Sir David Luce was First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy from 1963 to 1966. The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the British Royal Navy. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ...

He resigned the post in protest at government policies, along with Christopher Mayhew. Christopher Paget Mayhew, Baron Mayhew (June 12, 1915—January 7, 1997) was a British politician who was a Labour Member of Parliament from 1945-1950 and from 1951-1974, when he left the Labour Party to become a Liberal. ...