First Sea Lord
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The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the Royal Navy and its most senior serving officer, responsible for the overall command and strategic direction of the service.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Naval Lord | 1 |
| First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff | 1 |
| equivalent to First Sea Lord | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag officer post
ⓘ
naval office ⓘ senior military appointment ⓘ |
| advises |
Government of the United Kingdom on naval matters
ⓘ
Secretary of State for Defence ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
First Sea Lord
ⓘ
surface form:
First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom
Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
|
| associatedWith |
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
Board of Admiralty ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy Board
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| domain |
defence policy
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ |
| hasRole |
overall command of the Royal Navy
ⓘ
strategic direction of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| historicalNote | title changed from First Naval Lord to First Sea Lord in 1904 ⓘ |
| inception | 1827 ⓘ |
| isOneOf | service chiefs of staff of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Royal Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and associated naval forces
|
| memberOf |
Board of Admiralty
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiralty Board
Defence Council of the United Kingdom ⓘ Navy Board ⓘ |
| nominator | Secretary of State for Defence ⓘ |
| officeHolderOf |
most senior serving officer of the Royal Navy
ⓘ
professional head of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| officeType | four-star admiral post ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
First Sea Lord
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
First Naval Lord
|
| rankGroup | senior leadership of the British Armed Forces ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief of the Defence Staff
|
| responsibleFor |
capability development of the Royal Navy
ⓘ
equipment and procurement advice for the Royal Navy ⓘ fighting effectiveness of the Royal Navy ⓘ personnel management of the Royal Navy ⓘ planning and execution of naval operations ⓘ policy direction of the Royal Navy ⓘ readiness of Royal Navy forces ⓘ training policy of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| seat |
Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence, London
|
| shortName | 1SL ⓘ |
| termLength | not fixed ⓘ |
| typicalRank | Admiral ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
Royal Navy ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff
this entity surface form:
equivalent to First Sea Lord
subject surface form:
John Rushworth Jellicoe
subject surface form:
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
subject surface form:
Rosslyn Wemyss
this entity surface form:
First Naval Lord