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List of serving senior officers of the Royal Navy

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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

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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

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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

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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)[citation needed] 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

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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

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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
Commodore, Submarine Service 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]

Surgeon-Commodores

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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 [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

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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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