Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom)

Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
Ensign of the Royal Navy
Department of the Admiralty, Ministry of Defence
AbbreviationV.C.N.S.
Member ofBoard of Admiralty, Admiralty Board
Reports toDeputy Chief of the Naval Staff
NominatorFirst Lord of the Admiralty, Secretary of State for Defence
AppointerPrime Minister
Subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council
Term lengthNot fixed (typically 2–3 years)
Formation1941
First holderSir Henry Moore
Final holderSir Peter Stanford
Abolished1985

The Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (V.C.N.S.) was a senior appointment in the Royal Navy usually a three-star rank and had a NATO ranking code of OF-8 that existed from 1941 to 1985 and was a member of the Admiralty Naval Staff.

History

In October 1941 the post of Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff was created when the Admiralty abolished the title of Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff in line with changes that were also taking place within the army and air force. It was essentially the same role as the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff: the post holder initially was the operational head of the Royal Navy and reported directly to the First Sea Lord.

In 1946 the office of the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff was revived and the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff from that point reported to the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff.

Following internal re-structuring within the Ministry of Defence the position of Vice Chief of the Naval Staff was abolished in 1985.

Vice Chiefs of the Naval Staff

Vice Chiefs of the Naval Staff included:
Note: reports to the First Sea Lord from 1941 to 1946 then reports to the DCNS from 1947 until 1985

No. Portrait Chief-of-Staff Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
1
Sir Henry Ruthven Moore
Moore, MooreVice Admiral
Sir Henry Ruthven Moore
21 October 19417 June 19431 year, 7 months
2
Sir Edward Neville Syfret
Syfret, EdwardVice Admiral
Sir Edward Neville Syfret
8 June 1943October 19452 years, 3 months
3
Sir Rhoderick McGrigor
McGrigor, RhoderickVice Admiral
Sir Rhoderick McGrigor
October 1945October 19472 years
4
Sir John Edelsten
Edelsten, JohnVice Admiral
Sir John Edelsten
October 1947November 19492 years, 1 month
5
Sir George Creasy
Creasy, GeorgeVice Admiral
Sir George Creasy
November 1949October 19511 year, 11 months
6
Sir Guy Grantham
Grantham, GuyVice Admiral
Sir Guy Grantham
October 1951April 19542 years, 6 months
7
Sir William Davis
Davis, WilliamVice Admiral
Sir William Davis
April 1954May 19573 years, 1 month
8
Sir Caspar John
John, CasparVice Admiral
Sir Caspar John
May 1957February 19602 years, 9 months
9
Sir Walter Couchman
Couchman, CouchmanVice Admiral
Sir Walter Couchman
February 1960November 19609 months
10
Sir Varyl Begg
Begg, VarylVice Admiral
Sir Varyl Begg
January 1961February 19632 years, 1 month
11
Sir John Frewen
Frewen, JohnVice Admiral
Sir John Frewen
February 1963April 19652 years, 2 months
12
Sir John Bush
Bush, JohnVice Admiral
Sir John Bush
April 1965August 19672 years, 4 months
13
Sir Peter Hill-Norton
Hill, PeterVice Admiral
Sir Peter Hill-Norton
August 1967December 19681 year, 4 months
14
Sir Edward Ashmore
Ashmore, EdwardVice Admiral
Sir Edward Ashmore
December 1968January 19712 years, 1 month
15
Sir Terence Lewin
Ashmore, EdwardVice Admiral
Sir Terence Lewin
January 1971October 19732 years, 9 months
16
Sir John Treacher
Treacher, JohnVice Admiral
Sir John Treacher
October 1973April 19751 year, 6 months
17
Sir Raymond Lygo
Lygo, RaymondVice Admiral
Sir Raymond Lygo
April 1975January 19782 years, 9 months
18
Sir Anthony Morton
Morton, AnthonyVice Admiral
Sir Anthony Morton
January 1978July 19802 years, 6 months
19
Sir William Staveley
Staveley, WilliamVice Admiral
Sir William Staveley
July 1980October 19822 years, 3 months
20
Sir Peter Stanford
Stanford, PeterVice Admiral
Sir Peter Stanford
October 1982October 19853 years

See also


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