Naval Home Command

Naval Home Command
Active1969–2012
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
TypeCommand (military formation)
Garrison/HQDockyard Commissioner's house, Royal Navy Dockyard, Portsmouth

Naval Home Command administered training and garrison functions for the Royal Navy from 1969 to 2012. Its commander was Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command (CINCNAVHOME).[1]

History

As the Royal Navy's size decreased during the Cold War, commands were amalgamated. In 1969, the Home and Mediterranean Fleets were amalgamated, and on shore, the great historical garrison commands of Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth 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; Flag Officer Plymouth; activities at Portland; Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland; Commodore HMNB Clyde; Training; Reserves; and Chief Executive Marine Services.[2]

In 1976 the last Admiral Commanding, Reserves hauled down his flag.

Chief subordinates

Included:[3][4][5][6]

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.[7] 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. [8]

In 2012, the appointments of both remaining Commanders-in-Chief were discontinued, with full operational command being vested instead in the First Sea Lord.[9] when the several separate existing commands were discontinued.

Commanders-in-Chief, Naval Home Command

Naval Home Command
Ministry of Defence
Member ofAdmiralty Board, Navy Board, Navy Command
Reports toFirst Sea Lord
NominatorSecretary of State for Defence
AppointerPrime Minister
Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council
Term lengthNot fixed (typically 1–4 years)
Inaugural holderAdmiral Sir John Frewen

Included:[10]

Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command

Chiefs of Staff, Naval Home Command

Included:[11]

Notes

  1. ^ Eberle, Sir James (2007). Wider horizons: naval policy & international affairs. Durham, England: Roundtuit Publishing. p. 40. ISBN 9781904499176.
  2. ^ Murray, Douglas J.; Viotti, Paul R. (1994). The Defense Policies of Nations: A Comparative Study. JHU Press. p. 300. ISBN 9780801847943.
  3. ^ Owen, Charles (2015). No More Heroes: The Royal Navy in the Twentieth Century: Anatomy of a Legend. Routledge. p. 189. ISBN 9781317387596.
  4. ^ Turner, B. (2017). The Statesman's Yearbook 2007: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. p. 1273. ISBN 9780230271357.
  5. ^ Coakes, Elayne; Willis, Dianne; Clarke, Steve (2001). Knowledge Management in the SocioTechnical World: The Graffiti Continues. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 139. ISBN 9781852334413.
  6. ^ "DEFENCE (NAVY) ESTIMATES, 1969–70, VOTE A". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Hansard , HC Deb 10 March 1969 vol 779 cc991-1120. 10 March 1969. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  7. ^ Eric Grove, The Royal Navy Since 1815: A New Short History, 256.
  8. ^ Heyman, Charles (2006). The Armed Forces of the United Kingdom 2007–2008. Oxford, England: Casemate Publishers. p. 62. ISBN 9781844154890.
  9. ^ Levene of Portsoken, Lord (1 June 2011). "An independent report into the structure and management of the Ministry of Defence" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  10. ^ Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie, pp.68–70, December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  11. ^ Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie, pp.68–70, December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.

References

  • Eberle, Sir James (2007). Wider horizons: naval policy & international affairs. Durham, England: Roundtuit Publishing. ISBN 9781904499176.
  • Heyman, Charles (2006). The Armed Forces of the United Kingdom 2007–2008. Oxford, England: Casemate Publishers. ISBN 9781844154890.
  • Mackie, Colin (2017). "British Armed Forces: Royal Navy Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Scotland, UK.