Post: | Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Home) |
Flag: | Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg |
Flagsize: | 120px |
Flagcaption: | Ensign of the Royal Navy |
Department: | Admiralty Department |
Member Of: | Board of Admiralty |
Reports To: | Vice Chief of the Naval Staff |
Appointer: | Prime Minister |
Appointer Qualified: | Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council |
Termlength: | Not fixed (typically 1–3 years) |
Inaugural: | Rear-Admiral Arthur J. Power |
Formation: | 1940-1945 |
The Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Home) was a senior British Royal Navy appointment. The post holder was part of the Admiralty Naval Staff and member of the Board of Admiralty from 1942 to 1945.
Established as a new position in 1940 as part of the restructuring of the responsibilities of the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff the post holder was a part of the Admiralty Naval Staff and member of the Board of Admiralty. He was responsible for supervising the directors of a number of naval staff divisions namely the Anti-Submarine and Warfare Division, Local Defence Division, Operations Division (Home), Operations Division (Mining)and the Training and Staff Duties Division until 1945.[1]
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