of age.
In former days, the
Vice-Admiral of England (or
Vice-Admiral of Great Britain following the
1707 union with
Scotland) was the second most powerful position in the Royal Navy, and until
1801 was officially called the
Lieutenant of the Admiralty. The office was created in
1545 by Tudor King
Henry VIII. Amongst other responsibilities, the Lieutenant of the Admiralty presided over the
Council of the Marine, later known as the Navy Board.
As the deputy of the Lord High Admiral, the responsibilities of the pre-1964
Board of Admiralty would, in theory, have devolved upon the Vice-Admiral had the entire Board been incapacitated before a new Commission of Admiralty could pass the
Great Seal. However, such a contingency never occurred in practice.
Below the office of Vice-Admiral ranks the
Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom, another now honorary office.
Vice-Admirals of England
Vice-Admirals of Great Britain
Sir George Rooke 1 May 1707 – 24 January 1709?
James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley 21 March 1719 N.S. – 17 August 1736
Sir John Norris 9 August 1743 – 14 June 1749
George Anson, 1st Baron Anson 4 July 1749 – 6 June 1762
Henry Osborn 4 January 1763 – 1765
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke 5 November 1765 – 16 October 1781
George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney 6 November 1781 – 24 May 1792
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe 9 June 1792 – March 1796
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport March 1796 – 1801
Vice-Admirals of the United Kingdom
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport 1 January 1801 – 2 May 1814
Sir William Cornwallis 14 May 1814 – 5 July 1819
Sir William Young 18 July 1819 – 25 October 1821
James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez 21 November 1821 – 15 February 1832
Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth 15 February 1832 – 23 January 1833
Sir Edward Thornbrough 30 January 1833 – 3 April 1834
Sir George Martin April 1834 – 9 November 1846
Sir Davidge Gould 17 November 1846 – 23 April 1847
Sir Robert Stopford 5 May 1847 – 25 June 1847
Sir George Martin 10 July 1847 – 28 July 1847
Sir T. Byam Martin 10 August 1847 – 21 October 1854
Sir William Hall Gage 6 November 1854 – 20 May 1862
Sir Graham Eden Hamond, 2nd Baronet 5 June 1862 – 10 November 1862
Sir Francis William Austen 11 December 1862 – 27 April 1863
Sir Thomas John Cochrane 16 May 1863 – 12 September 1865
Sir George Francis Seymour 23 September 1865 – 20 November 1866
Sir William Bowles 26 November 1866 – 15 January 1869
Sir George Rose Sartorius 1 March 1869 – 3 July 1869
Sir Fairfax Moresby 17 July 1869 – 21 January 1870
Sir Provo Wallis 12 February 1870 – 15 January 1876
Sir Michael Seymour 15 January 1876 – 23 February 1887
abolished under Victoria; revived by Edward VII
Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 3rd Baronet 25 July 1901 – in 1911
Sir Francis Bridgeman in 1922 – 17 February 1929
Sir Stanley Cecil James Colville 25 March 1929 – 13 February 1939
Sir Montague Edmund Browning 13 February 1939 – 19 June 1945
Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith 19 June 1945 – 12 October 1962
Sir John Hereward Edelsten 12 October 1962 – 11 March 1966
Sir John Peter Lorne Reid 11 March 1966 – 11 January 1973
Sir Deric Holland-Martin 11 January 1973 – 12 April 1976
Sir Nigel Stuart Henderson 12 April 1976 – 1 August 1979
Sir John Fitzroy Duyland Bush 1 August 1979 – 1984
Sir William Donough O'Brien 1984 – 13 November 1986
Sir Leslie Derek Empson 13 November 1986 – 29 October 1988
Sir Anthony Templer Frederick Griffith Griffin 29 October 1988 – 24 November 1988
Sir Anthony Storrs Morton 24 November 1988 – 17 January 1994
Sir James Henry Fuller Eberle 17 January 1994 – 6 November 1997
Sir Nicholas John Streynsham Hunt 6 November 1997 – 30 April 2001
Sir Jeremy Black 30 April 2001 – ?
Sir James Burnell-Nugent ? – November 2007
The current Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom is the Commander-in-Chief Fleet, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope.Further Information
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