Naval Home Command administered training and garrison functions for the

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from 1969-2012. Its commander was Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command (CINCNAVHOME).

History

As the Royal Navy's size decreased during the

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, commands were amalgamated. In 1969, the Home and Mediterranean Fleets were amalgamated, and on shore, the great historical garrison commands of

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and

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were combined in July 1969. The result was Naval Home Command. In 1992 establishments under the command's jurisdiction included Flag Officer, Portsmouth; Flag Officer Plymouth; activities at Portland;

Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland The Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland (FOSNI) was a senior post in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. It was based at HMNB Clyde, HM Naval Base Clyde, and the holder of the post was the Royal Navy’s senior officer in Scotland. The ...

; Commodore

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; Training; Reserves; and Chief Executive Marine Services. In 1976 the last Admiral Commanding, Reserves hauled down his flag.

Chief subordinates

Included: * Office of the Admiral-Superintendent, Devonport, (1969–1970) *

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(1969–1970) *

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(1971–1975) * Office of the Admiral Superintendent, Portsmouth *

Flag Officer, Medway Chatham Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent. Established in Chatham in the mid-16th century, the dockyard subsequently expanded into neighbouring Gillingham (at its most extensive, in the early 20th century, ...

, (1969–1983) *

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(1969–1997) *

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(FOTR) Other

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also reported to CINCNAVHOME.

From 1994

In 1994 the post of Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command was unified with that of the

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following the rationalisation of the British Armed Forces following the end of the Cold War. The staff were housed in a new Victory Building at Portsmouth. By 2006, the primary responsibility of the CNH/2SL was to maintain operational capability by providing correctly trained manpower to the fleet. In 2012, the appointments of both remaining Commanders-in-Chief were discontinued, with full operational command being vested instead in the

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. when the several separate existing commands were discontinued.

Commanders-in-Chief, Naval Home Command

Included: *Admiral Sir

John Frewen Admiral Sir John Byng Frewen GCB (28 March 1911 – 1 September 1975) was Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command. Naval career Frewen joined the Royal Navy in 1924.Horace Law Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral Sir Horace Rochfort Law (23 June 1911 – 30 January 2005) was Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command (Royal Navy), Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command. Naval career Educated at Sherborne School and the Britannia ...

, March 1970 – May 1972 *Admiral Sir

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, May 1972 – July 1974 *Admiral Sir

Derek Empson Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral Sir Leslie Derek Empson, (29 October 1918 – 20 September 1997) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy who served as Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command (Royal Navy), Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command from 1 ...

, July 1974 – November 1975 *Admiral Sir Terence Lewin, November 1975 – March 1977 *Admiral Sir David Williams, March 1977 – March 1979 *Admiral Sir Richard Clayton, March 1979 – July 1981 *Admiral Sir

James Eberle Admiral Sir James Henry Fuller Eberle, (31 May 1927 – 17 May 2018) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy who served as Commander-in-Chief Fleet from 1979 until 1981. Naval career Educated at Clifton College and the Royal Naval College, Dartm ...

, July 1981 – December 1982 *Admiral Sir

Desmond Cassidi Admiral Sir Arthur Desmond Cassidi, (26 January 1925 – 10 October 2019) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command from 1983 to 1984. Naval career Cassidi joined the Royal Navy in 1938. Commissioned in 1 ...

, December 1982 – October 1985 *Admiral Sir

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, October 1985 – October 1987 *Admiral Sir

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, October 1987 – October 1989 *Admiral Sir Jeremy Black, October 1989 – March 1991 *Admiral Sir John Kerr, March 1991 – March 1994 Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command *Admiral Sir

Michael Layard Admiral Sir Michael Henry Gordon Layard, (born 3 January 1936) is a retired senior Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord from 1992 to 1995. Naval career Educated at Pangbourne College and the Britannia Royal Naval College, Layard was ...

, March 1994 – March 1995 *Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, May 1995 – September 1997 *Admiral Sir

John Brigstocke Admiral Sir John Richard Brigstocke (30 July 1945 – 26 May 2020) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord from 1997 to 2000. Early life and education Brigstocke was born on 30 July 1945. His father, George Brigstocke ...

, September 1997 – 2000 *Admiral Sir

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, January 2000 – January 2003 *Admiral Sir

James Burnell-Nugent Admiral Sir James Michael Burnell-Nugent, (born 20 November 1949) is a retired Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief Fleet from 2005 to 2007. Early life and education Burnell-Nugent was educated at Stowe School, then an all-boys p ...

, January 2003 – October 2005 *Vice-Admiral Sir

Adrian Johns Vice Admiral Sir Adrian James Johns, (born 1 September 1951) is a former senior officer in the Royal Navy, serving as Second Sea Lord between 2005 and 2008. He was the Governor of Gibraltar between 2009 and 2013. Early life and education Joh ...

, October 2005 – July 2008 *Vice-Admiral Sir

Alan Massey Vice Admiral Sir Alan Michael Massey, KCB, CBE (born 9 March 1953) is a former senior officer in the Royal Navy who served as the Second Sea Lord. Early life and education Massey was educated at the University of Liverpool and Britannia Roya ...

, July 2008 – July 2010 *Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Montgomery, July 2010 – October 2012

Chiefs of Staff, Naval Home Command

Included: * Rear-Admiral Tim Lees-Spalding: June 1969 – June 1971 * Rear-Admiral Herbert Gardner: June 1971 – December 1973 * Rear-Admiral Roderick D. Macdonald: December 1973 – April 1976 * Rear-Admiral Thomas H. E. Baird: April 1976 – November 1977 * Rear-Admiral John M. H. Cox: November 1977 – July 1979 * Rear-Admiral Kenneth H.G. Willis: July 1979 – September 1981 * Rear-Admiral Trevor O.K. Spraggs: September 1981 – April 1983 * Rear-Admiral John P. Barker: April 1983 – December 1985 * Rear-Admiral Peter F. Grenier: December 1985 – April 1987 * Rear-Admiral

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: April 1987 – April 1989 * Rear-Admiral James Carine: April 1989 – October 1991 * Rear-Admiral J. Robert Shiffner: October 1991 – May 1993 * Rear-Admiral Jeremy J. Blackham: May 1993 – February 1995 * Rear-Admiral Rodney B. Lees : February 1995 – January 1998 * Rear-Admiral Peter A. Dunt: January 1998 – August 2000 * Rear-Admiral Roger G. Lockwood: August 2000 – September 2002 * Rear-Admiral Richard F. Cheadle: September 2002 – December 2003 * Rear-Admiral Richard G. Melly: December 2003 – March 2005 * Rear-Admiral Michael Kimmons: March 2005 – 2008

Notes

References

* Eberle, Sir James (2007). Wider horizons: naval policy & international affairs. Durham, England: Roundtuit Publishing. . * Heyman, Charles (2006). The Armed Forces of the United Kingdom 2007–2008. Oxford, England: Casemate Publishers. . * Mackie, Colin (2017). "British Armed Forces: Royal Navy Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Scotland, UK. {{Naval Service (British), state=collapsed Naval Home Military units and formations established in 1969 1969 establishments in the United Kingdom 2012 disestablishments in the United Kingdom