Deputy First Sea Lord
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The Deputy First Sea Lord is a senior Royal Navy post that historically served as the second-in-command to the First Sea Lord, helping direct naval strategy, operations, and administration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deputy First Sea Lord canonical | 1 |
| Deputy First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy office
ⓘ
naval staff position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Royal Navy
ⓘ
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duty |
advise on fleet readiness and deployment
ⓘ
assist First Sea Lord in directing the Royal Navy ⓘ assist in naval administration ⓘ contribute to defence policy for maritime forces ⓘ coordinate staff work for the First Sea Lord ⓘ help formulate naval strategy ⓘ oversee naval operations planning ⓘ represent the First Sea Lord when delegated ⓘ |
| employer |
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiralty
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
naval administration
ⓘ
naval operations ⓘ naval strategy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Deputy First Sea Lord
ⓘ
surface form:
Deputy First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff
|
| hasRankRequirement |
admiral
ⓘ
vice admiral ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation |
Old Admiralty Building
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiralty building, London
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| historicalFunction |
second-in-command of the Royal Navy professional head
ⓘ
senior member of the Board of Admiralty ⓘ |
| isModeledAfter | staff deputy to a service chief ⓘ |
| isPositionInHierarchy |
above most other naval staff officers
ⓘ
First Sea Lord ⓘ
surface form:
below First Sea Lord
|
| officeHeldBy |
Royal Navy admiral
ⓘ
Royal Navy admiral ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy flag officer
|
| officeType |
professional headship support role
ⓘ
senior naval staff post ⓘ |
| partOf |
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
British Admiralty
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coordinating naval staff branches
ⓘ
implementing strategic directives of the First Sea Lord ⓘ supporting overall command of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| secondInCommandTo | First Sea Lord ⓘ |
| sector |
defence
ⓘ
military ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | First Sea Lord ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
surface form:
World War I era
World War II era ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rosslyn Wemyss
this entity surface form:
Deputy First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff