The Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Home) was a senior British Royal Navy appointment. The post holder was part of the Admiralty Naval Staff and member of the Board of Admiralty from 1942 to 1945.
History
Established as a new position in 1940 as part of the restructuring of the responsibilities of the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff the post holder was a part of the
Admiralty Naval Staff
The Admiralty Naval Staff was the former senior command, operational planning, policy and strategy department within the British Admiralty. It was established in 1917 and existed until 1964 when the department of the Admiralty was abolished. It wa ...
and member of the
Board of Admiralty
The Board of Admiralty (1628–1964) was established in 1628 when Charles I put the office of Lord High Admiral into commission. As that position was not always occupied, the purpose was to enable management of the day-to-day operational requi ...
. He was responsible for supervising the directors of a number of naval staff divisions namely the
Anti-Submarine and Warfare Division,
Local Defence Division,
Operations Division (Home),
Operations Division
The Operations Division was a former directorate of the Admiralty Naval Staff responsible for the creation and implementation of long-term policy in regards to the composition of all Royal Navy fleets, squadrons and commands and including operat ...
(Mining)
and the
Training and Staff Duties Division until 1945.
Office Holders
Included:
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Rear-Admiral Arthur J. Power, — (May 1940–May 1942)
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Rear-Admiral E. J. Patrick Brind, — (May 1942–August 1944)
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Rear-Admiral E. Desmond B. McCarthy, — (August 1944–October 1945)
References
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