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			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			Warfare	CB, OBE	24 September 2021	[5]
Sir Martin John Connell			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			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]
Stephen M. R. Moorhouse		Fleet Commander	Warfare	CBE	5 September 2025
Paul S. Beattie		Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff	Warfare	CBE	30 September 2025

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]
Judith Helen Terry		Director of People and Training, Navy Command Naval Secretary	Logistics	CB, OBE	12 January 2022	[17]
Nicholas J. Wheeler		Director, NATO Digital Staff [18]	Warfare		11 July 2022	[17]
Steven Dainton		Senior Directing Staff, Royal College of Defence Studies	Warfare	CBE	18 July 2022	[19]
Robert George Pedre		Commander United Kingdom Strike Force [20]	Warfare	CB	26 September 2022	[21]
Anthony Kingsmill Rimington		Director of Force Generation, Navy Command Director of Naval Aviation, Navy Command	Warfare/Fleet Air Arm		1 November 2022	[22]
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	[23]
Ivan R. Finn		Director of Navy Acquisition, Navy Command	Engineering		9 May 2023	[24]
Angus N. P. Essenhigh		National Hydrographer, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office	Warfare	OBE	27 June 2023	[25]
Steven J. McCarthy		Director of Operations (Ships), Defence Equipment and Support	Engineering	CB	12 October 2023	[26]
Paul A. Murphy		Director of Defence Support Major Programmes, Strategic Command Chief Naval Logistics Officer	Logistics		23 October 2023	[26]
Craig Wood		Deputy Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO	Warfare	CBE	9 April 2024	[27]
Andrew B. Perks		Director of Submarines, Navy Command	Engineering	MBE	22 April 2024	[28]
Paul A. Stroude		Director of Capability, Strategic Command	Warfare		10 June 2024	[29]
Fiona R. Shepherd		Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Support Operations)	Logistics	MBE	1 October 2024	[30]

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	[31]

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

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	[66]
Alison J. Hofman		Head of the Royal Navy Medical Service Medical Director General (Naval)	Medical		28 May 2020	[67] [68]
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	[26]
Jason E. Smith		Medical Director to the Surgeon General Head of Research and Clinical Innovation, Defence Medical Services	Medical	CBE, KHP	18 March 2024	[55]

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

• List of serving senior officers of the Royal Marines
• List of serving senior officers of the British Army
• List of serving senior officers of the Royal Air Force
• List of Royal Navy admirals (1707–current)
• List of Royal Navy vice admirals
• List of Royal Navy rear admirals

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