Fleet Commander
{{Short description|Royal Navy post, responsible for the operation, resourcing and training of vessels and people}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Fleet Commander
| body =
| nativename =
| insignia = Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
| insigniasize = 150px
| insigniacaption = Ensign of the Royal Navy
| image = Vice Admiral Andrew Burns.jpg
| imagesize =
| incumbent = Vice Admiral Andrew Burns
| incumbentsince = 24 September 2021
| department = Ministry of Defence
Royal Navy
| member_of = Admiralty Board, Navy Board, Navy Command
| reports_to = First Sea Lord
| nominator = Secretary of State for Defence, on advice from the Defence Council
| appointer = Prime Minister
| appointer_qualified = Subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council
| termlength = Not fixed (typically 1–4 years)
| inaugural = Admiral George Zambellas
| formation = 2012
| website =
}}
The Fleet Commander is a senior Royal Navy post, responsible for the operation, resourcing and training of the ships, submarines and aircraft, and personnel, of the Naval Service. The Vice-Admiral incumbent is required to provide ships, submarines and aircraft ready for operations, and is based at Navy Command Headquarters.
The post was created in April 2012 following a reorganisation of the Royal Navy and a re-designation of the former role of Commander-in-Chief Fleet.{{Cite web|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/About-the-Royal-Navy/Organisation/Navy-Board|title=Navy Board}}
Responsibilities
The Fleet Commander's purpose is to provide ships, submarines and aircraft ready for any operations that the Government requires.
The Fleet Commander's major subordinates included as of September 2020:{{cite web |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/920219/20200922-How_Defence_Works_V6.0_Sep_2020.pdf |title=How Defence Works Version 6.0 Sep2020 |author= |date=23 September 2020 |website=assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |publisher=UK MOD |access-date=3 November 2020 |quote=page 28}}
- Commander Operations
- Commander United Kingdom Strike Force
- Director Force Generation - Commodore Steve Moorhouse was promoted to Rear Admiral and became Director 14 January 2022 on the promotion of Martin Connell to Vice Admiral and Connell's appointment as Second Sea Lord.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/smrmoorhouse/status/1481959961785774088|title=A real privilege to assume the role of Director Force Generation for the Royal Navy. I have the telescope!!}}
- Commandant General Royal Marines{{cite web|url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/706860/response/1693242/attach/3/2020%2012677%20Davis%20Response.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1|title=Freedom of Information Response|publisher=Ministry of Defence|access-date=17 December 2020}}
The previous post of Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Training)/Flag Officer Sea Training{{cite web |title=Navy Command senior, as of April 2017 - GOV.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676681/Navy_Apr_17_senior_data.csv/preview |website=www.gov.uk |publisher=MOD UK |access-date=9 August 2018 |language=en |date=30 April 2018}} was disestablished in May-June 2020. It was superseded by Commander Fleet Operational Sea Training, and in the process the senior Sea Training officer was regraded downwards from a Rear Admiral to a Commodore.{{cite web |url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/657879/response/1564086/attach/2/2020%2004357%20Davis%20Response.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1 |title= Who is the new Flag Officer Sea Training |author= |date=27 April 2020 |website=whatdotheyknow.com |publisher=Whatdotheyknow |access-date=28 April 2020 |quote=In response to your request, I can advise you that the title Flag Officer Sea Training will cease to exist on 1 May 2020 and is replaced by the 1* post of Commander Fleet Operational Sea Training}}
The British Army equivalent is Commander Field Army. The RAF's Air and Space Commander is the close equivalent of the two positions.{{Cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/49075/300912-Air-Govt-data-template-u-senior-data.csv/preview|title=Air Command senior, as of September 2012 - GOV.UK|website=assets.publishing.service.gov.uk}}
List of Fleet Commanders
=Fleet Commander=
=Deputy Fleet Commander=
- April–December 2012: Vice Admiral Sir Philip Jones[http://subseaworldnews.com/2012/07/30/royal-navys-deputy-fleet-commander-visits-uk-hydrographic-office/ Royal Navy’s Deputy Fleet Commander Visits UK Hydrographic Office] Subsea World News, 30 July 2012
- Position Vacant{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/230876/navy_senior_March_13.csv|title=Navy senior staff, March 2013}}{{cite news |last1=Peter |first1=Jeff |title=Fleet training |url=https://www.improvlearning.com/fleet-training/ |access-date=13 April 2024}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
- {{cite web|title=Ministry of Defence Organogram|url=https://data.gov.uk/organogram/ministry-of-defence|website=data.gov.uk|publisher=MOD 31 March 2016|access-date=20 December 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808114101/https://data.gov.uk/organogram/ministry-of-defence|archive-date=8 August 2017|url-status=dead}}
- {{cite web|title=Royal Navy Directory 2017|url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/documents/useful-resources/navy-list.pdf?la=en-gb|publisher=Royal Navy|access-date=8 August 2018|language=en}}
External links
- [https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-people/senior-naval-staff/fleet-commander Fleet Commander]
{{Admiralty Board|state=collapsed}}
{{Navy Board (Royal Navy)|state=collapsed}}
{{Navy Command (Ministry of Defence)|state=collapsed}}
{{Naval Service (British)|state=collapsed}}
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