The Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (V.C.N.S.) [1] 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[2] 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:[3]Note: reports to the First Sea Lord from 1941 to 1946 [4] then reports to the DCNS from 1947 until 1985

No.Portrait Chief-of-StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
Sir Henry Moore
Moore, MooreVice AdmiralSir Henry Moore21 October 19417 June 19431 year, 7 months[5]
2
Sir Neville Syfret
Syfret, NevilleVice AdmiralSir Neville Syfret8 June 1943October 19452 years, 3 months[6]
3
Sir Rhoderick McGrigor
McGrigor, RhoderickVice AdmiralSir Rhoderick McGrigorOctober 1945October 19472 years[7]
4
Sir John Edelsten
Edelsten, JohnVice AdmiralSir John EdelstenOctober 1947November 19492 years, 1 month[8]
5
Sir George Creasy
Creasy, GeorgeVice AdmiralSir George CreasyNovember 1949October 19511 year, 11 months[9]
6
Sir Guy Grantham
Grantham, GuyVice AdmiralSir Guy GranthamOctober 1951April 19542 years, 6 months[10]
7
Sir William Davis
Davis, WilliamVice AdmiralSir William DavisApril 1954May 19573 years, 1 month[11]
8
Sir Caspar John
John, CasparVice AdmiralSir Caspar JohnMay 1957February 19602 years, 9 months[12]
9
Sir Walter Couchman
Couchman, CouchmanVice AdmiralSir Walter CouchmanFebruary 1960November 19609 months[3]
10
Sir Varyl Begg
Begg, VarylVice AdmiralSir Varyl BeggJanuary 1961February 19632 years, 1 month[13]
11
Sir John Frewen
Frewen, JohnVice AdmiralSir John FrewenFebruary 1963April 19652 years, 2 months[3]
12
Sir John Bush
Bush, JohnVice AdmiralSir John BushApril 1965August 19672 years, 4 months[14]
13
Sir Peter Hill-Norton
Hill, PeterVice AdmiralSir Peter Hill-NortonAugust 1967December 19681 year, 4 months[3]
14
Sir Edward Ashmore
Ashmore, EdwardVice AdmiralSir Edward AshmoreDecember 1968January 19712 years, 1 month[15]
15
Sir Terence Lewin
Ashmore, EdwardVice AdmiralSir Terence LewinJanuary 1971October 19732 years, 9 months[3]
16
Sir John Treacher
Treacher, JohnVice AdmiralSir John TreacherOctober 1973April 19751 year, 6 months[3]
17
Sir Raymond Lygo
Lygo, RaymondVice AdmiralSir Raymond LygoApril 1975January 19782 years, 9 months[16]
18
Sir Anthony Morton
Morton, AnthonyVice AdmiralSir Anthony MortonJanuary 1978July 19802 years, 6 months[3]
19
Sir William Staveley
Staveley, WilliamVice AdmiralSir William StaveleyJuly 1980October 19822 years, 3 months[3]
20
Sir Peter Stanford
Stanford, PeterVice AdmiralSir Peter StanfordOctober 1982October 19853 years[17]

See also

References

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  14. ^ „Admiral Sir John Bush: Marineoffizier, der sich im Einsatz auszeichnete“ . The Independent . The Independent, 10. Juli 2013. Archiviert vom Original am 17. August 2022.
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