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Fourth Sea Lord

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Fourth Sea Lord
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The Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Supplies, originally known as the Fourth Naval Lord, was formerly one of the Naval Lords and a member of the Board of Admiralty, which controlled the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. After the creation of the Ministry of Defence, the equivalent role was Chief of Fleet Support. The role currently falls within the remit of Defence Equipment and Support; since 2020 it has been known as Director General (Ships).

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Duties

In 1805, for the first time, specific functions were assigned to each of the 'Naval' Lords, who were described as 'Professional' Lords, leaving to the 'Civil' Lords the routine business of signing documents.[1]

The Fourth Sea Lord as Chief of Naval Supplies was responsible for supplying the navy, and his responsibilities included transport, victualling (supplying food), and medical services.[2]

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History

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The origin of this appointment dates back to 1830 when the post of Fourth Naval Lord was created until 1868 when it was re-styled Junior Naval Lord; this title remained until 1904 when it was again re-styled Fourth Sea Lord until 1964 when the Admiralty Department abolished this post.[3] Its functions along with two other departments of state were merged within a new Ministry of Defence. Following the merger a new post of Chief of Fleet Support was created, assuming the same responsibilities and duties.

21st century

In 2001 Rear Admiral Brian Perowne was serving as 'Chief Executive, Naval Bases and Supply Agency and Chief of Fleet Support'.[4] His immediate successor, Jonathon Reeve, was 'Deputy Chief Executive, Warship Support Agency and Navy Member for Logistics'.[5] In 2005 the Warship Support Agency was subsumed within the Defence Logistics Organisation; the role then became 'Director-General Logistics (Fleet) and Navy Board Member for Logistics'.[6][7]

In 2007, following the formation of Defence Equipment and Support, Vice Admiral Trevor Soar was appointed 'Chief of Materiel (Fleet) and Chief of Fleet Support to the Naval Board'.[8] In 2017 (when a retired Air Marshal was appointed), the role was retitled Chief of Materiel (Ships). In June 2020, in common with the other 'Chief of Materiel' roles, it was renamed again as 'Director General (Ships)', so as "to bring DE&S in line with other Civil Service departments and better reflect our business focus".[9]

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Chronological list

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Fourth Naval Lords 1830–1868

Fourth Naval Lords include:[1]

Junior Naval Lords 1868–1904

Junior Naval Lords include:[10]

Fourth Sea Lords 1904–1917

Fourth Sea Lords include:[10]

Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Supplies and Transport 1917–1964

Included:[11]

Chief of Fleet Support 1964–2007

Chiefs of Fleet Support include:[10]

Chief of Materiel (Fleet) and Chief of Fleet Support 2007–2017

Chiefs of Materiel (Fleet) include:[10]

Chief of Materiel (Ships) 2017–2020

Chief of Materiel (Ships) include[12]

Director General (Ships) 2020–present

  • Vice Admiral Sir Christopher Gardner 2020–present[14]
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Departments under the office

At various times included:[15][16][17][18][19]


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See also

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