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List of serving senior officers of the Royal Navy

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This is a list of serving senior officers of the Royal Navy. It includes currently serving admirals, vice-admirals, rear-admirals, and commodores.[1][obsolete source][2][obsolete source]

Admirals

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Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref
Sir Antony David Radakin
Chief of the Defence Staff Warfare KCB, ADC 19 June 2019 [3]
Sir Benjamin John Key
First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff Warfare/Fleet Air Arm KCB, CBE, ADC 8 November 2021 [4]
Sir Keith Edward Blount
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe Warfare/Fleet Air Arm KCB, OBE 17 July 2023 [5]

Vice-Admirals

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Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref
Sir Christopher Reginald Summers Gardner
Chief Executive Officer, Submarine Delivery Agency (Reservist) Logistics KBE 9 April 2019 [6][7]
Andrew Paul Burns
Fleet Commander Warfare CB, OBE 24 September 2021 [8]
Martin John Connell
Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Warfare/Fleet Air Arm CBE 12 January 2022 [9]
Philip John Hally
Chief of Defence People Logistics CB, MBE 12 December 2022 [10]
Michael Keith Utley
Commander, Allied Maritime Command Warfare CB, OBE 13 January 2023 [11]
Paul Marshall
Engineering CB, CBE 21 April 2023 [12]
Andrew Jeffery Kyte
Chief of Defence Logistics and Support Logistics CB 18 September 2023 [13]
Edward Ahlgren
Senior Advisor to the British MOD for Middle Eastern Affairs[14] Warfare OBE 1 May 2024 [15]
Simon Phillip Asquith
Chief of Staff, Allied Command Transformation Warfare CB, OBE 8 July 2024 [16]
James David Morley
Deputy Commander, Joint Force Command Norfolk Warfare CB 14 October 2024 [17]

Rear-Admirals

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Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref
Ross Albon Senior Directing Staff, Royal College of Defence Studies Royal Naval Reserve
James Godfrey Higham
Engineering CB, OBE 26 February 2019 [6]
Andrew Betton
Director of Joint Warfare, Strategic Command Warfare CB, OBE 2 September 2019 [18]
Richard A. Murrison Senior Military Mentor, Royal College of Defence Studies Logistics 11 July 2021 [19]
Rex John Cox Chief Executive, National Shipbuilding Office Warfare CB 26 July 2021 [20]
Paul Christopher Carroll Director of Innovation and Future Capability, Defence Equipment and Support Engineering OBE 2 August 2021 [20]
James Miles Benjamin Parkin
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)
Controller of the Navy
Director of Development, Navy Command		 Warfare CBE 16 August 2021 [20]
Timothy M. Henry
Warfare OBE 18 October 2021 [21]
Thomas E. Manson
Deputy Director General, Defence Safety Authority
Director (Technical), Military Aviation Authority		 Engineering OBE 1 November 2021 [21]
Stephen M. R. Moorhouse
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations and Commitments) Warfare CBE 10 January 2022 [22]
Judith Helen Terry
Director of People and Training, Navy Command
Naval Secretary		 Logistics OBE 12 January 2022 [23]
Nicholas J. Wheeler Director NATO Digital Staff[24] Warfare 11 July 2022 [23]
Steven Dainton
Warfare CBE 18 July 2022 [25]
Robert George Pedre
Commander United Kingdom Strike Force[26] Warfare 26 September 2022 [27]
Anthony K. Rimington
Director of Force Generation and Director Naval Aviation, Navy Command Warfare/Fleet Air Arm 1 November 2022 [28]
Jeremy J. Bailey
Director of Submarine Support, Navy Command Engineering 28 February 2023 [29]
Timothy Christopher Woods
UK Defence Attaché to the USA
Head of the British Defence Staff, United States		 Engineering CBE 16 January 2023 [11]
Robert A. Lauchlan UK Project Officer, Polaris Sales Agreement Engineering 8 March 2023 [11]
Christopher E. Shepherd Defence Nuclear Organisation AUKUS Director and Senior Responsible Owner for the Replacement Nuclear Submarine Program Engineering 3 April 2023 [30]
Ivan R. Finn
Director of Navy Acquisition, Navy Command Engineering 9 May 2023 [31]
Angus N. P. Essenhigh
Director of Data Acquisition and National Hydrographer, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (June 2023)[32] Warfare OBE 27 June 2023 [33]
Steven J. McCarthy Director of Ship Support, Defence Equipment and Support and Chief Engineer, Royal Navy Engineering 12 October 2023 [34]
Paul A. Murphy Director of Defence Support Major Programmes, Strategic Command and Chief Naval Logistics Officer Logistics 23 October 2023 [34]
Craig Wood
Deputy Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO Warfare CBE 9 April 2024 [35]
Andrew B. Perks Director of Submarines, Navy Command Engineering MBE 22 April 2024 [36]
Paul A. Stroude
Director of Capability and Multi-Domain Change Integration Program Director Warfare 10 June 2024 [37]
Fiona R. Shepherd Logistics MBE 1 October 2024 [38]

Surgeon Rear-Admiral

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Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref
Fleur T. Marshall Director of Medical Personnel and Training, Defence Medical Services Medical 21 March 2023 [39]

Commodores

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Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref
Martin E. Quinn
Lead of Defence Campaign Plan Royal Naval Reserve 19 April 2016 [40]
Simon P. Huntington
Warfare OBE 20 February 2017 [41]
Robert James Astley Bellfield
Naval Regional Commander Eastern England Warfare CBE, ADC 25 August 2017 [42]
Robert Wood Logistics OBE 29 May 2018 [43]
Thomas J. Guy
Commander, British Forces Gibraltar Warfare 1 July 2018 [44]
Stephen David Roberts Deputy Director of Ship Acquisition, Navy Command
Programme Director, Type 26 Frigates
Programme Director, Type 31 frigates		 Engineering CBE 20 March 2019 [45]
Philip D. Nash
Deputy Director, Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Center of Excellence Warfare 26 August 2019 [46]
Peter N. Olive
Head of Futures and Strategic Analysis, Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre Warfare 2019
Paul E. Dunn
Commodore, Submarine Service Warfare OBE 12 August 2019 [47]
Philip G. Game Head of Maritime Combat Systems, Defence Equipment and Support Engineering 4 November 2019 [48]
Christopher D. Goodsell Warfare 23 March 2020 [49]
Jonathan D. Lett
Director, J5 Policy, United States Indo-Pacific Command Warfare 16 November 2020 [50]
Sharon L. Malkin
Commander, His Majesty's Naval Base Clyde Engineering ADC 2 June 2021 [19]
David Christopher Moody Head of Space Capability, United Kingdom Space Command Engineering CBE 25 June 2021 [20]
Martyn R. Boyes Engineering 28 June 2021 [20]
Paul P. Pitcher Commander, Surface Flotilla Warfare 6 September 2021 [51]
Gordon W. D. Ruddock
Deputy Chief of Staff (Management), Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum Warfare 13 December 2021 [9]
Andrew D. Rose
Deputy Director of Plans, Navy Command Warfare 10 January 2022 [52]
Timothy C. Green Assistant Chief of Staff (Maritime Warfare), Navy Command Warfare 31 March 2022 [53]
Andrew G. Lamb UK Defence Attaché to the Republic of Korea Warfare OBE 25 Jul 2022 [54]
Robert E. Curry Director, Deterrence and Defence of the European/Atlantic Area Implementation Group July 2022 |
Roger Readwin
UK Naval Attaché to the USA July 2022
Richard A. Harris Engineering September 2022
Richard A. New Commander, Standing Joint Force Logistics Component Logistics 2 October 2022 [54]
Donald J. Mackinnon Head of Defence Operational Capability, Ministry of Defence Warfare OBE 31 October 2022 [10][55]
Elton R. Sharkey
Director of Nuclear Propulsion, Submarine Delivery Agency Engineering 12 December 2022 [56]
Ben Aldous
Commander, International Maritime Security Construct 2022 [57]
Catherine E. Jordan
Head, Royal Navy Culture Centre Warfare LVO 9 January 2023 [39]
Stephen J. Bolton Deputy Director, Aviation Programmes and Futures, Navy Command Warfare 6 February 2023 [39]
Toby S. Jefferson Engineering 6 February 2023 [39]
Andrew J. E. Ashfield Smith Head of Communications Strategy, Ministry of Defence Warfare 20 April 2023 [12]
Simon P. Kelly
Deputy Commander UK Strike Force Warfare 22 May 2023 [58]
James Blackmore Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group Warfare 23 May 2023 [33]
Rachel M. Singleton Head of the Defence AI Centre, Strategic Command Engineering MBE 5 June 2023 [59]
Andrew R. Ingham Commander Fleet Operational Sea Training Warfare 4 July 2023 [58]
Andrew G. James Deputy Director of Submarine Capability Engineering 4 July 2023 [58]
Stephen Andrew Large Head of Naval Ship Support,Defence Equipment and Support Engineering OBE 10 July 2023 [58]
Joanna L. Adey
Commander Maritime Reserves Engineering ADC 25 July 2023 [60]
Matthew P. Stratton Deputy Director of Equipment and Systems Acquisition Engineering 1 August 2023 [61]
Stuart A. Finn Deputy Director of Naval Aviation
Commodore Fleet Air Arm		 Warfare/Fleet Air Arm 1 August 2023 [61]
David M. Filtness Deputy Commander Operations Warfare 14 August 2023 [34]
Paul Carter Deputy Director of the SSN AUKUS in Defence Engineering 4 September 2023 [34]
Matthew M. Solly Deputy Commandant Defence Academy Engineering 9 October 2023 [62]
Steven Jose Head of UK Military Flying Training Systems Engineering 30 October 2023 [62]
Benjamin D. Wales Head of Strategic Workforce Planning and Performance, MOD Logistics 1 December 2023 [63]
James D. Farrant Deputy Director of Service Prosecutions Logistics 8 December 2023 [64]
John M. Punch Deputy Director of Plans, Navy Command Warfare OBE 11 December 2023 [63]
Suzi Nielson Deputy Director of People Delivery, Navy Command Logistics OBE 2 January 2024 [64]
Mark Edgar John Anderson Deputy Commander Combined Maritime Forces and Commander United Kingdom Maritime Component Command Warfare CBE 5 January 2024 [64]
Johanna Deakin Deputy Director of Individual Training and Commandant Training Management Group Engineering OBE 16 January 2024 [64]
Andrew R. Robinson Head of the Customer Service Team, DIO Warfare 14 April 2024 [65]
Marcus E. Rose Engineering 15 April 2024 [65]
Karen M. M. Rees Head of Defence Support Chains Operations and Movements Logistics 22 April 2024 [65]
Marcus J. C. Hember Deputy Director of Maritime Force Capability and Force Development Warfare 13 May 2024 [16]
Alan D. Tracey Engineering 20 May 2024 [16]
Tobias G. Waite Commodore Naval Staff and Deputy Director for Policy and Engagement Warfare 28 May 2024 [66]
Michael L. Wood Warfare MBE 24 June 2024 [67]
Richard J. Purdy Deputy Director for People Change, Navy Command Engineering 24 June 2024 [67]
Conor M O′Neill Warfare 29 July 2024 [17]
Marcel M.G. Rosenberg Commander, His Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth Engineering ADC 9 September 2024 [38]
Jonathan A. Carrigan Deputy Director of the National Shipbuilding Office Logistics 9 September 2024 [38]
Tristram A.H. Kirkwood Naval Regional Commander Wales and Western England Warfare OBE, ADC 2 November 2024

Surgeon-Commodores

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Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref
Stuart W. S. Millar Senior Responsible Officer, Doctors, Army Command Medical 31 July 2017 [68]
Alison J. Hofman Head of the Royal Navy Medical Service
Medical Director General (Naval)		 Medical 28 May 2020 [69][70]
Elizabeth Crowson
Head of Defence Healthcare Education and Training, Defence Medical Services
Commandant, Defence Medical Academy		 Medical 2022
Andrew N. Nelstrop Commander, Defence Primary Healthcare Medical 1 September 2023 [34]
Jason E. Smith Medical 18 March 2024 [65]

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

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Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref
Sam Shattock Commodore RFA Royal Fleet Auxiliary

See also

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References

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