List of serving senior officers of the Royal Navy


This is a list of serving senior officers of the Royal Navy. It includes currently serving admirals, vice-admirals, rear-admirals, and commodores.

General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, KCB, OBE, ADC, Royal Marines, was appointed the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff as of 15 May 2025.

Admirals

Name Photo Appointment Former branch Honours Date of promotion Ref
Sir Antony David Radakin
Chief of the Defence Staff Warfare KCB, ADC 19 June 2019 [1]
Sir Keith Edward Blount
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe Warfare/Fleet Air Arm KCB, OBE 17 July 2023 [2]

Vice-Admirals

Name Photo Appointment Former branch Honours Date of promotion Ref
Sir Christopher Reginald Summers Gardner
Chief Executive Officer, Submarine Delivery Agency Logistics KBE 9 April 2019 [3][4]
Andrew Paul Burns
Fleet Commander Warfare CB, OBE 24 September 2021 [5]
Sir Martin John Connell
Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Warfare/Fleet Air Arm KCB, CBE 12 January 2022 [6]
Philip John Hally
Chief of Defence People Logistics CB, MBE 12 December 2022 [7]
Michael Keith Utley
Commander, Allied Maritime Command Warfare CB, OBE 13 January 2023 [8]
Paul Marshall
Director-General (Ships), Defence Equipment and Support Engineering CB, CBE 21 April 2023 [9]
Andrew Jeffery Kyte
Chief of Defence Logistics and Support Logistics CB 18 September 2023 [10]
Edward Ahlgren
Senior Advisor for Middle Eastern Affairs, Ministry of Defence[11] Warfare OBE 1 May 2024 [12]
Simon Phillip Asquith
Chief of Staff, Allied Command Transformation Warfare CB, OBE 8 July 2024 [13]
James David Morley
Deputy Commander, Joint Force Command Norfolk Warfare CB 14 October 2024 [14]

Rear-Admirals

Name Photo Appointment Former branch Honours Date of promotion Ref
Richard A. Murrison Senior Military Mentor, Royal College of Defence Studies Logistics 11 July 2021 [15]
Paul Christopher Carroll Director of Submarine Acquisition, Defence Equipment and Support Engineering OBE 2 August 2021 [16]
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 [16]
Stephen M. R. Moorhouse
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations and Commitments) Warfare CBE 10 January 2022 [17]
Judith Helen Terry
Director of People and Training, Navy Command
Naval Secretary		 Logistics CB, OBE 12 January 2022 [18]
Nicholas J. Wheeler Director, NATO Digital Staff[19] Warfare 11 July 2022 [18]
Steven Dainton
Senior Directing Staff, Royal College of Defence Studies Warfare CBE 18 July 2022 [20]
Robert George Pedre
Commander United Kingdom Strike Force[21] Warfare CB 26 September 2022 [22]
Anthony Kingsmill Rimington
Director of Force Generation, Navy Command
Director of Naval Aviation, Navy Command		 Warfare/Fleet Air Arm 1 November 2022 [23]
Jeremy J. Bailey
Director of Submarine Support, Submarine Delivery Agency Engineering 28 February 2023 [24]
Timothy Christopher Woods
UK Defence Attaché to the USA
Head of the British Defence Staff, United States		 Engineering CBE 16 January 2023 [8]
Robert A. Lauchlan
Chief Strategic Systems Executive, Ministry of Defence Engineering 8 March 2023 [8]
Christopher E. Shepherd Director of AUKUS, Defence Nuclear Organisation Engineering 3 April 2023 [25]
Ivan R. Finn
Director of Navy Acquisition, Navy Command Engineering 9 May 2023 [26]
Angus N. P. Essenhigh
National Hydrographer, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office Warfare OBE 27 June 2023 [27]
Steven J. McCarthy Director of Operations (Ships), Defence Equipment and Support Engineering CB 12 October 2023 [28]
Paul A. Murphy Director of Defence Support Major Programmes, Strategic Command
Chief Naval Logistics Officer		 Logistics 23 October 2023 [28]
Craig Wood
Deputy Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO Warfare CBE 9 April 2024 [29]
Andrew B. Perks Director of Submarines, Navy Command Engineering MBE 22 April 2024 [30]
Paul A. Stroude
Director of Capability, Strategic Command Warfare 10 June 2024 [31]
Fiona R. Shepherd
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Support Operations) Logistics MBE 1 October 2024 [32]

Surgeon Rear-Admiral

Name Photo Appointment Former branch Honours Date of promotion Ref
Fleur T. Marshall Director of Medical Personnel and Training, Defence Medical Services Medical 21 March 2023 [33]

Commodores

Name Photo Appointment Former branch Honours Date of promotion Ref
Martin E. Quinn
Head of Reserve Forces 2030, Ministry of Defence Royal Naval Reserve 19 April 2016 [34]
Simon P. Huntington
Internal Consultant for Business Improvement Projects - non military appointment Warfare OBE 20 February 2017 [35]
Robert James Astley Bellfield
retiring Warfare CBE, ADC 25 August 2017 [36][37]
Thomas J. Guy
Commander, British Forces Gibraltar Warfare 1 July 2018 [38]
Stephen David Roberts Deputy Director of Ship Acquisition, Navy Command Engineering CBE 20 March 2019 [39]
Philip D. Nash
Deputy Director, Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Center of Excellence Warfare 26 August 2019 [40]
Paul Edward Dunn
Warfare CBE 12 August 2019 [41]
Philip Gordon Game Director of Sense, Decide and Communicate, Defence Equipment and Support Engineering CBE 4 November 2019 [42]
Christopher D. Goodsell Deputy Director of Submarines, navy Command Warfare 23 March 2020 [43]
Jonathan D. Lett
Deputy Director of Policy, United States Indo-Pacific Command Warfare 16 November 2020 [44]
Sharon L. Malkin
Commander, His Majesty's Naval Base Clyde Engineering ADC 2 June 2021 [15]
Martyn R. Boyes Director Submarines Acquisition, Submarine Delivery Agency Engineering 28 June 2021 [16]
Andrew D. Rose
Deputy Director of Plans, Navy Command Warfare 10 January 2022 [45]
Timothy Cooper Green Naval Regional Commander London and Eastern England Warfare CBE, ADC 31 March 2022 [46][37]
Andrew G. Lamb
UK Defence Attaché to the Republic of Korea Warfare OBE 25 Jul 2022 [47]
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. New Deputy Chief Naval Logistics Officer Logistics 2 October 2022 [47]
Donald J. Mackinnon
Head of Defence Operational Capability, Ministry of Defence Warfare OBE 31 October 2022 [7][48]
Elton R. Sharkey
Director of Nuclear Propulsion, Submarine Delivery Agency Engineering 12 December 2022 [49]
Catherine E. Jordan
Head, Royal Navy Culture Centre Warfare LVO 9 January 2023 [33]
Stephen J. Bolton
Deputy Director, Aviation Programmes and Futures, Navy Command Warfare 6 February 2023 [33]
Toby S. Jefferson Deputy Director of Infrastructure, Navy Command Engineering 6 February 2023 [33]
Andrew J. E. Ashfield Smith Head of Communications Strategy, Ministry of Defence Warfare 20 April 2023 [9]
Simon P. Kelly
Deputy Commander UK Strike Force Warfare 22 May 2023 [50]
James Blackmore Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group Warfare 23 May 2023 [27]
Rachel M. Singleton Head of the Defence AI Centre, Strategic Command Engineering MBE 5 June 2023 [51]
Andrew R. Ingham Commander Fleet Operational Standards and Training Warfare 4 July 2023 [50]
Andrew G. James Deputy Director of Submarine Capability, Navy Command Engineering 4 July 2023 [50]
Stephen Andrew Large
Head of Naval Ship Support, Defence Equipment and Support Engineering OBE 10 July 2023 [50]
Joanna L. Adey
Commander Maritime Reserves Engineering ADC 25 July 2023 [52]
Matthew P. Stratton Deputy Director of Equipment and Systems Acquisition, Navy Command Engineering 1 August 2023 [53]
Stuart A. Finn
Deputy Director of Naval Aviation
Commodore Fleet Air Arm		 Warfare/Fleet Air Arm 1 August 2023 [53]
David M. Filtness Deputy Commander Operations Warfare 14 August 2023 [28]
Paul Carter Deputy Director of AUKUS, Defence Nuclear Organisation Engineering 4 September 2023 [28]
Matthew M. Solly
Deputy Commandant, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom Engineering 9 October 2023 [54]
Steven Jose Head of UK Military Flying Training Systems, Defence Equipment and Support Engineering 30 October 2023 [54]
Benjamin D. Wales Head of Strategic Workforce Planning and Performance, Ministry of Defence Logistics 1 December 2023 [55]
James D. Farrant Deputy Director, Service Prosecuting Authority Logistics 8 December 2023 [56]
John M. Punch Deputy Director of Plans, Navy Command Warfare OBE 11 December 2023 [55]
Suzi Nielson
Deputy Director of People Delivery, Navy Command Logistics OBE 2 January 2024 [56]
Mark Edgar John Anderson
Warfare CBE 5 January 2024 [56]
Johanna Deakin
Deputy Director of Individual Training, Navy Command
Commandant, Training Management Group		 Engineering OBE 16 January 2024 [56]
Andrew R. Robinson Head of Customer Service Team, Defence Infrastructure Organisation Warfare 14 April 2024 [57]
Marcus E. Rose
Deputy Director of Underwater Battlespace Capability, Navy Command Engineering 15 April 2024 [57]
Karen M. M. Rees Director of Defence Support Chains Operations and Movements Logistics 22 April 2024 [57]
Marcus J. C. Hember
Deputy Director of Capability Plans, Navy Command Warfare 13 May 2024 [13]
Alan D. Tracey Head of Defence Maritime Regulator, Defence Safety Authority Engineering 20 May 2024 [13]
Tobias G. Waite Commodore Naval Staff
Deputy Director of Policy and Engagement, Navy Command		 Warfare 28 May 2024 [58]
Michael L. Wood
Head of Underwater Battlespace Capability, Navy Command Warfare MBE 24 June 2024 [59]
Richard J. Purdy Deputy Director of People Change, Navy Command Engineering 24 June 2024 [59]
Conor M. O′Neill
Warfare 29 July 2024 [14]
Marcel M.G. Rosenberg Commander, His Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth Engineering ADC 9 September 2024 [32]
Jonathan A. Carrigan Deputy Director, National Shipbuilding Office Logistics 9 September 2024 [32]
Christopher E. M. Saunders UK Defence Attaché to India Warfare MBE 23 September 2024 [60]
Ian D. Park Head of Legal, Navy Command Logistics 21 October 2024 [61]
Tristram A.H. Kirkwood Naval Regional Commander Wales and Western England Warfare OBE, ADC 2 November 2024
Anthony S. Williams Warfare 2 December 2024 [62]
Benjamin W. Aldous
Deputy Commander, Combined Maritime Forces
Commander, United Kingdom Maritime Component Command		 3 January 2025 [63]
Katherine L.M. Armstrong Warfare 6 January 2025 [61]
Ian D. Feasey Commodore Surface Flotilla Warfare 30 January 2025 [61]
Sarah E. Oakley Warfare 24 February 2025 [64]
Jonathan E. Gregory Engineering 25 March 2025 [65]
Andrew M. J. Ainsley Warfare 1 May 2025 [65]
Matthew J. Flegg Engineering 2 June 2025 [66]
Caroline P. Dix Engineering MBE 26 June 2025 [66]
Richard P. H. Hutchings Warfare 21 July 2025 [66]
Nicholas M. Sargent Engineering 21 July 2025 [66]

Surgeon-Commodores

Name Photo Appointment Former branch Honours Date of promotion Ref
Stuart W. S. Millar Senior Responsible Officer, Doctors, Army Command Medical 31 July 2017 [67]
Alison J. Hofman Head of the Royal Navy Medical Service
Medical Director General (Naval)		 Medical 28 May 2020 [68][69]
Elizabeth Crowson
Head of Defence Healthcare Education and Training, Defence Medical Services
Commandant, Defence Medical Academy		 Medical 2022
Andrew M. Nelstrop Commander, Defence Primary Healthcare Medical 1 September 2023 [28]
Jason E. Smith Medical Director to the Surgeon General
Head of Research and Clinical Innovation, Defence Medical Services		 Medical CBE, KHP 18 March 2024 [57]

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Name Photo Appointment Former branch Honours Date of promotion Ref
Sam Shattock Deputy Director, Royal Fleet Auxiliary Royal Fleet Auxiliary

See also

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