Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Home) explained

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.

History

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]

Office Holders

Included:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clancy. Patrick. Straka. William. HyperWar: War at Sea 1939-1945, I: The Defensive [Chapter 1]]. ibiblio.org. HyperWar Foundation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2013. 29 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Watson. Graham. The Organisation of the Admiralty 1939 to 1945. naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, Naval History.Net, 19 Sep 2015. 29 August 2018.
  3. Book: Heathcote. T. A.. British Admirals of the Fleet: 1734-1995. 2002. Pen and Sword. Barnsley. 9780850528350. 219. en.