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

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; activities at Portland; Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland; Commodore

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; Training; Reserves; and Chief Executive Marine Services. In 1976 the last

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hauled down his flag.

Chief subordinates

Included: * Office of the Admiral-Superintendent, Devonport, (1969–1970) * Senior Naval Officer, Northern Ireland (1969–1970) * Flag Officer, Spithead (1971–1975) * Office of the Admiral Superintendent, Portsmouth * Flag Officer, Medway, (1969–1983) * Flag Officer Commanding, Royal Yachts (1969–1997) * Flag Officer, Training and Recruitment (FOTR) Other Royal Navy shore establishments also reported to CINCNAVHOME.

From 1994

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

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, July 1974 – November 1975 *Admiral Sir

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

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, July 1981 – December 1982 *Admiral Sir

Desmond Cassidi Admiral (Royal Navy), 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 (Royal Navy), Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command from 1983 to 19 ...

, December 1982 – October 1985 *Admiral Sir Peter Stanford, 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

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, March 1994 – March 1995 *Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, May 1995 – September 1997 *Admiral Sir John Brigstocke, September 1997 – 2000 *Admiral Sir Peter Spencer, January 2000 – January 2003 *Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, January 2003 – October 2005 *Vice-Admiral Sir Adrian Johns, October 2005 – July 2008 *Vice-Admiral Sir Alan Massey, 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