Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command (Royal Navy)

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Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
Ensign of the Royal Navy
Ministry of Defence
Member of Admiralty Board, Navy Board, Navy Command
Reports to First Sea Lord
Nominator Secretary of State for Defence
Appointer Prime Minister
Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council
Term length Not fixed (typically 1–4 years)
Inaugural holderAdmiral Sir John Frewen
Formation1969–2012
Naval Home Command
Active1969–2012
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
BranchNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy
Type Command (military formation)
Garrison/HQDockyard Commissioner's house, Royal Navy Dockyard, Portsmouth

The Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command (CINCNAVHOME) [1] was a senior Royal Navy post that existed from 1969 to 2012. Naval Home Command was a name given to the military formation administered by the post.

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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, under a Commander-in-Chief whose title was abbreviated as CINCNAVHOME.

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. By 2007-08, the primary responsibility of the CNH/2SL was to maintain operational capability by providing correctly trained manpower to the fleet. [2] In 2012, the post was disestablished when the several separate existing senior commands were discontinued.

Commanders-in-Chief, Naval Home Command

Included: [3]

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

In 2012 the appointment of separate Commanders-in-Chief was discontinued with full operational command being transferred to the First Sea Lord.

Chiefs of Staff, Naval Home Command

Included: [4]

Offices under the Commander-in-Chief

Included: [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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