Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Home)

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.

Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Home)
Ensign of the Royal Navy
Admiralty Department
Member of	Board of Admiralty
Reports to	Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
Nominator	First Lord of the Admiralty
Appointer	Prime Minister Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council
Term length	Not fixed (typically 1–3 years)
Inaugural holder	Rear-Admiral Arthur Power
Formation	1940-1945

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 and member of the Board of Admiralty. 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 (Mining) and the Training and Staff Duties Division until 1945.^[1]

Office Holders

Included:^[2]

• Rear-Admiral Arthur Power, — (May 1940–May 1942) ^[3]
• Rear-Admiral Patrick Brind, — (May 1942–August 1944)
• Rear-Admiral Desmond McCarthy, — (August 1944–October 1945)