Commander-in-Chief Fleet

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Royal Navy appointment senior naval command

Commander-in-Chief Fleet was the senior Royal Navy appointment historically responsible for commanding the main operational fleet and directing its maritime operations.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Fleet Commander 3
Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet 2
Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy appointment ⓘ
senior naval command ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandStructure operational command ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolvedOrAbolished 2012 ⓘ
distinctFrom Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
First Sea Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Royal Marines (operationally) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Navy submarine service NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Navy surface fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRole commanding the main operational fleet ⓘ
directing maritime operations ⓘ
headquartersLocation Northwood Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ
Portsmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod 20th century ⓘ
early 21st century ⓘ
inception early 20th century (modern form) ⓘ
locationCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
militaryBranch naval ⓘ
notableFor centralised control of UK maritime operations ⓘ
command of main operational fleet ⓘ
officeType flag officer post ⓘ
military command ⓘ
partOf Royal Navy command structure ⓘ
United Kingdom defence structure ⓘ
precededBy various regional fleet commands ⓘ
rankHeldByOfficeholder Admiral ⓘ
Vice Admiral ⓘ
replacedBy Fleet Commander ⓘ
responsibleFor force generation for operations ⓘ
maritime operations planning ⓘ
operational control of Royal Marines units ⓘ
operational control of Royal Navy ships ⓘ
readiness of the fleet ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
subordinateTo Admiralty NERFINISHED ⓘ
First Sea Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ
Navy Board NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedBy Royal Navy ⓘ
United Kingdom Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

42 Commando Royal Marines → commandStructure → Commander-in-Chief Fleet ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fleet Commander
Naval Board of the Defence Council → hasMember → Commander-in-Chief Fleet ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fleet Commander
Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief Fleet ⓘ
Edward Russell → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief Fleet ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet
Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief Fleet ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet
Nicholas Hunt → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief Fleet ⓘ
Prince Louis of Battenberg → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief Fleet ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet
Royal Navy Fleet Commander → predecessorRole → Commander-in-Chief Fleet ⓘ
Royal Navy surface flotillas → reportsTo → Commander-in-Chief Fleet ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fleet Commander