Rear Admiral Submarines

Rear-Admiral Submarines
Ensign of the Royal Navy
Incumbent
Rear-Admiral John Weale
since 2015
Ministry of Defence
Member of Board of Admiralty, Admiralty Board
Reports to Fleet Commander
Nominator Secretary of State for Defence
Appointer Prime Minister
Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council
Term length Not fixed (typically 2–3 years)
Inaugural holder Rear-Admiral Douglas Dent
Formation 1901

Rear-Admiral, Submarines is a post in the Royal Navy which involves command of the Royal Navy Submarine Service. It evolved from the post of Inspecting Captain of Submarines in 1901 and would later evolve to become the post of Flag Officer Submarines in 1944.

History

In 1904 the Admiralty created the post of Inspecting Captain of Submarines that lasted until August 1912 when Captain Roger J. B. Keyes was appointed Commodore, Submarine Service he held that position until February 1919 [1] when the post holder was renamed Chief of the Submarine Service. It was for many years located at HMS Dolphin in Hampshire.[2] From 1953 the Flag Officer Submarines was dual-hatted as NATO Commander Submarine Force Eastern Atlantic (COMSUBEASTLANT) under Commander Submarine Allied Command Atlantic (COMSUBACLANT), a major command of Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic. Flag Officer Submarines moved from Dolphin to the Northwood Headquarters in 1978.[3] From 1993 the post of Flag Officer Submarines was dual-hatted with the post of Commander Operations.[4]

Current status

In 2015, Rear Admiral John Weale was appointed Rear Admiral Submarines/Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Submarines, while Rear Admiral Robert Tarrant is Commander Operations (Royal Navy), two distinct posts from 2015.[5][4]

Commanding

Post holders have included:[4]

Inspecting Captain of Submarines

  • Captain Reginald H. S. Bacon, 20 August, 1901 – 21 October, 1904 [6]
  • Captain Edgar Lees, 21 October, 1904, (later RAdm.) [7]
  • Captain Sydney S. Hall, 12 November, 1906 – 14 November, 1910 (later Adm.) [8]
  • Captain Roger J. B. Keyes, 14 November, 1910 - July 1912 [9]

Commodore Submarine Service

Chief of the Submarine Service

Rear-Admiral Submarines

Flag Officer Submarines

Rear-Admiral Submarines current

References

  1. ↑ Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Inspecting Captain of Submarines - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell, 3 November 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Submarine School". Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Conley, p. 136
  4. 1 2 3 "Senior Royal Navy Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rear Admiral John Weale" (PDF). Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Harley and Lovell. 2015
  7. ↑ Harley and Lovell. 2015
  8. ↑ Harley and Lovell. 2015
  9. ↑ Harley and Lovell. 2015
  10. ↑ Harley and Lovell. 2015

Sources

  • Conley, Dan (2014). Cold War Command: The Dramatic Story of a Nuclear Submariner. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848327696.
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